Exhausted Olympics, Vol. 2: So Where’s MY Medal? Seventy-two Hours of Fear, Anticipation, Fatherhood, and the XIII Olympiad.
As part of our ongoing, comprehensive coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics, we have assigned chronic insomniac Elizabeth Nelson and brand-new, first-time father Mike V. to turn on the TV and share their reflections whenever they might happen to remember to do so. The INDY’s Exhausted Olympics Coverage™ is the sole property of the INDY,…
Yoga Star Jessamyn Stanley Discusses Body Positivity Through the Lens of Eunice Johnson’s Ebony Fashion Fair at NCMA
On Friday, the North Carolina Museum of Art hosted Bespoke: Body Positivity with Jessamyn Stanley, a yoga teacher, body positivity advocate, and writer based in Durham. The discussion centered on Eunice Johnson’s progressive inclusion of all body sizes in the Ebony Fashion Fair—the subject of the Inspiring Beauty exhibit that closes January 21—and the idea…
Sick of Movies? Unleash Your Inner Artisan With These Valentine’s Ideas
Greeting card aisles saturated in pinks and reds. Inflated tasting-menu prices. Flowers that wilt in the trash. Instead of dinner out and a dozen roses, why not be a crafty Valentine and try something unique? Creative Cupids around the Triangle have a few opportunities for that this weekend. Durham artisan printer Brian Allen created a…
N.C. Sports Hall of Fame inducts 10 new members
This week, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inducts 10 new members. Established in 1963, the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame contains 319 members, counting the class of 2015. The inductees met the media Thursday afternoon in Daniel Auditorium at the N.C. Museum of History, which houses the Sports Hall of Fame. Bob Harris,…
The assassination of John F. Kennedy: What I remember
I believe I’m the only Indy writer who is old enough to remember the Kennedy assassination. I was in the 8th grade in 1963, in Fair Haven, NJ, and I was vice president of my class. I mention that because I recall feeling that, as an elected leader, I ought to rise to the occasion…
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[Updated] Losing Jamie Hahn: Raleigh and the power of passionate people
Photo by Gerda Stein Jamie and Nation Hahn (left and center; the person at right is unidentified their friend David Blair) at an Obama rally last year [Update, Friday, 11 a.m.: Visitation tonight at Pullen Baptist has been extended to accommodate an expected large turnout. The time is now 5-8 p.m. Also, Jamie was on…
5 p.m. at Pullen Church: Vigil for the Newtown victims and for an end to gun violence
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and Martin Street Baptist Church will co-host the service at Pullen. It will be brief, about 30 minutes, and give us a chance to grieve together. I look into the faces of smiling children, and I tear up. I don’t want to lose this feeling. I want to keep it and…
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9-11 ceremonies on Sunday in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza Sunday will mark 10 years since the deadly events of 9-11, Sept. 11, 2001. How many days in American history have had a greater impact on our sense of what America is, or should be, than 9-11? A few, perhaps. But not many. Does the United States matter,…
And they’re off — so very off
There is no truth to the rumor that I am exploring a bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Herman Cain, on the other hand, is exploring such a bid: Herman Cain Announces Presidential Exploratory CommitteeBusiness Executive to “Test Waters” for Potential White House Bid STOCKBRIDGE, GA- Business executive Herman Cain announced today that he…
Reports: Elizabeth Edwards is gravely ill
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Sen. John Edwards, is gravely ill, according to the Associated Press and other reports. She may have just weeks to live. John Edwards is among those who are at her side, the AP says. Mrs. Edwards was diagnosed with cancer as the 2004 presidential campaign was ending. John Edwards was…
Sad news: Hon. Officer Will Bunn, 8, died today
Will Bunn’s cancer ended his life three weeks after the Raleigh P.D. made him an honorary officer. From a WRAL report: “I like all the handcuffs and how they go check out the jail and stuff,” he said at the time. “I really like it how they do all that stuff.”
Chatham County kicks Triangle butt in Census returns
Whether it be over college basketball, or vying for Google Fiber, there are some folks in the Triangle who just LOVE turning everything into a competition. That said, residents in Chatham County is leaving the rest of the Triangle in the dust when it comes to returning its U.S. Census forms. Durham (cough, cough) is…
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