Zumba…OMG!
Am I the last person in the Triangle to participate in “The Original Fitness-Party” better know as Zumba? I actually took my first Zumba class two weeks ago and loved it. In my class there was a mix of ages from 20...
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More help for farm fresh food eaters
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 5, 2011 | D.G. Martin
Last week I introduced you to two authors of new food books that celebrate the joys of preparing and eating fresh farm food in season. In that column I wrote about Andrea Reusing’s “Cooking In The Moment: A Year of Seasonal...
Read MoreYou Can Call Him Jones
Posted by Art Chansky | Jul 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
A few things you may not know about the new radio Voice of the Tar Heels: His proper name is Monrovie Jones Angell, IV. That’s on par with Forest Orion Mixon, III, which is Mick’s official moniker, and a lot more eccentric than...
Read MoreYour Vacation: Animal Welfare Approved
Posted by Staff | Jun 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Please pardon my tardy posting this week. I’m just waking up from the food coma induced by this past Sunday’s Farm to Fork picnic, the annual fundraiser for farmer apprentice programs hosted by NC State’s...
Read MoreHelp for farm fresh food eaters—part one
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 28, 2011 | D.G. Martin
What is North Carolina’s most widely available summertime pleasure that we most often pass by without partaking? It is the bounty of delicious fresh foods that are available throughout the state all summer long. I have been...
Read MoreMisled no more! The FDA simplifies sunscreen
Posted by Staff | Jun 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Consumers have been confused for years about sunscreen products. I have been telling my patients for years to use a broad spectrum sunscreen, meaning a sunscreen with both UVA and UVB protection. Currently in order to make sure...
Read MoreVimala's Curryblossom Cafe: Feeding Bodies and Souls in Chapel Hill
Posted by Staff | Jun 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Indian food = My greatest weakness. I’m a sucker for any protein with the word “vindaloo” next to it, and Lord knows I have never turned down the carb-y magic that is naan. I’m also a huge sucker for a...
Read MoreGood to Great
Posted by Staff | Jun 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Good organizations with visionary leadership all seem to want to move from good to great, and that’s just what our PTA Thrift Shop is doing. In early May, I interviewed executive director Barbara Jessie-Black (no relation) on...
Read MoreHow to prepare for your next mortgage application.
Posted by Staff | Jun 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Many people I speak with dread the gathering of documents. Use this checklist, and it will be much easier. Remember that every lender may have slightly different requirements. When Automated Underwriting is run, a list of...
Read More“They are trying to eat Big Bird”
Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 18, 2011 | D.G. Martin
The hundreds of William Friday’s friends and fans who gathered to hear him speak last week might not have guessed that the institutions he worked so hard to build were threatened by the just-released legislative budget...
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