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September 2016
Volume 15 Issue 8
A Business's
Sweet
Journey
PAGE 8
Colonial Inn
Q&A
PAGE 4
Restaurant
Feature
PAGE 6
September
Calendar
PAGE 10
Our stories
Our Editors
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Claire Nielsen
editor@southernneighbor.com
MANAGING EDITOR
Alison Krug
DESIGN EDITOR
Emily Gregoire
COPY EDITOR
Alison Krug
About Us
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magazine, founded by
Bonnie Schaefer and
published under the DTH
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acquire the historic Colonial
Inn via eminent domain.
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Gary Phillips, a local awardwinning poet, will serve in the position,
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was Celisa Steele.
Duties of the poet laureate usually
include bringing poetry into the town’s
social and civic life, participating in
Carrboro Day and helping to organize the
town’s annual West End Poetry Festival.
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Q&A: What's
up with the
Colonial Inn?
In late July, the Town of Hillsborough
filed an action in the Orange County
Superior Court to formally begin the
process of acquiring the historic Colonial
Inn by eminent domain. The building
dates back to 1838, and has been in
disuse for the past 13 years. Southern
Neighbor editor-in-chief Claire Nielsen
sat down with Hillsborough Planning
Director and Assistant Town Manager
Margaret Hauth to find out more about
the eminent domain process.
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Southern Neighbor: When did
the town first decide to try to
acquire the inn?
SN: Are there already plans
for what to do with it once it’s
taken over?
Margaret Hauth: The Town Board
first authorized staff to begin the
process in October 2015, but the final
decision to move forward with the
eminent domain process was not made
until June 2016.
MH: There are no set, specific plans.
The town needs to know more about
the condition of the building, and it
would be premature for the town to
spend too much money on design, etc.,
until we know more about the condition
of the building and have some degree
of certainty that we will actually acquire
title to the property.
SN: Why does Hillsborough
want to acquire the property?
MH: To preserve a historic landmark
for future generations.
SN: Could you explain a little
about the process of acquiring
the property, from a legal/
policy standpoint?
MH: The owner of the property
has until around Thanksgiving time
to respond to the town’s complaint.
They may contest the action, they may
dispute the town’s legal authority to use
eminent domain to acquire the property,
they may dispute the amount the town
claims is the fair market value of the
property and therefore the amount of
just compensation the owner is entitled
by law to receive.
As required by law, the town has
deposited with the Court $250,000
— the amount which our appraisers
believe to be the fair market value of the
property.
The town has never attempted to
“take” the property without paying the
owner for it.
Ultimately, if the town and the
owners can’t reach an agreement, the
Court will decide whether the town
may acquire the property via eminent
domain, and if so, the amount of just
compensation the town must pay the
owner for the property.
SN: Does the town have a good
chance of getting the property,
in your opinion?
MH: Yes, we think that at the end
of the process, the town will be able to
acquire the property, either through a
negotiated settlement or the completion
of the legal process.
SN: How often does a case like
this come up in Hillsborough
(where the town acquires a
property)?
MH: Over the years, the town
has acquired numerous properties
through negotiated purchase and sale
agreements. Examples include the West
Fork of the Eno reservoir through
eminent domain and Riverwalk through
negotiated sales.
However, the town’s use of the power
of eminent domain is rare and typically
is a tool of last resort. So it is not
unusual at all for the town to acquire
property, but using eminent domain to
do so is unusual.
The Colonial Inn, shown in photos taken in August 2016, has fallen into
neglect after being empty and unused for the past 13 years. Its paint is
chipping, and other parts of the structure are falling apart. The Town of
Hillsborough is currently attempting to acquire the property via eminent
domain for an estimated value of $250,000.
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Moore
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his words, opening a barbecue
to
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the town’s rich history. He
restaurant in North Carolina is
said
the
railroad
station, which dates
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to
the
late
1800s,
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of
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world.
