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We’ve all been affected by the crisis. My daughter’s delayed return home pales in comparison to the businesses trying to keep their livelihoods ongoing and to those who have lost loved ones or jobs to COVID-19. And yet, I see the resolve in Chatham to rebound, to come together and support one another. And even with the pressures of the pandemic, signs of new businesses are still popping up – Goodness Gracious Juice Co., Perch Coworking, Vortex Roasters, The Old Place Catering and Events, O’YA Cantina and The Hill Nutrition. Structures are coming out of the ground at Mosaic and new homes are appearing in Chatham Park. Pittsboro Roadhouse is relocating and creating a new concept. Read more about it on page 54.

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CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS 8 5 EVENTS NOT TO MISS 20 NOTED

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36 HOMEGROWN HAPPINESS Farmers who are making their living off the land and loving every bit of it

26 TAKE A HIKE As summer shifts into fall, spend some time outdoors at our major parks and hiking trails in Chatham, Orange and Durham counties

50 FISH TALES Discover sustainable seafood at a farmers market near you 54 CHANGING COURSES Restaurants rethink the future 64 DINING GUIDE

68 STATE OF THE ARTS This fall will undoubtedly look different in many ways, but there are still opportunities to experience and appreciate the arts in our community

SILVER LININGS 12 Lib Mason’s 92nd birthday at Twin Rivers Independent Senior Living 14 Bynum Front Porch distributes grants to local students 16 Chatham Outreach Alliance food distribution at its monthly Mobile Market

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78 CAN YOU DIG IT? Three thoughtfully designed gardens and landscapes that are the definition of #BackyardGoals 110 TAKING CARE A guide to area vets, animal hospitals, groomers, boarders and pet sitters

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Old Fashioned Farmers Day SEPT. 5-7, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Organized by the Silk Hope Ruritan Club, the 45th annual event at Silk Hope Farm Heritage Park includes live demonstrations of bygone farming techniques, from chuck wagon cooking to ice cream-making powered by a steam engine. There will also be food and retail vendors, live entertainment and activities for the kids. silkhopenc.org

Homestead Workshop and Retreat SEPT. 11-13 Hosted at Moncure farm Off Grid in Color, this three-day retreat features workshops on gardening, raising livestock and more to encourage a selfsufficient way of living. Lodging and food are provided, and attendees can take home DIY items such as preserves and lotions. offgridincolors.com

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Celebrate agriculture and sample pepper-inspired dishes at the annual PepperFest hosted by Abundance NC.

Come Out and Play Sculpture Show SEPT. 12-19, 3-8 p.m.

Initially created to provide a source of kindness and connection following 9/11, this weeklong event, which goes virtual this year, features art from more than 80 artists, including local painters and sculptors. comeoutandplay.info

2020 Tee Up FORE BCAN Golf Tournament SEPT. 14, 8 a.m.

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PepperFest 2020 SEPT. 20, 3-6 p.m.

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Lots to Celebrate turned 92 on June 5 at Twin Rivers Independent Senior Living. Staying socially distanced, her family stopped by with a cake, which was served after lunch as the residents sang “Happy Birthday” to her. She also received flowers from family and friends. After supper, her family surprised her again by gathering on the front porch with signs, balloons, more flowers and gifts.

Also in June, Lib watched from the safety of Twin Rivers’ library doorway as her granddaughter, Brittany Phillips, and her husband, Tanner Phillips, hosted a surprise socially distanced gender reveal party for their first child. The baby boy is expected to arrive mid-November. Lib has six grandchildren and will soon have a total of five great-grandchildren. CM Lib Mason

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Honor Roll Each year, Bynum Front Porch gives out three grants – funded through donations from the community as well as other fundraising efforts, such as the sales of Christmas trees – to support local students and their college ambitions. This year’s recipients are Chatham Central High School’s Brianna Brewer, Jordan-Matthews High School’s Jackelin Carillo Ibarra and Northwood High School’s Denis Sibrian Gonzalez. The recipients, who received $1,000 each,

are all a part of the Advancement Via Individual Determination program at their high schools. The awards were presented during a small ceremony at the Bynum General Store on June 4. CM

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The Chatham Outreach Alliance (CORA) helps provide food to those in need during times of personal economic difficulties. Volunteers gathered at Technology Way in Siler City on June 23 to help distribute food during one of their monthly Mobile Markets. Throughout the two-and-a-half hour event, they distributed shelf-stable foods, dairy, produce and proteins to people in our community. CORA’s Mobile Markets launched in 2019 in partnership with UNC Health and Chatham Hospital in an effort to address the lack of affordable transportation that creates obstacles for some in need of CORA’s services. CM 16

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2 CORA Inventory & Logistics Specialist Reggie Blue and CORA Transportation & Warehouse Supervisor Travus Viera.

3 Pittsboro Kiwanis Club member KT Leary.

4 Zizzy Newell and Webb Linton.

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6 CORA Executive Director Melissa Driver Beard.

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NEWS BITES closed its location near the Courthouse traffic circle in July after eight years as a downtown establishment. “We had been hoping to expand our business with a second location, but unfortunately, the current economic environment is not allowing for the revenue needed to maintain operations of both The Roadhouse and a new venture,” owners Greg Lewis and Maria Parker-Lewis said in an email.

“Therefore, we have decided to shut down the Roadhouse, refocus, reorganize and rebrand. We will come back strong with a new concept in a new location with better opportunity for growth.”

They are currently working to open a steakhouse and lounge in Chatham Mills, expected to open later this year. Read more on page 54.

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Nationwide home builder Lennar began selling homes at the Legacy at Jordan Lake this summer. The homes vary from 2,644 to 3,453 square feet, with up to six bedrooms and five baths. Prices start in the low $400,000s.

Blue Heron Signature Homes announced in June it will build homes on seven estate lots at Stonecrest at Norwood. Each lot, ranging from 2 to 7 acres, will feature custom home designs and privacy.

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run by 13-year-old Kalayah Headen, opened May 25.

The bakery/dessert shop is based out of Siler City.

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A sign in the former Al’s Burger Shack location in Governors Club announced that a new restaurant – “Gov’s Burger Shack” – would open mid-August.

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The Chatham County Board of Commissioners approved the county budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal year in June. The general fund was approved for $132.3 million. Schools receive 39% of the budget; public safety receives 20%; transfers receive 13%; human services receive 10%; administration receives 9%; natural resources management receives 2%; general government receives 2%; and other education, culture and recreation receive 5%. The proposed tax rate stays the same at 67 cents per $100 valuation.

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The Chatham Education Foundation held its annual Books on Break event in partnership with Chatham County Schools.

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On June 1, high schoolers surrounded the Courthouse Circle in Pittsboro with signs decrying police brutality and the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Pittsboro demonstration was organized by multiple students from Chatham County, including Northwood High School’s Camryn Marshall and Aaliyah Burnett, both 18.

“We felt the need to create this peaceful protest because we wanted our voices to be heard,” Aaliyah says. They also wanted to emphasize the power of young people as changemakers.

“It is very important for the youth to be outspoken and protest for human rights, because our generation is what will make a change,” Camryn says. “We have the power to vote anyone in or out of office as well as abolish laws that should have been abolished years ago that are directed toward minorities.”

Aaliyah and Camryn hope their protest ignites the change they want to see.

“I would like to see and will continue to fight for equal rights for all citizens,” Camryn says. “I hope and pray one day when I start a family, my kids will never have to encounter white supremacy or racist individuals as I have in my life.”

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Chatham Organizing for Racial Equity

partnered with the Chatham County Public Health Department for its third annual Juneteenth event. CORE distributed 300 meals from Durham-based Zweli’s Kitchen & Catering to the community at the Chatham County Fairgrounds in Pittsboro and Corinth AME Zion Church in Siler City.

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TAKING A STAND

Residents of Bynum organized a GoFundMe, “Community Aid for Folk Artist Clyde Jones,” to help Clyde (above, at right) pay for medical services he received after spending three weeks in the hospital, as well as some eventual home repairs and improvements to help Clyde age in place at his home. Clyde is known for donating his art to organizations, primarily ones that support child-centric causes, instead of selling his work to the highest bidder. The campaign surpassed its goal of $10,000 in June and was near $16,000 by mid-July.

The Chatham Arts Council created the Chatham Artist and Arts-Worker Relief Effort

to assist artists during COVID-19. By the end of June, the fund collected more than $8,000 in donations. To contribute, visit chathamartscouncil.org/donations/ chatham-artist-relief-effort-care.

In June, Abundance NC launched Chatham Neighbor2Neighbor / VecinoAVecino

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The Chatham County Public Health Department also awarded Chatham County Emergency Services and UNC Health the 2020 Partnership Award for their work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Angela Vanore was named the 2019-2020 Chatham County

Schools Teacher of the Year. Angela teaches sixth-grade English and social studies at Silk Hope School, where she’s worked for eight years. She moves on to compete for regional teacher of the year.

