By Victoria Johnson SILER CITY — On the fringes of downtown Siler City, a group of unassuming brick buildings stands along South Birch Avenue, where they now host a real estate company’s offices. But once, recalls Siler City native Donald Matthews, those buildings housed a thriving Black business district with a cafe, a barber shop […]
By D. LARS DOLDER PITTSBORO — La rotonda en el centro de Pittsboro ha reabierto después de meses de renovación, pero todavía queda más trabajo por hacer en el proyecto. En enero, el Departamento de Transporte de Carolina del Norte, en asociación con el pueblo de Pittsboro, cerró una parte de la rotunda como parte […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON SILER CITY — Cuando Hannia Benítez era más joven, su madre le enseñó algunos principios por los que debía vivir: “Aprende todo lo que puedas. Haz muchas preguntas”, y “también ayuda a tus compañeros lo mejor que puedas”. Hoy, Benítez, ahora de 29 años, no solo vive de acuerdo con esos principios; […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON SILER CITY — When Chatham resident Hannia Benitez was younger, her mother taught her a few principles to live by: “Learn as much as you can. Ask a lot of questions,” and “also help your peers as best as you can.” Today, Benitez, now 29, not only lives by those principles; she […]
By Chatham News & Record Staff Last November, Chatham County narrowly elected its first Latino county commissioner, Franklin Gomez Flores, to replace incumbent Andy Wilkie as District 5’s representative. Gomez Flores took office a month later and has now been serving as commissioner for nearly six months. This week, we speak with him to see […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON CHAPEL HILL — Throughout much of Chatham County’s vaccine rollout, resident Dionicio Hernández didn’t ask himself whether he wanted to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Instead, he asked: “When?” “I have a young daughter, a little girl, and I wouldn’t want her to get infected because of me,” Hernández, 36, told the News […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON SILER CITY — Last year, COVID-19 forced organizers to cancel Siler City’s Hispanic Heritage Fiesta. The year before that, its primary organizer, the Hispanic Liaison, hosted an alternative anniversary celebration in its place. But now, after two years, the crown jewel of Chatham’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations will return on Saturday, Sept. […]
By D. LARS DOLDER PITTSBORO — Los funcionarios de Pittsboro esperan que la rotonda histórica del centro de Pittsboro se abra al tráfico regular a fin de mes. Con eso, permitirá el acceso total a las empresas circundantes que han aguantado el trabajo de construcción del Departamento de Transporte de Carolina del Norte durante casi […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON Durante más de 10 años, Will Mendoza, consultor de Chapel Hill, ayudó a empresas y organizaciones a idear estrategias para lograr sus visiones. Ahora, él está aportando ese mismo impulso y experiencia a los esfuerzos de ayuda para el COVID-19 del Vínculo Hispano como su nuevo gerente de proyectos COVID-19. “Tan pronto […]
By VICTORIA JOHNSON For more than 10 years, Chapel Hill consultant Will Mendoza helped businesses and organizations come up with strategies to better achieve their visions. Now, he’s bringing that same drive and experience to the Hispanic Liaison’s COVID-19 relief efforts as the nonprofit’s new COVID-19 Project Manager. “As soon as I found out that […]