General
CategoryA Cook and a Baker
It’s often assumed that the culinary world is split into two teams: you’re either a cook or a baker. Amelia Atkins had always considered..
Staff Holiday Party 2013
Many, many thanks to the SGS staff, the catering crew, our families, and the dear friends of the store for a remarkable year. You are creative in your work, generous with your care, and bright in your presence. Our cups runneth over.
Nothing says “I love you” like a gift from the gas station. . .
At holiday time, SGS is sticking to our mission to provide local, fresh, well-made and consciously sourced items for our guests—whether..
Why TS Designs T-shirts?
I have a two year old at home, and she has recently taken our household into that oft-discussed childhood rite of passage, the Age of..
Invitation to Supper–and, on community
A Baby, a Ballroom, and a Front Porch Freezer
Along with the just fading azaleas and the fully resplendent irises, the village of Saxapahaw struts her colors in the high spring season..
On Hallow’s Eve
On Halloween Sunday, I sit outside the cashier’s window at the General Store in Saxapahaw, close enough to hear the chirping of the..
Saxapahaw General Store on UNC-TV
April 10, 2010 — The Saxapahaw General Store, Saxapahaw, NC
Its a gas station. A general store. its also a gourmet restaurant that Bob Garner can’t stop raving about.
Originally broadcast on UNC TV, April 4, 2010.
Penny Jar Economics
The penny jar as an economic phenomenon has gained a presence (at least since I began taking notice) in a great number of shops and..