IN OUR SCHOOLS Valencia Price Toomer, who was principal

of Horton Middle School for four years, has left the position and is working to open the School of the Arts for Boys Academy. The school aims to empower and build “Black and brown boys to be strong, creative, academic scholars, critical thinkers and community leaders through a culturally responsive arts-based education.” The school will operate as a charter, which are publicly funded and open to all students who wish to attend. There are no fees for admission or discrimination when making enrollment or admission decisions. replaced Valencia as principal at Horton Middle School in June. Bradyn had been the school’s assistant principal since August 2017.

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completed its solar installation in early June. The project installed 864 solar panels, which saves the school approximately $600,000 over the panels’ 25-year life.

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ON THE MOVE became the interim Chatham County Public Health director on June 1 after Layton Long retired on May 31. Michael left his previous job as the director of the health promotion & policy division within the department to take on the new role.

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closed in August after owner Mariah Wheeler announced her plans to retire. A new organization called Pittsboro Gallery of Arts will open Oct. 1 at The Joyful Jewel’s location at 44-A Hillsboro St. Pittsboro Gallery will be a memberowned gallery displaying artwork in a variety of mediums from regional artists. CM The Joyful Jewel

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SOUTHWEST DISTRICT PARK 15124 Hwy. 902, Bear Creek

Amenities: picnic shelter that accommodates up to 50 people, softball/multi-purpose field, compacted trail, restrooms, playground and sand volleyball court.

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NORTHWEST DISTRICT PARK 2413 Woody Store Rd., Siler City

Amenities: dining hall that accommodates up to 75 people, activity center that accommodates up to 40 people, picnic shelter that accommodates up to 50 people, pool available weekends only from 1-5 p.m., basketball court, playground and a pond for catch -and-release only.

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BRIAR CHAPEL 37 Cardinal Ridge Rd., Chapel Hill

Nine hundred acres with 20 community parks and playgrounds, a water park, outdoor tennis and basketball courts and 24 miles of trails. The Briar Chapel Mountain Bike Trail (2526 Briar Chapel Pkwy., Chapel Hill – Briar Chapel Parkway entrance, or visit the parking area on Catulo Road) is a 6.6-mile, single-track mountain biking trail for intermediate or advanced riders and features a 3% average grade and 11% maximum grade. This trail is open for night riding.

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The 22.6-mile-long Rails-to-Trails Conservancy project runs 4.7 miles through Chatham County. The trail is a dual surface of asphalt and compacted granite screenings. Its open for foot, bike or equestrian traffic. triangletrails.org/american-tobacco-trail 5

THE PARK AT BRIAR CHAPEL 1015 Andrews Store Rd., Pittsboro

Amenities: two softball fields, football/multi-purpose field, soccer/multi-purpose field, picnic shelter that accommodates up to 55 people and a playground.

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NORTHEAST DISTRICT PARK 5408 Big Woods Rd., Chapel Hill

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EARL THOMPSON PARK 170 Bynum Hill Rd., Pittsboro

Amenities: along the Haw River, softball field and a playground.

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LOWER HAW RIVER STATE NATURAL AREA AND BYNUM MILL 502 Bynum Rd., Pittsboro 8

NC State Parks owns about 1,025 acres along both sides of the Haw River stretching from above Highway 15-501 near Bynum to below Highway 64 at the Jordan Lake State Recreation Area. Enjoy birding, nature photography, fishing, hiking and paddling. While there are not authorized State Park trails at this time, there are multiple unofficial footpaths that you can hike along the lower Haw River.

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MARY HAYES BARBER HOLMES PARK 304 Old Rock Springs Cemetery Rd., Pittsboro

This 10-acre neighborhood park has a mix of open fields and wooded areas, a 0.33-mile paved walking trail, rain garden, livingroof gazebo, picnic shelters with grills, misting spray fountain and permeable paver parking.

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TOWN LAKE PARK 529 Hwy. 902, Pittsboro

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VISTA POINT BLUE AND RED TRAIL 2498 N. Pea Ridge Rd., Pittsboro

Choose between an easy 1- or 3-mile loop hike on a natural surface in the Jordan Lake State Park. The Blue Trail passes by an old tobacco barn and crosses a boardwalk, while the Red Trail winds through the pine and mixed hardwood forests. Both trails start from the Vista Point Campground.

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JORDAN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA 280 State Park Rd., Apex

A collection of nine access areas across an undeveloped 14,000-acre reservoir. The recreation area offers more than 1,000 campsites, various swim areas, beaches, hiking trails and picnic shelters.

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LITTLE RIVER REGIONAL PARK AND NATURAL AREA 301 Little River Park Way, Rougemount 1

Hosts 7 miles of hiking trails and 8 miles of singletrack mountain biking trails as well as two picnic shelters with grills, a group camping site, a horseshoe pit and playground. enoriver.org/ what-we-protect/little-river-regional-park

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This 613-acre preserve is a model for sustainable land management practices. It offers trails for hiking only, as well as multi-purpose trails where mountain biking is permitted. triangleland.org/explore/naturepreserves/brumley-forest-nature-preserve

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OCCONEECHEE MOUNTAIN STATE 5 NATURAL AREA 625 Virginia Cates Rd., Hillsborough Managed by the Eno River State Park. Offers 3 miles of riverside forests and trails where visitors can walk, fish and enjoy sweeping views of Orange County. Rangers lead regular interpretive programs throughout the natural area. Picnic tables are available near the parking lot. ncparks.gov/ occoneechee-mountain-state-natural-area/home

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SEVEN MILE CREEK NATURAL AREA 2187 Moorefields Rd., Hillsborough

Two miles of hiking trails through natural land undisturbed by roads; provides a home for various wildlife species. Includes the “Seven Mile Creek Sugar Maple Bottom,” the largest bottom land remaining in the county, and “Crabtree Creek Monadnock Ridge.”

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HISTORIC OCCONEECHEE SPEEDWAY TRAIL 320 Elizabeth Brady Rd., Hillsborough

The 1-mile oval dirt NASCAR speedway was active from 1948-1968, attracting the best stock car drivers and thousands of spectators. Today the track is enjoyed by hikers, runners and walkers.

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PUMPKIN LOOP TRAIL (35.9383040, -79.0731244)

A 2.5-mile easy trail loop in Carolina North Forest. The wide, crushed gravel and dirt surface makes the trail ideal for running and walking.

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BLACKWOOD FARM PARK 4215 Hwy. 86 S., Hillsborough

Features 4 miles of hiking trails, historic farmlands, open fields, picnic shelters with tables and a pond with fishing area, although no boating.

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More than 7,000 acres of land across six divisions and one protected natural area. Public access is available via gated entrances in all six divisions. Gravel roads and dirt foot trails can be used for recreation including hiking, running, fishing and picnics, as well as horseback riding and mountain biking, as long as such use does not interfere with the research and teaching projects of Duke University. dukeforest.duke.edu/recreation 10

MLK PARK 1120 Hillsborough Rd., Carrboro

Features 10.2 acres, a community garden and a multi-purpose field.

MASON FARM BIOLOGICAL RESERVE (35.892098,-79.015797)

A 2-mile, wide, gravel trail loop that circles a 367-acre wildlife preserve and natural area on mostly flat terrain. The parking lot is across a lowoverflow bridge, which can only be crossed by vehicles when the gage reads fewer than 5 feet. ncbg.unc.edu/visit/mason-farm-biological-reserve 17

CAROLINA NORTH FOREST (35.9383040, -79.0731244)

Seven-hundred-and-fifty acres of woodlands located on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus between the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Offers hiking, mountain biking and running trails from easy to moderate. 

BOLIN CREEK TRAIL 120 South Estes Dr., Chapel Hill (Community Center Park parking lot; Parking also available along Bolinwood Drive) 11

A 1.5-mile-long, 10-foot-wide paved greenway that connects the Community Center Park and the Battle Branch Trail. Ideal for biking, walking, running or Rollerblading.

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A trail system throughout a 93-acre forest.

Trails are on mostly uneven and rocky ground, which makes for good hiking as opposed to running. Koch Memorial Forest Theatre, a stone amphitheater that’s more than a century old, is located nearby at one of the corners of the park. ncbg.unc.edu/ visit/battle-park-forest-theatre 13

JOHNSTON MILL NATURE PRESERVE 2713 Mount Sinai Rd., Chapel Hill

Known for similar scenery as the Eno River State Park and Duke Forest, but these 3.5-miles of trails are less trafficked. triangleland.org/explore/nature-preserves/ johnston-mill-nature-preserve

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MORGAN CREEK TRAIL 14 (35.8934805, -79.0597501) Out-and-back, 2.3-mile, moderately trafficked trail that connects to the townowned Merritt’s Pasture.

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Various walking trails throughout the 88-acre forest behind the botanical garden; no bikes allowed. The trails are natural surfaces and follow along creeks and wind over hills. ncbg.unc.edu/visit/ncbg/piedmont-nature-trails

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LAKE MICHIE RECREATION AREA 2802 Bahama Rd., Bahama 1

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BOBBITT HOLE TRAIL 4390 Old Cole Mill Rd., Durham 4

A 1.65-mile loop trail in Eno River State Park that extends up river of the Cole Mill Trail.

