Two days before Sadie Rapp was set to lead the Chapel Hill Kehillah’s congregation and celebrate her bat mitzvah, her transition to Jewish adulthood, the Rapp’s house was full of repurposed garbage. Local bars had saved bottle caps that the Rapps glued into flower arrangements sprouting from San Pellegrino bottles. Hospitality bags, cut from cereal […]
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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UNC releases name of student who died at Odum Village
UNC police have identified third-year law student Eric James Bryant as the person found dead at Odum Village on Wednesday morning. Investigators suspect suicide, though the case remains open. Jack Boger, dean of the law school, shared the news in a letter to law school students, faculty and staff. “This has been a sad season […]
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Few details in tragedy at UNC’s Odum Village
The UNC community knows but a few alarming facts: someone was found dead Tuesday at Odum Village, on-campus apartment near UNC Hospitals. Campus police are yet to release the name or gender of the victim or the apartment number, but ” have no reason to believe there is any ongoing threat to the campus community,” […]
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Chapel Hill fire claims 13 horses
Thirteen horses died in a Chapel Hill fire early this morning when a blaze swept through a barn at 2006 Marions Ford Road and into the woods, destroying “multiple acres,” Orange County Spokesman David Hunt said. Nine horses were rescued from an adjacent barn. Firefighters were dispatched at 3:37 a.m. and remain on the scene. […]
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High hopes for Cary’s professional soccer team
The RailHawks open their season at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 10, versus AC St. Louis. Visit carolinarailhawks.com for more information. One sports a Mohawk, another, lime green shoes, and the other one bears a resemblance to Mr. Clean. It might not seem like it, but Carolina RailHawks Amir Lowery, Mark Schulte and Matt Bobo form […]
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Cunningham, Lewis, Marshall endorsed by teachers, Gantt, Morgan
The three Democrats jockeying for the party nomination for the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Republican Richard Burr each are rolling out endorsements in a final push for contributions before tonight’s financial reporting deadline. Hopeful Cal Cunningham notched support from the N.C. Association of Educators, group of 65,000. Candidate Ken Lewis, a Chapel Hill resident […]
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Straight from the donkey’s mouth: Marcus Williams
Editor’s note: This is the first in four U.S. Senate candidate profiles that will be posted in this space during the next few days to help voters get a better idea of who’s running in the May 4 Democratic Primary. Marcus Williams is the only Democrat running for the U.S. Senate that answers the phone […]
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Which Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate can beat Burr?
With just more than a month until primary Election Day, Democrats trying to dethrone U.S. Sen. Richard Burr may have found the incumbent Republican’s weak spotand unveiled one of their own. Nationwide, Burr is the most vulnerable Republican senator in the 2010 election, according to Public Policy Polling, a Raleigh-based political analysis firm. Burr, who […]
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Hillsborough taps Trimmer to lead police, for now
Hillsborough Police Lt. Davis Trimmer will serve as interim chief of the department beginning April 2, replacing current top cop Clarence Birkhead who is stepping down to amp up his run for county sheriff. Trimmer, a commander of the Criminal Investigations Unit, joined the department four years ago after 13 years as an officer at […]
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Marshall, Cunningham notch endorsements
Elaine Marshall and Cal Cunningham have both picked up key endorsements in the Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate. Marshall, who serves as secretary of state, garnered support from the Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg on Sunday. The group is the largest African American political organization in the North Carolina, according to a press […]