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Neighbors to the North Virginia wines come into their own By Angela Sanchez When driving through the rolling hills outside of Charlottesville, Virginia, you see beautiful farmland with wineries, [...]

What’s Your pH? Finding balance in the body By Karen Frye There has been much study and information published about the importance of balancing our body’s pH level. The term pH (potential of [...]

Moonstruck Keep an eye on La Luna’s transits this spring By Astrid Stellanova Star children, consider the moon. All things lunar delight me: moonlight, moon bathing, Moon Pies, moon races — and [...]

A new breed of pony in the Pines By Jenna Biter   •   Photograph by Tim Sayer and John Koob Gessner Southern Pines recently gained a handful of new temporary residents, 10 painted ponies courtesy [...]

Wizards Run Wild Celebrate the work of J.K. Rowling at “Wizards of Weymouth” on Saturday, March 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Weymouth Center for Arts and Humanities at 555 E. Connecticut [...]

A Close Shave What’s old may be new By Clyde Edgerton If I use a plastic drinking straw, I get grief from my family. As I should. So I decided to stop using plastic straws and plastic razors — [...]

Members of elite unit gather to discuss Ashley’s War By Jim Moriarty Ashley White was a first lieutenant assigned to the 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team attached [...]

A Rose is a Rose No matter what the cable guy says By Bill Fields In the early stages of my seventh decade of being called something, I know I am not “will.i.am.” And the singer William James [...]

By Ash Alder March is the blushing maiden, bright-eyed and smiling, her wild locks softly brushing your skin as she frolics past. You knew she was coming. The birds have been singing her name for [...]

America’s Spirit Bourbontown, U.S.A. By Tony Cross In past issues, I’ve mentioned how my first encounters with almost every spirit were terrible impressions: everything from Jose Cuervo to [...]