Last year, for our inaugural survey of Triangle cycling, or RIDE, we focused on extremes. There was Rodney Hines, the Raleigh man known as “The No Hand King,” who hopes to pop a continuous wheelie across the continental United States. And there was a cross-Triangle trek, a daylong journey from downtown Raleigh to Carrboro and […]
Grayson Haver Currin
Bio: Grayson Haver Currin was the music editor of INDY Week and the co-director of Hopscotch Music Festival.Twitter: http://twitter.com/currincy
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Taking the Triangle—by recumbent trike
Paulo Chiquito was not trying to start trouble when he attached a note to the windshield of the car that had nearly hit him. During the five-mile morning commute between his south Durham home and his office at IBM’s Research Triangle Park campus that he’s made most every day for the last 13 years, Chiquito […]
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Four quick tips for beginning Triangle bikers
SEE A SOURCE Spend even a little time among cyclists and you’ll quickly learn a common trait: They love sharing the information they’ve accumulated during their time spent on the saddle. Whether talking frames or accessories, routes or group rides, someone has not only likely tried it already but is also eager to tell you […]
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Record review: MAKE’s The Golden Veil
MAKE do not fret about the unfamiliar. In fact, on their excellent second full-length album, The Golden Veil, the Chapel Hill trio winds through a litany of identifiable influences. From the juxtaposition of an electronic surge with an acoustic comedown during prelude “I Was Sitting Quietly, Peeling Back My Skin” to the mantra-like singing and […]
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Try Big Spoon Roasters’ new energy bar
I don’t typically dig for crumbs in the darkened recesses of energy bar packages. But last month, while grabbing a cup of coffee en route to the gym, I spotted a handsome package sporting a familiar imprimatur—Big Spoon Roasters, the four-year-old Durham company that’s earned national acclaim for small jars of almond, peanut, pecan and […]
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Fall Guide: Editor’s picks for top concerts and festivals
Five years ago, when Hopscotch first commandeered Fayetteville Street for a mild September weekend in Raleigh, it was the Triangle’s only major city-centered music festival. But this year, between the rise of the INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS MUSIC ASSOCIATION‘s annual banjo-and-tenor convocation (Sept. 29–Oct. 3, various venues, www.wideopenbluegrass.com) and the arrival of the two-day festival AMERICAN ROOTS […]
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Fall Guide: At N.C. State, a large old theater finally becomes a nice place to visit
As he gestures left and right, around one corner and through a large glass wall, Mark Tulbert appears to glide through Talley Student Union on a Monday morning. Smiling, he weaves through packs of N.C. State students, back on campus for their first full week of classes, to highlight the fanciest features of the university’s […]
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Raleigh’s Nickelpoint and Neuse River breweries work to be good neighbors
Nickelpoint Brewing Co. 506 Pershing Road, Raleigh 919-916-5961 www.nickelpointbrewing.comNeuse River Brewing Company 518 Pershing Road, Raleigh 404-386-7522www.neuseriverbrewing.com If conditions are particularly congested on Pershing Road, a winding lane that curves past concrete factories and printing presses just outside of Raleigh’s Five Points neighborhood, it may be necessary to park in front of one brewery to […]
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Eldritch Horror, one of North Carolina’s early death metal bands, returns from the grave
Eldritch Horror with Bloodwritten, Only Ash Remains, Edge of Humanity Saturday, Aug. 22, 9 p.m., $5 Slim’s 227 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh 919-833-6557 www.slimsraleigh.com Dave Price knew that, if he ever wanted to be in a band again, he would need to quit smoking once and for all. In late 2013, just a year beyond […]
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Niall Hanley, owner of the Raleigh Beer Garden and Hibernian, fights for respect
Niall Hanley does not want to talk about a silly award. Late on a Thursday afternoon, six hours into a workday that is scheduled to last for 14, the downtown Raleigh pub-and-restaurant kingpin is hunched over a crowded desk, shuffling through and signing stacks of papers. This is a rare moment at rest: Already today, […]
