Community Spotlight: Modern Meadowmont

Chapel Hill community mixes old with new

by Danielle Jackson

Situated on more than 400 wooded acres near the heart of Chapel Hill lies Meadowmont, a neighborhood that’s as modern as it is rooted in history. The community — developed in 1999 by Chapel Hill-based East West Partners — is a living tribute to its namesake, a 20,000-square-foot Georgian Revival home that sits just above the sprawling neighborhood.

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Hip to be square

Chapel Hill’s landmark University Square rooted in history

by Bill Stockard

Betty Kenan remembers getting a phone call from her husband, Frank, in 1976 about some vacant retail space at University Square. “Frank called and said, ‘If you want to do that shop you’ve been talking about, I have some space I’ll rent you,’ ” she recalls.

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Fine art

N.C. Museum of Art expands space, collections

by Danielle Jackson

When it opened to the public in 1956, the North Carolina Museum of Art was housed in a renovated state office building in downtown Raleigh. How times have changed.

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Hurricane Tracker: Just up from Charlotte

by Mike Sundheim

For 12 seasons, whenever a Carolina Hurricanes player was injured, the team would have to arrange a flight — often with connections — to bring a replacement to Raleigh from a city more than 500 miles away. Beginning this fall, all the Canes will need to do is make sure the new player knows the way to Interstate 85.

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Out & About

AUGUST

Aug. 20-Sept. 6

Islands Unknown

Paperhand Puppet Intervention in Saxapahaw will perform the 11th annual “Islands Unknown” Aug. 20-22, Aug. 27-29 and Sept. 3-6 at Forest Theatre in Chapel Hill. In the 3-D epic, a wandering young girl finds herself in a mysterious library that’s being consumed by a rising sea of information. She’s soon afloat on a paper boat, heading toward an adventure filled with beasts, pirates, monsters and gods. Tickets cost $12 per person for adults and $8 per person for kids ages 3 through 12; children 2 and younger get in free.

Phone: (919) 923-1857

Web site: www.paperhand.org

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