Q: Where can I get pecans cracked around here? I went to an old feed store in Lumberton once but can t remember its name or exactly where it is. A.M., Lillington A: You re almost certainly thinking of Carolina Grain in Lumberton. The store Read more

D EAR MISS MANNERS: My beau and I just met a wonderful married couple we bonded with who enjoy inviting us to their home for barbecue dinners they prepare for us. As we get along famously, they invite us often (two or three times a week) and lavishly Read more

G rowing up in a small town in Georgia, one of our favorite fall pastimes was window-shopping. “Now, girls,” Mama would say, “we’re not buying or going into the stores, we’re just looking in the windows and getting ideas.” This was during the gas Read more

Acquisition boosts Bosch s garden business to sales of about 500 million U.S. dollars or more than 350 million euros Stuttgart Bosch has acquired parts of the garden watering and outdoor d cor business of L.R. Nelson Corporation Read more

Kentucky-based DESA LLC announced Thursday that it will close its manufacturing plant in Manchester effective Nov. 28. The closure will eliminate about 100 jobs, according to the announcement from Lance Servias, president of the company s Power Read more

Several weeks remain before summer’s official end, but for all intents and purposes, let’s face it, it’s over. Time to trade in the bathing suits for the jackets; the cool cotton sheets for the cozy flannel variety. First on the list of seasonal swap Read more

Earlier this summer, I wandered over to my neighbor s house and we were looking at some of the plants I gave him last fall. As he did a good job of preparing the soil with compost and manure, as well as mulching with shredded wood chips, his plants Read more