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Chef Sera Cuni with meals for Feed-Well Fridges
The True Feast of Thanksgiving

Feeding Chatham

Based in a chef’s kitchen in Pittsboro, Feed-Well Fridges stocks community fridges with prepared meals and fresh ingredients, turning surplus into suppers and neighbors into family.

by Jill Warren Lucas
Samar the tiger at Carolina Tiger Rescue
Murphy to Manteo

To the Rescue

In Chatham County, Carolina Tiger Rescue promises safety for its creatures and education for its community.

by Katie Schanze
Books, seafood, and interior of Havoc Brewing in Pittsboro, NC
Travel Guides

A Guide to Downtown Pittsboro and Beyond

Where to eat, shop, and play in this Chatham County town.

by Hannah Lee Leidy
Basket of fresh cookies at Pittsboro Feed
Living in North Carolina

Pittsboro Feed’s Sweet Gesture

A spare batch of cookies led to a tasty tradition at a family-owned feed store in Chatham County.

by Emmie Brooks
Potter Marie Wright at the wheel
Arts

Meet the Potter Crafting Crystal-Like Ceramics

With a background in chemistry and a penchant for experimentation, a potter in Chatham County mastered the challenging art of creating pieces that appear more like glass than clay.

by Rebecca Woltz
Christmas lights in downtown Pittsboro, NC
Travel Guides

A Locals’ Guide to Downtown Pittsboro

When it comes to spreading holiday cheer, the residents of this Chatham County town start early.

by Chloe Klingstedt
Book Review

4 Can’t-Miss Mysteries

Check out these four books — written by North Carolina authors and selected by mystery aficionado Pete Mock — for a month of nonstop thrills.

by Elizabeth Riddick
Book Review

The Man of Mystery at McIntyre’s Books

A longtime Chatham County bookseller shares his affinity for suspenseful plots so that readers can experience the thrill of answering a mystery novel’s key question: Whodunit?

by Elizabeth Riddick
Features

Fearrington’s Visionaries

Since the 1980s, Fearrington House in Pittsboro has carried on a fine-dining tradition rooted in elegance and shaped by the restaurant’s late founder and its ambitious first chef.

by Katie Kane Reynolds
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