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Taylor Mathis

Arts

Playing by Heart: The Story of Jim Avett

Jim Avett’s life is a song with many verses, but it always returns to the chorus — a hard-working father with a passion for music.

by David Menconi
Central

Breakfast in North Carolina: Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen

Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen is, quite simply, one of the absolute pillars of gastronomy in Chapel Hill.

by David Bailey
Central

Claxton Johnson is Siler City’s Burgermaster

They’re not fancy or complicated, but for 64 years the cheeseburgers at Johnson’s Drive-In have attracted a following of diners devoted to the mouthwatering creations coming off of Claxton Johnson’s griddle.

by Chris Gigley

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