SATURDAY,
September 19, 2020
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SILER CITY — It’s picking day at FireClay Cellars.
The weather has turned cool, the grapes have ripened sufficiently and Erik Mitran has gathered about a dozen helpers — trusted paid …
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9/18/20
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I was sincerely bummed, Gentle Reader.
It was my birthday, but not only were the Matthews Family Band stuck at our respective homes and unable to make the trip to Greensboro to celebrate with …
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9/18/20
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Schools aren’t the only places which have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. At home, remote-working parents struggle to balance work and parenting, complicating the already complex …
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9/18/20
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I caught up with my friend Lindy Parr last week to talk about her infamous kiwifruit. We’re in the same book club and for the last two years, Lindy’s kiwis have been regular conversation fodder. …
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BY DOLLY SICKLES, The Optimistic Gardener
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9/11/20
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The Chatham Chamber of Commerce’s annual Development Briefing, like many other public events this year, is going from in-person to virtual. This week, we speak with Chamber President Cindy …
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CN+R STAFF REPORTS
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9/11/20
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In my daydreams, I’m glamorous and alluring. Late at night, after an exclusive party, my driver brings me home to my large tastefully-decorated apartment in a luxury building in Art Deco …
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BY DEBBIE MATTHEWS, The Curious Cook
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9/11/20
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Greg Lewis, owner/operator of the now-closed Pittsboro Roadhouse while still operating 39 West catering talks about opening a traditional steakhouse at Chatham Mills.
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9/4/20
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The chicken recipe I developed produce tenders that are delicious and always cooked to juicy perfection.
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BY DEBBIE MATTHEWS, The Curious Cook
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9/4/20
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The Curious Cook's take on an "Our State" recipe.
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BY DEBBIE MATTHEWS, The Curious Cook
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8/28/20
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Houseplants make you healthier.
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BY DOLLY SICKLES, The Optimistic Gardener
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8/28/20
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Workforce development is an integral part of the work community colleges do to boost local and regional economic development.
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8/28/20
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More than waiting in line, outside, in the summer, more than blisters from new shoes, more than adding up my American Express bill each month, I hate wasting food.
More than a frosted lemonade, …
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BY DEBBIE MATTHEWS, The Curious Cook
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8/21/20
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August marks National Immunization Awareness Month The Chatham County Public Health Department is marking the month by celebrating “Vaccine Appreciation Week” on its Facebook page, …
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8/21/20
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CHAPEL HILL — Less than a week. All it took was less than a week for four COVID-19 clusters to rise and spread around UNC.
As a sophomore student who decided to come back to campus, I’m not …
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BY OLIVIA ROJAS, CN+R Intern
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8/21/20
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This is another in a series of updates on Chatham’s “Neighbor2Neighbor,” a grassroots collaborative project of Abundance NC, the News + Record and the Caremongering Pittsboro Facebook group. N2N’s objective is to connect those in need during the pandemic with those who have the capacity to help.
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BY MARCELA SLADE, Abundance NC
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8/15/20
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The Kid is a beer lover. Not in a Homer Simpson, I-drink-my-weight-in-brewskis-on-a-weekly-basis kind of way. More in a, “I will lecture you about microbreweries IPAs and stouts until you’re …
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BY DEBBIE MATTHEWS, The Curious Cook
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8/14/20
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This year’s PepperFest, like all other public events, has been significantly altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, we speak with organizer Tami Schwerin about the annual festival will look …
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8/14/20
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CN+R photographer Kim Hawks, an experienced gardener, recently visited the Jim Massey family garden in Chatham for a picture-taking session, and filed this report.
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8/14/20
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Zinnias are one of my favorite annuals, and a true herald of hot, summer weather. Last summer my front garden bed was full of zinnias, but this year I skipped them in lieu of lantana. Still lovely, …
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BY DOLLY SICKLES, The Optimistic Gardener
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8/7/20
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Some foods aren’t worth making if you don’t make a huge amount.
Most of those kinds of dishes were originally peasant-type dishes. Peasants traditionally have very little money. They do, …
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BY DEBBIE MATTHEWS, The Curious Cook
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7/31/20
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