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 →
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Click here to subscribe and receive news items delivered to your inbox.Spring 2016 Art Grants Deadline May 31, 2016
Spring 2016 Orange County Arts Commission grant applications and guidelines are now available. The deadline to apply is by 5 pm on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. The Orange County Arts… 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 →
Vitamin O: Heather Shores
Heather Shores found Peccadillo a week after it opened and instantly loved it. She showed up every single day for four months before convincing the owner to hire her. “Do… Read More →
Vitamin O: Aaron Butner
As a kid, Aaron Butner once lived across from a cemetery; he later lived above a funeral home. He would tell his friends, “People are dying to come to my… Read More →
Vitamin O: Michael Malone
Until laptops replaced loud typewriters, author Michael Malone wrote his first eight books in pencil. “Writing for me is very oral – I listen to the characters.” Despite his quiet… Read More →
Vitamin O: Napoli Pizza Truck
Despite getting seasick easily, Cameron Moseley, manager of the Napoli Gourmet Wood Fired Pizza truck, spent years on mega and private yachts. “I am not as bright as I look.”… Read More →
Vitamin O: Howard & Karen McAdams
Howard and Karen McAdams’ farm has been in Howard’s family since 1884. Howard’s grandfather built the home they live in more than 100 years ago. Much of the farm’s front… Read More →
Vitamin O: Sara Stephens
“This is a place where people want to be,” says Sara Stephens when describing Hillsborough. “It’s not just the things we offer (visual and culinary arts, music, and greenways). It’s… Read More →
