On July 29, 2006, cars traveled down Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh for the first time in 30 years. The conversion of the former pedestrian mall to a busy thoroughfareRaleigh’s equivalent of Main Streetmarked a turning point in the city’s history. In the past seven years, City Plaza, the Raleigh Convention Center, Red Hat Amphitheater […]
Lisa Sorg
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Posted inElections
The launch of fall election season
Election season is upon usno, sadly, not the one in which we vote out the bums on Jones Street, but races for city councils and commissions, mayors and school boards. Either by design or by happenstance, quirks in North Carolina election law make voting in odd-numbered years cumbersome. It’s important to know who’s running and […]
Posted inGuides
Jeff Polish of The Monti wants to hear your stories
Performing at The Monti must be like dying: You’re blinded by a bright light. Memories flash before your eyes. Time toggles through past, present and future before standing still. Yet since 2008, hundreds of people have voluntarily undergone this near-death experience at The Monti’s feature shows and story slams, taking the stage for 12 minutes […]
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This week in disappointment: billboards, environmental laws and protest petitions
While our eyes were watching the #motorcyclevagina bill zoom through the Legislature last week, other pernicious measures were humming along, including Senate Bill 112, which would significantly affect all municipalities, and notably Durham. “Create Jobs Through Regulatory Reform” (the title is an egregious example of greenwashing), the bill would prevent cities from regulating the repair […]
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Any monkey with a typewriter: GOP’s Claude Pope lashes out at NYT editorial board
Hands off your keyboards, North Carolina Republicans. First Gov. Pat McCrory responded to a scathing New York Times editorial, published July 9, that criticized the Republican-dominated state legislature for the “grotesque damage” it is wreaking on North Carolina. Now the N.C. GOP Chairman Claude Pope, a close friend of McCrory, has chimed in, penning open […]
Posted inFood & Drink
The Roxy in Durham to close, reopen as Triangle Pint and Plate
“I tried but I could not find a way … ” So sang Roxy Music’s Bryan Ferry on “Remake/Remodel” from the band’s 1972 album. In that spirit, we say adios to The Roxy, an upscale bar on West Main Street near the Brightleaf District, closed Saturday night, shortly after it had gone on a two-week […]
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Some facts about abortions in N.C.
“This bill is a travesty. It will make women more desperate.” testimony at a public hearing Tuesday on House Bill 695, which would make it nearly impossible to get an abortion in North Carolina 36 Number of abortion providers in N.C. 1 If HB 695 becomes law 27% Percentage of women 15–44 living in an […]
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This week in disappointment: DHHS comments on abortion bill, Durham is losing control
I’ll take Republican Obsessions With Vaginas for $1,000, Alex: Experts? We don’t need no stinking experts! Experts from the state Department of Health and Human Services were not asked for their input on the regulatory issues in House Bill 695, which would make abortions essentially impossible to obtain in the state. Had they been consulted, […]
Posted inCulture
Esperanto speakers from around the globe come to Raleigh
Want to know more? www.esperanto-usa.org U.S. Esperanto Congress William Peace University, Raleigh July 5–8 Program includes panel discussions on the language, programming in Esperanto, recording your memories about experiences in Esperanto Registration: $200–$240 Info: DGaryGrady.com Local groups Esperanto Society of Carolinas & Virginia [email protected] at N.C. State UniversityEsperanto Research Triangle NC on Facebook Instructional websitesLernu!Kurso […]
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Some facts about the VRA in N.C.
“… more Negroes will vote in this election than ever before.” anonymous leaflet distributed in Columbus County, N.C., 1990 43 number of discriminatory laws in N.C. blocked by the Voting Rights Act, 1982–2006 81% of registered voters in N.C. who are white, 2012 22% who are black Of North Carolina’s eligible black citizens … 15% […]
