Out & About
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt, Christi Fedora, Tina Cunningham, Joan Gillings and many others walked the runway at the High Heels & Hard Hats Fashion Show, held at University Place. Chapel Hill Magazine’s own Andrea Griffith Cash served as emcee. The evening raised more than $30,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Orange […]
It just keeps getting better! Our second annual Taste – held April 23-26, 2015 – was even tastier (if that’s possible) than last year’s event. The four-day festival kicked off with a VIP reception at Bar Lusconi with James Beard Foundation award-winning chef Andrea Reusing of Lantern. Next, it was on to the Durham Armory for the Grand Taste Experience where guests […]
Like so many recent college grads, Kelly wasn’t sure which road to take after earning her degree. So she went in as many directions as she could, seeking out adventurous work as a river rafting guide, a carpenter, a farmer and a Spanish language translator in a maternity ward. She […]
Not So Normal Weekend — Thursday-Sunday, times vary — This philanthropy-focused race celebrates giving back with an entire weekend of fun activities and events. Check out the pep rally, scavenger hunt, TED-inspired talks and a fashion show before the weekend concludes with runners completing a 5K, 10K or half marathon. You […]
Kathy Buck, 66 Sarah Buck Casey, 45 Emily Buck Walters, 33 Owners, Purple Puddle & Puddle Baby How did your gift, flower and stationery store Purple Puddle come to be? What about your adjoining children’s store Puddle Baby? Kathy: I was the ultimate shopper, and for seven years [I was involved […]
When a startup business can succeed outside of its shared workspace at Launch Chapel Hill, Dina feels like dancing in her office. After all, she’s done it before. The Launch program manager partied in the Rosemary Street building in 1992, back when the now-thriving business incubator was a nightclub, and […]
Friday, May 8 6-8pm: Add some art to your weekend by attending the “A Process of Engagement: a Participatory Installation by Mary Ann Anderson” at the Ackland Museum Store. Visitors are encouraged to participate by moving around the small paintings (cut from larger paintings) now through the end of the month. 6-9pm: Meet artists […]
“I actually live on my great-great-grandparents’ old tobacco farm on the outskirts of town. My parents are my next- door neighbors. I have two sets of aunts and uncles across the road. We live not far from the plantation my family was on. I’ve had friends say, ‘Oh my God. […]
With four kids and a baby, Jay Radford is quite the doting dad. And his baby just happens to be the Not So Normal Run, the philanthropy-focused race he started in September 2014. The stay-at-home father, who also runs the Mom in Chapel Hill blog for parents, was feeling a little stir crazy when he […]
Who would give a happy welcome to the guests of the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill? Holly would. Who would curl up on the hospital bed of a patient rehabilitating from surgery, offering comfort while simultaneously helping to lower their blood pressure? Holly would. And who would calmly sit while […]
