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Common Threads in a World of Stuff in a New Decade
“If you take your eyes off this page and look down, you will see that your body is encased in cloth. (I am assuming, dear Reader, that..
Chef Marybeth Martin’s Journey as a History of the General Store
July 31st, 2019 was just another Wednesday at the General Store for many, including out-of-town visitors and many locals who dropped by..
From Cheerwine to Kombucha
“Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other...
I’d Say that I had Spring Fever
“There is no day without its moments of paradise.” Jorge Luis Borges
Wedding bells are in the air! Well, maybe not bells, but the strain..
Place, Hope, and What We Put in It
“My momma always told me if you put something in it, you’ll get something out of it,” the late, great Douglas Oliver, Pitmaster at..
“Scratch points,” Hospitality, and Holidays
“Xenia” is an ancient Greek word relating to hospitality, or “guest friendship,” a command to care for travelers at your door, because..
Community, Constructive Survival, and Fried Chicken
Legacies are made more visible when we take time to listen. We open our eyes, ears, our minds and we feel the energy of a life story. A..
“What If You Could Change the World by Eating Chocolate?”
Dan Friedman, founder (with his son Alex) and proprietor, of Special Treats in Chapel Hill’s Timberlyne Shopping Center, is a giver. When..
How does our History Register?
When John Newlin and his sons started construction of the cotton mill here in Saxapahaw in 1844, the mill used water from the Haw River..