But Moore, who also owns Venable
“We named Venable Rotisserie
Rotisserie Bistro in Carrboro, just
Bistro
in honor of this history, and
couldn’t pass up the rare opportunity to
CrossTies in honor
open a restaurant
of the market,” he
at such a historic
said.
property — a
We felt like the locaMoore said
former railroad
tion was perfect for
he’s
grateful to
station. He
a southern Barbethe
opportunity
to
says this will
cue-style restaurant.
operate
a
restaurant
make CrossTies
Andrew Moore, owner
in such an iconic
Barbecue special.
venue.
“We felt like
“I love history
the location was perfect for a southern
and
I
love
the
fact
that
at
CrossTies we
Barbecue-style restaurant,” he said. “The
have
become
the
current
stewards
of
tradition of the train station and the
such
a
historic
property,”
he
said.
tradition of the food seemed to fit.”
“There is something magical about
CrossTies is located where Southern
working
every day in a place where
Rail used to be, next to the railroad
trains
and
people and goods came
tracks near Weaver Street Market,
together
for
a moment before being
Venable and the rest of the Carr Mill
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out
to
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world.”
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CrossTies’s mission.
“Our intended demographic is
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“CrossTies will be casual, and
friendly for the people eating and
drinking here, but behind the scenes
it will be highly disciplined. Good
barbecue is neither simple nor easy, but
it is important to make it seem that
way.”
Moore also wants to help take
customers back in time.
“We also hope to be a destination
restaurant for train enthusiasts,” he said.
“Eating in our dining car will be a
special experience. It really does take
you back to what seemed at least like a
romantic time.”
But restoring the buildings that
house the restaurant has been anything
but romantic.
The restaurant’s opening date was
pushed back multiple times due to
necessary renovations that Moore said
he and his team were not aware of
before purchasing the property.
Now, Moore says the restaurant is
slated for a Sept. 12 opening date.
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Making Business
A Piece of Cake
By Kevin Mercer
8 | September 2016
I
t was the summer of 2009, and
Annette Council was tired. She
had just returned home from a day
at work to find her kitchen in utter
disarray. It was not the scene of a
crime or a natural disaster, but rather
a jumbled mix of flour-covered bowls,
pans and spatulas – the inevitable result
of any attempt at baking a cake from
scratch.
Council­— nicknamed Sweet Neecy
by her mom when she was a baby —
had been busy making homemade cakes
in her spare time to sell to her friends
for a little extra money, but the hours
spent cleaning up seemingly constant
messes in her kitchen, combined with
her demanding work schedule, forced
her to put her enterprising exploits on
pause.
“What in the world am I doing? I
had to find something simpler than
this," she says she asked herself.
But obstacles have never bothered
Council, and this obstacle was no
different. Instead of discounting her
idea as impractical and fruitless, she
developed a simple cake mix to avoid
such messes in the future.
She combined her newly created, allnatural cake mix with just a few other
ingredients in a mixing bowl, beat the
mixture for three minutes and baked it
for an hour. The result was a pound cake
without all the mess, just as Council had
intended.
“I took a piece of it and tasted it and
it was incredible! I couldn’t believe it,”
she said. “It was like a real cake. I was
jumping up and down. ‘I did it! I really
did it!’”
But first, Council wanted the
approval of her sister, Norma Bell, and
gave her the mix to try.
“I tried it and I was just like, ‘wow!’ I
was overwhelmed that it was just a cake
from scratch,” Norma Bell said.
“It’s a homemade cake in a package.
When I called her I said, ‘hey Neecy,
you got something going on here, girl!
This is awesome.'”
And just like that, Sweet Neecy’s
cake mix was born.
are of her and her sisters waiting around
the kitchen to lick their mother’s cake
batter while she made cakes on Saturday
nights, ready for Sundays after church.
Council says she couldn’t help but
develop a passion for making food
during her youth as she watched her
mother glide around the kitchen. For
her and her sisters, making food has
been a part of their identities since they
were little.
“It just feels right,” Council said. “I
think it has to do with being around
food all your life.”
