Our Twenty Favorite Local Records of 2017
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: 2017 sucked. But if you were paying even the slightest attention to what was happening in the Triangle’s busy music scene, you found plenty of bright spots. Some bands confronted catastrophe head-on in their songs, while others offered calm, introspective reassurances. Several longtime local acts pushed…
How does the NRA rate Sen. Kay Hagan, up for re-election in ’14?
Sending along a tweet from the Washington Post: This WaPo chart shows that most Senate Dems up in ’14 have “C” or worse grade from NRA wapo.st/TsmaqO— amy walter (@amyewalter) December 17, 2012 Sen. Hagan, a Democrat who knocked off Elizabeth Dole in 2008, gets an F rating from the National Rifle Association and another…
Governor Perdue Announces Plan To Keep Group Homes Temporarily Open
The fix is only temporary, but a just announced plan from Governor Bev Perdue could keep group homes for the low income disabled open through the end of January. A one time injection of $1 million in idle rental-assistance funds will help pay the expenses for nearly 1,400 developmentally and mentally disabled group home residents.…
Argo, Ben Affleck among 2012’s best by Southeastern Film Critics
Photo by Courtesy Warner Bros. Entertainm — © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. The Southeastern Film Critics Association has voted Ben Affleck’s period thriller Argo the best motion picture of 2012. The 21-year-old organization, whose 48 members—including this author and INDY Week contributor Craig D. Lindsey—represent electronic and print media outlets in nine Southern states,…
Remembering Olivia Engel, 6, and finding resolve after Newtown
Don’t lose this feeling. This mix of tears and resolve—don’t get over it; don’t set it aside. This is what I’ve been telling myself since Friday. Keep it. Act on it. Last night, Pam and I took part in the vigil at Pullen Church in Raleigh. At the end, everyone lit a candle using one…
Some Army releases video, works on LP for 2013
SOME ARMY, 2013 from Adam Graetz on Vimeo. Some Army—the new songwriting outlet of The Honored Guests’ Russell Baggett—debuted with a strong 2012. Starting with a three-song 7-inch early in the year, the outfit expanded it into a seven-song EP of striking, melancholic folk-rock. Lush, reverb-heavy textures deepen the bleary-eyed heartbreak that powers Baggett’s richly…
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Jonathan Bonchak, Michael Harwood take top barista honors
Michael Harwood of Caffe Driade in Chapel Hill and Carrboro Coffee Roasters is one won two awards in the Southeast Regional Barista Championship, held in Atlanta earlier this month. Jonathan Bonchak of Durham’s Counter Culture Coffee, won top honors in the Brewer’s Cup. Harwood, the 2010 champ, finished second in the Brewers Cup Competition and…
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…
Class dismissed: N.C. State conquers the Norfolk State Spartans 84-62
Chris Baird C.J. Leslie slams home two of his 11 points during N.C. State’s 84-62 win over Norfolk State PNC ARENA/RALEIGH—The counterpoint to derision over N.C. State’s yuletide nonconference schedule is that five of the seven teams the Wolfpack play between Thanksgiving and Christmas qualified for last season’s NCAA Tournament. The fourth of that group…
Wolfpack drubs Presbyterian from start to finish
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State returns to action following its exam break, hoping to establish momentum before a very tough streak of upcoming games. Photo courtesy NCSU athletics State guard Marissa Kastanek Today’s opponent is Presbyterian College (5-5), which gave the ACC an early shock with a 49-46 season-opening win against Clemson. The Blue Hose are…
Video sweepstakes parlors? State can ban ’em, N.C. high court says
photo by Bob Geary The setup in Roanoke Rapids Another tough break for the palace in Roanoke Rapids formerly known as the Randy Parton Theater. Let’s see if the Republicans in Raleigh change directions now and let them stay open — w/ campaign contributions cheerfully accepted. Supreme Court upholds state ban on video sweepstakes machines…
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