Whether you’re an avid or beginning gardener, or you’re looking for a fun family outing, you don’t want to miss PlantFest 2025 on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Blackwood Farm Park.
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This Just In – The Disney/ABC television network’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live was a red herring of the most spectacular variety.
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I met Rodney and his wife, Shirley, shortly after we moved into the manse, and he strolled down the road to say hello. He was a bald-headed, big-bellied man who carried a walking stick and wore a radiating smile.
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One-third of the way through Bill Belichick’s first season at North Carolina, the Tar Heels have a middling 2-2 record, but a closer look at those four games uncovers more bad news than good.
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In the spirit of unity and during times of racial strife, it is important to hear the voices of the disadvantaged and voiceless, the least of these and those who are locked out.
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Last week’s show explored the brain and how it achieves a creative state. One point made and developed more fully here is that our brains are most creative when both hemispheres are working together.
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Mutual aid has taken on more importance in the community setting since natural disasters like Hurricane Helene and, most recently, Tropical Depression Chantal. For emergency response organizations like SORS, it was another major storm, 1996’s Hurricane Fran, that formalized mutual aid between fire, police and rescue services.
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It is self-evident to me that America has always had multiple and contrasting truths. Throughout our nation’s history, there have been moments when these competing truths have clashed violently. But there’s hope to be had, and I found a piece of that hope in a beloved local restaurant.
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Neither UNC nor UCF has exhibited dominant line play against a quality opponent this season, so this game likely will be decided by the usual things — big plays, turnovers, high-IQ football, poise under pressure, minimization of mistakes, and old-fashioned execution.
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The house is empty and cold and dead. Next week it will be full again with other lives. But we can never go black inside again to wander in the bookshelves, closets, and attic.
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