Soon after the breakthrough with
her original flavor in 2009, she created
a chocolate mix. Soon after that, a spice
version. She got approval from her sister
before launching each.
“Every time, she asks me to sample
something,” Norma Bell said. “I do it
and it always comes out (perfectly).”
It makes sense why Council would
trust her sister with testing her cake
mixes. Their mother is Mildred ‘Mama
Dip’ Council, the founder and owner
of the iconic Mama Dip’s restaurant in
Chapel Hill, which opened in 1976.
Some of Council’s earliest memories
Photos by Claire Nielsen
Above: Annette Council, or Sweet Neecy, is the daughter of Mildred
Council, or Mama Dip, the owner of Mama Dip's restaurant in Chapel Hill.
Left: Sweet Neecy's cake mixes come in Red Velvet, Spice, Chocolate and
Original. The Splinter Group recently partnered with Sweet Neecy to
facilitate the company's rebranding, which included new packaging.
With her cake mix recipes
impressing everyone she asked, Council
set out to turn her product into a
business. Her product was approved by
the FDA.
She then found a community kitchen
at the Piedmont Food and Agriculture
Processing Center in Hillsborough in
which to make them. PFAP is a place
for small food-businesses in the North
Carolina Piedmont to get started and to
grow, according to its website. Council
says she produces the cake mixes herself,
but hires employees by the hour to fill in
when it becomes too much.
Council tackled the challenge of
getting her cake mixes into stores
head-on. She fondly recalls successfully
reaching out to become a vendor with
Whole Foods Market and attending
conferences in New York and California
for food-production businesses.
“There’s big-dog people in there. I’m
just proud to be amongst them; it’s like
the Olympics,” she said with a laugh.
“I finally got there, now all I need to
do is win.”
The Sweet Neecy Cake Mix
Company is now established in 34
stores in seven states, according to the
company’s website. Council has guided
her business to steady growth since
2009, but she says she has more goals to
meet.
She added a red velvet cake mix —
using beet juice for the red coloring
instead of dye — to her other three
mixes in November 2015. She says she
is pondering the idea of creating more
flavors of mixes and selling kitchenware.
But the primary goal for the business
right now is national recognition.
“The big hump is a national brand
product — getting out there nationally,”
she said.
Council hired The Splinter Group
— a marketing agency founded in 2000
and based locally in Carrboro — to
complete a rebranding process.
The distinctive silver packaging now
includes a picture of the cake on each
bag.
“It really stands out to me if you go
to the shelf,” Council said.
“You’re going to pick it up. If you
don’t buy it, you’re going to at least pick
the package up.”
Council runs the business’s website,
Twitter and Facebook accounts
by herself, and she has registered
trademarks on Sweet Neecy and the
slogan ‘Make it Batter from Scratch.’
She sells 12-ounce and 24-ounce
packages of mix, and she has included a
vegan recipe on each package as well.
Council has done all of this for her
own business while continuing to work
six days a week at Mama Dip’s.
Council says she hopes her company
will carry on the legacy of providing the
Triangle with delicious, southern-style
food that her mother established with
her restaurant.
The lessons she has learned from
her mother about baking, creating and
working hard have been invaluable for
her business, she said.
“It’s because of the work ethic that
my mom has, that is instilled in her
kids, that we’re able to do so many
things.”
Council says she has big plans for the
future.
With the introduction of a new
flavor and the completion of a large
rebranding process within the last year,
who knows what Sweet Neecy Cake
Mix Company will look like in a year or
two. The company may expand. There
may be a new flavor. But with Council’s
seemingly interminable energy, one
thing is certain: it will be different than
it is now.
“We don’t let tired get in our way,”
she says of her family.
“We just keep going.”
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September Calendar
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2 Friday
Duke Gardens, 11 a.m.
DSI Comedy, 11 p.m.
Walk on the Wild Side
Improv Jam
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Every Friday, DSI Comedy Theater hosts an improv jam. Enjoy
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Local 506, 8:30 p.m.
