Briar Chapel doesn’t give a “dam” about the beavers
Briar Chapel, the neighborhood I live in, brands itself as a “sanctuary” on its website, but for whom? Surely not for the beavers who reside...
Oh, the Places They’re Going!: Seniors go far and wide to attend college
Graduation is just around the corner, which means high school seniors across the country will spend the next few months in anticipation of their next...
Spring Into Gardening
What You’ll Need A place to plant Figure out exactly where you’re going to start your garden. This could be a four-by-four foot area in...
Puppies of Pittsboro
BENJI, Miniature Schnauzer, 8 years old
(photo above) “For many years he played a singing reindeer at the preschool I taught music at.... he would...
Taking Care of Business: Student Entrepreneurs
In 1965, at the age of 17, Fred DeLuca borrowed $1,000 to start Subway. He started the restaurant as a way to earn money for...
You know that feeling when…
You miss a step while going down the stairs, and your stomach lurches, your heart flutters and you feel a little uneasy, just for a...
Nursing Fun(damentals): Class trains future nurses
During a few months of every school year, a select group of students can be seen roaming the halls in scrubs. These students are participating...
The weather’s fine up here
It sounds silly, but my entire life is influenced by my height. People, including my friends, gawk and comment about my height daily. For a...
Finstas: Private accounts gain popularity
For the current generation, Instagram has become a way to display who you are. A quick scroll through a “typical” Instagram feed will likely show...