Augusta Free Press

Cat’s Cradle receives $20K PetSmart grant to find furever homes for homeless pets

Cat’s Cradle of the Shenandoah Valley, Inc. has received a $20,000 grant from PetSmart Charities to help prepare more homeless pets in the Shenandoah Valley for adoption. The grant funding will enable ...
Augusta Free Press

Cat’s Cradle hires first full-time Executive Director to manage growth, provide stability

Cat’s Cradle has hired its first full-time Executive Director. Sherri Heishman, a volunteer, cat foster parent and marketing and design consultant for the organization, was selected for the position.
inforum

Water damage forces Cat’s Cradle shelter to temporarily close

FARGO — Cat’s Cradle shelter in Fargo will be forced to shut down for at least a few days after several rooms suffered water damage. Employees said the flooding was caused by the units above the ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Legendary NC music club adding 2nd location. Here’s the next stage for Cat’s Cradle.

The Cat’s Cradle has hosted live bands and charity events in this strip mall storefront at 300 E. Main St. in Carrboro since 1993. Owner Frank Heath has expanded the 750-capacity club in that time to ...
American Songwriter

The Meaning Behind “Cats in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin

Topping the charts when it was first released—and Chapin’s sole No. 1 hit— the opening track of his 1974 album Verities & Balderdash, “Cats in the Cradle,” has remained a folk-rock classic, reemerging ...