Recently added articles from The Independent Weekly:
'TIS THE SEIZIN'
Dec 03, 2008; Gordon, Victor ... My family holds a membership to a local warehouse club. I have not pressed a sticker on my car to advertise the relationship, the way I have for our downtown farmers' market It is simply where our monthly budget firmly and consistently reminds us to shop in bulk for a few essential articles of ...
Durham fails to hold the line on Jordan Lake
Dec 03, 2008; Saldaña, Matt ... Developer redraws critical watershed around his 164-acre project Durham businessman Neal Hunter drafted ambitious plans for developing 164 acres in southwestern Durham County into high-density housing and commercial space. But besides the paperwork and political hurdles that ...
Connecting the nation
Dec 03, 2008; Morgan, Fiona ... While Obama raises hopes for tech innovation, N.C. continues to build a fiber future Technology advocates and industry leaders are watching closely to see whether and how Barack Obama will use technology to solve a financial mess of historic proportions. After all, Obama won the ...
Raleigh 2030 plan up for scrutiny
Dec 03, 2008; Geary, Bob ... The draft of Raleigh's 2030 Comprehensive Plan drew questions two days before its official roll-out. Thomas Crowder and Russ Stephenson, the two City Council members who served previously on the planning commission and are best-versed in the vocabulary of land-use issues, were busy ...
Hoops are here!
Dec 03, 2008; Fellerath, David ... Triangle basketball preview In an area as sprawling, dynamic and heterogeneous as the Triangle, it can be difficult to locate a binding thread to our culture. Difficult, that is, but for basketball. The region has undergone sweeping social and demographic changes over the past ...
The left-out Pack
Dec 03, 2008; Geary, Bob ... A fan laments the state of the Wolfpack We used to be, the four of us who sat in the same almost-decent seats at the RBC Arena year after year, the epitome of the "Wolfpack faithful." In the Les Robinson era, we abided as fine young engineering students-bad players, dean's list ...
Duke half-court
Dec 03, 2008; Currin, Grayson; Saldaña, Matt ... If the Duke Blue Devils play even close to their potential this year, head coach Mike Krzyzewski should coast past longtime Mount Saint Mary's coach Jim Phelan as the fourth most victorious coach in NCAA Division I history. But the season won't be a cinch for the Devils: Despite a deep, ...
Burden of dreams
Dec 03, 2008; Harrington, Rob ... Expectations are high-very high-for the Tar Heels men No one likes to look backward when making predictions for a new year, but in the case of North Carolina's men's basketball team, a quick trip back to 2007-08 is in order. Last season's accomplishments included a 36-3 record ...
Knocking at the door
Dec 03, 2008; Fellerath, David; Powell, Jaymes Jr; Currin, Grayson ... Once again, the Tar Heels women are loaded. Can they win it all? The highest peaks of women's college basketball hold only a handful of schools and coaches. The unquestioned twin titans of the game are Pat Summitt and her University of Tennessee Volunteers and Geno Auriemma and his ...
A tough row to hoe
Dec 03, 2008; Powell, Jaymes JR ... N.C. Central's battle for Division I respect North Carolina Central University stands on Durham's Fayetteville Street as a longtime beacon of freedom, education and chance at equality for the African-American community. But unfortunately for Central fans, alumni and students, NCCU's ...
The beacon beckons
Dec 03, 2008; Currin, Grayson ... A proud Durham opens its theater, but it'll need the entire region to succeed On Monday night, Ira David Wood III, the celebrated local actor who has run Raleigh's Theatre in the Park since 1972, welcomed an estimated crowd of 1,800 to the Durham Performing Arts Center, the city's new ...
Theater of absurdity
Dec 03, 2008; White, Amy ... Theater of absurdity Artifacts from the notorious Kipper Kids at John Hope Franklin Center In a vitrine in the gallery space for the current show at the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke, one can find a collection of artifacts that include a prosthetic nose and chin of ...
Adultery, treachery, fishnets, heels and hat
Dec 03, 2008; Woods, Byron ... Adultery, treachery, fishnets, heels and hat A new tour of Chicago arrives in Raleigh As opening lines go, it's a beaut. Let's all say it together, shall we? "Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to see a story of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and ...
NOW SERVING
Dec 03, 2008; Cusick, Claire ... new estaurant and happenings Sing it with me, y'all: "Santa Claus . . . oops, I mean Rachael Ray ... is comin' to townnn." She has anew cookbook out, Rachael nay's Big Oranje Book, and she will sign copies at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec 12, at the Barnes & Noble at Cary Commons (760 SE ...
At the table or under the tree, winter seasonals draw a warm reception
Dec 03, 2008; Johnson, Julie ... beer hopping If your relatives think of beer as the undemanding beverage of summer, here's a way to shake up their assumptions: Arrive at the family holiday gettogether cradling a jeroboam of Samichlaus. The elegant three-liter bottle suggests champagne, but the potent garnet-colored ...
Cold-blooded
Dec 03, 2008; Gelgud, Nathan ... Cold-blooded The hip Swedish coming-of-age vampire movie Let the Right One In, a precious Swedish vampire movie directed by Tomas Alfredson, is a critical success and an art house hit, being met with the kind of hushed awe with which the movie regards itself. In the true measure ...
Ladies and gentlemen, the regulars
Dec 03, 2008; Toenes, Chris ... After four years, The Reservoir's cup still overflows in its own way For the regulars, there's a wave of reverence and remembrance upon passing through The Reservoir's entrance: There, facing the walkway, the long bar's corner stands in the same spot where the stage of Go! Studios-one of ...
CADILLAC RECORDS
Dec 03, 2008; Anonymous ... Opening This Week CADILLAC RECORDS-A moody, socially conscious biopic featuring A-list actors playing legendary musicians can only mean one thing: it's Oscar season. Whatever the studio's aspirations might be, the reviews so far have been mixed for this film, which ...
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
Dec 03, 2008; Gelgud, Nathan ... LET THE RIGHT ONE IN-Let the Righf One In, a precious Swedish vampire movie directed by Tomas Alfredson, is a critical success and an art house hit being met with the kind of hushed awe with which the movie regards itself. It takes place In a small town, following the characters of Oskar-a shy, ...
PUNISHER: WAR ZONE
Dec 03, 2008; Anonymous ... PUNISHER: WAR ZONE-The once-great Marvel Comics series continues its downward slide with the second film in a franchise that is starting to look ...
