Shimmer: The Art of Light Friday, Feb. 12, 6–11 p.m. Chapel Hill and Carrboro The circus is coming to town. Well, not exactly. But it might seem that way when larger-than-life light sculptures take over Chapel Hill and Carrboro during this 2nd Friday Artwalk, from twinkling chandeliers hanging in tree branches to illuminated tarot vignettes. […]
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From a spoken-word champion to an upstart rapper, G Yamazawa explores the complexities of his Japanese-American heritage
George Yamazawa, better known simply as G, stands in the middle of an auditorium at UNC-Greensboro, his hair in a bun, his bushy goatee puffing out beneath his chin. About a dozen students have arrived between classes for his spoken-word workshop on a Wednesday afternoon. The students share their own pieces and Yamazawa listens, nodding […]
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Talking Triangle Restaurant Week, which starts Monday, with Kelly Stewart
For more than a decade, Triangle Restaurant Week has aimed to give area eaters access to a plethora of local restaurants for a reasonable prix fixe rate. For the ninth anniversary, which begins today and runs through Sunday, a record-setting 97 eateries are set to participate, with hopes of passing the 100 mark next year. […]
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The couple that keeps the Triangle’s kaitensushi—or sushi conveyor belt—spinning at Kurama
Kurama 105 N. Columbia St., Chapel Hill 919-968-4747 -GUIDE TO SUSHI- An enthusiast’s guide to suhi in the Triangle The couple that keeps the Triangle’s kaitensushi—or sushi conveyor belt—spinning at Kurama Trawling the Triangle for the best vegetarian sushi Five Triangle chefs share their secrets for sushi at home What beer to drink—and what beer […]
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“Raw Chocolate for the Soul” is one chocolatier’s mission to offer more than just sweets
Steven Lambeth’s obsession with chocolate began as a romantic rebound. About two years ago, Lambeth was working through a particularly rough breakup with a woman who had loved chocolate. After the split, he began to eat his feelings, picking one of her favorite foods as a tribute to the person he’d lost. “I fell in […]
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Amante Pizza’s Michael Villopoto launches a new food show to highlight local restaurants
Michael Villopoto loves food. His life revolves around eating, making and selling it. As the owner of the Amante Pizza franchise, which started in Carrboro almost 15 years ago, Villopoto has long worked in the restaurant business.And now he has a new food-related venture—a weekly YouTube show called 3 Hungry Guys. It aims to highlight […]
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A Chapel Hill man founds a trailblazing literary press, by and for transgender people
A.J. Bryce identifies as many things: transgender, queer, a parent, a person of color, a North Carolinian, an artist-activist. But he never imagined he would one day be the founder of a pioneering trans-run publishing company. Trans-Genre Press began as a side project in 2012, but it became a way for Bryce to combine his […]