Remembrance of Things Present Brooks Hall Gallery, N.C. State University Through Sept. 12 “Have you seen the movie Blue Velvet?” Greg Lindquist, North Carolina native and N.C. State alumnus, asks while we are talking in his Brooklyn studio. Lindquist tells me that in the celebrated David Lynch film, which was shot in Wilmington in 1986, […]
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Helping Raleigh’s at-risk youth through African art
Facing low attendance and high drop-out rates, the faculty and staff of Raleigh’s alternative Mary E. Phillips High School are constantly searching for new ways to educate and excite their students. On this night in mid-October, the school auditorium is full of parents and children, who are gathered for a public showcase of African dance, […]
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The end of three punk houses in Raleigh
A 21-year-old named Cameron Craig is wearing a sparkly blue dress with spaghetti straps. And he’s yelling into a microphone: “This is the last shit you are going to see thanks to the Raleigh Police Department.” His band, Gorman Street Sluts, is playing a show in the basement of his house, long known in Raleigh […]
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Ridin’ dirty
Riders with names like “Kamikaze,” “The General” and “Slim Shady” zip, jump and skid their off-road bicycles over the dirt BMX track at Lions Park in Raleigh. At today’s contest, contenders from 2 to 41 years old tear across the 1,100-foot-long track. Some crash. Others wobble on their landings, threatening to topple over. A sister […]
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Slam and Eggs defies Raleigh cops
“His name is Emotron and he is going to light his dick on fire.” This was the buzz around Raleigh the weeks leading up to the yard sale/ punk show/ breakfast, dubbed “Slam and Eggs,” at Flint Place on June 30. As many summer escapades seem to go, the whole adventure started with the cops […]
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Orange County finalizing new tethering rules
Orange County residents could have at least a year to comply with new dog tethering laws under recommendations by a citizens’ committee that has been studying the issue since January. On July 11, the committee began polishing recommendations to the Animal Service Advisory Board, and will present a final draft to the board Aug. 15. […]
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Pedaling against Paris
I know at this point I should be desensitized to the mainstream media’s obsession with spoiled young white women, but Parisgate is just too much. Not being able to escape the onslaught of updates concerning her legal troubles reflects so poorly on the majority of what American citizens consider newsworthy. Reputable news sources would not […]
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Tethering committee appointment questioned
A member of Orange County’s Animal Services Advisory Board is calling for the removal of a member of the subcommittee studying whether the county should limit or ban the practice of chaining dogs. “Ms. [Alane] Koki has misrepresented herself, and it is an insult to the community,” Ross Oglesbee said. “This woman should be prosecuted […]
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Member of Orange County’s chained-dog study panel has ties to dog-fighting
When Alane Koki applied to become a member of an Orange County citizens’ committee studying whether the county should limit the practice of tethering dogs on chains or ropes, she submitted a 13-page résumé citing numerous accomplishments as a scientist and medical researcher: a doctorate in zoology, a dozen patents, and publication in more than […]
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Tate banned from construction
Durham real estate businessman Booker Tatewho already was barred from managing or selling property and pleaded guilty to felony charges related to his business practiceswas forbidden this month by the N.C. Licensing Board for General Contractors from doing construction and renovation work. The injunction, issued by a Durham judge last year but just made public […]
