
{"id":3987,"date":"2008-11-19T12:59:20","date_gmt":"2008-11-19T20:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=3987"},"modified":"2008-11-21T20:42:33","modified_gmt":"2008-11-22T04:42:33","slug":"for-the-record-112008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2008\/11\/19\/for-the-record-112008\/","title":{"rendered":"For the Record 11\/20\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Eat &#038; shop local<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week we mentioned the importance of digging deep this season for what are very likely to be very big needs among local charities and nonprofits.<\/p>\n<p>This week we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to steer you and your wallet again \u00e2\u20ac\u201d this time for the sake of the hundreds of people who make their living in the shops and restaurants in our local economy.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nOne of the wonderful and unique attributes of all the towns in our coverage area \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Pittsboro and Hillsborough \u00e2\u20ac\u201d is that there is a thriving collection in each of locally owned and operated stores and food and drink establishments.<\/p>\n<p>These are the places that allow us to use terms like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153eclectic,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153cool\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and even \u00e2\u20ac\u0153funky\u00e2\u20ac\u009d when describing to outsiders the place where we live. They add character to our community because they are a reflection of the characters that create, own and run them.<\/p>\n<p>These spots are also where many local jobs are created and, unfortunately, in difficult economic times they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re also the spots where jobs can be shed. As we noted last week, the nature of the downturn in the economy is widespread and will not miss this area as it has during past recessions. The market drop and the credit crunch have put all of us on notice that uncertainty and anxiety about finances are going to be around for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Already we are hearing about shifts being cut, workers being let go and businesses in trouble. As noted in this issue, unemployment in Orange and Chatham counties is on the rise. In times like these, dining out less and lighter gift purchases are traditional places to trim.<\/p>\n<p>Still, many of us will, out of habit, venture out to prepare for holiday gifting, feasting and celebrations. Most of us won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t spend what we did in years past and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s even more important to direct one\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s purchases in ways that can do the most good.<\/p>\n<p>We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to ask that when you do venture out in the name of commerce, hunger and entertainment that you make an effort to range closer to home and concentrate your purchasing power for the benefit of your neighbors\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 shops and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>The big chains and shopping destinations might be the big lure this time of year. But keep in mind the little place around the corner, that cool spot downtown and your local artist, farmer, baker, restaurant worker and shopkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>You share a lot more with them than a zip code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s paper<\/strong><br \/>\nNext week and twice in December, we are skipping back to a Wednesday edition. Thursday being Thanksgiving, we wanted to make sure you had your paper in hand ahead of time before the relatives show up and start hogging it. Likewise, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re coming out a day early for our Christmas and New Year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s issues since they fall on Thursday this year too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corrections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had our postal zone right but our geography wrong last week in describing the location of Woods Charter School. The school is off of Andrews Store Road in Chatham County.<br \/>\nPhotographer and very good friend of Bolin Creek Dave Otto shot the front page photo for the Flora column.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eat &#038; shop local Last week we mentioned the importance of digging deep this season for what are very likely to be very big needs among local charities and nonprofits. This week we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to steer you and your wallet again \u00e2\u20ac\u201d this time for the sake of the hundreds of people who make their&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3987"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4036,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3987\/revisions\/4036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}