Recently there has been a lot of chatter, here and elsewhere, about the desire, some would say need, to reopen schools and put all the kids back in the centralized classrooms. Why now? What’s changed? Certainly not the landscape around the risks of getting infected with SARS-CoV2. Teachers are, maybe,Continue Reading
Good day Chatlisters! I just wanted to mention a couple of changes at the little shopping center behind KFC in Siler City. Sorry I can’t recall the name of it. First, one of my favorite places to eat, China Inn, is back open for business for call in and inContinue Reading
Hi all,I am responding as President of the Pittsboro Business Association (PBA). We are the organizers of First Sunday. Andrea asks when First Sunday will return. Good question. PBA is awaiting the town’s decision as to when they will again give us a permit to conduct First Sundays and anyContinue Reading
Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, CPI pulled the wool over some folks’ eyes with how good they’d be for everybody. Getting the NC DOT to take their neighbors’ land for a parkway instead of putting it in Chatham Park, Tim Smith and Preston Development out of Cary are notContinue Reading
*Chatham Artists and Arts-Workers*: Are you looking for a NEW Grant Opportunity? The Chatham Arts Council has just the thing. In 2020, as the pandemic shut down the arts economy in Chatham County, we launched the Chatham Artists and Arts-workers Relief Effort (CAARE) to provide weekly emergency funding for artistsContinue Reading
In reply to “ 5. Liz Culligan’s Interesting Response “ I would tend to agree with Bill assertation that Ms Culligan’s has some interesting responses, like taxes and homeowner’s insurance premiums NOT going to go up. Although my actual tax bill would disagree with Miss Culligan. As far as taxesContinue Reading
“A Pittsboro Legacy moment” May first, 309 Credle st Pittsboro 1 pm to 5 pm Eagle Star LLC, a door and window replacement company, is hosting a benefit for the new Pittsboro Boys and Girls Club, which will share space with the Pittsboro Kiwanis Club at 309 Credle st. ThisContinue Reading
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I grabbed a few video clips from Saturday’s Kiwanis Club groundbreaking event for the new Boys & Girls Club in Pittsboro. Kyle Shipp welcomes all to Pittsboro Kiwanis Club groundbreaking for a new Boys & Girls Club and introduces Reverend Lassiter to kick off the event with a few wordsContinue Reading
Someone had mentioned this on the Chatham Chatlist last week. When I was in Pittsboro checking my PO Box I recorded this quick video https://youtu.be/dcshRPO0NDI Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:32:45 -0400From: Gene Galin Subject: Look at Pittsboro post office damage caused by carContinue Reading
Hi Chatlisters, I figured I’d share our tax value appeal story, maybe it’ll help someone else. We received our Chatham County tax value reappraisal last week and it had increased almost $120,000 over the 2020 value! We had refinanced our mortgage almost exactly a year ago and, luckily, an appraisalContinue Reading
== Insects == Bronwyn Watson’s post about having to clean her windshield for the first time in a long time reminded me of an article i had read about that same sort of observation.[1] I found it in my notes quickly. Entomologists have noted the “windshield phenomenon” — people realizingContinue Reading
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Last week when I wrote in detail about getting the first and second covid shot, I just wanted it to more or less be a portal for others to tell of their experiences- good and bad. It was not a platform to bitch and complain about how ‘poor ole me’Continue Reading