Put down the bottle, pick up a can
Rick Tufts knows what to do with award-winning beer: Put it in a can, drink it and throw it at the band. At least, that's what Tufts, a co-owner and brewer at Triangle Brewing Company, has been doing...
View ArticleThe PR surprise
Five years ago, when Richard "Gus" Gusler bought Raleigh's oldest tavern, The Players' Retreatfondly called the PRbeer and white zinfandel filled the sports bar menu, but not for long.
View ArticleFor vodka, a Chapel Hill distillery in the works
You can't talk about the Triangle's local booze scene without a nod to Scott Maitland. Maitland, who opened one of the region's first brewpubs with Top of the Hill in 1992, helped set the stage years...
View ArticleNew downtown plan: promising, but susceptible to "Chapel Hill Syndrome"
Chapel Hill may have uncovered a map to revitalizing Franklin Street, spurring the local economy and renewing a sense of place for a fabled street.
View ArticleOne Nation Working Together
It's 4:15 a.m. at University Mall in Chapel Hill on Saturday as cars carrying concerned citizens begin to fill a row in front of Dillard's. Wrapped in blankets, bound with backpacks and powered by...
View ArticleWake Dems: No ATM for the GOP school board
The Republican campaign in Wake County was summed up nicely last week by Phil Matthews, the former Garner Town Council member now presenting himself as a Tea Party type of guy. Matthews is the...
View ArticleDurham Sheriff Worth Hill set to win fifth term, despite several scandals...
The air inside Durham Sheriff Worth Hill's office is suffused with the earthy, masculine aroma of pipe tobacco. A yellow rug sits in front of his weighty wooden desk like a welcome mat, boasting his...
View ArticleThere's nothing scary about this Halloween candy
I love fall. The first cool winds of autumn conjure memories of crunchy leaves, jack-o-lanterns, trick-or-treaters and, of course, chocolate.
View ArticleThe story behind Oktoberfest
The world's most famous beer bash is named for October, although the bulk of the celebration falls in September. This year, Munich's renowned Oktoberfest began Sept. 18, and the last strains of oompah...
View ArticleTwinkie Logs and Krispy Kreme Burgers at the State Fair
Let's be honest: A Twinkie Log doesn't sound that appealing based on its name alone. But to hear Doris Drury of Drury Enterprises describe it, I'm convinced that it just might find a place on my menu...
View ArticleSounds of the South
In mid-September, 13 musicians from around the country gathered at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham to reinterpret Sounds of the South, Alan Lomax's 1959 field recordings of traditional Southern...
View ArticleDeer hunt
I had just breakfasted on the only dependably authentic bagel in Chapel Hill (boiled per the age-old recipe, not some tepid dough-ring pretender), so I'll admit I was in a sort of reverie. The dueling...
View ArticleBP's spilled oil didn't disappear; it sank
Q: A friend of mine working on the Gulf Coast oil cleanup says that at least 50 percent of the loose oil is laying on the sea floor. What's the long-term prognosis of this?
View ArticleSouthern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook Release Events
Two of our own community cooks—April McGreger and Sheri Castle, both of Chapel Hill—are shedding light on some of the larger southern community's best recipes and stories. McGreger and Castle are among...
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