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HOLDEN MILL TRAIL 6101 Cole Mill Rd., Durham

PUMP STATION TRAIL 4023 Rivermont Rd., Durham

A 1.5-mile easy loop in Eno River State Park. This trail is best known for its wildflowers in the spring. The trail begins at the Nancy Rhodes Creek bridge on Rivermont Road.

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WEST POINT ON THE ENO 5101 N. Roxboro St., Durham

The 404-acre park includes 5 miles of trails along the river and through rocky terrain, granite bluffs covered with wildflowers, the West Point Mill, the McCown-Mangum House at West Point, and the Packhouse & Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography. Frog Hollow Outdoors offers boat rentals on the weekends. enoriver.org/what-we-protect/parks/ west-point-on-the-eno 10

QUARRY TRAIL 4950 Howe St., Durham

A 0.8-mile loop in Eno River State Park that starts from the Cabe Lands Trail and eventually loops around the quarry rim.

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A 2.6-mile trail in Eno River State Park that connects two loops, one of which is an easy hike around the stone remains of Holden’s Mill. This trail starts from the Buckquarter Creek Trail, creating a 4.1-mile hike roundtrip from the Piper-Cox House parking lot.

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MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL 4770 Pleasant Green Rd., Durham

Connecting the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks, the MST connects North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Eno River State Park hosts a 7.5-mile stretch of the MST, connecting the Pleasant Green Access with the West Point on the Eno City Park trails beginning at Guess Road. The MST is marked with distinct white circle blazes. mountainstoseatrail.org/the-trail/map ROCK QUARRY PARK 12 701 Stadium Dr., Durham Amenities: athletic fields, greenway, picnic tables, playground, the Edison Johnson Recreation Center, sprayground, swings, tennis courts and aquatics center.

FALLS LAKE STATE PARK 13 13304 Creedmoor Rd., Wake Forest Contains 14.3 miles of trails open for hiking and single-track mountain biking, ranging from easy to advanced. The park also offers various camping amenities, boat-launching ramps, fishing, picnicking and swimming. ncparks.gov/falls-lake-state-recreation-area/trails

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AL BUEHLER CROSS COUNTRY TRAIL 3001 Cameron Blvd., Durham

Located around the perimeter of the Washington Duke Golf Course, the 2.91 miles of gravel provides a trail for running or walking. A 0.11-mile connector trail joins the Al Buehler main trail to a 0.58-mile exercise loop. dukeforest.duke.edu/recreation/running-hiking/albuehler 17

AMERICAN TOBACCO TRAIL Morehead Avenue and Blackwell Street, Durham

The American Tobacco Trail begins at a large trailhead just south of the former American Tobacco factory complex and under the Durham Freeway. About 11.4 miles of the 22.6-mile-long trail runs through Durham County to the Chatham County line. In Durham, the trail is a 10-foot-wide, asphalt-paved greenway with loose gravel shoulders open for foot, bike or equestrian traffic. triangletrails.org/american-tobacco-trail 18

ROLLING VIEW TRAIL 4201 Baptist Rd., Durham

A short trail in Falls Lake State Park connecting three campground loops, a swim beach, picnic shelters and boat launch areas. The easy 2-mile trail includes natural and paved surfaces. ncparks.gov/falls-lake-staterecreation-area/trail/rolling-view-trail 19

LEIGH FARM PARK 370 Leigh Farm Rd., Durham

Amenities: disc golf, greenway, picnic tables and the historical Leigh Farm, an “82.8-acre property [that] is anchored by a 7-acre historic core listed on the National Register of Historic Places.” The historic area includes: the Leigh House, an early 19th century dairy, a mid-19th century slave cabin and a late-19th century slave cabin and carriage house along with a few other historically significant buildings.

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TWIN LAKES PARK 439 Chandler Rd., Durham

Amenities: turf soccer field with field lights, fishing, picnic shelters with tables and grills, playground and swings.

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BETHESDA PARK 1814 Stage Rd., Durham

Amenities: basketball court, disc golf, playgrounds, 22-element high ropes course, picnic tables, tennis courts, tire swing and standard swings. CM

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enita Solanto’s journey to becoming

a farmer and launching Green Panda Farms is far from traditional – but then again, her produce isn’t average either.

After graduating from high school in Moore County, Tenita served in the Navy as an electronic technician working on radars and satellite systems for four-and-a-half years.

The education-driven curriculum of the Navy gave her the necessary skills to land a job with IBM in Research Triangle Park.

After 10 years there, Tenita set out to start her own information technology business.

The North Carolina Veteran’s Business Association supported her goal and invited

The 1,200square-foot building is filled from floor to ceiling with microgreens that Tenita tends to every day for local clientele.

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ABOVE Tenita purchased and renovated the building that would become Green Panda Farms in 2017.

RIGHT Every morning, Tenita goes in to Green Panda Farms to tend to the plants, process midday microgreen orders and feed the fish in her aquaponics system.

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her to attend an Urban Farming Seminar at the Minority Landowners Conference hosted by Fayetteville State University in 2016. Tenita’s plan was to attend the conference and help farmers use digital systems to manage their production.

Instead, she left with a new perspective on the “dying trade” and a dream to start her own urban farm.

“What I learned about urban farming is that you don’t need over 60 acres of land to do it,” Tenita says. “There are ways to farm on a small plot of land. So I started my research. I didn’t know how to grow a houseplant or anything when I first started!”

At the time, Tenita lived on a 1-acre plot of land in Raleigh. Rather than convert her backyard into a production farm, she decided to make use of her empty spare rooms. “I converted my bedrooms into a AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2020

farm – racks, lights, all of it – and began experimenting with microgreens.”

Tenita met her business mentor, Annette Stevenson, while networking within NCVBA. Annette encouraged Tenita to explore the niche world of microgreen farming. Don’t let their size fool you; microgreens pack a mighty punch, with more vitamins and nutrients in their leaves than some much larger plants. Most have a stem, two leaves and can be harvested after a one- to fourweek growing cycle. Some microgreens taste like the full-size version.

“The broccoli microgreen has a nutty flavor, arugula gives a pepper kick, radish is spicy, and the pea shoots really taste like peas,” Tenita says. “You don’t have to cook most of the microgreens – you add it to a sandwich, salad, burger, omelet or tacos.”

After signing her first grocery store supplier, the Durham Co-op Market, Tenita realized she had outgrown her Raleigh indoor farming operation.

In 2017, she applied for and received a Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA grant to purchase and restore a building in Siler City. Tenita’s wife, Christina Verwoerdt-Solanto, and family friend Pamela Lee led the charge for renovating the “run-down, shell-of-a-tincan building.”

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Green Panda Farms],” Tenita says. “We did [the] painting, installing, insulation, wall paneling and even building. What we didn’t know, we learned. We have done everything other than installing electrical and running the plumbing lines.”

The 1,200-square-foot building is filled working with early education programs, from floor to ceiling with more than 20 teaching veteran farm classes, partnering varieties of microgreens. Every morning, with NC State University to design farm Tenita goes in to Green Panda Farms kits and curriculum, and leading Cooking to tend to the plants, process midday Matters classes with Communities in microgreen orders and feed the fish in Schools of Chatham County. She currently her aquaponics system. Tenita grows the serves on the Chatham County Agriculture microgreens to order and has the ability Advisory Board and also plans to expand to design custom blends based on the Green Panda Farms to include educational customer’s preferences. Folks can purchase farm tours that cover three types of indoor Green Panda Farms’ produce by ordering farming: microgreens, aquaponics and online at greenpandafarms.com for hydroponics. – by Marie Muir delivery or pickup from the farm.

The Green Panda Farms’ mission is twofold: grow healthy superfoods for customers and educate the community on mily Boynton and her husband, David how they, too, can start urban farming.

Boynton, spent most of their lives in “Your average person does not know Michigan before falling in love with what a microgreen is,” Tenita says. “We the “small-town sense of community” want to do more outreach they discovered in Pittsboro. within the school system, In 2007, after leaving their spreading the knowledge corporate jobs behind, The Boyntons gather in their that farming can be fun Emily and David decided lower pasture and cool.” to take the leap and with donkeys Foggy, Patsy, Tenita has already started buy the land that would Loretta and the work of agricultural become Fiddlehead Farm Dolly. “We education by serving on – a name inspired by the thought we were getting the Chatham County Food abundance of springtime three donkeys,” Council for two years, fiddleheads they spotted David says, “but turns out one on a visit to their newly was pregnant, purchased property. It was so now we’ve a comfortable move, given got the four of them!” the knowledge Emily gained from having previously worked at SEEDS, a nonprofit garden school in

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LEFT David with his favorite chicken, “Clueless,” so named because she has been the sole survivor of multiple predator attacks that took out previous flocks.

RIGHT Willie and Daniel in the donkey barn.

Durham. “I learned a lot about farming and sustainable agriculture while working with [its] DIG program,” Emily says.

The farm is just over 5 acres, and Emily and David started out by harvesting vegetables and selling baked goods at local markets. As time went on, their interests drove them toward creating and “selling only value-added products [like] preserves, hot sauces, finishing salts and a few baked goods,” Emily says. Today, the bulk produce harvested from the farm are hot peppers, figs, persimmons and hardy oranges.

The couple also prioritize supporting other local farms in the area, like their neighbors, Wild Abandon Farm, whose blackberries can be found in one of Fiddlehead Farm’s jams.

