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The Election Page
Leaving office after eight years on the Cary Town Council, businesswoman Marla Dorrel tells the story of Cary's "old guard" and its discomfort with newcomers who want a say in local decisions.
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The Election Page
Cary is the first town in the Triangle to test Instant Runoff Voting.
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Now Serving
World Beer Festival, Durham's Downtown Dinner Table, Toast Paninoteca, Ox & Rabbit, Watts Grocery, plus Southern Rail and Chef Rameaux's School of Cooking and Louisiana Market
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Film Review
A space documentary celebrates a time of human possibility; plus the new Jane Austen film is better than it looks
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Film Beat
Highlights of this year's festival include Maniac, Tron, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, In the Shadow of the Moon and The Monster Squad.
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calendar
Due to the possibility of last-minute scheduling changes, we recommend calling ahead to theaters to confirm final showtimes.
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The Count
3,804 U.S. troops killed
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Durham County
As the Durham mayoral race heats up, the conservative challenger shows his many—and conflicting—faces.
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Editorial
You would think that for federal lawmakers to fund insurance for low-income children would not require a letter from the governor.
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Religious Left
"They need to know that homeless people are loved too," Cindy Boyce said.
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Letters to the Editor
It can be difficult on a community when groups differ on the desired outcomes for a development decision. —Susan Moran
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Living Green
The housing market may be circling the drain, but green abodes are piquing homebuyers' interests.
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Music Feature
Matthew Dear is like a living rebuke to those who still claim that all electronic music is stenciled and soulless.
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Our guide to this week's shows
RWAKE, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Sedona, The Brunettes, The Good Life, Vic Chesnutt, more
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Record Review
Midtown Dickens, Median, I Was Totally Destroying It, Saunter, Tony Low, Lou Ford
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Song of the Week
"That's what that song is about in a way. It's the way Americans so want to take a pill to fix all their problems."
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Theater
Altogether, this production is such a strong re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet that I'm inclined to think it is the lark we hear and to believe their declaration of "a new day" at Playmakers.
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Visual Art
In minor character, the vision is bleak, but so are many aspects of the world that we've created for ourselves. Not talking about it is hell.
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Reading
The three women who work at the store, the novel's main characters, are freighted with so much history that the future seems null and void.
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Sudoku Solution
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Interactive Crossword
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Giveaways
Win a pair of tickets to the Playmakers Repertory Company's Romeo and Juliet!
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Giveaways
Win a pair of one-day passes to Shakori Hills.
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Kroger Promotion: Recipe Ads
Perfect with vegetable soup!
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Heroes & Zeros
Mora, a native of Ecuador, had recently received his U.S. citizenship papers when he and Gray died in a truck accident last month in Iraq.
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Edwards Watch
Poverty, the war, global warming, health care for the uninsured—they can't wait, Elizabeth Edwards said, because people are suffering.
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Spotlight
This is a band the metal world has been waiting for.
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8 Days a Week
Kapow! Music and The Humboldt Current at Nightlight; Dexter Romweber Duo at The Pour House
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Spotlight
A songwriter just cracking the Robert Earl Keen mold, Green celebrates the spirit of Texas country in his recordings with a continued defiance of Nashville standards.
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8 Days a Week
12:08 East of Bucharest at Nasher Museum; Henry Butler at Duke; N.C. Shakespeare Festival at Progress Energy Center
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8 Days a Week
First Friday in downtown Raleigh; Blue Mountain at Hideaway BBQ; Pamina Devi at UNC
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Spotlight
For its debut, Fourth of July wrote a mildly roots-graced rock album about a girl who moved to France with the heart of the lead singer in her suitcase.
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8 Days a Week
Ear Pwr release party at Nightlight; Safe Passage Benefit at The ArtsCenter; Raleigh Little Theatre's annual costume sale
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8 Days a Week
Diane Reeves at UNC; Gambling the Muse and Salt to Bitters at The Cave; The Miss Firecracker Contest at Common Ground Theatre
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8 Days a Week
Virginia Boyd at The Regulator Bookshop; Blitzen Trapper at Local 506
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8 Days a Week
Man of La Mancha at Progress Energy Center; Body and Soul: Paul Robeson, Race and Representation at UNC
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8 Days a Week
Elizabeth Edwards at The Regulator Bookshop; 9th Wonder at Cat's Cradle
