Bald eagles have taken up residence along its shoreline, and beavers have built their dams along its banks and tributaries. Families set up camp, fish…
If you told Elisabeth Shackelford 30 years ago that downtown Durham would hold an entire checklist of hot-spot restaurants she needed to try, the Chapel…
Those lazy Saturdays when you wake up at 12 p.m. call for one kind of cuisine: Brunch. You text your pals, and they respond with…
Curtis Benson was trying his best to defend the net, playing goalie for his Raleigh Youth Hockey Association Junior Hurricanes travel team, when he collided…
When Erika Campos left Venezuela in 1994, she was a 21-year-old with a degree in international business under her belt. She didn’t expect to stay…
ATMOSPHERE “Oh look, the bears are new,” says the man next to me, referring to the giant bearskins draped on the wall behind the bar.…
She introduced herself as Miss Sonja (pronounced Sawn-ja, with a hard “j” instead of a “y” sound). As she stood with her arms locked tightly…
Even upon first encounter, Jamie Barnhill, with his warm smile and sandy blond hair, seems like the kind of guy who would be good with…
On a sleepy Sunday afternoon in early November, Pittsboro is quiet. Funky, locally owned cafes such as Blue Dot Coffee and Small B&B Cafe have closed…
When John Berry’s daughter started kindergarten at a Chatham County public school in 2006, she was academically ahead of her class. After watching her bring…