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work full-time jobs – David at Southern Energy Management and Emily at the nonprofit Rural Advancement Foundation International–USA – and the two are experts at knowing what to grow and how to balance the many facets of farm life, from production, deliveries and shipping to acquiring produce and fruit.

“It’s definitely a juggling act, but we love it.”

The Boyntons’ passion for their products – like the roasted preserves, including strawberry, one of Emily’s favorites – stems from a desire to feed their family well and to treat the Earth with respect. “We use that same love, care and very exacting standards for the food we grow, prepare and sell to the public,” Emily says. You can find Fiddlehead Farm’s products at several retailers throughout the area, including the Carrboro Farmers Market, all four Weaver Street Market locations, as well as Chatham Marketplace and Angelina’s Kitchen.

“After selling at several farmers markets over the past nine years, we’ve had the opportunity to form relationships with lots of growers,” Emily says. “If the fruit is grown organically, locally, that is always our first choice. … We use organic sugar and organic lemons in our jams. For our hot sauces and pepper jellies, we use organic vinegars. Each of our products lists the farm name or producer for the batch right on the label. That way our customers know exactly where the main ingredients came from.”

And this family, who provide a bounty of fresh, sustainable products for our community, is in it for the long haul.

“We’re pretty happy with the way things are going,” Emily says. “I don’t see us leaving the farm anytime soon.”

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ABOVE Emily prepares a batch of blueberry jam in the Boyntons’ certified kitchen.

AT LEFT A small selection of Fiddlehead Farm’s products, including jams, hot sauces and finishing salts.

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Volunteers recently helped Off Grid in Color re-home 20 pigs who were going to be euthanized by a commercial hog farmer in Duplin County.

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After her brother’s death, Chantel realized she was miserable working her “cushy” 9-to-5 job; his passing gave her a heightened awareness of systemic inequality in the U.S. and a desire to become less dependent on capitalism. “[Richie] made bad choices, but society didn’t offer him good choices,” Chantel says. “The system let us down; it was

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time for me to take back control of my basic needs.”

She started making her own household products, such as lotion and cleaning supplies. In 2016, Chantel took a risk and began homesteading full time. Then, unexpectedly, the Discovery Channel reached out to her with the opportunity to be cast on its “Homestead Rescue” program. In an episode titled “Homestead of Horrors,” homesteading experts visited Chantel in Bear Creek and provided her with a tiny home on wheels to easily relocate her livestock from farm to farm.

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Chantel tends to her livestock daily.

She shows compassion and gratitude toward her animals, as they provide the community with healthy food and nourishment.

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fellow farmer Malcolm Henry. Together, they currently tend to 500-plus meat birds, 23 pigs, egg layers, ducks and turkeys on Malcolm’s 10 acres of land in Moncure and an additional 5 acres that belong to his cousin. Malcolm has deep roots in Chatham County; his grandfather, Isaiah Taylor, served as the principal of Horton Consolidated School, now Horton Middle School, from 1944 to 1976.

“It’s the first time I’ve been able to live and work on Black-owned land,” Chantel says. “This land feels different. … Now I have an awesome farm partner who is willing to share his land with me longterm, and there are good opportunities for us in Pittsboro.”

Today, Chantel’s homestead, under the moniker Off Grid in Color, sells chicken AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2020

and pork to customers online for pick up at local farmers markets including the Fearrington Farmers Market, Carrboro Farmers Market, Durham and Raleigh’s Black Farmers Market and the Salisbury/ Rowan Farmers Market. Her mission is to lead others to greater self-sufficiency through healthy food, birth coaching and community outreach.

“It’s hard to live off grid when you don’t have the resources,” Chantel says. “I want to let people know that you can do it in style … [and] to let folks of color know that they could do this.”

In addition to raising livestock, Chantel offers doula services and leads workshops and retreats on agro-wellness. Her dream is to transform Off Grid in Color into a sanctuary for health, a space where people

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who have suffered and experienced similar pain can come to heal.

“I used the farm to get my body, mind, soul and spirit right,” Chantel says.

“Mother Earth saved me – I did visual meditations, dug my hand in the dirt, walked barefoot and learned skills that were so important to my heart.”

Chantel sees the future as one that’s more community-driven, based in helping one another for the greater good. Her theory is simple: If the community wants fresh, local food, then everyone should participate and work together to pay for it through social financing, without forcing business owners to rely on grants and loans.

For those who are interested in learning more about homesteading, sign up for Off Grid in Color’s third annual Homesteading Workshop and Retreat, set to take place Sept. 11-13. The community can also participate in Off Grid in Color’s second annual Richie’s Fall Farmer Raiser, Sept.

11 (Chantel’s birthday) through Oct. 19 (Richie’s birthday) – a fundraiser aimed at fighting racial injustice through agro-based wellness. To learn how to get involved, visit Off Grid in Color’s Facebook page.

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The pair currently tend to 500-plus meat birds, 23 pigs, egg layers, ducks and turkeys in Moncure.

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“Now more than ever, I rely on The Chamber to get connected to important information and resources, lower the cost of doing business, and make a positive difference in the community.”

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“We really appreciate our customers who make it possible for us to be able to do this,” says Marcey Clark, pictured next to her husband, James, at the Pittsboro Farmers Market. “They definitely are the most loyal people.”

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and Marcey Clark do seafood differently. On the dinner tables of loyal clientele who have supported the Clarks’ family-owned fish market, Hook & Larder, since 2016, you’ll find fish that might seem exotic and unfamiliar: cobia, lionfish and African pompano, among others. But these species were all caught by local fishers off the coast of North Carolina.

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you won’t find at your average local grocery. The goal of Hook & Larder is two-fold: introduce North Carolinians to the fresh seafood available locally while preserving well-loved species for the future.

“We want the people in this area and our community to be able to access North Carolina fish, too,” James says.

“They can go to Whole Foods and get something that might be from another country, but we want to educate them, so they know there’s great seafood here in North Carolina that we’d like for them to be spending their money on,” James says.

“We want there to be fish for other generations,” Marcey adds. “For instance, lionfish eat all of the small grouper, little snapper and black sea bass, so if these things come in, and there’s no predator that’s going to stop them, then these fish will eat all the babies, and there won’t be any more of those favorite [types of] fish.”

The entire Clark family works together at Hook & Larder to retrieve, package and sell a rotating selection of fish each week. On Mondays, Marcey and James touch base with the Manteo, Wanchese, Beaufort, Southport and Cedar Island fishers to discuss their catches. Tuesdays are usually a fish pickup day; Marcey, James or their oldest daughter, Madison, 19, will sell the fish at various markets throughout the week.

When the coronavirus pandemic hit and markets closed, Hook & Larder customers called Marcey asking for alternative ways to get their fish during quarantine. The Clarks agreed to allow customers to pick up packaged orders and will also deliver to anyone who asks, James says. Their youngest

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Larder into a brick-and-mortar location.

“Knock on wood, we’re doing really, really well right now, and we want to keep this wave riding as best as we can …” James says. “We’re four or five months into this pandemic, and we don’t know if we’re on the tail end of it or the upside of it, so it’s really tough for us to say.”

“We want to stay right where we are,” Marcey adds, “and that means we just have to see what happens and cross our fingers.”

The Clarks specialize in North Carolina fish you may not have tried before, like lionfish.

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daughter, Paige, 13, is their main shrimp bagger who weighs and packages orders.

“It’s kept us very busy,” Marcey says.

“We have the type of business that people sought out during this [time].”

The Clarks have the enthusiasm and open-mindedness of Chatham residents to thank for their continued success during COVID-19. “They’re pretty adventurous eaters, and we give advice on how to cook the fish so that they will try something new,” Marcey says. “Before, they might be a little apprehensive, but once we tell them how to do it, they take it home, and most of the time we get comments about how good it was.”

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eing homebound made us all hungry for our favorite restaurants and the comfort of somebody else’s cooking. Even so, curbside pickup remains the preferred dining-out option for many and, for some restaurant operators, dine-in service is simply not on the menu yet.

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and the Pittsboro location boasts an upgraded patio that includes a new fire pit. This is in addition to extensive renovations done in January that included a large garage door that can be opened for more fresh air, all of which speaks to the “now” normal, as owner Robert Poitras refers to current expectations.

Despite regulations for reduced capacity, he says the Pittsboro restaurant is back to about 75% of its pre-COVID-19 business, and the Chapel Hill location is running about 60% of pre-pandemic counts. The Pittsboro patio was a big boost, adding about 80 seats even with the required 6-foot spacing among tables; another 60 or 70 guests can be seated inside.

“Early on, it was the regulars who came back, but now we’re seeing people we haven’t seen in a while, and people

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who are new to the area,” Robert says.

“To-go has stayed popular, even after we reopened, so it’s here to stay. And beer sales have stayed strong throughout.”

The brewery stopped offering growlers for a time but has since brought them back and is following the sanitizing processes defined by the Brewers Association. Carolina Brewery also expanded its distribution through grocery stores, going statewide across all Harris Teeters and Lowes Foods.