Concert
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Bull City Rumble After
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4 Sunday
Food Truck Rodeo
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Head to a gathering of more
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8 Thursday
10 Saturday
10 Saturday
American Tobacco
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Historic Moorefields, 2
p.m.
The Frontier, 5 p.m.
Blues Concert
Bluegrass at Moorefields
Tunnel to Towers 5K
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Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers
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9/11 attacks.
Dom Flemons will perform at
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He performs folk, blues, early
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Come celebrate the third annual Bluegrass Festival at Historic
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Refreshments and lawn games
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11 Sunday
13 Tuesday
15 Thursday
16 Friday
The Eddy Pub, 3 p.m.
Extraordinary Ventures, 7
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Carolina Theatre, 8 p.m.
The Pinhook, 8 p.m.
Paddle Dinner
The Haw River Canoe and Kayak
Company has partnered with
the Eddy Pub in Saxapahaw and
the Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro for a paddle dinner with
North Carolina craft beers.
Economic Lecture
Stephen Moore, economic
adviser for the Trump campaign,
will give a lecture on "The Fed
and The True Economy." Tickets
cost $10.
Stand-up comedy
Comedian Bill Burr will be performing stand-up comedy at the
Carolina Theatre. Tickets start at
$45.
Beats and Bars Festival
The Underground Collective will
host the fourth annual Beats and
Bars festival in an effort to provide a main stage for the North
Carolina hip-hop scene.
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Check out the online calendar as well.
It is available at SouthernNeighbor.com/upcoming-events/
17 Saturday
18 Sunday
19 Monday
22 Thursday
N.C. Fairgrounds, 10 a.m.
Fullsteam Brewery, 2 p.m.
Mebane Historical
Museum, 7 p.m.
Paul Green Theatre, 7:30
p.m.
Pagan Pride
Vegan Bake Sale
Join nearly 4,000 pagans for the
second day of the Central North
Carolina Pagan Pride Festivals.
Observe rituals, attend workshops and meet local groups.
Buy all the vegan baked goods
your heart desires at the
Durham Vegan Bake Sale, which
lasts from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All
proceeds go to the Piedmont
Farm Animal Refuge.
23 Friday
Tyler's Restaurant and
Taproom, 7:30 p.m.
Durham Ghost Walk
Come watch Playmakers Repertory Company put on Detroit
'67, a new play. Tickets range
from $15 to $47.
24 Saturday
25 Sunday
26 Monday
Historic Stagville, 10 a.m.
N.C. Botanical Garden,
2:30 p.m.
Lake Crabtree County
Park, 10 a.m.
Harvest Festival
Come out to Durham's Historic
Stagville to enjoy the Harvest
Festival, featuring activities on
work, food and harvest. Tickets
are $5 for adults, $3 for kids and
$16 for a family.
27 Tuesday
28 Wednesday
Kipos, 5 p.m.
Triangle Curling Club,
6:30
Kipos and Youth Community Project invite the public to
a three-course meal, a large
percentage of the proceeds of
which will go to the Youth Community Project.
Detroit '67
As part of the Mebane Historical
Museum's monthly programs,
attendees will learn about Hawfield's Presbyterian Church.
The Durham Dark and Mysterious Ghost Walk is a family-friendly 1.5 mile walk that
showcases local ghost stories,
folklore and history.
Benefit Dinner
History Program
Learn to Curl
Register for two two-hour sessions in order to learn the basics
of how to curl and play in a
short curling match. Registration
is $25.
Forest Tour
Mysterious Mushrooms
For $10, tour the Koch Memorial
Forest Theater, a stone amphitheater on UNC-Chapel Hill's
campus.
At this Morrisville park, learn
about the amazing world of
mushrooms. Parents must register along with children.
29 Thursday
30 Friday
Thursday Nights in the
Garden at Boheme
Boheme Garden, 8 p.m.
Boheme Garden features live
music every Thursday evening from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Dog-friendly and kid-friendly.
