Sunday Scene

Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines Commits to Financial Literacy for Girls

The American dream is alive and well among girls, according to a new report by the Girl Scout Research Institute, which reveals that girls feel optimistic about their financial futures.

A Day at Churchill Drowns

Back on a cold, dreary night in January, my husband asked if I wanted to go to the Kentucky Derby.

The detachment that children have with the source of their food is of growing concern to many, including Dr. Alice Ammerman, director of the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and a professor at the Gillings School of Global Health and School of Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Penick Hosts Senior Speaker Seminar

Penick Village is hosting a free Senior Speaker Seminar breakfast Thursday, May 30, with Rose Young, a billing advocate.

All the World's a Stage for Pinecrest Student

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In My Mother's Kitchen

No scientific or societal advancement has severed the mom-food link ordained, it seems, by Mother Nature.

Harpeth Rising Brings Eclectic Sound to Aberdeen

The Rooster's Wife brings 12 more shows this season to the listening room of Poplar Knight Spot, 114 Knight St., in downtown Aberdeen.

On the Table: The Cooking School of Hard Knocks

Every one of my cooking skills I owe to my mother. That's because she shrank from the task. Shrank, as in backing away from the stove, averting her eyes and, finally, sprinting to the nearest cafeteria.

Zoo Tales: Zoo's Field Conservation Programs Saving Endangered Species

BY TOM GILLESPIE

MCCF Grant Application Period Ends Soon

The board of directors of the Moore County Community Foundation will be accepting grant requests for community projects funded from its community fund through May 14.