Business

Defying the unusually warm weather, the Winter Lightening Sleds are stacked and ready to go at even the slightest hint of snow in the Sandhills. The brightly colored 48-inch polyethylene sleds with molded runners are only a minute sampling of … Continue reading →

Imagine a man who buys the groceries, cooks the food and then cleans up the kitchen when he’s done. Yes, he is married, but his culinary services can be yours whether you share his love of cooking or not. From … Continue reading →

The shelves on the walls of Cindy Baker’s new design room are packed with books of fabric samples. That’s no surprise since she says creating custom window treatments is one of her favorite things about interior design because it allows … Continue reading →

Cynthia Ross often finds herself at the center of a party – exactly the last place she ever thought she’d be. “It’s odd,” she said, “but I’m not a party person.” However, as the owner of C.P. Ross Designs, Ross … Continue reading →

When does becoming green put a business in the black? When it brings in business from Fort Bragg or attracts an emerging “green” consumer. “It’s a huge, new market with diversified demographics,” says Jon Parsons, executive director of Sustainable Sandhills, … Continue reading →

Hard work and the much better than average local economy have placed two Fayetteville homebuilders among the nation’s best in their industry. H&H Homes and Caviness & Cates Communities were recognized this summer in Builder Magazine’s top 100 list for … Continue reading →

Cotton farmer Johnny Boyles spent most of his adult life locked in a war against grass, spokes of green that choked his crops. You wouldn’t believe it to see him now, working equally hard to coax lush Bermuda from the … Continue reading →

When Cape Fear Valley Medical Center began to map out what a new emergency room for children might look like, H1N1 was just a series of letters and numbers. Fast forward to fall 2009. The children’s emergency department celebrated its … Continue reading →

At my house, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are carefully circled on the calendar but not for the reasons you might expect. Cards are nice – berries are better. Mother’s Day marks the height of strawberry season: strawberry pie, strawberries … Continue reading →