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September 10th, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, You know the list. Scotch drinkers are East Coast business types in well-polished wingtips, while their West Coast counterparts drink tequila in flip-flops. Gin drinkers complain about their second marriage, whereas vodka drinkers energetically go in search of their first. And brandy drinkers are jaded characters in novels that […]

September 8, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, It was only about five years ago that the company fixed it. Until then, if you were looking for Mexican pickled jalapeños or Cholula hot sauce or any flavor of Jarritos, someone would point you to the “Spanish Food” aisle at Carrboro’s Food Lion. And similarly, I’m sure that […]

September 2nd, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, The cool kids these days call them collabs. And that’s usually to reference pop stars or brands working together who might not be such obvious, you know, besties. But I like to believe mere mortals can do it, too. So, in that we-so-trendy spirit, our travel company, The Olive […]

August 27th, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, The photograph is black and white. At the center are a young couple; it’s hard to believe that both of my daughters are older than either of them. Their parents stand somewhat stiff, half-smiling at their sides. The church is unfamiliar but not terribly unlike the subdued Presbyterian sanctuary […]

August 20th, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, I’d say that it’s some lovechild of Bingo and Jeopardy. And, honestly, how that plays out varies day to day, with distinct karmic overtones. One morning it’s, “Bob, I’ll take ‘fixing refrigeration with YouTube, prayer beads, and your cell phone flashlight’ for $500.” Then the next day you’re playing […]

August 14th, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, It’s a mess. Navigating the absurd litany of labels that assaults each of us in every grocery store aisle is not easy. I can’t be the only one who goes to the store for standard corn chips and then returns home with—mistakenly—organic, no-salt, baked, party-size, 100% natural spelt chips […]

August 7th, 2026   Greetings from Carrboro, Whatever you do, don’t look at the weeds in the garden. Especially after all this rain. Or your yard that should have been mowed this past Tuesday. Or, heaven forbid, the gutters around back that really need your attention. Come on; it’s Friday. You deserve a day to […]

July 30th, 2026   Greetings from Carrboro, We start with the basics. Restaurant 101, day one: hellos and goodbyes. Rules like “greet people with your eyes at ten feet and your voice at five.” Or “make sure to thank each guest when they leave and invite them to return.” Because you gotta start somewhere. Obviously, […]

July 24th, 2026   Greetings from Carrboro, My dad knew a guy. And in high school, one phone call to him could make me a demi-god of sorts. I know, I know; it sounds like a bad line from some mafioso movie. And, cross my heart, my father was no cigar smoking figure in an […]

July 17th, 2026 Greetings from Carrboro, We had to take a detour. In the summer, getting to Highway 17 around Myrtle Beach is never easy. Especially driving from North Carolina. But this was really bad. Even for July. The road was a parking lot of pickups and minivans just waiting to overheat, each and every one stuffed with beach […]