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Election Results
Dark horse candidate Matt Czajkowski outpaced incumbent Cam Hill by 63 votes to win the fourth seat for Chapel Hill Town Council.
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Election Results
"I hope it sends a message to future candidates not to conduct this kind of campaign," Mayor Bill Bell said.
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Now Serving
Triangle Vegetarian Society's annual Thanksgiving meal, plus RSVVP Day, Varmint Bites blog, more
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Locavore Cooking
American Chili Con Carne and Pumpkin Tarts
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Film Review
A preachy Afghanistan tale, and an erotic thriller that turns WWII into a snooze
- by Neil Morris and David Fellerath
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calendar
Times are good from Thursday, Nov. 8 through Friday, Nov. 16
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The Count
3,849 U.S. troops killed
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Durham County
Now it appears that "repurpose" means selling the building on Chapel Hill Road and leasing back a smaller space from the as yet-unknown new owners.
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News Feature
"They'll ask you every day, 'Do you feel like you'll hurt yourself if you leave the hospital?' The second you tell them no, that's it, you're gone. You're on your own."
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North Carolina
State Democratic Chair Jerry Meek acknowledged that the timing of the various announcements "was unfortunate and led to a misperception" that top Democrats are afraid of a gay candidate.
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National
"Unless they've heard Obama speak, people may not know yet what to make of him."
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Q&A
Fleg testified last month before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee about drug companies' influence on doctors and its negative impact on the practice of medicine.
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Editorial
Meredith officials squelched protesters and shielded Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from criticism like a precious butterfly in a glass jar.
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Letters to the Editor
Why did 13 other communities not want the lab? —Bill McKellar
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Derek Jennings
Malicious liars are a known quantity. More intriguing are those who claim to love black people, yet can't seem to miss an opportunity to condemn them.
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Front Porch
Kristin Pietrowicz and roommate Susan Thorne, 25-year-old lifelong friends from Ohio, jumped in desperation from their burning balcony, suffering multiple injuries and losing their cats in the air.
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Living Green
As the exceptional drought persists, some schools, businesses and homes are switching from ceramic dinnerware and glass tumblers to paper plates and plastic cups to conserve water.
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Music Briefs
Red Collar, Mingus Young and Hammer No More the Fingers, plus Melissa St. Pierre and Megafaun at Troika
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Music Feature
There was this coat hung over one of the stall doors. It was like a zillion-dollar nudie suit coat, with all the rhinestones on it.
- by John Howie Jr. as told to Grayson Currin
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Album of the Month
Hazerai 2.0 evinces a newfound precision that makes each track feel like a cinematic race for a prize through a minefield.
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Our guide to this week's shows
The Rev. Horton Heat, Hank III and Nashville Pussy; Family Force 5; Southern Line; The Polyphonic Spree; Fishbone
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Record Review
After a half-decade of post-punk hair bands and precious indie pop, it's refreshing to hear an album get its hooks in without disco hi-hats or another whimsical glockenspiel line.
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Song of the Week
Matt Schulz talks noise rock, free jazz and meaning nothing
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Record Review
Co-ed, biracial Durham thrashers of inclusion, Dead to Society piles metal riffs into a meaty U.K. Subs bustle fond of taking brief dub reggae turns via The Clash.
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Music Feature
"To me, James Dean, Marlon Brando, Sean Penn or whoever you can name had nothing on Elvis Presley."
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Visual Art
The final five paintings in Landscapes are a revelation.
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Theater
In these productions, the playwrights, directors and actors are seen to probe, interrogate and even critique their subjects.
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Reading
To allay the skeptics up front: Yes, she can write. In fact, the University of Texas-Austin grad was an English major.
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On the Boards
It's important to recall that apartheid was widely condemned around the world—but still very much in place—as Athol Fugard wrote this remembrance of the bad old days in 1980.
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Sudoku Solution
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Interactive Crossword
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Kroger Promotion: Recipe Ads
Making recipes Gluten-Free is easy and just as delicious!
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Giveaways
Win tix to the Carolina Ballet's performance of Cinderella and Peter & the Wolf!
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Giveaways
Win Tickets to the Carolina Designer Craftsmen Fine Craft and Design show Thanksgiving Weekend!
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8 Days a Week
Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher's Mightier Than the Sword at Duke; Angela Davis-Gardner at Quail Ridge Books & Music
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Spotlight
Often portrayed as just another angry lesbian with unshaven armpits and, you know, a multimillion dollar business she started when she was 18, DiFranco has redefined that F word with her own series of paradigm-unsettling Fs.
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Spotlight
Over the four-day fest, more than 200 films will be screened at four venues throughout the Port City.
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Spotlight
After a spell in avant-rock group Band of Susans, Page Hamilton applied a compositional tenacity learned from Glenn Branca to the heavy metal field.
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8 Days a Week
Derek Webb at Lincoln Theatre; "Portraits of AIDS in Reinaldo Arenas" at UNC
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Spotlight
Busdriver's style—self-conscious rollercoaster rhymes delivered in the joyous, goofy lilt of a black indie Eminem, schooled by KRS-One but channeling Biz Markie—is indicative of someone who's been at this awhile.
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8 Days a Week
Romeo and Juliet at Duke; Derek Trucks Band at Carolina Theatre; Juan Huevos and Chest Pains at Hell
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8 Days a Week
holding pattern at Manbites Dog Theater; Breakfast Mascot Records at Local 506; Mike Evin at The Cave
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8 Days a Week
Bob Weir's RatDog at Meymandi Hall; Triangle Taiko at the Museum of History; Jane Bernstein at Quail Ridge Books & Music
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8 Days a Week
elin o'hara slavick at The Regulator Bookshop
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8 Days a Week
Robert Morgan at McIntyre's Fine Books; John McGowan at The Regulator Bookshop; The Legendary Shack*Shakers at Local 506
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8 Days a Week
Reckless Kelly at Cat's Cradle; Jenna Bush at Meredith College
