Hey followers: I left WFAE in January 2024. I’m calling it “retirement” since worked there 17 years – first as a weekend announcer then full-time since 2016. I plan to continue covering the environment and climate change and other issues as an independent reporter. Stay tuned for updates. I’ll also be doing photography, traveling and who … More Time for a career move
Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, was harvest day at Dover Vineyards, off U.S. 29 in Concord, N.C. We stopped by and had a brief chat with winemaker and owner Elizabeth Dover. It was my first visit to the vineyard since 2016, when I watched Dover and her employees planting a new field. I profiled Dover then … More VIDEO: Harvest Day at Dover Vineyards
新年快樂 ! It’s Lunar New Year’s eve. The Year of the Rooster arrives Sat., Jan. 28, 2017. There’s a celebration tonight (Friday, Jan. 27) at Davidson College. The event runs 5-8pm in Davidson’s Lilly Family Gallery. With performances and cultural activities, it’s hosted by the Asian Cultural Awareness Association. Look for fireworks somewhere around 8pm on … More It’s the Year of the Rooster – 新年快樂 !
I’ve been spending time in recent weeks talking to people about the Metrolina Warehouse in Davidson, which lies between downtown and the West Side. A new redevelopment plan – a four-story building with 183 apartments – is farther along than any in the 24 years since I’ve lived in Davidson. But there’s still the problem … More Davidson mill redevelopment unearths asbestos, old tensions | WFAE
The police killing of Keith Scott on Tuesday and nightly protests since then have hit Charlotte’s black community hard. People are dealing with anger, fear and concern about the community’s long-term challenges. I covered a press conference on North Tryon Street with black business owners Friday afternoon, and talked to WFAE All Things Considered host Mark … More Business owners see a need for community building | WFAE
A controversial statue of a homeless Jesus has been being placed in cities across the country — and they bring out both the best and worst in humanity. Source: Nov. 29, 2015, Bipartisan Report, “Homeless Jesus Statue Brings Out Best And Worst Of Humanity This Holiday Season” FILM: “CALLING THE COPS ON JESUS” Meanwhile, Davidson-based … More Homeless Jesus Statue Brings Out Best And Worst Of Humanity This Holiday Season | Bipartisan Report
As my girls and I strolled on the beach at Saint-Malo, France, one night in June, we cast a long shadow. And I suddenly recalled a photo I’d taken of the three of us 10 years earlier, while walking home from school in Taipei, Taiwan. Had to snap the photo again! As my grandmother Mathilde Morin used … More #TBT: Evening shadows, 10 years apart
News for my South and Walnut neighborhood friends. The Davidson Town Board meets tonight, where commissioners will consider approval of the proposed Narrow Passage Development off Shearer and East Rocky River Roads. Also, our neighborhood has a new eatery – the Upper Crust, above Millstone Bakehouse. And The Rusty Knox Band plays this Sunday’s Concert … More Upper Crust opens, Town Board votes on Narrow Passage, Concert on the Green
We recently had a chance to visit Davidson Chocolate Company during peak season for Easter candy production. John Elliott showed us how the shop makes its solid chocolate Easter bunnies. It’s a big time of year for the chocolate business, and the shop at Davidson Commons expected to sell several hundred of the confections by … More Gallery: How your chocolate bunny is made
Emma graduated from North Meck High on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at UNC Charlotte’s Halton Arena. … More With North Meck diploma in hand, Emma’s on to Smith
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