Hockey match
PNC Arena, 7:30 p.m.
The Carolina Hurricanes will
host the Tampa Bay Lightning
in this preseason game. Tickets
cost between $10 and $25.
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Fine jewelry for fine prices
by Chris DiGiovanna
As a young officer in the Navy, I
followed engagement ring tradition
and scrimped and saved three
months’ worth of Ensign pay to
buy a brand new ring for my future
bride. Had I known then what I
know now about estate jewelry, I
could have either saved quite a bit
on the ring I was after or would have
been able to get a lot more bang for
my buck with my full budget.
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which specializes in selling valuable
collectibles, jewelry, and watches
online. He is a Top Rated eBay seller
and also teaches classes on eBay
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Estate jewelry is simply another
term for “pre-owned” jewelry. It may
be antique (crafted over 100 years
ago) or as recent as a few months
old, if the piece happens to be from
a broken engagement or divorce.
And depending where and how you
shop, you can save a significant
amount over the retail price of what
you seek.
Two favorite buying venues of
jewelry deal seekers are estate
sales and auctions. Estate sales
are typically held at the home of
the owner may include the sale
of fine jewelry amongst home
décor, art, clothing, and other
household objects. Jewelry sold
at estate sales should be listed at
a fixed price that is competitive
to similar pieces in the market or
online. The greatest selection of
pieces is available during the first
day of the sale, when everything
is listed at full price. You may be
fortunate to get a discount on
pieces if they are still available
on the second or third day of the
sale.
Auctions are another great way to
get super deals on estate jewelry.
Whether you buy locally or online,
be sure to set a budget for yourself
and factor in any additional fees and
taxes beforehand so that you don’t
end-up overpaying for pieces that
can be found elsewhere. Some of
the most expensive and desirable
estate jewelry is sold via auction, so
it’s a great way to find a variety of
high quality and designer pieces at
wholesale prices.
Last but not least, do your homework
before and after you buy estate
jewelry. Be sure to inspect anything
you plan to purchase beforehand,
looking for signs of damage, repair,
or missing stones, which should be
factored into the price. A jeweler’s
loupe with a 30x to 60x magnification
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any valuable jewelry should have an
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independent appraiser, who can
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Should you be in business?
In the aftermath of the 2008-09 meltdown, a lot of folks found themselves
unemployed with few prospects for
similar positions anytime soon. A fair
number probably considered starting
a business. Possibly a consulting
business doing what they had been
doing. Or maybe starting something
they had always dreamed of- like
a restaurant. It may have been a
franchise where they wouldn’t be
completely on their own. No doubt
some took the plunge. Should you?
Don’t let anyone fool you. Starting
a business is hard. Sure, some
people make it look easy- and do it
multiple times. But for most business
owners, it’s a one-time deal. In the
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beginning you may create nothing
more than a job for yourself, but one
that also includes all the other jobs
in your last company. How about
bookkeeping, contracts, procurement,
legal, marketing and PR, and let us
not forget- janitorial. If you’ve been
there you’re nodding right now. If you
haven’t- trust me- that’s starting a
business.
The $64,000 Question (I’m dating
myself here) is- should you do it?
It’s a question that deserves serious
thought. A friend who consults with
a lot of small businesses says that
probably 50% of the owners he
works with shouldn’t have gone into
business. They aren’t suited for it.
They may not have the skill set to run
a business. Or the drive to do it. Or
the temperament to find and deal with
customers. A business owner must
be willing to wear many hats- even
those he or she may not enjoy.
How do you decide if it’s right
for you? My first suggestion is a
book. The E-myth Revisited by
Michael Gerber. The “E” stands for
entrepreneur. It’s a great book to help
you figure out if you’re really looking
to start a business- or just create a
job. Figure out if you’re a Technician,
Manager or Entrepreneur.
Next step- talk to people. A lot of
people. Start with family and friends.
