As an all-state football player at Lincoln High, Braxton Foushee was too small to play college ball. That worked out well for Orange County. In the 1960s, Braxton helped integrate… Read More →
Vitamin O: Pickleball
Pickleball is “increasingly compelling and progressively addictive” says JB Marr, one of two Chapel Hill area pickleball ambassadors. The other, Jim Wilson, spearheaded local growth. In three years, interest bloomed… Read More →
Vitamin O: Rosie Caldwell
Rosie Caldwell retired two years ago from the Employment Security Commission. She now volunteers 48+ hours a week (“totally a labor of love”) at the Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA)… Read More →
Vitamin O: Jock Lauterer
“I had been looking at him through reverse binoculars,” explains Jock Lauterer about his brother Nick who died at age 15. Nick was a troubled teen, killed by a drunk… Read More →
Vitamin O: Oscar Garcia
In 2004, Oscar Garcia was one of the state’s first bilingual HIV educators. His boss thought Garcia should dress in drag and hand out condoms in the clubs. Although he… Read More →