—Arshia Simkin, The Underline The blurb for local author Anise Vance’s debut novel, Hush Harbor, asks a provocative question: “What would you sacrifice in the name of justice?” The novel,… Read More →
Featured Blogs
The Eye-Catching Designs of New South Pattern House
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Katie Hayes is the founder of New South Pattern House, an art and design studio, based in Hillsborough, NC. Her specialty is block printing, a technique… Read More →
Mipso: Introducing their new album, Book of Fools
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline In the decade since forming as a bluegrass-adjacent folk group at UNC-Chapel Hill, Mipso has become a local institution as well as a reliable quality… Read More →
Appreciating the Art of Sewing with Shaerie Mead
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Shaerie Mead is a local sewist with over 30 years of experience and founder of IONA Clothing, an online shop that sells Mead’s designs and handmade… Read More →
Jess Klein and why you’re ‘Never Gonna Break’ Her
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline When Hillsborough’s Jess Klein decided to write a song about the difficulty of navigating this world as a woman, she didn’t have to look far… Read More →