People who know you. Not crazy
Uncle Ed, but sane and respected
Aunt Edna. Can they see you
running a business? Can they see
you going out to meet people? Can
they see you delivering what you
promise- on time? Keep an open
mind, even if you don’t like what
you hear. They may be saving you
from a big mistake. Beyond family
and friends, talk to current business
owners. Contact and visit 2 or 3
folks in the type of business you’re
considering. Look for someone
outside the area where you’re
considering starting yours so you
aren’t seen as new competition. Ask
them what it was like to get started.
Were their circumstances like yours?
Ask questions. Like childbirth, the
pain of getting started may have
faded some from their memory.
There are also franchise
consultants out there. The ones
I know are very good at helping
people assess their “fit” for going
into business.
Last- but not by any means
least- assess your finances. Most
businesses that fail do so because
they run out of money before they
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reach critical mass. Many might
have made it with just a bit more
time. Can you feed your family
without a paycheck for 3, 6, 12
months? Will your spouse/partner
be able to handle the stress too?
The lifestyle you had with your
former job may not be possible for a
while when you’re just starting out.
I’m not trying to discourage anyone
from looking to start a business.
Everyone has to make that
assessment for themselves (maybe
with some help). Just be sure to be
honest with yourself. If you can’t do
that, who will?
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Romancing The Home
After three decades of practice, I believe
it in my heart: The design of your home
can bring a couple closer together and
inspire Romance – or not.
Twenty years ago my late wife and I
were house hunting in Chapel Hill. We
toured a custom home by a well known
Architect, in the right neighborhood and
at an attractive price. After an hour of
immersing myself in the feel of the space,
I realized that house would have us
divorced within a year.
It was beautiful, impressive, and frenetic;
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For a flat fee of $95 he
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there was so much background activity
in the design that a person could not
relax. At the same time the spaces were
hard-surfaced and cold. Although it was
open planned, the kitchen was isolated by
distance from the sitting area. The master
bedroom was devoid of relaxing elements
and was actually a balcony overlooking the
workout room. A divorce was forcing the
home’s sale.
If that is marriage killing design, what is
good, romance inspiring design? Romance
is nourished by peace and stimulated by
connection.
Especially for the woman, the home needs
to be a sanctuary, a place to relax and
escape from the noise of life. First reduce
actual noise, don’t have music competing
with video competing with talk. Then reduce
visual noise, rooms with too many angles
and too many competing finishes and
colors. You can include a lot of things in
your home, they just need to harmonize.
Now let’s bring the couple together. The
dual paycheck couple, especially with kids
underfoot, has a limited amount of time
each day to interact – so make the most
of it. Someone has to spend at least two
hours in the kitchen every evening, cooking
/ eating / cleaning up. If their partner is in
close proximity this can be low-key bonding
time. A sitting area close enough to talk
quietly allows one to do the dishes while the
other reads the paper, or helps a child with
homework. Then after the chores are done
there can be a natural flow into an evening
together.
Conversely, everyone also needs ME time.
The ability to be alone enriches the time
spent together. The man needs his cave
and the woman needs her retreat. His has
to have a door to block the sound of the
game – disconnected. Hers should radiate
calm but usually needs to be where she
can feel the pulse of the home – connected.
Neither should be occupied during the allimportant early evening hours.
The other time the busy couple naturally
meets is in the morning; bathing and
dressing. A master bath flooded with
sunlight just adds joy to the beginning of
your day. If the bath allows the couple to
move easily around each other in a dance
of awareness rather than in conflict, all the
better. The awareness awakened in the
morning can carry through to evening.
Sinks should be together, the couple
should not have their backs to each other.
The toilet should be in its own room and the
shower visually obscured, not a clear glass
stage. A spouse should always be a bit of
a mystery who you rediscover on a regular
basis.
At last we come to the master bedroom.
I asked a female Interior Designer friend
what color should be in the bedroom to
stimulate the woman. She responded that
the woman doesn’t want to be stimulated
Your sleeping space should
exude peacefulness
in the bedroom, she wants to be calmed.
