Summer 2017

Features

22 Plan Bee

John Strickland is on a mission to protect the secret life of bees

41 Why We’re Here

15 neighbors share what they love about Chatham County

49 The Globalists

The Making of French Connections

58 Ready or Not, Chatham is in Motion

Matt White explores our changing community

68 The Porches of Chatham County

Pour a glass of something cold, grab a rocking chair and take in the best of our community from these shaded havens

81 Retirement, Southern Style

Acclaimed journalists Walter and Fran Mears share why they retire to our special slice of North Carolina