Postal Fish Company has come back strong as well. The restaurant, which was closed from March 17 to May 28, originally reopened with a reservations-only model but now allows walk-ins, although reservations are still recommended.

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instead of the 130 to 140 guests who typically visited pre-pandemic, and they’re running at about half of the typical 40 or 50 guests on weeknights.

“We tweaked the menu a little bit when we reopened,” Owner and Chef Bill Hartley says, “there are more sides and more small plates.” For now, the service is dinner only, although he expects to add lunch when more businesses reopen in the downtown area and people return to their offices.

“It feels different,” he adds, noting that he misses the hustle and bustle of a crowded space. “We have an open kitchen, and we’re not seating at the oyster bar beside the kitchen.”

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ven as restaurants reopen and attract enough guests to fill seats at 50% capacity, COVID-19 has still forced many owners to alter plans. On July 3, Pittsboro Roadhouse welcomed a sold-out capacity for the live performance of Jim Quick & Coastline.

But Greg Lewis, Pittsboro Roadhouse co-owner along with his wife, Maria Parker– Andy Lewis, explained that the Pignatora, maximum attendance of 60 Breakaway guests for the July 3 concert Cafe fell far short of the 150 to 200 people that the band would normally attract.

The following weekend, July 11, was the end of an era, as the couple made the difficult decision to addition is “in the works” and hopefully close the location permanently and focus will be open by the fall season. instead on a new restaurant in a new The popular wine dinners that location. Greg and Maria announced in previously happened every month or two June that the pandemic stifled their plans have taken a virtual turn. On Father’s to operate two restaurants; now they are Day, 44 participants “Zoomed” in for a three-course meal and a presentation from proceeding with the development of a a wine expert who described the history of steakhouse at Chatham Mills.

“We can’t talk about a name yet, or the wines. The cost was $130 per couple exactly when it will open,” Greg says, and included three bottles of wine. “except it will open later this year, Bill says it was almost as well-attended probably in three or four months.” as the in-restaurant wine dinners, which The restaurant will have several steak usually had 50 guests, and he expects to options as well as poultry, seafood and host another virtual wine dinner before vegetarian selections, and, initially, will the end of summer. be open for dinner only. “We won’t be “The diners picked up their meal and bringing bands into the steakhouse, wine between noon and 4 p.m., and they

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and sauces, all of which proved to be big hits.

Sera Cuni, chef and coowner of The Root Cellar Cafe & Catering, with locations in Pittsboro and Chapel Hill, says they’ve offered family takeout dinners since the recession in 2008, but demand increased with the pandemic.

“Personally, I don’t feel it’s safe to be dining out,” Sera says, so the cafes continue to do takeout only. Even if they were to reopen, she’s not sure the staff would be comfortable returning, and many of them are making more income on unemployment than can be earned in restaurants with limited service capacity (a message that was repeated by most of the owners).

But demand is high for their family dinners, especially for Friday night specials. The lobster rolls special at the end of June sold out by Wednesday of that week, and Sera says they’ll repeat the special again before the end of summer. A seafood boil, bake-your-own pizza and barbecue ribs are other popular Friday specials.

“We’re trying new things and added some smaller selections to the menu – a fried chicken sandwich, an Italian beef sandwich, a chicken Philly,” Sera says.

“And beer and wine sales are more popular than before; I’ll put together a mixed six-pack of beer or wine with to-go orders.” Next up, they’re adding a pint of local ice cream from Maple View Farm in Hillsborough.

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but we hope to have a music venue at Chatham Mills as well,” he says.

Amy Coughlin and Andy Pignatora, coowners of Breakaway Cafe in the Veranda at Briar Chapel, have also postponed their plans for expansion.

“We were a week away from signing the lease on our second location when all this hit,” Andy says. The second cafe was slated to open in Carrboro.

“Things were going really well, until the pandemic,” he says. “We started doing heat-and-eat family meals Tuesday through Saturday, and that picks up some of what we’re losing,” but it doesn’t offset the more than 50% reduction in service.

The menu has about 20% fewer food items than before, and the wine list shrank from 20 choices to four or five.

Comfort foods, especially fried chicken and mashed potatoes, are the most popular take-home items, while healthy choices or salads aren’t as popular. For his part, Andy is down 15 pounds; probably, he quips, “Because you don’t taste a lot of what you’re cooking when you’re wearing a mask.”

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The lobster roll, a Friday night special at The Root Cellar, comes with corn on the cob and housemade herb-seasoned chips. The restaurant also offers familystyle dinners like strawberry barbecue grilled chicken (below).

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Fearrington Village Center; 919-542-2121; fearrington.com/house House of Hops Relaxed bar and bottle shop with a large craft beer selection on tap.

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120 Lowes Dr.; 919-545-7272; papajohns.com Roost Beer Garden Wood-fired pizza, local brews and live music. Open April through September. Offering outdoor seating and takeout, which can be ordered online or at the restaurant. 2000 Fearrington Village Center; 919-542-2121; fearrington.com/roost The Root Cellar Sandwiches, prepared salads, desserts and more. Beer and wine only. Offering online ordering and pickup, weekly prepared meals, groceries to-go box and Friday night specials. 35 Suttles Rd.; 919-542-1062; 750 MLK Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill; 919-967-3663; rootcellarchapelhill.com EAST STREET China Inn Chinese dishes, dine in or carry out. 630 East St.; 919-545-0259 Copeland Springs Farm & Kitchen Farm-totable restaurant serving grains and greens bowls in addition to small plates/bar snacks.

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919 N. Second Ave.; 919-799-7250 Chris’ Drive-in Burgers, hot dogs and fries.

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LIFE’S WORK ONICAS GADDIS PUTS HIS ‘HEART AND SOUL’ INTO EVERY PIECE HE CREATES

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artist Onicas Gaddis is known for his deeply expressive paintings.

After moving to North Carolina in 2016 from Florida, Onicas wanted to find a community that would meld well with his artistic endeavors. It was the people of Chatham County who attracted him to this area.“Wherever I go, I’m looking for the artists,” Onicas says, “and Chatham County has a lot of beautiful people.”

Growing up, Onicas moved from foster home to foster home, and credits his early life with shaping his work.

“My art is the reason I’m still alive,” he says. “I could have been doing so many other things, getting in trouble, but instead I was drawing.” Onicas grew up in Alabama and started his career as an artist with pencils and charcoal as his two primary mediums.

It wasn’t until he spent time at the Alabama Art Colony under the tutelage of artist Sarah Carlisle Towery that he began ittsboro

“The paint becomes the story,” says Onicas Gaddis, who often uses a vibrant color palette to convey his thoughts and feelings.

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his journey as a painter. “She taught me how to paint and not think of a finished painting, and that the painting will tell you what it wants to be,” Onicas says.

That idea imprinted deeply on Onicas’ own work, which he characterizes as “spiritual expressionism.” “I feel like I’m more of a vessel,” Onicas says, elaborating further on the label. “When I paint, I’m really not in control of the finished piece.

It’s more like, ‘heart and soul.’”

He may not feel fully in control when immersed in painting, but “whatever I’m experiencing in life goes on the canvas,” he says. “Good, bad, ugly, sad, it all goes on the canvas.”

Chathamites can find Onicas work online at onicasart.com and displayed throughout our area, including past exhibitions at Blue Dot Coffee and The Modern Life Deli & Drinks, and at his studio on West Street. He’s currently looking to display his work again in early August.

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Bynum Front Porch Friday Night Music Aug. 7 - Oct. 16, Fridays at 7 p.m.

Friday Night Music has been a summer staple in the former cotton mill town of Bynum since 2001. Every week, local music lovers gather to enjoy cold drinks, frozen treats, the songs of crickets and tree frogs and a variety of bands spanning multiple musical genres.

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This summer’s schedule includes Django Haskins on Aug. 7, Abe Reid and The Spikedrivers on Aug. 14, The Tremors on Aug. 21, Tommy Edwards and the Bluegrass Experience on Aug. 28, John Howie Jr. on Sept. 4, Kelley and The Cowboys on Sept. 11, Straight 8s on Sept. 18, Certain Seas on Sept.

25, Hooverville on Oct. 2, Durham Ukulele Orchestra on Oct. 9 and Chatham Rabbits on Oct. 16. If Friday Night Music is unable to take place, head to the Bynum Front Porch Facebook page to hear live music and storytelling. Show your support by donating to the virtual tip jar.

Suggested $10 donation; bynumfrontporch.org Writers’ Morning Out Second Saturday of every month, 1 - 2:30 p.m.

The North Carolina Writers’ Network presents a monthly meeting for writers of any genre to learn, share and discuss the craft of writing. Meetings will take place via Zoom through the end of the year. Free; ncwriters.org Face Mugs Workshop Aug. 22, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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and Amy Tiemann about how other creative activities could opened the doors to their studio be done,” Michael says. “It was in that and media production facility context that I wondered how one could Manifold Recording in 2011 take these ideas and create a home for with hopes of creating an ideal space artists to create,” Michael explains. He for collaborative artistry. Nine years and Amy settled on building a studio later, they have hosted more than in Pittsboro because of the natural, 200 sessions, including audio book open spaces and easy access to the projects, albums produced by local Triangle. “When you come to the studio artists, even recording the soundtrack you feel like you’re 1,000 miles away for HBO’s “The Immortal Life of from everything, but it’s really only 15 Henrietta Lacks.” minutes,” Michael says.

