We would like to respond to Virginia Mary Jacks’ strategy for managing fire ants and her wish that “the extension office would remind us of our options to go green!!” We’re pleased that she has found the pleasure of watching her rooster’s amusement wit…
Month: September 2011
Fearrington art show coming October 9
Art in the Village, a celebration of visual arts, will be held at the Fearrington Village Center, Sunday, October 9 10am-4:30pm
Plans for Chatham Historical Museum move forward
Planning is in progress for the new Chatham Historical Museum in the restored Chatham County courthouse in Pittsboro. In the entry corridor, an exhibit will highlight the history and evolution of the courthouse, and a large relief model or map will dep…
Why did Shot of Spro leave the old Pittsboro Ford lot?
Let me clear up some rumors as to why we left the Old Pittsboro Ford lot. I tried to get a lease of our own because we were only month-to-month under a sublease. Having a lease would allow me to expand. For example, add seating and a few other ideas I …
ShopSmart’s simple fall fix-ups
Fall is the best time to get your house in order because come winter, small problems can turn into big-dollar nightmares. The October 2011 issue of ShopSmart magazine, from the publisher of Consumer Reports, highlights key household maintenance tasks f…
Fiat returns to U.S. after nearly thirty years with a fun city car: the Fiat 500
After Fiat’s being out of the U.S. car market for nearly 30 years, Consumer Reports’ tests of the Fiat 500 revealed it to be a fun-to-drive car in tests of fuel-efficient vehicles in the magazine’s October issue. Although it couldn’t avoid enou…
Products from Meguiar and Nu-Finish top Consumer Reports’ ratings of car waxes
Meguiar’s NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0, $18, and NU Finish NFP-80, $8, A CR Best Buy, topped Consumer Reports’ latest tests of 19 car waxes, for liquid and paste, respectively. CR’s tests also revealed that premium car wax brands don’t necessari…