Lara Manetta
Lara Manetta is a writer covering local government, civic issues, and community news. She writes reported articles and features, with work appearing in Business Insider, EatingWell, and other national and regional outlets. She has also worked extensively as a ghostwriter and is the author of two books for middle grade readers and a cookbook about living and cooking without refrigeration. Manetta lives aboard her sailboat and makes Oriental, North Carolina her home port.
