WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARYI woke this morning and discovered, like so many journalists, that my job is endangered. Another form of news media threatens my livelihood with its speed, resources and superior delivery of product. The interloper is called a daily newspaper. I refer to the News & Observer, which finally noticed the professional soccer […]
David Fellerath
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How the Carolina RailHawks’ trio of midfielders controls the flow
In a widely discussed story in The New York Times Magazine in February, writer Michael Lewis held up the example of a Houston Rockets forward, former Duke All-American Shane Battier, as a vital basketball player whose contributions are difficult to quantify. It was a fascinating piece, but also one that illustrated the tendency in American […]
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Every Little Step
Every Little Step opens Friday in select theaters Before there was Rent, there was A Chorus Line. Both were smash musicals that celebrated, most of all, the heartbreak, aspiration and self-regard inherent in being a young artist in the big, bad Apple. Although the differences in style and content are many, one all-important X-factor is […]
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RailHawks back in action tonight–in one hour
No time to post in advance today, but RailHawks’ opening round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup begins tonight at 7 p.m. The opponent is the USL-2 Richmond Kickers, who managed to beat the ‘Hawks 1-0 in a preseason friendly earlier this spring. The work here is finally done, so I’m off to WakeMed […]
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RailHawks ruling the roost: Idle-week roundup
Lots of upbeat odds and ends here as the RailHawks, after a brief respite, resume training in advance of a tough 11-day stretch that will see either four or five games. For the second week in a row, Daniel Paladini and Kupono Low were named to the USL-1 Team of the Week. Paladini, of course, […]
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The unknown futures of Chapel Hill’s Varsity and Chelsea theaters
Who will bail out the movies? That’s the question I have. My own life in the movies began in my late teens. I drifted through Denver and found employment for a time working for all three of the Landmark theaters that existed then: the Ogden, the Esquire and the Mayan. It was from a brilliant […]
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Paladini is Italian for “champions”; RailHawks swipe victory in the 90th minute
WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARYYep, I looked it up. Just as I suspected, the word “paladini” is the Italian plural for champion, for medieval hero, for defender of a cause. RailHawks midfielder Daniel Paladini is in brilliant form right now, and when his team needed a goal tonight, he delivered it. In the 90th minute of […]
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RailHawks to continue feasting at the bottom of the table?
After two frustrating seasons, fans in WakeMed Soccer Park tonight will be excused for some hard-earned self-congratulationand considering the woefulness of the opponent, the Cleveland City Stars, who are in 10th place with only two goals scored versus 12 allowed, they should expect to see three more points added to the Carolina RailHawks’ points column. […]
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RailHawks roundup: Budnyy, Paladini and Low named to USL team of week
We’ve been away from the first-place RailHawks for a bit (and away from the Triangle, actually). To put a finer point on it, we’ve been in New York, we’ve been in Brazil, we’ve been distracted by things like European Champions League football (Messi! Eto’o! Xavi! Iniesta! Puyol!). But we’re catching up in advance of Friday […]
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N.C. native Ramin Bahrani hits his stride
Goodbye Solo opens Friday in select theaters It’s not merely North Carolina chauvinism to declare that Ramin Bahrani’s Goodbye Solo is not only one of the best films of the year, but also a heartening step toward a fresher approach to cinematic realism establishing a beachhead in America. Bahrani, an Iranian-American who grew up in […]
