In 2009, John and Margarita “Maggie” Anderson, an affluent black couple living in Oak Park, Illinois, embarked on a year-long “Empowerment Experiment.” They’d resolved to spend an entire year patronizing black-owned businesses exclusively. That experiment is the focus of a book by Maggie Anderson published just four days ago — Our Black Year. What follows […]
To date in Southern Pines, I’ve found a proper Bistro (Chef Warren’s), as well as a proper coffee shop (Flynne’s Coffee Bar) and a proper breakfast cafe (Betsy’s Crepes). And get this … the crepes at Betsy’s are optionally gluten-free! Southern Pines feels to me like a mini-Asheville, only with retirees instead of hippies, and […]
According to City-Data.com, Sanford is a town of roughly 30,000. It doesn’t feel that big, though. A 15-minute walk from city center to the James House; the grocery store another ten minutes beyond. Depot Park, La Dolce Vita Pizzeria, Cafe 121, the Antique Mall … all my usual haunts, all within a three-block radius. And […]
