Triangle Land Conservancy: Member Spotlight October 2007


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Member Spotlight - October 2007

Andrea Reusing & Mac McCaughan

New TLC members Andrea Reusing and Mac McCaughan are using their creative talents to enrich the living experience in the Triangle. Andrea is chef and owner of Lantern in Chapel Hill, which was named one of America’s Top 50 Restaurants by Gourmet in 2006. Mac co-owns Merge Records and is a member of two bands, Superchunk and Portastatic.

Andrea grew up in Glen Rock, New Jersey and attended New York University before moving to Chapel Hill in 1995. A Durham native, Mac attended Columbia University and moved to Chapel Hill in 1990.

Lantern Restaurant consistently receives rave reviews for its Asian cuisine that focuses on local organic ingredients. This summer, Grist website named Andrea one of its 15 Green Chefs.

Mac co-founded Merge Records in 1989 with Superchunk bassist Laura Ballance, the same year the band formed in Chapel Hill. The record label is based in Durham and is home to a number of bands, including Arcade Fire and Spoon.

Mac and Andrea decided to join TLC because they are concerned that the Triangle is “building up so hastily and seemingly without a vision for the future. Green space seems to be disappearing at an unusual pace. We want to help preserve the beauty and natural state of North Carolina that make it a singular place to live.”

The couple lives in Chapel Hill with their four-year-old daughter, Oona.

Member Spotlight Archives

April 2008 - Jon Stucky

March 2008 - Ken & Roz Winter

February 2008 - Pearson Stewart

January 2008 - Don Stephenson

December 2007 - Amy Mackintosh & Tom Kagan

November 2007 - Lao Rubert & Steve Schewel

October 2007 - Andrea Reusing & Mac McCaughan

September 2007 - Gail and Tommy Bridges

August 2007 - Sarah & Chris Capel

July 2007 - Karen & Ben Barker