Before he followed Today, Michael and Amy his passion for music, work on video editing The Tiemanns Michael worked in the and video production, not only offer a private studio, software industry and respectively. they also host created the world’s first Manifold differentiates and record live open source software performances at itself from other studios “The Miraverse.” company, originally called in the area not only with Cygnus Support and its thoughtfully designed then Cygnus Solutions. architecture by Wes It merged with Red Hat Lachot Design Group, in 2000 (Michael is also but also as a carbonthe vice president of neutral production space. open source affairs at Michael explains that Red Hat). “This began during construction they changing people’s minds were very conscientious ichael Tiemann

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A Day with Clay – Intro to Wheel and Handbuilding Aug. 29, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Stan Cheren presents a fast-paced introduction workshop to throwing on the wheel and handbuilding techniques. Registration includes clay, glazes and firing. Chatham Clay Studio; $150; chathamclaystudio.com Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance Oct. 8-11

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Every spring and fall, Shakori Hills Community Arts Center presents a celebration of music, dance, art and education. It’s the largest program for the nonprofit, which provides low-cost to nocost music, art and sustainability education.

On July 13, Board President Carol Woodell announced they would be “putting the pieces together to host a virtual festival Oct. 8 through 11. ... We are working on the details and will have a formal announcement of the schedule at a later date.” You can show your support of the organization during this uncertain time by donating via PayPal on shakorihills.org or via the blue donate button on the SHCAC Facebook page. 

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composed by Bill Frisell to jazz produced by the Branford Marsalis Quartet. Most recently, Manifold hosted Grammynominated rapper Rapsody, who recorded tracks for the Essence Festival of Culture and the 2020 BET Awards, both of which were hosted virtually in June. “Our studio was briefly visible as Rapsody was performing for the BET of sourcing local Michael Tiemann, Awards,” Michael says. materials to create local singerThe studio has stayed a small carbon songwriter and musician busy these past few months footprint and that Tift Merritt, thanks to a backlog of client they also wanted mandolinist work. “Most studio recording to better utilize the and singer Chris Thile and projects can be accomplished building’s solar Amy Tiemann. by artists coming in one at a capacity. They time, doing their thing and now have a solar then putting it all together double cropping later,” Michael says. He says system located a few Manifold is making an effort miles away from to make their services available and their studio; this system simultaneously produces energy from the sun and grows affordable to artists who are struggling to figure out how to navigate the crops under three photovoltaic canopies challenges presented by COVID-19. that sit above an agricultural field. The “I want to be a voice of excess power that it generates offsets encouragement that there are a lot what the recording studio uses. They of exciting projects going on right also built video infrastructure into their now, and there are openings for more studio, which in recent years has been exciting projects,” Michael says. “I advantageous, as video has become the hope that if people are considering if language of music, Michael says. it’s worth it, that my answer is yes.”

Manifold works with genres and – by Sarah Rollins artists ranging from classical music

CALL FOR ARTISTS A small group of artists are working to create a new fine art and fine craft gallery in Chatham County. The member-owned Pittsboro Gallery of Arts will be located at 44-A Hillsboro St., the former location of The Joyful Jewel.

Member artists will display unique artwork representing a variety of media in the gallery space. Pittsboro Gallery of Arts is set to open in the fall, following the CDC’s COVID-19 provisions for the safety of its artists and patrons.

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remainder of 2020. He filmed this series of classes for anyone – whether a beginner or a more seasoned crafter – with access to a wheel and clay. “I think there is a real advantage to this way of teaching as opposed to in-person lessons,” Hamish says of his online instruction. Students are able to pause and re-watch all of his videos to better hone their new skills. The class works for different skill levels because the initial tasks are simple and gradually progress each week to a higher difficulty.

Hamish also created a Facebook group for students to share their progress as well as ask questions. The success of the group is a pleasant surprise. “A community is building up around the course, and I hope it’ll keep growing as more people sign up,” he says. Most of his videos last a little more than 30 minutes, and the final class goes on for about an hour and 10 minutes due to the complexity of the task: creating a teapot. – by Elizabeth Efird 

PITTSBORO ARTIST LEADS POTTERY BOOT CAMP

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amish Jackson, a Pittsboro potter,

learned the craft in the Cotswolds, England, in 2012. Before moving to North Carolina in 2015, Hamish worked in Los Angeles and in Brooklyn in New York City. He apprenticed under fellow local potter Mark Hewitt for four years and now works on his own and teaches pottery classes. He enjoys working with North Carolina’s natural materials, mixing his own clay and using local rocks for his glazes.

When COVID-19 started shutting down businesses, Hamish found some extra time on his hands and used it to create a 10-week virtual pottery boot camp that will be available on his website for the

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is temporarily closed due to construction. BMC Brewing is adapting the adjacent rooms in which it will be making beer; expect a grand reopening sometime in late fall or early winter with a new artist. Currently on view is Kathleen Werner’s large-format paintings series “Geotic” as a virtual show. Initially set to run through Aug. 2, you can contact curator Marcela Slade marcelaslade@xerrajeros.com for the virtual link. CM Smelt Art Gallery

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The Petersens – Chad, 4-year-old Aubrey and Laura – would like to build an outdoor kitchen someday. For now, they keep a constant supply of s’mores handy to enjoy around their fire pit.

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ABOVE One of Aubrey’s favorite places to spend time is in her Cozy Posy HugglePod HangOut in the front yard.

LEFT These pepper plants are off to a good start on the sunny backyard patio.

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was attracted to the community’s rolling hills and trees. Convenient access to the golf course was an added bonus for Laura, a former collegiate golfer at Florida State University.

Today, Laura and Chad’s 3,400-squarefoot home is complete with daughter, Aubrey, 4, and 6-year-old beagle, Harriet.

Chad is the vice president of e-commerce at Lowes Foods and Laura, formerly an event planner at the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club, now stays at home with Aubrey. Her experience serves her family well when it comes to hosting guests in their backyard.

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We hosted a wedding in our backyard several years ago. Someone I worked with was having a small family wedding, 25 to 30 people.”

With wedding season on hold due to COVID-19, Laura and Chad concentrated on turning their backyard into a safe play zone for their daughter.

Over the past few years, the family added a deck, a stone patio and fire pit, a sitting wall, a dry creek bed, integrated lighting and a drip irrigation system.

“Once you have a kid, you start to think about your lawn differently,” Chad says. “[Aubrey] likes to play in the grass, so we make sure things are smooth, and we don’t use any harsh chemicals in the yard anymore.”

Chad uses organic lawn care products from Cary-based Carolina Turf to keep

ABOVE The Petersens beat the heat with a cool pitcher of lemonade.

RIGHT Potted accent plants and flowers help define the patio space and add colorful pops to the neutral stonework.

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“We just added a vegetable garden; Chad and Aubrey built that,” Laura says. “[Aubrey] was looking forward to gardening in her preschool class this year, so we did it now. We grow tomatoes, basil, peppers, zucchini – she’s got a lot of pride in watering and picking from her garden.”

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to construct a dry creek bed. Chatham-based custom builder Kendall Summers was the primary contractor who oversaw and completed a lot of the work on the field stone patio, sourcing the stone from Scott Stone in Mebane.

“We love the community we live in,” Laura says. “We’ve made friends who feel like family here. We love going down to S&T’s Soda Shoppe. Pittsboro is everything we were looking for – smalltown feel, friendly and Southern.”

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“It makes me feel like her spirit is around when they bloom,” Laura says.

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and her husband, Rouse are self-proclaimed “doit-yourselfers.” The couple fell in love in the summer of 1980 while working for the National Park Service in Cherokee, North Carolina – Sue worked for the Blue Ridge Parkway, and Rouse worked as a naturalist in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Shortly after marrying, they built their own Victorian-style, multi-story home in 1989, two miles outside of downtown Pittsboro. Sue says it was the perfect place to raise their three children, Noah, Abigail and Andrew, all of whom are now adults.

Their youngest child happens to be responsible for digging up Sue’s love of gardening. In 2006, Andrew came home from UNC-Asheville with a mission to start a vegetable garden. The Sue Wilson and backyard Rouse Wilson project was (far right) with granddaughter such a success, Evalyn Wilson, Sue decided 6, son Andrew to keep the Wilson and daughter-ingarden growing, law Brittany building more Wilson. raised beds and buying chickens.

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ABOVE One of Digging potatoes several pots is like digging for from Pittsboro buried treasure.” potter Mark Hewitt that sits But the on the Wilsons’ hobby doesn’t back patio. come without LEFT Andrew its obstacles. and Evalyn Drought, pests lend a hand tending to Sue and hungry and Rouse’s critters are just Dominique chickens. a few of the 88

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ABOVE Daughter Abigail created the art that adorns the barn woodshop.

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In her own garden, you’ll find some of her granddaughter’s favorites – Evalyn Wilson, 6, likes cucumbers, sugar snap peas, and a sweet combination of mint and stevia leaves for tea parties. Sue also enjoys the tea parties, but she’s partial to okra – sautéed in the skillet till golden brown, drizzled with olive oil and a sprinkle of salt.

