Every day multitudes of people drive by the Billy Strayhorn sign in front of the fire station in Downtown Hillsborough, yet many don’t know more about the iconic jazz musician… Read More →
Monthly Features
Saving the Chelsea Theater and Looking Forward
Walking into the Chelsea Theater in Chapel Hill isn’t like walking into your average movie theater. Unique elements like a handwritten chalkboard concession sign and the open door leading into… Read More →
Vitamin O Artist of the Month: Norman Douglas
By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O Fittingly, Norman Douglas arrived in Carrboro the day before its West End Poetry Festival. He offers poetry on a pay-what-you-will basis, often setting up outside the… Read More →
Vitamin O Artist of the Month: Carol Blackmore
By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O Carol Blackmore started teaching herself to weave on a pot holder loom when she was six or seven years old. “My mother didn’t really understand why… Read More →
Local art fairs make holiday shopping easy in OC
We all know the feeling: the holidays are here and with each day that passes the checkout lines get longer, the prices higher, and online shopping looks more and more… Read More →
