File photo Carolina RailHawks WAKEMED SOCCER PARK—Etienne Barbara didn’t sound like a man just named NASL Player of the Month and on his best scoring run—seven goals in first six games of the season—of his career. Never mind that the RailHawks won 4-2 against the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers and that Barbara set up the first […]
Joe Schwartz
Bio: Joe Schwartz is a former INDY Week staff writer who works for soccer.com in Hillsborough. He's been a Gooner since he fell for Thierry Henry in 2005, and he still believes in Arsène Wenger.Email: [email protected]
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Greenbridge: 10 stories, $29 million in debt
View documents Application for appointment of a receiver Affidavit for a hearing to appoint a temporary receiver Order appointing a temporary receiver Greenbridge developers said they never thought they would make money on their 10-story condo-and-retail project on West Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill. “There will be no profit in this project,” said Tim Toben, […]
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Cities, consumers lose municipal broadband fight
House Bill 129, like many malevolent pieces of legislation, was christened by its sponsors with an innocuous-sounding name: “Level Playing Field/Local Gov’t Competition.” But the bill, which passed the Senate this week, in fact prevents local governments dissatisfied with telecommunications companies’ high-speed Internet service from providing that service themselves. The Senate passed the legislation on […]
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Airiel Down’s military marathon
Courtesy of Airiel Down and Phoenix PhotographyThirsty for justice: Beaux Foy, in the shades, leads Airiel Down Beaux Foy isn’t a fan of the evening news: “It pisses me off every time you turn on the news. The only time they mention our troops is when they have casualties,” the Airiel Down front man says. […]
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Redistricting without a map
Legislator’s Guide to North Carolina Legislative and Congressional Redistricting (PDF): includes legal requirements, historical perspective and 2010 Census information Current district plans: Congress NC House NC Senate Numeric and geographical data Redistricting public hearing locations and signup More from Durham: Bull City residents give their take at public hearing Senate Redistricting Committee Chairman Bob Rucho, […]
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Food truck operators still fighting for a place in Raleigh as restaurant owners try to defend turf
Mike Stenke parked his Klausie’s Pizza food truck on the corner of Dawson and Hargett streets, just across the street from the Avery C. Upchurch Municipal Building on Tuesday night and handed out two pizzas worth of warm, gooey bite-sized free samples to build favor for proposed zoning changes that would allow him to regularly […]
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People 1, Crabtree Quarry 0
North Raleigh resident Emily Smith says some of her neighbors questioned why she was canvassing door to door, hoping to prevent a German-based multinational corporation from expanding its Crabtree Quarry operation, just a few hundred yards from her property. “Some said things like, ‘Do you really think any change can come of this?’ and ‘What […]
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Community rallies for Matney as UNC police charge student for filing false hate crime report
It would have been easy for the UNC queer community to be angry with first-year student Quinn Matney. He’d just put them through a roller-coaster week, first claiming to be the victim of an on-campus branding April 4 because of his sexual orientation and later admitting to police that his wounds were self-inflicted. UNC Department […]
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RailHawks rebound to defeat Montreal Impact, 2-1, front office works to build atmosphere
After conceding two goals from setpieces in a crushing stoppage-time defeat in their home opener last weekend, RailHawks coach Martin Rennie said the team spent all week focusing on defending corners and free kicks. That made it all the more frustrating Saturday night when in the 11th minute Montreal Impact defender Kevin Hatchi was left […]
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Hanson sees writing on the wall, nixes effort to expand Crabtree Quarry
Facing opposition from the Raleigh Planning Commission and an organized campaign from neighbors, Hanson Aggregates Southeast decided Wednesday to withdraw its bid to purchase 170 acres and to rezone to property to expand its Crabtree Quarry operation. Raleigh attorney Grey Styers, who represents Hanson, pointed to “current political realities,” in a letter to Raleigh City […]