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LEFT Linda waters her rosemary plant, one of several herbs she transplanted from the garden at their last home.

ABOVE RIGHT Bird feeders and birdhouses are plentiful around the property, and Linda and Henry enjoy watching the their visitors go to and fro.

BELOW RIGHT Linda has added a number of small personal touches to her garden.

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variation and interest and to have something in bloom every season,” Linda says. Fifteen types of shrubs and trees, from crepe myrtles to Brown Turkey figs to a blueberry bush, now grow in the backyard. Annuals like zinnias, sunflowers and marigolds were planted to fill in space and add pops of color. Henry and Linda also incorporated some of their old home into their new garden by planting divisions of perennials such as tulips, daffodils, Clematis armandii and more sourced from their Chapel Hill yard.

Belgard Mega-Arbel Belgian stone from the Stone Center of Carolina in Durham makes up the patio and retaining wall, which were finished in February 2019. The plantings were completed in April. All in all, the project took about nine months. One of Linda’s best pieces of advice to those embarking on landscaping projects is simple: “Be patient.”

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CHATHAM VETERINARY SERVICES Dr. Adriano Betton Mobile Veterinary Care 99 Medina Ln., Pittsboro drbetton.com 919-602-4291 Special services: dental care.

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Dogwood Veterinary Hospital & Pet Resort 51 Vickers Rd, Chapel Hill dogwoodvethospital.com 919-942-6330 Special services: dental care, laser therapy, boarding, day care and grooming.

Falconbridge Animal Hospital 1401 W. N.C. Hwy. 54, Durham falconbridgeanimal.com 919-403-5591 Special services: dental care, boarding and grooming.

Friendship Mobile Veterinary Services Serves eastern Chatham and western Wake counties. friendshipmobilevet.com 919-267-3572 Special services: at-home euthanasia.

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Hill Creek Veterinary Hospital 23 Rectory St., Pittsboro hillcreekvet.com 919-542-1141 Special services: dental care, laser therapy, acupuncture, Chinese medicine and grooming.

Hope Crossing Animal Hospital 58 E. Cotton Rd., Pittsboro hopecrossing.com 919-542-1975 Special services: laser therapy.

Jordan Lake Animal Hospital 50-B Chatham Corners Dr., Pittsboro jordanlakeanimalhospital.vetstreet.com 919-542-5424 Special services: dental care, boarding and bathing.

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Village Veterinary Hospital 50150 Governors Dr., Chapel Hill falconbridgeanimal.com 919-967-4779 Special services: dental care, acupuncture, boarding and grooming.

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ORANGE VETERINARY SERVICES The Animal Hospital of Carrboro 112 W. Main St., Carrboro theanimalhospitalcarrboro.com 919-967-9261 Special services: boarding and self-washing.

Carrboro Plaza Veterinary Clinic 104 N.C. Hwy. 54, Ste. M, Carrboro carrboroplazavet.com 919-929Special services: acupuncture and laser therapy.

Chapel Hill Mobile Veterinary Housecalls 111 Graylyn Dr., Chapel Hill chapelhillvet.com 919-357-3440 Special services: dental preventative care and digital tonometry.

Heal House Call Veterinarian 413 Strowd Ln., Chapel Hill healhousecall.com 844-432-5838 Special services: in-home health care.

Healing Paws Veterinary Hospital 540 Hampton Pointe Blvd., Ste. 603-5, Hillsborough healingpawspetcare.com 919-245-3437 Special services: dental care and acupuncture.

Hillsborough Veterinary Clinic 301 Meadowland Dr., Hillsborough hillsboroughvetclinic.com 919-732-9969 Special services: dental care, acupuncture and laser therapy.

Meadowmont Animal Hospital 190 Finley Golf Course Rd., Chapel Hill meadowmontah.com 919-951-7851 Special services: dental care and exotic pet care.

North Churton Animal Hospital 636 N. Churton St., Hillsborough northchurtonanimalhospital.com 919-644-7387 Special services: boarding.

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PetVet 1701 Hwy. 86 S., Hillsborough petvet.vippetcare.com 919-296-3926

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Piedmont Veterinary Clinic 210 Millstone Dr., Hillsborough piedmontvet.com 919-732-2569 Special services: dental care and boarding.

Ooh La La Pet Spa 141 N. Scottswood Blvd., Hillsborough oohlalapetspa.com 919-245-3649 Special services: teeth brushing and nail trimming for dogs.

VCA Legion Road Animal Hospital 1703 Legion Road, Chapel Hill vcahospitals.com/legion-road 919-933-3331 Special services: dental care and grooming.

VCA Timberlyne Animal Hospital 110 Banks Dr., Chapel Hill vcahospitals.com/timberlyne 919-968-3047 Special services: dental care and grooming.

Vine Veterinary Hospital 1217 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill vineveterinaryhospital.business.site 919-942-5117 BOARDING Chapel Hill Pet Resort 6416 Alexander Dr., Chapel Hill chapelhillpetresortnc.com 919-904-7598 Dog boarding, grooming and day care.

Country Inn Kennel & Cattery 2088 Elkins Ln., Chapel Hill countryinnkennelandcattery.com 919-537-8885 Boarding and grooming for dogs and cats.

Doggie Spa & Day Care 1101 Dawson Rd, Chapel Hill doggiespa.com 919-932-4738 Boarding, day care, bathing and pet transportation.

Green Beagle Lodge 6805 Millhouse Road, Chapel Hill greenbeaglelodge.com 919-929-7387 Dog training, grooming and day care, and dog and cat boarding.

Love Overboard Kennels & Grooming 710 W. Rosemary St., Carrboro loveoverboardkennels.com 919-942-6870 Boarding and grooming for dogs and cats.

Noah’s Ark Kennel and Cattery 1217 E. Franklin St., Ste. 3, Chapel Hill noahsarkkennel.com 919-932-7322 Grooming and boarding for dogs, cats and exotic pets.

Top Dog Training & Resort 2112 Orange Grove Rd., Hillsborough topdogtrainingandresort.com 919-423-8954 Training, boarding, grooming and day school for dogs.

GROOMING Awbrey’s Ark Mobile Pet Spa Serves the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. awbreysark.com 919-292-7397 Special services: massage and hydrotherapy.

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Petco (Eastgate) 1800 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill stores.petco.com/nc/chapelhill 919-929-8891 Special services: nail trimming for dogs and cats.

Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming 103 Meadowmont Village Circle, Chapel Hill woofgangchapelhill.etailpet.com 919-869-7265 Special services: nail dremel and teeth brushing for dogs and cats.

PET SITTERS Cats Pajamas Farm & Pet Care Serves the Chapel Hill-Durham area. catspjspetcare.com (919) 724-1027 Daily visits, overnight stays, pet transportation, home care and farm care.

EV Pets 200 S. Elliott Rd., Chapel Hill pets.evnc.org 919-967-1100 Dog walking, cat sitting and home care.

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Marley’s Angels Dog Walking & Pet Sitting Service 125 Ellsworth Manor Dr., Hillsborough marleys-angels-dog-walking-pet-sitting-service.business.site 770-316-4923 Dog walking and daily visits.

Steph’s Exotic Pet Sitting Serves Orange County. exoticpetsitting.com 919-646-4900 Daily visits.

Walk & Wag Serves the Chapel Hill area. walkandwagchapelhill.com 919-619-4456 Dog walking, trail walks, daily visits, overnight stays and pet transportation.

Wing Hoof and Paws 1500 W. Main St., Box 1404, Carrboro facebook.com/pg/winghoofandpaws 919-818-5013 Dog walking, daily visits and overnight stays.

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DURHAM VETERINARY SERVICES Academy Veterinary Hospital 1000 N. Miami Blvd., Ste. 247 avh.vetstreet.com 919-688-6628 Special services: dental care, bathing and boarding.

Alexander at the Park Veterinary Hospital 2945 S. Miami Blvd., Ste. 125 alexanderattheparkvethospital.com 919-484-9900 Special services: dental care.

Bahama Road Veterinary Hospital 101 Bahama Rd., Bahama bahamaroadvet.com 919-471-4103 Special services: dental care.

Banfield Pet Hospital banfield.com Three locations: 202 W. Hwy. 54, Ste. 505; 919-316-1046 3615 Witherspoon Blvd., Ste. 101; 919-402-8801 1720 N. Pointe Dr.; 919-620-8142

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The Bird Hospital: Avian Veterinarian Services Clinic 3039 University Dr. thebirdvet.com 919-490-3001 Provides health care to birds only.

Durham Animal Hospital 4306 N. Roxboro St. durhamanimalhospital.com 919-620-7387 Special services: boarding.

Broadway Veterinary Hospital 205 Broadway St. bvhdurham.com 919-973-0292 Special services: dental care, acupuncture and medical boarding for dogs and cats.

Eno Animal Hospital 116 Goodwin Rd. enoanimalhospital.com 919-471-0308 Special services: laser therapy, dental care, boarding and grooming.

