This year marks the 25th anniversary of a vision. In early 1982, paddle enthusiasts Lynn Featherstone and Chuck Brady joined forces with environmental attorney John Runkle to craft an innovative nonprofit organization designed to preserve and protect the Haw River and Jordan Lake. Christened the Haw River Assembly, the organization’s charter meeting in February of […]
Carrie Wellman
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Noise police
After a long day at the office, sometimes the only evening activity that sounds tempting involves a cushy couch, a grease-soaked box of Chinese takeout and the remote control. Well, maybe this qualifies as evening inactivity, but it’s tempting nonetheless: Imagine coming home and sliding out of your shoes and socks. Wiggle your toesthat worn […]
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So you think you can dance?
Most young people these daysmyself includedlove a good dance party. College towns are weekend hotbeds for swarming, sweaty clubs. Lines wrap around buildings, and cover charges are jacked up but tolerated. Patrons travel in scantily clad packs, prowling the strobe-infused darkness for scantier clad packs. And the grinding on the dance floors, liberally dubbed “dancing,” […]
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Let’s get serious: This is your liver talking
Drink, drank, drunk. Alcohol is a part of life not easily avoided. To be honest, it’s a part of life many of us wouldn’t want to avoid; having a few drinks with friends, family or coworkers can be a fun and relaxing way to unwind after a stressful week of work or class. But if […]
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Star power
Chapel Hill’s Local 506 (506 W. Franklin St., 942-5506, www.local506.com) may be onto something. Owners of the popular live music club have fused two previously autonomous social phenomena, video game mania and simulated stardom, into one incredible combination: Guitar Hero Night. On sporadic Thursday nights when no concert is scheduled, rock star wannabes flock to […]
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Twenty-one meals
With hectic schedules and pinched pennies, it can be frustrating to afford a good time in the Triangle. So to help out in the ongoing quest to fill bellies without emptying wallets, we have compiled a sample guide to get you through the week without having to slice through your credit cards. Turns out it […]
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Assume the position…
It’s August. It’s hot and muggy, the mosquitoes are out in full force, and the kids are heading back to school. Around this time every year, stress soars with the temperatures as schedules become increasingly hectic and peaceful hammock-and-lemonade afternoons fade into distant memories. In a blatant refusal to get bogged down in the sticky […]
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Spaaahhh….
As I step out of the sweltering summer heat and into the bustling chill of the AVEDA INSTITUTE (200 W. Franklin St., Suite 110, 960-4769, www.avedachapelhill.com), greeters await my arrival at the door with iced water and hot tea in hand while busy students scurry, snip and shampoo just beyond the entryway. If not for […]
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Buckhorn flea market fights closure
To its patrons and vendors, who are predominantly Hispanic, the Buckhorn Flea Market in Efland provides an opportunity to buy and sell goods and groceries from handmade cowboy boots to homegrown tomatoes. To Orange County inspectors, who condemned the building earlier this month and are now fighting to shut down the outdoor booths as well, […]