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Our Endorsements
Raleigh, Cary, Durham and Wake County
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Growth isn't the only issue in Raleigh. But it's the only one the city council has much authority over.
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Our Endorsements
A growing number of Cary residents are fed up with what they see as an administration that promotes development interests over those of citizens.
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Our Endorsements
Despite the controversy swirling around the Wake County Board of Education, only two of the five district seats on the Oct. 9 ballot are contested.
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Our Endorsements
Ten candidates are running for three at-large seats in the Durham City Council race.
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Candidate Questionnaires
Candidate for Durham City Council
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Candidate for Raleigh Mayor
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Candidate for Wake County Board of Education District 5
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Candidate for Wake County Board of Education District 6
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Candidate for Wake County Board of Education District 6
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Our guide to this week's shows
K. Sridhar, Of Montreal, The Cartridge Family, John Vanderslice, Carrboro Music Festival, Vendettas Car Show
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Song of the Week
Will Fiore talks about amplifiers and the inspiration of (un-)preparation
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Latin Beat
The song opens simply, with two male voices rising and falling in close harmony, singing a cappella in Spanish: "Raleigh, North Carolina, I carry you in my heart."
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Music Feature
Everyone knew the in-the-house-now drill, and everyone obliged.
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Latin Beat
All photos by Lisa Brockmeier
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Arts Feature
Nothing if not ambitious, Misterioso is a music and theater extravaganza recreating the vibe of New York's jazz scene in a Durham warehouse.
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Theater
Once again, director Natalie Sowell presents our culture with a mirror of its racial beliefs and practices—one reflected in a razor's edge.
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Visual Art
The Ackland Art Museum on UNC's campus in Chapel Hill has just undergone its first major renovation and reinstallation since 1991.
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On the Boards
There is a tinge of apprehension and recklessness underlying any Fo production, including Stillwater Theatre's production of Fo's Elizabeth: Almost by Chance a Woman.
- by Kathy Justice, Megan Stein and Byron Woods
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Now Serving
Now presenting: an entirely liquid version of Now Serving ... all the news that's fit to drink.
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Food Chain
There's a biological reason this Ninth Street landmark has made it to its 13th birthday when so many others haven't: adaptation and diversity.
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Film Review
In The Kingdom, director Peter Berg takes a venerable genre—the murder mystery—and infuses it with relevant, revelatory political and cultural import, just as he did with the sports movie in the sensational Friday Night Lights.
- by Neil Morris and Laura Boyes
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Film times are good from Thursday, Sept. 27 through Friday, Oct. 5.
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Slide Shows
In 1970, Rocky Mount-born Thelonious Monk played his only set of shows in his native state at the storied Frog and Nightgown Jazz Club in Raleigh.
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North Carolina
Earlier this month, the N.C. Board of Agriculture voted unanimously to adopt a rule that requires the addition of gray dye to all unpasteurized milk sold in the state.
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Durham County
The only two citizens to make public comments opposed Stith's proposal. And new Police Chief Jose Lopez defiantly defended his department's policies.
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Durham County
"We are using the word 'repurpose,' which is the same as save," Triangle YMCA CEO Doug McMillan said.
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Wake County
A former employee of Cary's Neo-China restaurant is accusing the Triangle-based chain of bringing him and his family members from China to work 90 hours a week at less than minimum wage and then firing them after one was injured on the job.
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Q&A
The Carolina American Indian Center may be only the second such center in the South.
- by Cynthia Greenlee-Donnell
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Derek Jennings
As with any wannabe athletes and entertainers among my progeny, I feel compelled to tell any would-be president of mine, "That's fine, but aim higher."
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Editorial
The Indy endorses candidates who we believe exhibit a dedication to the public interest, not a personal agenda. We favor independent voices that would ensure citizens, not just well-heeled contributors, have access to the political process.
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Letters to the Editor
Environmental justice must do more than simply reimburse people for their homes. —Mari Howe
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Front Porch
How "Shareholder Barbie" would respond to the breakdown of standards causing millions of her toys to be recalled last month...
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Living Green
The plan calls for local government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030.
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Sudoku Solution
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Interactive Crossword
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Promotional Events
Come join us in Durham Saturday, Sept. 29!
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Kroger Promotion: Recipe Ads
Delight your kids!
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Edwards Watch
Edwards' response: He'll fight for universal coverage, while Clinton will compromise it away (again) to the special interests, i.e., insurance companies.
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8 Days a Week
RumiFestival at The ArtsCenter; The Proclivities and Bull City at The Cave
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Spotlight
Here is Sager hanging out with Roseanne and her multiple personalities; playing high-stakes gin with the football legend Mike Ditka; observing adolescent Newark car thieves (the titular "Donut Boys").
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Arts Briefs
We talk about the soul of Raleigh—but what are we really talking about?
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Spotlight
"Things change: The Cadillac isn't that big anymore. No need to wear platform shoes. Things change, and I'm grateful for that."
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Spotlight
A Maryland quartet that's spread itself like seeds over two continents in the past several years, Animal Collective has been an experimental music gateway act.
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8 Days a Week
Hearts & Daggers at Tir Na Nog; Fashion for Food at Club Mosquito; Melissa Fay Greene at The Regulator Bookshop
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Spotlight
While Jones was Ella Fitzgerald's piano accompanist from 1948 to 1953, Haden was just outgrowing the moniker "Little Cowboy Charlie."
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8 Days a Week
Kenny Roby's Mercy Filter at The Pour House; PlayMakers Rep's Romeo and Juliet; 24Live at DSI Comedy Theater
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Spotlight
DJ JD puts her spin on Pride
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8 Days a Week
New kids' museum at Exploris; Post-Pride Dance Marathon at Duke Coffeehouse; N.C. Playslam at The ArtsCenter
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8 Days a Week
Carolina Hopefest at Booth Amphitheatre; Tooth and Black Tusk at Bull City HQ
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8 Days a Week
Eccentrik Festival at Pitch Gallery; The Lucksmiths and The Ladybug Transistor at Duke Coffeehouse
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8 Days a Week
Okkervil River at Cat's Cradle; Rock Plaza Central at Local 506; UNC religious studies chair Bart Ehrman
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8 Days a Week
Adam Franklin at Local 506; Thomas Wolfe Prize winner Reynolds Price at UNC-CH
