Mid-week markets
We are plunging headlong into tomato season, which is peak season as well for all kinds of summer crops. It’s prime time for local gardeners and farmers alike and the best time of year to get the kids hooked on veggies.
by Jason Cole
Pierre Celis and his legacy
Pierre Celis’ name is relatively unknown to most beer drinkers. His lasting legacy, however, needs no introduction.
TASTE OF THE TOWN
Kitchen
Susan and Dick Barrows have spent their lives in the restaurant business. They moved to Chapel Hill after their daughter’s graduation from UNC and started a bistro-style restaurant at 764 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in 2010, naming it Kitchen to evoke the image of eating in the kitchen of a good cook, without ceremony.
Gimme Five! Justin Johnson

When it comes to gypsy, blues, and jazz, Justin Johnson knows how to lay down just about any lick you could want on his trusty guitar. He’s spent years honing his musical chops and experimenting with genre. But can he handle our five questions? See for yourself after the jump.
Gimme Five! Betsy Shane of Pink Flag
They fly under one Pink Flag, but this Durham trio is really three banners in one: Dork Flag, Lucky Flag and Sick Flag (Princess Ojiaku, Betsy Shane and Jessica Caesar, respectively). These three ladies came together in 2007 and have been rockin’ out ever since, sharing their riot grrl pop with anyone who dare listen.
They’ll release a new EP, King of the Scene, this Saturday June 18th, but first see how their Lucky guitarist handles our five question assault.
Download “Ballad of a Hungry Mother†from Lost in the Trees‘ Time Taunts Me out now on Trekky Records.
Gimme Five! Brice Randall Bickford
Brice Randall Bickford was once a struggler, but now he’s conquering the stage under his own name. He’ll take his campaign to the Cat’s Cradle this Saturday, June 11th to celebrate the release of his new self-titled record. Before you rush off to note it in your calendar, see how Bickford tackles our five questions after the jump.
Welcome summer
By Mary Parker Sonis
For hundreds of years, beavers (Castor canadensis) ruled the waterways of the United States and Canada.




