“I started painting. I never painted before but how can you not want to paint when you’re around all these amazing artists who work in oil and acrylics and mixed media.”
Related Stories
‹

What Makes Orange County Attractive to Visitors? Results of Survey Show What Locals Think
The Orange County Visitors Bureau rolled out a third-party study to see how aligned its community is as to why people should come visit.

Chapel Hill Marks High Foot Traffic Downtown in 2022, Outpacing Statewide Rates
As the calendar year comes to a close, it marks what’s widely regarded as the most “normal” year since the coronavirus pandemic began. What did that mean for downtown foot traffic and tourism, as events started to pick up and people became more confident in public health? Some local experts report that for Chapel Hill, […]

One Week: Exploring Our 'Hometowns'
Exploring our ‘hometowns’ is an activity that has been continually present in my life thus far. As a 16-year-old, I have accumulated a sense of the culture of our hometown communities as well as what they have to offer; to enumerate: where to grab a bite to eat, fun activities, places to shop and must-see […]

This is Tourism: Artistic Leader Katie
On March 29, Director at the Ackland Art Museum, Katie Ziglar talked to Ron Stutts about the increase in visitors to the Ackland as a result of the terrace gallery displaying Patrick Dougherty's Step Right Up "stickwork". They also discussed all of the opportunity for visitors that comes as a result of a generous gift, including northern European works on paper from Sheldon and Leena Peck.

This is Tourism: Hotelier and BMXer Anthony
So we're always going to be needed in hospitality."

This is Tourism: Brewer Erik
On March 8, 2018 Ron Stutts welcomed to the studio Erik Myers, certified cicerone, author of “North Carolina Craft Beer & Breweries”, founder, brewer and CEO at Mystery Brewing in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Erik shared beer, bacon and coffee on air. Mystery Brewing is also proud to debut their churro-inspired beer called Domestic Goddess made by […]

This is Tourism: Coffee Roaster Scott
Our intention was to introduce you to the folks who do all the hard work, growing our coffee and start to see similarities of how we […]

This is Tourism: Artist Marketer Billy
Ron Stutts interviewed Billy Maupin for “This is Tourism” on Thursday, February 22, 2018. Billy is the General Manager at Yep Roc Records and Chief Marketing Officer at Redeye Worldwide. “We’re really passionate about finding and working with artists who have something to say creatively. And want to latch ourselves on to what they’re doing […]

This is Tourism: Chef Jeremy
I’m a huge comfort food person, and if you put pasta in front of me, I’m going to eat it.” -Jeremy Blankenship, Executive Sous Chef at The Carolina Inn describes his current favorite dish on the menu: braised venison with homemade pappardelle, root vegetables and fresh grated Parmesan. https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2018/February/15/JEREMY%20BLANKENSHIP_THIS%20IS%20TOURISM%202.15.18.mp3

This is Tourism: Artist Linda & Manager Natalie
I never painted before but how can you not want to paint when you’re around all these amazing artists who work in oil and acrylics and mixed media.” – Linda Prager, FRANK Gallery https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2018/25/This%20is%20Tourism%201.25.18%20Frank%20Gallery%20with%20Natalie%20and%20Linda.wav
›
Comments on Chapelboro are moderated according to our Community Guidelines