N.C. State tries to play spoiler N.C. State (4-6, 1-5 ACC) vs. Virginia Tech (7-3, 4-2 ACC) 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Lane Stadium ESPNU, WRAL 101.5 FM Key stats … There will be no late-season bowl run this year for Tom O’Brien’s club. Clemson’s dynamic C.J. Spiller put an end to those hopes last week. Now […]
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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Chapel Hill’s Varsity Theatre prepares for its new lease on life
The classic films, the 35mm projectors and the same operators; the rug, the intricately painted raised wood panels; even the popcorn is going retro at the revived Varsity Theatre on Franklin Street. “It’s going to be pretty old-school olive oil popcornsalt, butter, no powders or any of that junk,” said Paul Shareshian, the new proprietor […]
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Chapel Hill earns commuter-friendly honor
Chapel Hill is one of the top 15 cities for people who hate driving and long commutes, according to the U.S. News and World Report. It’s the latest accolade for a town that was also recently dubbed the most livable city and one of the top places to start a business, among many other awards. […]
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N.C. State looks to start a winning streak
Clemson eyes ACC title berth while Wolfpack bowl hopes hang in balance Clemson (6-3, 4-2 ACC) vs. N.C. State (4-5, 1-3 ACC) Noon, Saturday, Carter-Finley Stadium Raycom (WRAL, CBS), Wolfpack Sports Network (101.5 FM) Key stats … N.C. State finally got its first ACC win of the season last week in a sloppy game against […]
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New Varsity Theater to open with courage, heart and hopefully brains
Chapel Hill moviegoers can click their heels together Thanksgiving weekend. After all, there’s no place like the Varsity Theater. The iconic downtown venue will reopen with the Wizard of Oz, new owners, new prices and a renovated décor. Paul and Susan Shareshian purchased the theater after Bruce Stone closed it this summer. It’ll show second-run […]
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New Varsity Theatre to open with courage, heart and hopefully brains
Chapel Hill moviegoers can click their heels together Thanksgiving weekend. After all, there’s no place like the Varsity Theatre. The iconic downtown venue will re-open with the Wizard of Oz, new owners, new prices and a renovated décor. Paul and Susan Shareshian purchased the theatre after Bruce Stone closed it this summer. It’ll show second-run […]
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Live: moe. and glow-in-the-dark Viking helmets
moe. Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh Wednesday, Nov. 4 Last Wednesday was the perfect night for the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh to begin selling liquor, as moe. stamped the night with its melted notes, dueling guitar solos, driving bass and a blend of lights of all colors. The crowd of glow-stick bearing “moe.rons”some still dressed for Halloween, […]
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First item of business: The Strom seat
Congratulations, Chapel Hill politicians. You’ve just won an election, a heated one at that. There’s no time to celebrate, though. You get to step into the thick of the polarizing debate on how to fill the remaining two years of Bill Strom’s council seat. Should you go with the fifth-place finisher in the election, as […]
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Seeking a Chapel Hill Civilian Police Review Board
Chapel Hill’s black community and many social activists say they are being unfairly targeted by the town’s police and want to rein in the power of a force that monitors itself behind closed doors. Without external, independent oversight, only the town manager and Chapel Hill Town Council can review citizen allegations of misuse of authority […]
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It was ugly, but N.C. State will take its win against the Terps
CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALIEGH – Everything had been going about as well as you could expect for a team that was winless in ACC play. The struggling defense picked off a pass on its first play to set up a short field and a two-play touchdown strike. Sure, Maryland answered with a touchdown of its own of […]
