
The Chatham Park Podcast
The inside source to all that is happening in the Chatham Park development in Pittsboro, NC. Chatham Park is a mixed use development encompassing over 7000 acres just west of Raleigh and south of Chapel Hill, NC, in Pittsboro, NC. You can find more information at www.chathampark.com and for more information about Preston Development Company, the developer of Chatham Park, visit us at our website at www.prestondev.com. Preston Development Company has been developing projects in NC for over 30 years and is led by Tim Smith and Julian "Bubba" Rawl and a team of professionals in the industry. We are headquartered in Cary, NC.
Episodes
28 episodes
The New Chatham Park YMCA. NOW OPEN!
This past March the long anticipated Chatham Park YMCA, part of the YMCA of the Triangle, opened its doors in the new NOVI community of Chatham Park. Hear from Forrest Perry, Vice President of Operations with the YMCA of the Triangle, and Caitl...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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34:53

MOSAIC - More to do than ever before!
Welcome to season 4 of the Chatham Park Podcast! In this episode we catch up with what is happening in the Gateway to Chatham Park. We talk movie nights, concerts, markets, food, entertainment, living in Chatham Park, and also what 79 Deg...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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24:47

CORA Food Pantry. Helping the Hungry in Chatham County
On this episode of the Chatham Park Podcast, we are talking with Melissa Beard, Executive Director of the Chatham Outreach Alliance, or CORA. Cora has been helping those in need in Chatham County since 1989 and today you will hear about w...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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44:58

Building Community - The Rotary Club in Pittsboro with Connolly Walker
In this episode we learn all about Rotary, Rotary International, and the local Rotary Club here in Pittsboro, NC when we sit down and talk with Connolly Walker, the President of the Pittsboro Rotary Club. The website of the Pittsboro Ro...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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45:52

2023 Parade of Homes Information Update
A quick update about the 2023 Parade of Homes. Links below:https://triangleparade.com/about-the-paradechathampark.commosaicatchathampark.com
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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8:41

Why the Y?
Not since the announcement of Chatham Park as there been so much media buzz as when the YMCA announced that through a partnership with Preston Development Company, that a new state of the art YMCA facility was going to be built in Pittsboro, in...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:05:52

The WCHL Interviews with Tim Smith and Bubba Rawl Part 2
n this episode you will hear several of the segments of interviews produced for WCHL in Chapel Hill, NC with Tim Smith, Julian "Bubba" Rawl and Vanessa Jenkins from Preston Development Company. They discuss the retail and restaurants in Chatham...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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14:59

The WCHL Interviews with Tim Smith and Bubba Rawl Part 1
In this episode you will hear several of the segments of interviews produced for WCHL in Chapel Hill, NC with Tim Smith, Julian "Bubba" Rawl and Vanessa Jenkins from Preston Development Company. They discuss the how Tim and Bubba met, their rel...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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15:51

The Award Winning Water Recovery Center
In this episode we sit down with Wesley Hutchins and Jimmy Holland with McKim&Creed (https://www.mckimcreed.com/) and Vanessa Jenkins and Jake Smith with Preston Development Company (
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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42:11

Paddles Swim and Pickleball Club with Jackson Bowen of tennisbloc
In this episode we learn about the new Paddles Swim & Pickleball club in Chatham Park in Pittsboro North Carolina, and interview Jackson Bowen of tennisbloc, who gives a great overview of the sport of Pickleball and why it is so popular.&nb...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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41:31

The Pollination Stations in Chatham Park
We have installed 2 Pollination Stations in Chatham Park to bring our honeybee population up to 8 hives at our Water Recovery Center, and 3 horizontal hives at MOSAIC. Hear all about them, more about beekeeping and honey production, and other i...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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54:16

MOSAIC and Northwood Landing
Our Guest Kirk Bradley is the Chairman, President, and CEO of Lee-Moore Capital Company, developers of the MOSAIC project and Northwood Landing. Kirk recently was awarded the Pillar award from the Triangle Business Journals 2022 Space Awards. H...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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43:14

The Y in Chatham County
In this episode we talk with Jessica Mashburn, Exective Branch Directory of the Chatham County Y, part of the YMCA of the Triangle. They have a Leprechaun Run 5K/10K that is happening on Saturday, March 12, 2022 in Chatham Park. We also discuss...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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29:09

2021 Year In Review
A recap of some major happenings in the Chatham Park Development in 2021, and a few interviews as we check in with Thales Academy, Southern Energy Management, and MOSAIC.Links to topics mentioned in the show:https://chathampark.com<...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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45:53

2021 Parade of Homes Special Episode
A virtual tour of Chatham Park with a focus on the 2021 Parade of Homes.The 2021 Parade of Homes is held over the first 3 weekends in October. Chatham Park has 3 entries in the Parade, and two of them are open for tours. He...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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15:45

Bees and other pollinators in Chatham Park
In this episode we interview Jody Moore, Master Bee Keeper and owner of Rocky River Bees in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Jody will be overseeing the installation and management of honey bee hives in Chatham Park, and we discuss this and other pol...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:00:46

Barnaby by Garman. The America at Home Study Concept Home
In this episode we interview Alaina Money-Garman, co-owner of Garman Homes on location at the Barnaby America at Home Study Concept Home and discuss what this home is all about. This was an active construction site on the tail end of a 60 day b...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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35:10

Southern Energy Management
In this interview, Vanessa Jenkins and Bill Oestereich sit down with Jamie Hager of Southern Energy Management. Entering her 21st year in the construction industry, Jamie has served multiple roles in housing -- building as a constructi...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:02:30

Strata Solar
We interview Ashly Johnson, Director Of Community Outreach at Strata Solar and talk about Solar Power Plants, and the Tinker Farm in Chatham Park. Tinker Farm is a 5 megawatt AC/7 megawatt DC Solar Power Plant located off Moncure Pittsboro road...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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30:23

Thales Academy
In this episode, we talk with Johanna Murphy, Headmaster of the Thales Academy that is currently under construction and will be the first school in the Chatham Park development. We discuss what make a Thales education different, and what a typi...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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26:33

An Update on Construction
In this episode we talk to Jake Smith with Preston Development Company on the status of the Knight Farm Community Park, and Jody Leidolf with Montgomery Development Carolina Corp. on the MOSAIC development and Northwood Landing. We also discuss...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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31:46

Managing storm water in Chatham Park
There is more to stormwater management than meets the eye. This episode we sit down with WithersRavenel stormwater expert Hunter Freeman to discuss the Chatham Park Project and how managing stormwater in a large project is crucial to preserving...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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37:50

Episode 6: The Cottages with Fresh Paint by Garman Homes
In this episode, part of the Preston Development Company team talks with Fresh Paint by Garman homes about a home product that is new to the Triangle, the Cottages in Chatham Park. For more information, including renderings an...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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50:43

Episode 5: Greenways in Chatham Park, and interview with Chuck Flink and Chuck Smith
In this episode, recorded over Zoom during the Covid-19 Pandemic, we discuss the importance of Greenways and Open Space in development, and how the landscape has changed in the ways that Greenways, Parks, and trails are now viewed when it comes...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:00:26
