Community Spotlight: Promoting a new identity
Various groups work to advocate Siler City’s assets
by Jonathan Tuttle
At noon on a cold late winter day, a line develops outside the door of Johnson’s Burgers, the Siler City restaurant that has been serving lunch since 1946.
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An ideal mix
East 54 community has something for everyone
by Danielle Jackson
By all accounts, Chapel Hill’s East 54 could be considered a town within a town. The mixed-use development offers housing, shopping, dining, health and fitness facilities, and entertainment, all within walking distance to more amenities, from Finley Golf Course and Meadowmont Village to the Glen-Lennox Shopping Center.
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Fifteen501 Treasure: Plantation life
Historic Stagville gives visitors a peek into slavery’s past in Durham
by Danielle Jackson
Slavery is never something to be celebrated. But at Historic Stagville in Durham, it’s highlighted in a way that showcases the true, hardworking daily lives of the 900 slaves who labored on pre-Civil War North Carolina’s largest plantation.
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FEBRUARY
Feb. 23
The Complete Gardener: Growing and Managing Trees & Shrubs
“Growing and Managing Trees & Shrubs” will be held from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the auditorium of the Agriculture Building in Pittsboro. The free class, part of the Complete Gardener Series, is designed for beginner and advanced gardeners alike. Pre-registration includes a CD with supplementary information.
Phone: (919) 542-8202
Web site: http://chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=events
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