Only by first being relaxed can she become
romantic. So avoid reds, as well as desks,
TVs and drum sets.
I think of the master suite as a series of
spaces. There should be a foyer dividing
the bedroom from the public hallway. The
bed should be in a ‘sleep chamber’, a quiet
rectangular space calming in all ways. There
could be a small sitting area, just big enough
for two to snuggle, and a transition space to
separate the sleep chamber from the bath
and closets. Rather than closed closets,
I have always loved the idea of a dressing
room with enough space to allow for the
dance of romance.
A few of my favorite things
and shops while you’re down there.
Terra Vita Food Festival. September
28-October 1. TerraVita Food & Drink
Festival. Named one of the “10 Southern
Food Festivals You Need to Taste” by
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and “4
Can’t Miss Southern Food Festivals” by
PeterGreenberg.com. terravitafest.com
A walk through campus. And a stop at
Coker Arboretum. Sigh.
Late summer/early
autumn
by Laurie Paolicelli
In August, some 29,000 students, plus
faculty, will be back for a new academic
season. With them they bring their
energy, their curiosity and their spirit.
They remind us of the reason we’re here
and why we love this place so much.
Being in a college town also fuels a
thriving community and this is why so
many of us enjoy living and raising a
family here: from Carrboro’s Brooklyncool, to Chapel Hill’s Tar Heel-blue-
dotted landscape, and Hillsborough’s
emergence as one of the best little
historic towns in the south, we are lucky.
There is so much to do at this time of
year! It’s hard to pick and choose, but
here are a few of my favorites:
September, Carrboro Music Festival,
Saturday, September 24th and Sunday,
September 25th, 2016.
A free two-day event showcasing
Triangle-area performers and the varied
musical styles they represent. Parking
is available in the public lot in Carrboro.
Check out the new (and old) restaurants
October 15. Hillsborough Handmade
Parade in downtown Hillsborough is a
walking theatrical performance. This
year’s theme is from the Maurice Sendak
book Where the Wild Things Are. This is
something neither you nor your kids will
ever forget. hillsboroughartscouncil.org
Ah, chocolate. For this see Matthew’s
Chocolate in Hillsborough. Wrote one
visitor: “The chocolate is unbelievably
good. The owner a very nice guy.
He makes his own marshmallows
-- ssooooo good.” 107 N Churton St,
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Music, food, chocolate, homemade
marshmallows and one of the nation’s
best universities. How could anyone
resist it?
I love this place. For more help, log on
to visitchapelhill.org
Laurie Paolicelli
Neighbor to Neighbor
Laurie Paolicelli has been
Executive Director of the Chapel Hill/
Orange County Visitors Bureau since
2005. The agency is a department of
Orange County and is located at 501 W.
Franklin
Street in Chapel Hill.
www.visitchapelhill.org
919.245.4320
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Health
LORRAINE LEWIS, LMBT
(NC#213)
Certified Trager®Practitioner;
Certified HeartMath®Coach/Mentor
919.967.2215
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Whether you prefer handson bodywork or strictly verbal
interaction to release and manage
unnecessary stress and tension,
Lorraine is happy to custom design
a session for you or for your loved
ones. Clients describe the results
of her sessions as helping them to
come home to themselves – feeling
a sense of peace, ease, lightness,
and well-being. If stress is robbing
you of some of your life force energy,
there are some easy, simple tools
you can learn that provide quick
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and joie de vivre. Enjoy renewed
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to family members and caregivers
of those with medical challenges.
Therapeutic massage has proven
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Home Repair
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also offer emergency service work
for your electrical needs. Last
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Her customers say they really enjoy
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FIX ALL SERVICES
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Landscaping
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121 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro
Weekdays 11-7, Sat 10-7
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919.548.5954
Circle City offers a wide selection
of rare, used and unusual books,
vinyl and CDs. The store can also
offer book owners a way to sell
their most valuable books though
its online branch to achieve the
highest return possible, even as the
market for used books contracts.
Entire libraries or small collections,
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Art & Leisure
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