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Out & About
Director, Chatham County Parks and Recreation By hannah Lee | PHOTOgraphy BY Beth Mann You might be surprised to learn that Tracy Burnett, the director of Chatham County Parks and Recreation, is somewhat unfamiliar with Leslie Knope, the famously tireless parks director on the former NBC sitcom, “Parks and Recreation.” […]
General Manager, Fearrington Village By hannah Lee | PHOTOgraphy BY Beth Mann Three great restaurants, a world class hotel, two venues bustling with weddings and events and close to a dozen luxury shops – and Theresa Chiettini is responsible for every single bit of it. “It” is Fearrington Village, the retail, […]
If you have no plans yet for your Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, consider volunteering!
Siler City is seeing a bit of a renaissance these days, especially within its downtown, which has a strong history as an artistic hub.
by Sara Heilman | Photography by Beth Mann Johnny Richardson doesn’t recall there being anything strange about eating grilled cheese sandwiches in Dorothy Shaner’s kitchen. Sure, he was an African-American high schooler in 1971, spending time in a white woman’s kitchen, eating the most white-suburban of snacks, but […]
by Matt White | Photography by Beth Mann When Barbara Blank and her husband, Stephen, moved to Fearrington in 2016, they expected that the neighborhood would be an easy place to make friends. There was the Roost Beer Garden at Fearrington Village, the Swim & Croquet Club across from their […]
Photography by Beth Mann With UNC right up the road, many in Chatham follow the Tar Heels when football season arrives. But for a handful of families, UNC truly is their “home” team: seven coaches on UNC’s sideline on Saturdays call Chatham home the rest of the week. […]
A Life of Service After coming ashore at Normandy soon after D-Day, George Chall saved lives and dodged bullets at the Battle of the Bulge. Now 96, he and his wife, Victoria, have found their way to Chatham. By Matt White | Photography by beth mann George […]
A full life in Ward’s Hollow The Johnsons waited a decade for their restored farmhouse on Mount Gilead Church Road. It was worth it. By Matt White | Photography by beth mann On a recent afternoon, Brad Johnson fixed a tire on wife Dani’s car in the driveway […]
Remembering Mama Dip Born and raised in Chatham, she became one of the South’s culinary icons By Matt White | Photo by briana brough Mildred Council, known to generations who ate her cooking as Mama Dip, died in late May in Chapel Hill. She was among the most celebrated chefs of […]
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