The May 2024 edition of Salisbury the Magazine is in the stands, and included you can find a particular piece that is sure to please everyone’s taste.

Sydney Smith Hamrick’s story entitled Piece of the PI: Library celebrates annual event with recipe swap, along with photos by Sean Meyers, provides a delicious look at the library’s latest swap. This event, which celebrated PI Day, not only offers a look at the sweet and savory pies that were brought, but also the stories behind them.

The cover story, Detergent and Dignity: Laundry Love provides free opportunity for clean clothes by Maggie Blackwell and photography by Jon C. Lakey shares the story of a young lady and her mom who stepped up to help the community through the Laundry Love Salisbury program offering free laundry services. Reactions by those who are benefiting from this assistance and ways others can help are also shared.

A third story, Beautifying the City: Rowan Rose Society needs help to keep garden blooming by Susan Shinn Turner as well as some submitted photos, relates the history behind the city’s rose garden and how it got its start, plus details on how members and community supporters have worked to keep it going, and their plea to others to assist them in maintaining and keeping the community garden growing in the future.

Plus, don’t miss the recurring features that are included such as Rowan Original, which provides the reader a chance to learn more about classical singer Teresa Moore-Mitchell through this question and answer format, and check out this issue’s Through the Lens photo, a look at the book “My What If Year,’ a word from the editor and The Scene with Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

Copies of Salisbury the Magazine are available around town or you can visit the Salisbury Post office and request a copy at the front desk.