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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...