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Four decades of photos, art and fun By David Kiner What do you feel and visualize when you hear the words solitude, neglect, passion, joy, surprise or isolation? Do you think you could capture [...]

What surprises lurk in Pinehurst’s next U.S. Open? By Jim Moriarty Feature Photo Caption: Jason Gore on the fourth tee in the third round of the 2005 U.S. Open. A U.S. Open is guaranteed to [...]

June is a daydream; a picnic; a long, sweet song. Beyond the sunlit meadow — thick with thistle and crickets and Queen Anne’s lace — the grandfather oak has gone moony. Most days, he is patient. [...]

Visual Language Jennifer Meanley creates kaleidoscopic realities By Liza Roberts            Center: As if smoldering and smoke were oneness evoked by thought and expression, oil on paper mounted [...]

Classic Remix Making something out of something By Tony Cross Almost all cocktails on menus in today’s bars and restaurants are a spin on the classics — my keg cocktails are no exception. A few [...]

Batting Cleanup Spotless . . . in the eye of the beholder By Deborah Salomon By June, “spring cleaning” should be done and dusted . . . right? The windows gleam, the carpet wafts shampoo. Begone [...]

The Boys of Summer In a league of their own By Bill Fields There aren’t too many highlights sprinkled in my sporting life. The enjoyment, perhaps by necessity, has come from playing not winning. [...]

I Dream of Falafel Iconic street food from the Levant Story and Photograph by Rose Shewey Do you know what North Carolina and North Africa have in common? We’re on the same latitude. Consider [...]

Geneva McRae, Demus Taylor and Taylortown By Bill Case Having been gone so long she couldn’t remember when she left, Geneva McRae decided it was time to come home to Taylortown — the African [...]

Flying Toward Catastrophe The real canaries in the coal mine By Anne Blythe Many of us turned a more enthusiastic ear toward the chorus of birds in our midst during the early days of the [...]