Really? Do we really need county regulation of ball field sponsorship banners?

It would appear that Chatham County Planning Board member Shelley Colbert has an issue with the sports sponsorship banners located at Margaret Pollard Middle School.  At Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting during the Unified Development Ordinace presentation she appeared to be somewhat perturbed that these “commercial signs and banner type signsContinue Reading

Current members of the Chatham County Planning Board (2024)

Current members of the Chatham County Planning Board who are reviewing the proposed Chatham County Unified Development Ordinance Clyde Frazier (District 1) 361 Wild Ginger Ridge Chapel Hill, NC 27517 Mary Roodkowsky Vice-Chair (District 1) 833 Fearrington Post Pittsboro, NC 27312 Amanda Robertson (District 2) 244 Prince CreekContinue Reading

Vegetable Gardening Workshop on May 4

Gaines Steer is offering his 25th annual Biointensive {sustainable}  Vegetable Workshop on Saturday, May 4 from 3-5pm at the home and studio of Billy Cummings and Colleen Black-Semelka.  This free workshop is ideal for beginner gardeners who are open to old-fashioned garden techniques, combined with third-world practices taught by Gaines’Continue Reading

Host a CORA Food Drive

CORA provides food assistance to families facing hunger across Chatham. Would you like to help with our efforts? You can organize a spring food drive! Please contact for more information. Our most needed foods for May are: Pasta Sauce iCans Cereal Canned Chicken/Ham/Tuna Canned Fruit Pasta/Rice Thank you! RebeccaContinue Reading

The Good Flute Store

?With the phenomenal success of The Good Feet Store .. . A store where you walk in, slip an expensive shaped high grade plastic form in your shoe and leave the store changed and apparently a new person,  podiatrist approved and prosthetic corrections intact .. .but wallet slightly deflated .Continue Reading

Is Disney’s Asteria just the next creepy town?

Hello, Chatters— Regarding Mr. Galin’s “What should we expect at Disney’s Asteria?” Well, I suggest you watch the short video, “Celebration Florida: The Creepy Town Disney Built” to get a good idea. Think of Disneyland turning into a “Nightmare on Elm Street.” youtube.com/watch?v=rRtDEvxuW0U Common Sense Carl From:  Sent: Thursday, December 28,Continue Reading