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On the Porch: Daniele Berman and Kimberly Sanchez – Community Home Trust

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Oct 26, 2025 | On The Porch

This Week:

Kimberly Sanchez has been a nonprofit leader for over 15 years, having come to Community Home Trust (CHT) as the former CEO of Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida (CLSMF), a nonprofit law firm and legal aid organization, headquartered in Orlando, Florida. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Dispute Settlement Center, a statewide conflict resolution nonprofit headquartered in Carrboro. She is also a member of the North Carolina Community Land Trust Coalition and a past co-chair of the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition (OCAHC).

Daniele Berman is the Vice President of Strategy and Operations for Community Home Trust. She plays a key role in advancing the organization’s mission through strategic planning, effective program execution, and organizational infrastructure development. Daniele has worked in the nonprofit sector for over a decade and was recognized for her work as a “Hometown Hero” by WCHL in 2016. She represents CHT as a member of the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition (OCAHC) and the North Carolina Community Land Trust Coalition (NCCLTC) and has served as a Peer Coach with Nonprofit Marketing Guide

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Chansky’s Notebook: All Bets Are Off

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 24, 2025 | Sports, Sports Notebook

At the root of the NBA’s disgrace is legalized gambling that has become a billion-dollar industry through popular betting sites.

Chansky’s Notebook: G-League Blues

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 23, 2025 | Sports, Sports Notebook

Did you know that college basketball can now sign players from the G League? Michigan State’s Tom Izzo found out and sounded off on the news.

Exploring Your Creative Genius: Unknowable Unknowns and Our Shared Future

Posted by Carl Nordgren | Oct 22, 2025 | Columns, Exploring Your Creative Genius, Town Square

Regardless of what challenges you face as you make your way in the unknowable future the best preparation you can invest in, so you can create advantage for you, your family, your business, is to develop your most creative and entrepreneurial self.

Chansky’s Notebook: More Gas Needed

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 22, 2025 | Sports, Sports Notebook

UNC played better in its loss at Cal last week, but Bill Belichick is clearly growing more frustrated as the season wears on.

Chansky’s Notebook: The Pioneer

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 21, 2025 | Sports, Sports Notebook

Earlier in the month, Ricky Lanier passed away at age 76. He was the first black scholarship football player at UNC.

Chansky’s Notebook: The Good and Bad

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 20, 2025 | Sports, Sports Notebook

Though the Tar Heels may be improving, what’s not is the ill-fated relationship between UNC and the so-called greatest coach of all time.

On the Porch: Tami Schwerin and Brooksie Edwards – DeathFaire: Celebrating Lives and Love

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Oct 19, 2025 | On The Porch

This Week:

Tami Schwerin is a re-developer of The Plant, taking a cold-war industrial plant and creating a community hub of food, beverage and experiences. Her past experience includes founding a local food, renewable energy and cultural non-profit; Abundance NC. Before that she helped build Chatham Marketplace, a local co-op grocery store. She has served on art and environmental boards of directors. She traveled the world selling software in her younger years and renovated several old broken-down houses. Tami loves a challenge and creating a world that she wants to live in. She grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and loves the south and Pittsboro.

Cathy Brooksie Edwards is the founder and director of heart2heartnc, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Brooksie is dedicated to helping individuals navigate end-of-life with a greater sense of ease while supporting families, caregivers, and communities through their grief journey. The organization’s community-based events and personalized services are grounded in the power of human connection and the proven practice of various modalities—from touch and sound to movement and mindfulness. heart2heartnc is part of Sanctuary at the Burrow, a conservation green burial ground offering nondenominational end-of-life services and creating a meaningful experience that honors the dead and comforts the living. Brooksie is a licensed clinical counselor, death doula, bodyworker, kundalini yoga teacher and musician with over 25 years of experience.