By David Menconi Just west of Hillsborough’s Churton Street main drag, the first block of West Tryon is like a trip back in time. That’s where you’ll find Hillsborough’s Old… Read More →
Monthly Features
More Than Words: Chapel Hill’s First Poet Laureate, CJ Suitt
In November 2019, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted to launch a Poet Laureate program and make their first appointment to this esteemed position, one geared towards increasing awareness of… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Billie Feather
By David Menconi Check the “Current Bands” section of Billie Feather’s website, and you’ll see no less than eight acts covering everything from bluegrass to punk. She also does the… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Libba Cotten/Cat’s Cradle
Featured photo by Daniel Coston By David Menconi It’s been well over a century since the late great Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten was born in what is now Carrboro, but you… Read More →
Jeanetta Hopkins Brings Musical Education to Hillsborough Youth
By Taylor Tyson “Art teaches humanity how to coexist…Art is telling the story of life,” said Jeannetta Hopkins, founder of Bull City Music School. Having grown up in Memphis, Tennessee,… Read More →
