Lori Ann Phillips is quick to say she isn’t the sort to wear fussy clothes or elaborate jewelry. On this sunny weekday afternoon, she’s clad in a black T-shirt and jeans, with her sunglasses propped on her head and quirky monsters painted on her olive espadrilles, an outfit that corroborates her self-assessment. Still, when Phillips […]
Tina Haver Currin
Bio: Tina Haver Currin lives in Raleigh, where she works as a copywriter for film and TV. Her essay "Go Pack" appears in the new anthology 27 Views of Raleigh.
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A novel agreement between a landlord and artists gives Raleigh a new art space
The bright pink single-story building at 501 E. Davie St. used to be a dentist’s office. Its bubblegum hue was an attempt by its previous owner to deter parking-lot loitering in an area plagued by illicit activity. It worked, according to James Goodnightnot the SAS Institute founder, but his sonwho now owns the property simply […]
Posted inCulture
M.C. Escher speaks through new downtown Raleigh murals
On Thursday morning, the first day of Hopscotch, painter David Eichenberger stares at an off-kilter A-frame ladder. One set of the ladder’s legs sits on a platform nearly a foot above the second, and the entire thing is perched atop tall metal scaffolding in front of AHPeele Studio in downtown Raleigh. Eichenberger is one word […]
Posted inMusic
Live: At Cat’s Cradle, The Good Life simmers in mediocrity
The Good Life Cat’s Cradle Back Room, Carrboro Saturday, August 29, 2015 It’s always uncomfortable when there’s a “woo guy” in the crowd—you know, the guy who takes the pauses between songs, or even a singer’s quiet moments of reflection, and stuffs his own contribution (most often, a loud, sustained “wooooo”) into the vacant space. […]
Posted inSports
How not to get your bike stolen
SHOP STOPS If you’re shopping for a lock or any other necessary accessory to make your ride safer, there are lots of Triangle retailers that can set you up. Here’s a sample of some favorites. ALL-STAR BIKE SHOP 1218 Ridge Road, Raleigh www.allstarbikeshop.com BACK ALLEY BIKES 100 Boyd St., Carrboro www.backalleybikes.net OAK CITY CYCLING PROJECT […]
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Fall Guide: Pickleball, human foosball and dodgeball bounce into Wheels Fun Park
PICKLEBALL 9–11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Sept. 14 $5 per person HUMAN FOOSBALL 6–10 p.m. Mondays starting Sept. 14 $300 per team of 10 Wheels Fun Park 715 N. Hoover Road, Durham 919-598-1944 www.wheelsfunparkdurham.com When the weather gets gelid and the grass turns brown, it’s hard to find the motivation to participate in group […]
Posted inMusic
Rapsody prepares to rise above her Kendrick Lamar and 9th Wonder co-signs
Rapsody with 9th Wonder & Phonte Coleman Wednesday, Aug. 19, 9 p.m. Free for Duke first-year students Duke Gardens 420 Anderson St., Durham 919-684-4444 dukeperformances.duke.edu Rapsody with 9th Wonder, Petey Pablo, Terminator X & more Packapalooza Hillsborough Street, Raleigh Saturday, Aug. 22, 2 p.m.–10 p.m. packapalooza.ncsu.edu The student lounge was so full, hot and sticky […]
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The Final Countdown: Future Islands talk their 1000th show, this weekend in Carrboro
This Sunday, Future Islands will throw a party in Carrboro. After four albums, lots of singles and splits, a gajillion YouTube views and 999 live shows, the band is returning to its home state with buddies Dan Deacon, Danny Brown, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, Lonnie Walker and Valient Thorr for a big afternoon concert. Last […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Let’s get Happy + Hale: It’s expanding to Ninth Street in Durham
If you get a hankering for a midday meal from Happy + Hale, you’re in for a wait. You can almost set your watch to the lines that form in front of the 850-square-foot juice and salad bar during the lunch hours. Are people elbowing one another inside the tiny restaurant, hollering requests for arugula […]
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After 70 years, a historic Raleigh neighborhood is no more. A requiem for Tiny Town
It’s quiet before the demolition crew arrives. Fifty-three bite-size houses sit vacant with their windows boarded up and their doors flung open, while their various remainskitchen appliances, high-school portraits, sticks of deodorantpile up on doorsteps like small offerings to the gods of urban development. A family of rabbits, shielded by the overgrown grass, hop unusually […]
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