You gotta give this to Chapel Hill’s Anoop Desai, who made it into American Idol‘s Top 36: He is a really sweet guy, even if, after tonight, he’s not a part of the show’s Top 12. After his first live performance drew less-than-stellar reviews from the judges Tuesday night, even the usually sharp-tongued Simon Cowell […]
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Local inauguration events
On Nov. 4, we poured into the streets from Durham to Harlem, from France to Kenya, in spontaneous cheers and tears to celebrate the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of these United States of America. This week, we have a chance to show our joy in a slightly more organized fashion. If […]
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Locals going to the show
A group of bike riders from Raleigh and a Peace Corps volunteer from Durham will join the throng cheering the new president Jan. 20. Matt Huffman worked to help elect Obama, and after the euphoria of Election Night, he went for a bike ride to clear his head. “There was all this positive energy, all […]
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New farmers’ markets for 2009
The Triangle’s growing farm-to-table movement may sprout two new local markets next spring. Organizers for two new potential sites in Cary and Pittsboro will hold public discussions about the possibilities over the next two weeks. Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., residents of the Amberly subdivision will host a meeting about establishing a farmers’ market […]
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Raleigh’s The Mint restaurant: We’re not closing, either
While speculation and snarkage about Raleigh’s downtown restaurant scene continues unabated over at NewRaleigh.com, Indy food writer Jane Hobson Snyder caught up with Ryan Reavis, the manager of The Mint today, and here’s what he had to say about Internet-born rumors that his place is closing: “We were really surprised and taken aback. I don’t […]
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Raleigh’s Fins restaurant: We’re not closing
Contrary to Internet rumors over at the NewRaleigh blog, the principals of the beloved seafood restaurant Fins are happy to be in business on East Davie Street downtown and have no plans to close. Lisa D’Auvray, who runs the front of the house and is married to the chef, was shocked to hear of online […]
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Get your ass out and vote!
Obama supporters of all species greeted commuters between Chapel Hill and Durham during Election Day rush hour. Durham, N.C., residents Jim Paden, as Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, and Denny Powel with his donkey, Pipe Cleaner, encourage voters along U.S. 15-501 early on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Photos by D.L. Anderson
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Saxapahaw Rivermill’s Oktoberfest
If your idea of outdoor food is fried, fried and fried, the next two weeks offer lots of opportunities at the N.C. State Fair, which kicks off in Raleigh Thursday, Oct. 16 (www.ncstatefair.org). In addition to traditional fair food from a variety of vendors, there are several specialty cooking contests that challenge Tar Heel natives […]
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Eat where you’re at
At the end of a long, winding road carefully landscaped to echo the surrounding woodlands, fledgling houses aimed at suburban, upper-middle-class families rise from raw clay in various states of completion. Briar Chapel, the mega-development that has become the poster child of Chatham County’s explosive residential growth, opened for business last month. Though the economic […]
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Clearing the coast
We pulled off Interstate 20 at Meridian, Miss., just before midnight with two tasks in mind: buy last-minute supplies before they sold out, and find a hotel room to crash in for a few hours before driving into the storm zone. My friend Amber and Iboth Hurricane Katrina animal rescue veteranshad begged off work for […]
