One on One: Clearing Out
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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Columns
This Just In: The Very First Amendment
This Just In – Our founders amended the Constitution, their masterpiece, with ten amendments that we commonly refer to as our bill of rights. They made decisions about placement and emphasis.
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Little Big Moments: Hands and 9/11
When I first moved to Chapel Hill, a neighbor down the street shook my hand and introduced himself as a firefighter at Ground Zero on 9/11. He then handed my youngest son, who happened to be standing next to me, a plastic NYFD hat.
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Holding Court: Tar Heels Face Mid-October Deadline
While Bill Belichick’s first season as North Carolina’s football coach already has had its share of circus sideshows, on and off the field, one intriguing aspect of the Tar Heels’ ongoing 2025 campaign relates to a far less provocative detail: the team’s unusual schedule.
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Exploring Your Creative Genius: The Art and Science of Listening
This week’s guest was Juliet Gordy. We learned about her brand new company named Scivora. Scivora is an emotionally intelligent AI app that helps actors and teachers and professionals improve their presentations or performances.
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Past Rhymes With Present Times: History, Genocide, and Raphael Lemkin in North Carolina
The recent actions of authoritarian regimes and the dehumanizing violence of current global conflicts evoke haunting historical memories of anti-democratic violence and warfare in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Been There, Still There: Carrburritos, A Place For Regulars
Known for their generous portions, fresh ingredients, and incredible selection of house-made salsas, Carrburritos is still surfing the burrito wave 28 years later.
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One on One: A Hidden Love Life, With a Road
As long as we have needed to get from point A to point B, by trading routes or trails or paved...
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Refugium: More Fun With Franklin Street Trees
This time around, we’re going to start on the south side of the street, mainly because those are the trees I managed to get more pictures of when I took my first slow walk along this section of streetscape. Let’s take that walk again, together.
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This Just In: Some Actual Good News
This Just In – Shove all that bad news off your desktop. The Med Deli’s pita bread machine is...
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