Chatham Journal Podcasts

The New Northwood High School principal Chris Blice was introduced at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting.

The UNC Tar Heels beat the Arkansas Razorbacks, 108-77, in the 2nd round of the 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournament to make it into the sweet 16. The Tar Heels improved to 7-1 in tourney games played in Raleigh, and 23-1 in games in their home state.

Carolina’s combined margin of victory (70 points) in the NCAA’s first two rounds is the largest two-game combined margin of victory in school history. This year’s total surpasses 1993 (65 points) and 2005 (60 points). The Tar Heels won the national title in each of those years.

Below are video clips of post game locker room interviews with Tyler Hansbrough, Marcus Ginyard and Deon Thompson.

All-American Tyler Hansbrough had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Tar Heels.

Junior guard Marcus Ginyard had 4 points and 3 rebounds.

Deon Thompson finished with 16 points on 8-for-8 shooting.

Video interview with Molly Matlock, Executive Director of Chatham Arts, about the Mardi Gras Masquerade party at the Mill in Pittsboro, NC. Molly discusses how the plans for the event came about. Over 200 people attended the gala event.

Filmed on the night of the event 2/2/08

Images from the event are located here

Clemson head football coach Tommy Bowden speaks following the Tigers’ 42-20 victory over the NC State Wolfpack on Saturday.

The Chatham Journal’s Gene Galin had an opportunity to sit down and do a video interview with Rick Tufts. Rick is a Chatham County resident and head brewer of the Triangle Brewing Company located in Durham.

The company’s flagship brew Belgium Golden Ale is the brewery’s only beer available for sale. Rick plans to introduce an Abbey Dubbel around the first of next year, followed by an Imperial Amber.

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We talk with new Chatham County EDC president Dianne Reid about her plans for economic development in Chatham County, NC. Whats are Chatham County’s competitive advantages and disadvantages. The most important factors involved in attracting new businesses.

 

 Interview with Dianne Reid [30:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Gene Galin interviews Robert Poitras at the new Pittsboro Carolina Brewery. On the day of the interview new brewery tanks had just been delivered from Canada and were being moved in.

A second Carolina Brewery is scheduled to open in Pittsboro beside the Lowe’s Home Improvement store at the intersection of 15-501 South and Hwy 64 Bypass. The te ntative opening is planned for August 6^th. The new Pittsboro location will serve the same beer and food with private dining, a patio, and a small conference room. Seating is planned for 200. The brewery will be about fifty percent larger than at the Chapel Hill.

The brewery is accepting applications for all positions and you can download a job application at carolinabrewery.com. The Pittsboro management team will be on site daily beginning July 1st for interviews.

Video interview with Vance Remick of Pittsboro General Store Cafe in downtown Pittsboro, NC. The Remicks were celebrating the 5th anniversary of the General Store Cafe.

Other videos

Sea Grass Band performs at Pittsboro General Store Cafe

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The Sea Grass Band performs bluegrass dance music at the Pittsboro General Store Cafe in downtown Pittsboro, NC. Filmed by Gene Ga The Sea Grass Band performs bluegrass dance music at the Pittsboro General Store Cafe in downtown Pittsboro, NC.

60 Minute Man

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Sea Grass Band performs “60 minute man” at the General Store Cafe in Pittsboro, NC during the Birthday Bash

Pittsboro, NC mayor Randy Voller talks about last week’s Walking Tour, he discusses the search process for a new town manager and reviews the status of the trees at the Pittsboro Kiwanis park.

 

 Interview with Randy Voller [4:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We talk with former Chatham County resident Wallace Kaufman about the new book his daughter and he had written about invasive plants.

The first national guide to invasive plants has been written by two former residents of Chatham County and will be published by Stackpole Books later this month. Dr. Sylvan Kaufman, a plant ecologist, is a native of Chatham County and her father Wallace Kaufman lived and worked in Chatham for 34 years. They wrote Invasive Plants to introduce Americans to an environmental issue that has been called the second most important challenge in public natural areas. Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year to manage invasive plants, but the authors note that many invasives bring economic and aesthetic benefits, and that eradicating invasive plants is nearly impossible.

In their book they provide a key to identifying over 175 of the most common invasives, including many found in North Carolina. “Identification, however, is only the first step,” says Wallace Kaufman, an award winning science writer. “Understanding the plant’s origins and travels and its role in the natural environment and economy helps explain the human factor and evaluate management options and priorities.”

Sylvan Kaufman serves as Conservation Curator for Adkins Arboretum in Ridgely, MD and holds an undergraduate degree from Vassar and a Ph.D. in ecology from Rutgers University. Wallace Kaufman created several thousand acres of rural residential communities in Orange and Chatham County with unique environmental covenants, including Saralyn north of Pittsboro and Redbud on the Haw River east of Pittsboro. He is a former Science Writing Fellow at the Marine Biology Lab at Woods Hole, MA and currently lives in and manages his 200 acre forest in Linn County, Oregon. His last book was a memoir of life and history in Chatham County, Coming Out of the Woods (Perseus Books, 2000)

More information is found on the web sites: www.invasiveplantguide.com and www.wallacekaufman.com

 

 Wallace Kaufman Interview [27:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download