The Legacy of Crook’s Corner and a Disastrous 2020
After 40 years in business, the Chapel Hill restaurant and institution, Crook’s Corner, announced Wednesday June 9th that they were closing permanently. It’s an incalculable loss to the North Carolina...
View ArticleThe Week Without Dinner in Saxapahaw
At this point last year, it had just become a running joke that 2020 was a burning dumpster fire of a year, and we all looked forward to 2021 being better. In some ways it has, in some ways it hasn’t....
View ArticleA Time to Pause, Give Thanks and Reflect on Our Blessings
Let’s get thankful. Thankful for those around us, and those who have affected our lives for the better. Thankful for the farmers who spend countless hours and long days in every weather condition to...
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The General Store 2021 Rewind: Up, Down, Left, Right and Back Around Again
2021 was a year. A year full of ups and downs, twists and turns. Just when we thought the pandemic might be over, it reared its head again. We were able to get Saturdays in Saxapahaw back, even if it...
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An Ode to a Coworker Who’s More Than Just a Coworker on Her Birthday
You ever had a coworker that’s such an inspiration that for her birthday you just have to write a blog post about her? That’s Margaret. Margaret, Margaret, Margaret. I mean holy cow, working at the...
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14th Anniversary Stories: Stained glass, scallops and the birth of a Five...
When Jeff and I came to Saxapahaw to take on the General Store in 2008, we regularly questioned our ability to make good choices. The rest of the Upper Mill hadn’t even been designed yet and still our...
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2022 in Review: The Year Full of Big Surprises
2022 was a lot better than previous years, but it was still a time of big changes for a lot, and Saxapahaw was no exception. We saw people come and go, new events at the General Store happening,...
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Saturdays in Saxapahaw is Beautifully and Uniquely Saxapahaw
Every year at the beginning of May, something magical happens. A lot of magical things happen in Saxapahaw, but the beginning of May marks a summer filled with a weekly festival that packs this tiny...
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15 Years in This Place Called Saxapahaw
While we rely on the welcoming hand of living Saxapahaw inhabitants and the spiritual grace of all the generations who stewarded this place before us, Jeff and I looked up from a busy spring season...
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2023 in Review: A Year of a Community That Came Together
Saxapahaw is already a tight-knit community, but in 2023, it seemed that we all came together in big ways for our friends and neighbors, helping them out when they needed it most, creating new events...
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