Green House: The Story of a Healthy, Energy-Efficient Home 208 pp, $24.95 The Green House plans may be purchased to gain a head start on a renovation or building project by e-mailing [email protected]. “It’s a weird house,” admits Deborah Carnes Christie, author of the Green House. She is looking at a floor plan of her […]
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What we lost in the fire
For Chatham County residents, the memory of March 25, 2010, the day the Historical Superior Courthouse in the Pittsboro burned, will taste of smoke and fear. Whether standing on the sidewalks watching more than 100 firefighters desperately try to extinguish the fire or viewing TV coverage of the blaze from our homes and offices, we […]
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Lee Smith discusses the evolution of her work and her new short story collection
Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger By Lee Smith Algonquin Books; 352 pp. First things first: Lee Smith’s latest is not a Jane Austen book. Don’t let the title Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger fool you. There isn’t an ounce of Pride and Prejudice in this collection of harrowing tales on being a mother, […]
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People with eating disorders can’t get adequate health insurance coverage
Fight for appropriate insurance coverage Record and document every phone call, including names, dates, times, what was discussed and how you were advised. Put requests into writing if they are initially denied. Keep copies of everything. Be persistent in the appeals process. Many denials can be reversed. Write letters and be sure to include documentation, […]
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Gloria Steinem to host fundraiser for new Private Violence documentary
Private Violence: The Movement Against Battering in America Fundraiser hosted by Gloria Steinem Sunday, Feb. 28, 2:30–4:30 p.m. While many of us have an understanding of the civil rights movement, we might not be aware of the movement against domestic violence. It’s time for that to change, says Kit Gruelle, a local domestic violence activist, […]
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Northeast Chatham County begins installation of sidewalks along US 15-501
Sidewalks may not seem like something to get excited about, but for residents along northeast U.S. 15-501, the installation of a 5-foot sidewalk from north of Manns Chapel Road to just south of the Orange County line is a very positive event. Last spring, the County received $245,255 in federal stimulus funds from the Durham-Chapel-Hill-Carrboro […]
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Broad Street Cafe gets its permit, gets to keep the rock
In a packed Durham City Hall Committee Room early this morning, the Durham County Board of Adjustment voted unanimously in favor of issuing a special-use permit to The Broad Street Cafe. For the past four years, Broad Street has operated as a nightclub in a district that is zoned so that such a special-use permit […]
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Will a neighbor’s complaint turn down Broad Street Cafe’s rock?
On Monday night, Broad Street Cafe, the red-and-tan brick café that has served music, coffee, beer and food in Durham’s Watts neighborhood since 2006, will host one of its biggest rock shows yet. The radiating pop trio The Generationals are up from New Orleans, while the rag-tag roots-and-rock band Hacienda makes its way from Austin. […]
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Chatham County Commissioners approve Transportation Advisory Board
More than 60 percent of Chatham County residents work outside of the county; transportation is a crucial aspect to a quality of life in the rural county. In that spirit, on Feb. 1, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners approved a new Transportation Advisory Board and is seeking applicants to serve on the volunteer board. […]
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Shakori Hills pushes to buy its festival lands before the lease expires
When you turn off the winding conduit of two-lane blacktop and onto the dusty gravel driveway that leads to Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival in Chatham County, it’s as if you’ve entered another world for a long weekend. Sure, it’s barely more than 20 miles from Chapel Hill, but twice a year, tents, campers and stone-encircled […]