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  • From: tommy Gibson <tcgibson AT mindspring.com>
  • To: ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: Pittsboro: The legend
  • Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:41:03 GMT

Pittsboro should pay you for this.
I didn't even know that I wanted to go to P'boro until I read your post.


Duncan Murrell wrote:
> My essential Pittsboro on a Sunday:
>
> (If you're not there for First Sunday, the monthly street fair):
>
> 1. The French Connection -- French fabrics, African art and furniture
> 2. Chatham Marketplace -- new food co-op in the old Chatham Mills
> building (once the world's leading manufacturer of woven labels)
> 3. Pittsboro Sporting Goods -- on 64 biz on your way into town.
> Something like Johnny's Sporting Goods in Carrboro, but not as fancy.
> 4. Side Street Gallery -- on Salisbury, right off Hillsboro Street.
> An ambitious and high quality gallery. At the corner, look across
> Hillsboro to the Edwards Antiques Building, and then look up --
> that's where they make Carr Amps.
> 5. Beggars and Choosers -- still one of the great junque and thrift
> stores in the area.
> 6. Blue Sky Equestrian -- if you're into horses.
> 7. J. Henry Hardware -- Just down Hillsboro Street beyond the circle,
> toward Sanford. Locally owned, sells lots of paints, including a
> whole line of environmentally friendly paints. They've also got the
> biggest t-shirt you've ever seen on the wall.
> 8. Carolina Hardware, on Thompson -- see what a good old hardware
> store and small-engine repair shop looks like before the Lowe's kills
> it.
> 9. General Store Cafe -- everyone's been there, right? Burritos are
> great. Across the street, you'll see what some people claim is one of
> the country's oldest American Holly Trees. I wouldn't know, but it's
> huge. It also explains why there are so many holly trees around
> Pittsboro.
> 10. The cemeteries at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal and Pittsboro
> Presbyterian. There are former senators and ambassadors buried in
> these cemeteries. Also, the Pittsboro Presbyterian cemetery shares
> property with the Manly Law Office, which is the oldest (and,
> perhaps, the smallest) building in town.
> 11. Be around the old courthouse around noon for the brief bells
> concert, usually featuring very unexpected and odd music.
> 12. Go out to Central Carolina Community College, on 64 biz west of
> Pittsboro, to see their working sustainable farm. (It's small, but
> worth checking out.)
> 13. Elizabeth's Pizza -- personal favorite.
> 14. Don't steal my tomatoes.
>
> d
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>
>
>
> On Jul 7, 2006, at 2:17 PM, Kevin Grealey wrote:
>
>
>>Anyone out there got some Pittsboro tips for a Sunday afternoon?
>>
>>
>>MCKINNEY /
>>
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