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On the Porch: Talking News with Dan Kane

Posted by Staff | Oct 25, 2026 | On The Porch, Town Square

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Dan Kane is an award-winning investigative journalist for the Raleigh, NC newspaper The News & Observer. Kane, with whistleblower Mary Willingham, is credited for unearthing substantive academic fraud regarding student-athletes who were directed towards phony classes, according to allegations. Kane also covered NCSU, legislative corruption, and the formation of the state lottery. His reporting on NC’s secretive personnel law exposed how the state kept much information about state employees from public scrutiny, which led to a new state law to expedite information-gathering about the pay and performance of state employees. He is a 1983 graduate of Saint John Fisher College in Rochester, NY.

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100 Years of Kenan Stadium: Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting!

Posted by Staff | Oct 22, 2026 | 100 Years of Kenan, Football, Sports, UNC Sports

UNC marching band director Jeff Fuchs remembers when a technical glitch led to one of Kenan Stadium’s best atmospheres ever.

Last Call for Ceramics Session Two at the Eno Arts Mill

Posted by Staff | Oct 21, 2026 | Sponsored, Town Square

Hand building and wheel throwing classes at the new Eno Arts Mill Ceramics Studio begin next...

100 Years of Kenan Stadium: Rick Steinbacher Invades Spain

Posted by Staff | Oct 20, 2026 | 100 Years of Kenan, Football, Sports, UNC Sports

Rick Steinbacher, UNC’s senior associate athletic director for facilities, has a lot on his plate when the Tar Heels play at Kenan Stadium.

On the Porch: Bryan Kennedy: Saving Democracy From the Ground Up

Posted by Staff | Oct 18, 2026 | On The Porch, Town Square

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Bryan Kennedy is the four-term mayor of Glendale, Wisconsin, a former university professor and labor leader, and an advocate for strengthening democracy through local organizing. He is the author of It’s All Local: Saving Democracy From the Ground Up, which explores how communities can rebuild trust, bridge political divides, and renew civic engagement through personal connections and local organizing. Kennedy serves on the Democratic National Committee and is President of Democratic Municipal Officials, a national DNC affiliate organization working to elect and support Democratic local elected leaders. He founded the It’s All Local Foundation to help communities foster meaningful conversations, strengthen relationships, and rebuild democracy from the ground up.