From Indy contributor Rebekah L. Cowell: Listen up high rollers, times are a-changin’ in Chatham County. The County’s no longer dry and word has it the casino’s coming to town. Tonight, Bynum Front Porch hosts its second annual casino night, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Now before the righteous citizens of Pittsboro decide it’s […]
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Tireless advocate of the arts to accept North Carolina Humanities Council’s highest honor
From frequent Indy contributor Rebekah L. Cowell: At the age of 39, Marsha White Warren lost her mother, a loss she calls “devastating.” “I needed something to go too for solace and expression,” said Warren. A dedicated reader, she began to write. Her grief, and her chosen outlet for expression, was the catalyst that launched […]
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Long, lonely night of soccer ahead: Patterson-Sewell no longer a RailHawk; US without Davies; will Maradona survive the battle of the Río de la Plata?
When we saw the news that RailHawks keeper Caleb Patterson-Sewell had signed a one-game contract with the MLS New York Red Bulls, we wondered if it was a loan or if the Australian national is a free agent. It appears to be the latter, according to this RailHawks news release. As for what’s next for […]
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Boys on film in Seattle indie Humpday
Humpday opens Friday at Raleigh Grand Lynn Shelton’s Humpday, one of the year’s best films, begins with a premise that followers of American indies may recognize: A 30-something man, happily married and settling down in the Pacific Northwest, receives a surprise visit from a hirsute blond college friend. This prodigal friend is his oppositehe’s still […]
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Dormant Raleigh warehouse breathes again in Made in USA show
Indy contributor Rebekah L. Cowell visited the Made in the USA exhibit in Raleigh prior to its official opening. She sends us this report. Empty warehouses haunt the landscapes of many North Carolina cities. Some have been renovated into funky apartments, art spaces and restaurants, while many others remain shuttered. On Friday, Oct. 2, a […]
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RailHawks’ Caleb Patterson-Sewell signed for single game with Red Bull New York
Big Apple Soccer says RailHawks keeper Caleb Patterson-Sewell has signed with Red Bull New York to suit up for Wednesday’s match against Real Salt Lake. According to the same source, he’s been training with RBNY since Friday. RBNY made the move citing extreme hardship: One of its keepers, the Senegalese Bouna Coundoul, is on international […]
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Conversation with player agent: US Soccer says contracts valid for now
The United States Soccer Federation has not issued a ruling on the validity of the contracts that the USL tried to nullify last Friday, according to an agent with a stake in the situation. The agent also predicted that if six or seven teams leave the USL-1 under the Teams Owners Association banner, the rest […]
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USL, TOA reps to meet with USSF for a second day
Quick update on the meeting at the New York office of the United States Soccer Federation that was called by its president, Sunil Gulati: The meeting ended yesterday, inconclusively, and will continue today, RailHawks president Brian Wellman said in a brief phone interview last night. Wellman, who was calling from Raleigh, had no details to […]
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USL roundup: Holt letter published; USSF brokers NYC meet-and-greet; Hammerheads no longer in USL-2
Wow. It’s starting to look like we could be seeing a profound moment in the history of American club soccereven if Jack Bell of The New York Times‘ Goal blog hasn’t noticed anything yet, busy as he is. Fortunately, there’s a platoon of bloggers and full-time reporters at work on these stories. I was buried […]
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Breaking… More USL upheaval as Wilmington Hammerheads out of USL-2
WECT in Wilmington, N.C. is reporting that the Wilmington Hammerheads, regular season champions of the USL-2 in 2009, are out of the league. It appears to be unrelated to the turmoil in the first division, having more to do with the finances of team owner Chuck Sullivan, who took over the club prior to the […]