Bull City Veterinary Hospital 605 Fernway Ave. bullcityveterinaryhospital.com 919-973-3434 Special services: laser therapy and Chinese medicine.

Local Mobile Veterinary Service 2409 Barrymore Ave. localmobilevet.com 919-219-4919

Carver Street Animal Hospital 2703 Carver St. carverstreetanimalhospital.com 919-477-7319 Special services: dental care and bathing.

The Cat Hospital of Durham and Chapel Hill 5319 New Hope Commons Dr., Ste. 102B cathospitaldurhamch.com 919-489-5142 Special services: dental care and boarding.

Cats Love Housecalls Mobile Veterinary Service Serves the Durham-Chapel Hill area. catslovehousecalls.vet 919-590-9560 Colony Park Animal Hospital 3102 Sandy Creek Dr. cpah.net 919-424-0508 Special services: dental care, boarding and grooming.

Cornwallis Road Animal Hospital 206 W. Cornwallis Rd. cornwallispetcare.com 919-489-9194 Special services: dental care.

Southpoint Animal Hospital 5601 Fayetteville Rd. southpointpets.com 919-226-0043

New Hope Animal Hospital 5016 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. nhah.com 919-490-2000 Special services: dental care and boarding.

North Paw Animal Hospital 5106 Guess Rd. northpawanimalhospital.com 919-471-1471 Special services: dental care, laser therapy, boarding, grooming and day care.

Page Point Animal Hospital & Pet Resort 115 Page Point Circle pagepointnc.com 919-647-9691 Special services: dental care, boarding, grooming and day care.

Park Veterinary Hospital & Urgent Care 735 W. N.C. Hwy. 54 parkveterinaryhospital.com 919-544-3758 Special services: dental care, laser therapy and boarding.

Quail Roost Animal Hospital 120 Quail Roost Farm Rd., Rougemont quailroostanimalhospital.com 919-471-0737 Special services: dental care and equine care.

St. Francis Animal Hospital 2727 Hillsborough Rd. businessmobilewebdesign.com/pets 919-286-2727 THRIVE Vet Care 8200 Renaissance Pkwy., Ste. 1012 thrivevet.com 984-219-8583 Special services: dental care.

Triangle Veterinary Hospital 3301 Old Chapel Hill Rd. trianglevet.com 919-489-2391 Special services: dental care, stem cell therapy, boarding and grooming.

Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospitals 608 Morreene Rd. trianglevrh.com 919-489-0615 Special services: 24/7 emergency care.

Tyson Animal Hospital 5415 N.C. Hwy. 55 tysonanimalhospital.com 919-544-8297 Special services: acupuncture, boarding and bathing.

Urban Tails Veterinary Hospital 800 Taylor St., Ste. 9-155 urbantails.vet 984-219-2579 Special services: dental care.

Westside Animal Hospital 3653 Hillsborough Rd. westsideanimal.com 919-383-5578 Special services: acupuncture, laser therapy and dental care. ď‚„

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Willow Oak Veterinary Hospital 1012 Broad St. willowoakvet.com 919-908-6744

Sunny Acres Pet Resort 5908 U.S. Hwy. 70 W. sunnyacrespetresort.com 919-383-4238 Dog day care, dog grooming and boarding for dogs, cats and other small pets.

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GROOMING Barkmore Beauty 3706 Kilgo Dr. barkmorebeauty.com 919-406-4338 Special services: nail trimming, teeth brushing and massage.

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Elliotte’s Pet Spa & Salon Inc. 3002 Guess Rd. elliottespetspa.com 919-381-5906 Special services: flea treatments and nail trimming for dogs and cats.

PetSmart (North Pointe Shopping Center) 1720 N. Pointe Dr. petsmart.com 919-471-6474 Special services: nail trimming for dogs and cats.

Petropolitan Dog Grooming 8123 Herndon Rd. petropolitandoggrooming.com 919-321-2668 Special services: nail filing. Only serves dogs up to 65 pounds.

Puppy Love Pet Grooming 5410 N.C. Hwy. 55, Ste. B puppylove-rdu.com 919-572-6699 Special services: teeth brushing and nail trimming for dogs.

U Dirty Dog Self Wash Spa 105 W. N.C. 54, Ste. 255 udirtydogselfwash.com 919-237-2444 Special services: teeth brushing and nail trimming for dogs, as well as self-wash stations.

PET SITTERS A Whole Lotta Love Dog Walking & Pet Services Serves the Durham area. awholelottalovedogwalking.com 919-491-3567 Dog walking, daily visits, overnight stays, home care and pet transportation.

Barbie & Company Pet Services Serves the Durham area. barbieandcompanync.com 919-659-5492 Dog walking, daily visits and pet photography.

Bull City Pet Sitting 1821 Hillandale Rd., Ste. 1B-189 bullcitypetsitting.com 919-740-7481 Dog walking, trail walks, daily visits and home care.

Pam’s Paw Prints 2919 Guess Rd. pams-paw-prints.business.site 919-471-4729 Special services: nail trimming for dogs.

Citizen Canine Durham Serves the Durham area. citizencaninedurham.com 919-358-4465 Dog walking, daily visits and overnight visits.

Pampered Pooch 3123 N. Roxboro St. durhampamperedpooch.com 919-220-1083 Special services: flea treatments and nail trimming for dogs.

Dee Dee, “The Pet Nanny” Serves the Durham-Chapel Hill area. deedeethepetnanny.com 919-323-9099 Dog walking, daily visits and vacation home care.

Petco (South Square) 4011 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. stores.petco.com/nc/durham 919-401-2464 Special services: nail trimming for dogs and cats.

Petco (Southpoint) 8200 Renaissance Pkwy., Ste. 1012 stores.petco.com/nc/durham 919-572-9638 Special services: nail trimming for dogs and cats.

PetSmart (Patterson Place) 3615 Witherspoon Blvd., Ste.101 petsmart.com 919-403-6902 Special services: nail trimming for dogs and cats.

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Dickinson Animal Services 101 E. Delafield Ave. dickinsonanimalservices.com 919-323-5341 Daily visits for pet and farm sitting, farm maintenance and small dog boarding. dogwalk Serves the central Durham area. dogwalktalk.com 919-697-6048 Provides dog walking, daily visits, home care and personalized grocery shopping.

Gator’s Pet Sitting 3314 Glenn Rd. facebook.com/gatorspets 919-201-5706 Dog walking, daily visits and home care. 

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Kate’s Critter Care Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy. at Hope Valley Rd. katescrittercare.com 919-943-8083 Daily visits, overnight stays and home care.

Lucy’s Pet Care Serves the Durham area. lucyspetcare.info 919-451-3773 Dog walking, daily visits and home care.

MoPups NC 3926 Kelly Dr. mopupsnc.com 828-450-8025 Dog walking, daily visits, overnight stays, pet transportation, day care and boarding.

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Nose, Toes & Tails Pet Care Serves the Durham area. nosetoestails.com 919-418-3899 Dog walking, trail walks, daily visits and pet transportation.

Paws on Durham 1821 Hillandale Rd., Ste. 1B-261 pawsondurham.com 919-627-8738 Dog walking, pet transportation, daily visits and home care.

Teacher’s Pets NC Serves Durham, Chapel Hill, Wake and Johnston counties. teacherspetsnc.com 919-714-9459 Dog walking, daily visits and overnight stays.

Triangle Pet Care Serves the south Durham area. trianglepetcare.com 919-358-5271 Dog walking, daily visits, overnight stays, home care and pet transportation.

Two Girls and a Leash LLC Serves Bahama, North Durham and Rougemont. twogirlsandaleash.com 919-471-4597 Dog walking, daily visits and farm care.

Very Important Pets Professional Pet Sitting Serves the Triangle. vippetsitting.com 919-419-1647 Dog walking and pet sitting.

Zen for Your Zoo Serves southwest Durham. zenforyourzoo.com Dog walking, daily visits and home care.

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WEDDING

Blankenship & Scott

BY ELIZABETH EFIRD PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNIE TIMMONS, ANNIETIMMONSPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

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planned to finish her senior softball season at Guilford College and then marry Garrett Scott on May 24, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina, but that quickly unraveled when COVID-19 hit.

“My world changed drastically when I had to move back home for online classes,” she says. “But it all ended up being for the better.” In just three days, the couple – who met in 2013 while they were students at Northwood High School – coordinated an intimate ceremony hosted by Kayli’s parents, Gary and Etta Blankenship, in their backyard in Pittsboro on March 21, 2020. Garrett’s parents, Lynn and Dale Scott, among other close family members, were also present.

Blossom Artistry decorated the gazebo where the couple tied the knot and also ayli Blankenship

made Kayli’s bouquet. Kayli’s sisterin-law, Jessica King, styled her hair and makeup, and the ceremony was organized by Lynn and Jessica’s wedding planning company, Happily Ever After.

“It was so special to see our family come together in support,” Kayli says. “This experience has taught me that, at the end of the day, all we wanted was to spend our lives together. We didn’t need our picture-perfect Charleston wedding. We just needed our families and each other.”

The couple will host a formal celebration with the full wedding party at Lavender Oaks Farm in Chapel Hill in September and plans to reside in Holly Springs. CM 120

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