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Rep. Jennifer Weiss won't run again: Bad news

Weiss, D-Wake, was a true progressive and someone you could depend on throughout her 12 years in the General Assembly to do what she thought was right, not what was politically expedient.

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Rep. Jennifer Weiss won't run again: Bad news

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What the negative saw: M.J. Sharp's long-exposure photographs at Durham's Craven Allen Gallery

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Wolfpack's road gets tougher with 55-47 home loss to Virginia

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Heels prevail at Maryland to set up showdown versus Duke

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In "Carrboro Commune" CVS takeover, no arrests, no SWAT team, plenty of controversy

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Citing acid reflux, Apex Councilor appeals DWI conviction

Apex Town Councilor Scott Lassiter was convicted in January—a month after he took office—for driving with a BAC of 0.11. He and his lawyer contend that Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease artificially increased his BAC.

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Chuuwee & Sundown's <i>The Millennium Falcon</i>

Chuuwee & Sundown's The Millennium Falcon

Instead of sitting on a pile of Sundown's emailed beats, Chuuwee decided to catch a flight to North Carolina for an 11-day, 12-song recording spree. (self-released)

by Eric Tullis

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The ordinary becomes exceptional in <i>The Spectacular of Vernacular</i> at the Ackland

The ordinary becomes exceptional in The Spectacular of Vernacular at the Ackland

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An ode to the lunchbox of another era

To bring a metal workingman's lunchbox into a white-collar workplace would be pretentious. What would we protect our lunch from—falling kilobytes? paper cuts? office gossip?

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by lastep on Citing acid reflux, Apex Councilor appeals DWI conviction (Wake County)

Great piece, Neil. I look forward to more RailHawks coverage in the future.

by MH on The enigmatic Gale Agbossoumonde talks about his soccer odyssey and why he joined the Carolina RailHawks (Triangle Offense)

Even Though Rep. Weiss didn't represent me, since I live in Durham, she ably represented the things I believe in. …

by Steve Bocckino on Rep. Jennifer Weiss won't run again: Bad news (Citizen)

Cool spot. Love the food. …

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Weiss, D-Wake, was a true progressive and someone you could depend on throughout her 12 years in the General Assembly to do what she thought was right, not what was politically expedient.

“The last couple of years haven’t been exactly how I wanted them to be... I just wanted to start over and start fresh."

Through Saturday — In her exhibition Light Cache, Sharp offers an alternative to the inherent violence and closed-endedness of a pervasive point-and-shoot mentality.

Following your desire is a brave way of recognizing that something is happening to you, something remarkable. Perhaps it will break open your world, or perhaps it will simply open your heart. Things will change.

Through Feb. 11 at Manbites Dog Theater — Were we there for justice, or had we come for blood? Were we about to see expanded interrogation techniques staged as an act of public witness—or had we gathered for a communal revenge fantasy?

Sai Krishna Bhavan is the first venture for Rajendra Yarlagadda. He's a veteran restaurant manager, including a stint at Cary's Udupi Café, and a 10-year resident of the Triangle. The menu focuses on Southern Indian vegetarian cuisine.

Thurston Moore performs Tuesday at Duke — Yes, maybe Sonic Youth is finally dead. The reasons they were special to begin with, though, have fortunately refused to recognize any such expiration date.

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Annual Manual Digital Edition

Apex Town Councilor Scott Lassiter was convicted in January—a month after he took office—for driving with a BAC of 0.11. He and his lawyer contend that Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease artificially increased his BAC.

Multimedia

Instead of sitting on a pile of Sundown's emailed beats, Chuuwee decided to catch a flight to North Carolina for an 11-day, 12-song recording spree. (self-released)

Through March 18 The Spectacular of Vernacular takes special interest in the vernacular—local traditions and characteristics particular to specific places—from the perspective of our current virtual lives and our experience of the world through screens.

To bring a metal workingman's lunchbox into a white-collar workplace would be pretentious. What would we protect our lunch from—falling kilobytes? paper cuts? office gossip?

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Through March 18
The Spectacular of Vernacular takes special interest in the vernacular—local traditions and characteristics particular to specific places—from the perspective of our current virtual lives and our experience of the world through screens.