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Live: Jason Isbell keeps ‘er between the ditches
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh Friday, Feb. 20 In three short years with the Drive-By Truckers, the Georgia-based southern-rock stalwarts, Alabama native Jason Isbell was a model of efficiency: The eight songs he wrote for them, over the course of three albums, are among the group’s finest tracks. (I would argue […]
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Jason Isbell at the Lincoln Theatre: Indy “full of s**t”
Midway through last night’s packed show at the Lincoln Theatre, Jason Isbell asked the crowd if anyone read the weekly paper: “They didn’t like me at all. They didn’t think it’d be a good show. I think it’s been a good show. I think they’re full of shit.” That would be a reference to this […]
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Coach K solves Paulus-Smith dilemma … with Williams
In the Indy‘s basketball preview issue last December, we took a position-by-position look at Duke’s roster. Sophomore Nolan Smith had recently replaced senior Greg Paulus as the team’s starting point guard, but we noted that Coach Mike Krzyzewski seemed content to keep a rivalry between the two brewing. At the time, Coach K insisted that […]
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UNC report details widespread Constitutional abuses in 287(g)
A joint study by the UNC Law School and the ACLU of North Carolina, released today, has found the federal 287(g) program to be overly costly; riddled with Constitutional and state law violations; and “an ineffective means of immigration enforcement.” In particular, the study found that, instead of targeting violent criminals, law enforcement agencies participating […]
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Durham says yes to backyard chickens
After months of debate and three contentious public hearings, the Durham City Council voted Feb. 16 to allow backyard chickens. The unexpectedly unanimous decision delighted many in attendance, prompting more than 50 supporters to burst into applause as City Hall’s electronic scoreboard lit up with green bars, indicating 7 “yes” votes. “We had been making […]
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Bill Bell wears Carolina Blue
A funny thing happened in the Bull City last night. Durham’s mayor, Bill Bell, wore a UNC Tar Heels hoodie over his suit at a City Council meeting. Find out why in David Fellerath’s Triangle Offense post (hint: it has to do with Duke losing), then check out the exclusive gameday photo, along with a […]
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Urban chickens OK’d; 25-mile ‘donut’ revealed; Bell wears Carolina Blue
…and cats and dogs are living together. That’s Chapel Hill’s mayor, Kevin Foy, helping Durham mayor Bill Bell into a Tar Heels sweatshirt–the result of an elaborate bet on the UNC-Duke game last week. “He regrets the outcome of the game; I was very happy with the outcome of the game,” Foy told attendees at […]
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DDI makes over Web site … with electronic billboard
Note: Updated, with response from DDI President Bill Kalkhof below. Today, Kevin Davis, the Bull City Rising scribe, notes a peculiar make-over at the Downtown Durham, Inc. Web site. The non-profit booster organization, which receives roughly 60 percent of its funding from the City of Durham, now features on its Web site a giant electronic […]
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UNC police evacuate the Pit following bomb threat
Following a Sunday night bomb threat, and a localized evacuation effort, UNC’s campus was given the “all clear” signal today at 5 a.m., according to the university. At approximately 9 p.m. Sunday night, Orange County 911 received a call from a male saying he had an explosive device near the central “Pit” area of campus. […]
