Kids Roundup at Chatham Ag Center on May 4
Coolwater Cowboy Church and Stockyard Cowboy Church will have their annual Kids Round-Up Event at the Pittsboro Agricultural Center located 1192 U.S. Hwy 64 West Business in Pittsboro. The event will be behind the main building in the livestock area. Admission is a canned food donation for the Baptist Children’sContinue Reading
Vegetable Gardening Workshop on May 4
Gaines Steer is offering his 25th annual Biointensive {sustainable} Vegetable Workshop on Saturday, May 4 from 3-5pm at the home and studio of Billy Cummings and Colleen Black-Semelka. This free workshop is ideal for beginner gardeners who are open to old-fashioned garden techniques, combined with third-world practices taught by Gaines’Continue Reading
Let’s put our money where our mouths are!
Too much development? If we don’t like the development around here, there’s not a lot we can do about it, other than buying up land for ourselves. I don’t have that kind of money, but I do have enough to make a contribution to the Triangle Land Conservancy. They buyContinue Reading
Host a CORA Food Drive
CORA provides food assistance to families facing hunger across Chatham. Would you like to help with our efforts? You can organize a spring food drive! Please contact for more information. Our most needed foods for May are: Pasta Sauce iCans Cereal Canned Chicken/Ham/Tuna Canned Fruit Pasta/Rice Thank you! RebeccaContinue Reading
Vinfast site reduction and eminent domain status?
I’m seeing the news about Vinfast scaling back plans for the size of their site in Moncure. But I’m wondering what’s happening with the eminent domain actions for the homes and church at Old US 1 and New Elam Church Road. Is that moving forward as planned? That was soContinue Reading
Fundraiser April 27th To Save the Bynum Front Porch SOS
The Bynum Front Porch will host a fundraiser on APRIL 27, 3-9pm. As you might know the Bynum General Store is our base for community operations. The store was built in 1934 over a creek; over the years this and the age of the building have created foundation problems. WeContinue Reading
The futility of public Input: A harsh reality check
Mr. Booko, In case it isn’t abundantly clear yet, let me state the obvious: no amount of public input, protest, complaint, phone calls, emails, etc. to our alleged representatives, emphasis on the alleged, is going to do a damned bit of good to stop this from happening. The reason isContinue Reading
Welcome Chatham’s food drive for Cora continues at the Welcome Center
Welcome Chatham’s food drive for Cora continues at the Welcome Center by the courthouse in Pittsboro. Please consider our neighbors and share your good fortune. Most needed items include: -pasta sauce -canned fruits and veggies -canned meat -cereal -peanut butter The Welcome Center is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and SaturdayContinue Reading
Introducing Improv @ The Plant on 4th Wednesdays!
Introducing Improv @ The Plant on 4th Wednesdays! Our kick-off event is this Wednesday, April 24th at 6pm at Fair Game Beverage at The Plant in Pittsboro. Join us for some spontaneous fun together with live improv, as actors (including Chatham’s own Jane Allen Wilson) create a special show forContinue Reading
The Good Flute Store
?With the phenomenal success of The Good Feet Store .. . A store where you walk in, slip an expensive shaped high grade plastic form in your shoe and leave the store changed and apparently a new person, podiatrist approved and prosthetic corrections intact .. .but wallet slightly deflated .Continue Reading
Friends of the Goldston Public Library Mother’s Day Auction starting 4/22
The Friends of the Goldston Library are hosting a silent auction to raise funds to support the library. This auction starts tomorrow and goes through May 2nd. Come down to the library and place your bid! Items include: Doherty’s Irish Pub & Restaurant Meal Tickets Two Goldston Mugs Handmade Quilt Continue Reading
Bullet point summary of Chatham County School Board Meeting – 4.15.24
Bullet point summary of Chatham County School Board Meeting – 4.15.24(created by AI script so typos will be evident.) Meeting : Start of a board meeting. Agenda : Adoption of the meeting agenda. Personnel : Approval of the personnel agenda. Consent : Approval of the consent agenda. Announcement : Superintendent’sContinue Reading
Poetry @ The Plant for Valentine’s Day
Poetry @ The Plant Join us this Wednesday, 2/14, from 6-7pm, for Poetry @ The Plant. What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than leisurely listening to our community members speaking from the heart! This month’s line-up is:Geoffrey NealStephanie TerryAnnie CramerKatie KenlanKaren Howard Gary Phillips We gather in Fair Game Beverage’sContinue Reading
2nd the reference to John Roach as Apple Computer guru
Subject: Apple Computer Guru Yes indeed, I second the reference to John Roach as Apple Computer guru. He’s been very helpful to me for many years. And also kind. One time when I exclaimed, “Oh I’m so dumb,” John came right back with “you’re not dumb, you’re just uneducated.” He’sContinue Reading
Is Disney’s Asteria just the next creepy town?
Hello, Chatters— Regarding Mr. Galin’s “What should we expect at Disney’s Asteria?” Well, I suggest you watch the short video, “Celebration Florida: The Creepy Town Disney Built” to get a good idea. Think of Disneyland turning into a “Nightmare on Elm Street.” youtube.com/watch?v=rRtDEvxuW0U Common Sense Carl From: Sent: Thursday, December 28,Continue Reading