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Carrboro Resident Prepares to Walk Across America

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Dec 13, 2017 | Entertainment

Carrboro resident Tom Griffen plans to start out 2018 with a journey that not too many people have set out on before. “On January 2, I am beginning a cross country journey afoot,” said Griffen. “I’m starting in Santa Monica,...

Mural of North Carolina Painted by Carolina Meadows Artists Made Into Puzzle

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 16, 2017 | Entertainment

A Winston-Salem-based company, Heritage Puzzle, is turning a North Carolina-themed mural painted by three artists from Chapel Hill retirement community Carolina Meadows into a puzzle. Margaret Zircher, one of the artists, says...

This Weekend: “Be Loud” and “Believe”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 26, 2017 | Entertainment

The Be Loud! Festival runs through Saturday at Cats Cradle; a locally-filmed movie premiers Sunday in Raleigh.

Police and Community Come Together Tonight for National Night Out

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Aug 1, 2017 | Entertainment, News Around Town

Tonight is the 34 Annual National Night Out. From 6 to 8 p.m. people in neighborhoods across the nation are encouraged to go outside, come together and get to know one another to build a stronger sense of community. Many local...

‘Violet’ Opens At PlayMakers Theater Featuring Local Students

Posted by Staff | Jul 18, 2016 | Entertainment, Featured

Twenty-three students from 17 different high schools have taken over Chapel Hill’s PlayMakers Theater. With opening night of their musical, ‘Violet’, just around the corner, the students of the Summer Youth...

Pokemon Go App Brings Nostalgia and Business Opportunities to Chapel Hill

Posted by Staff | Jul 11, 2016 | Entertainment, Featured

Nostalgia from the 1990s is taking over the world. Pokémon, the popular game, television and card series, is making a comeback with a new app for your Smartphone. Now that familiar little black and yellow creature is back, and...

Negro League Legends Return to Hillsborough for Museum

Posted by Staff | Jul 1, 2016 | Entertainment

Derrick Jones’ hobby has grown so big, that he’s turned it into a traveling museum. Jones, a former educator and baseball enthusiasts, has been collecting memorabilia from the Negro Leagues for more than 20 years. Now, he...

Squirrel Nut Zippers to Re-Release ‘Hot’ Album

Posted by Staff | Jun 7, 2016 | Entertainment

Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the Squirrel Nut Zippers’ platinum selling album “Hot.” The Chapel Hill band’s second album has sold 1.3 million copies since its June 4, 1996 release. Squirrel...

Dead & Company to Donate $100,000 to Effort to Repeal HB2

Posted by Staff | Jun 2, 2016 | Entertainment

Dead & Company, a band comprised of members of Grateful Dead and singer-guitarist John Mayer, will perform in Charlotte on June 10. On Thursday, the band announced that they would be donating $100,000 to organizations...

Cat’s Cradle Lands High On List of America’s Best Music Venues

Posted by Staff | Jun 1, 2016 | Entertainment

Cat’s Cradle has been a live music staple for over 40 years. The Carrboro music venue has gotten plenty of national attention over the years and that has not stopped. Consequence of Sound, a notable online music magazine,...

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