ALL ABOUT AMERICA: PHOTOGRAPHS BY BURK UZZLE Through Sept. 11 The Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill Editor’s note: The picture below the fold is very beautiful. It is also NSFW. Great photojournalism can transcend the publication for which it was created. It becomes art and, perhaps more important, a part of the very fabric of […]
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Photo Journal: Donald Trump at Dorton Arena
Speaking to an audience of more than 7,000 at Dorton Arena, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump mentioned many of the issues his campaign has been founded on. Illegal immigration, the war with ISIS and education reform were all addressed, without much detail as to what he would do about them, only that he vowed to […]
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It’s legal: gay marriage in North Carolina
30 number of states, plus Washington, D.C., where same-sex marriage is legal 15 states where same-sex marriage is still illegal 5 states where legalization of same-sex marriage is pending Support for marriage equality 55 percent of people surveyed in a Gallup poll who support marriage equality 77 percent of people under 30 (ABC/Washington Post poll) […]
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A view of the prison from the tracks
Central Prison, in operation since December 1884, was built by inmates over 14 years. The first prison in North Carolina, it now houses up to 752 prisoners in close custody, supervised by 1,310 staff members. It is also the location of the state’s death row. There are 152 offenders on death row, although North Carolina […]
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Skip the beach and come to Frankie’s
To help with the park, visit pittsboroskatepark.com.
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N.C. State’s Hunt Library
N.C. State’s Hunt Library, designed by Norwegian architectural firm Snøhetta, opened last year and has become an architectural destination. Encompassing more than 221,000 square feet, the LEED-certified building includes modern furniture for reading and lounging and a book bot that can deliver up to 2 million volumes using less than 10 percent of the space […]
