As any North Carolinian knows, barbecue is a noun (it's also a religion). Barbecue is NOT the thing you grill on. It's not something you go to. It is a cooked pig. Period.…
Who knew that Cary hosts one of the largest poetry festivals in the US? Last weekend, the American Turkish Association of North Carolina (ATA NC) held their fourth annual Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival in Downtown Cary's Page-Walker Arts and History Center. It was sublime.…
Story and photos by Jeff Strowe. Above, Second Chance Books. Cary, NC - These days, reading tends to happen online, and hey, CaryCitizen is only available that way, so this is not a complaint. However, contrary to popular belief, printing presses have not gone silent and books are still being bound,…
Read this book and you will have an understanding of the town that is referred to by many as the “southern part of heaven” – a place where its inhabitants claim that God himself made the sky the color that it is for a reason.…
Local author Jeffrey Weeks boils the North Carolina saltwater fishing experience down to 175 pages.…
Ms. Hamilton has taken her experiences as a teacher and actual observations in the classroom to provide suggestions on ways writers can develop better writing.…
It's a short drive from Cary to the hills, and but a true lesson in North Carolina history and beauty. To follow this guidebook is to forego the highways and explore the hidden treasures of western North Carolina.…
T. Lyn Fletcher, the author of the upcoming book series Twisted and Turned, and Lynda Chambers, owner of Chambers Arts Interactive Arts Studio, have started the Page Burners Writers Group, an informal guild open to published writers and aspiring writers throughout the Triangle area.…
The doctor came out and put a hand on my shoulder asking, "Has anyone looked at you, corpsman?" I backed away saying, "I'm okay sir. This isn't my blood," as I looked down at my dirty, soiled fatigues. "All I need is a good hot shower, clean clothing and a…
In this dish, plump chicken simmers gently in a light and fruity sauce that is slightly spicy.…
