One year ago, Southern Neighbor Magazine published its first edition with myself as editor. It came out pretty enough, but it was a rough endeavour.…
In pursuit of a passion Wildlife photography has always been something I enjoyed, but the past couple years it has become a passion — getting…
God could not be everywhere, and therefore He made mothers. Rudyard Kipling It’s time for another Hallmark moment, Mother’s Day. Although I have much…
Writers, artists, teachers, kids, parents, cooks, musicians, EVERYBODY...this column is for you. We are all creative, whether you think you are or not! Challenge: (n)…
One of the best parts of my job is collecting stories, both from my consignors and the objects themselves. Here are a few of my…
Summer’s coming, and there’s nothing like a great vacation to prompt thoughts of- wellmaking this permanent. On January 1, 2011, the first Baby Boomer turned…
UNC graduate Nate Sheaffer found his calling in glass blowing, though not immediately. During his tenure as a Tar Heel he took courses in video…
How do you honor history while still being innovative? The Cotton Room has found a way to do it. An event venue in Durham, the…
Earlier this year Wayne Vroman, an expert on national unemployment insurance (UI) with the Urban Institute, called North Carolina’s unemployment insurance out as “the stingiest…
Close to 50 million people worldwide suffer from dementia and around 10 million new cases appear every year. Dementia patients experience numerous symptoms — one…
