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The state House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation Thursday requiring North Carolina elementary school students to learn cursive handwriting and to memorize multiplication tables. The “Back to Basics” bill would once again make cursive handwriting a part of the curriculum for the state’s public elementary schools. The State Board of Education would be expected to […]
One man’s trash can be another man’s TV show. Since 2007, Kraig Bantle’s Raleigh business, Garage Brothers, has been equal parts moving company, cleaning company and salvage company. On Saturday, Garage Brothers will also become “Garage Gold” to the viewing audience of the DIY network. Bantle’s business cleans out junky, neglected, overstuffed spaces – usually […]
The North Carolina Central University Department of Music’s Operatorio Performance Ensemble will present German composer Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” on April 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. in the B. N. Duke Auditorium. NCCU music majors, faculty, alumni and members of the C.C. Spaulding Elementary School Glee Club will take part. The […]
The annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival unspools this weekend in downtown Durham. In recent years, Full Frame has grown to become of the leading documentary film festivals in North America, with a reputation for high-quality presentation and collegial Southern friendliness. But Full Frame is just part of a larger local documentary filmmaking scene in […]
Via: NewsObserver.com Urban Food Group owners Kevin and Stacey Jennings received much more than they expected with a want ad seeking a new executive chef. Through the ad the couple attracted the attention of a new culinary competition show, “Chef Wanted,” with celebrity chef Anne Burrell. The couple and their restaurant, Coquette, will be featured […]
Durham residents are getting ready to speak out about a proposed downtown high-rise that would be built along Main Street. Austin Lawrence Partners purchased the site along Main, Corcoran and Parrish Streets to construct a 26-story mixed-use building that will incorporate and preserve five historic facades. The developers plan for the building to contain 60 […]
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan and Wake Technical Community College are hosting a job fair that’s free to employers and job seekers. The fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon today at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh. Job seekers don’t need to register, but employers do. Hagan says that while she sees signs […]
Radio veteran Skip Murphy will join the Foxy family this week. Murphy, who began his career in Charlotte at WPEG, will host the Skip Murphy in the Afternoon show. It will air in place of Michael Baisden starting Monday, April 1. He will air each weekday from 3-7 p.m. on Foxy 107/104. Murphy joins Foxy […]
According to Forbes, the population of the Raleigh’s (MSA) metropolitan statistical area has expanded 47.8 percent since 2000. It tops among the nation’s 52 metropolitan areas that have a population of more than 1 million. That’s three times more than the overall 12.7 percent average growth of those 52 metro areas. Factors like the estimated […]
Thoughts from Barry Saunders of the News & Observer: You don’t have to be a codger or a square to conclude that the time has passed for superstar performer Beyoncé Knowles to reconsider her choice of dress – make that undress – and, while she’s at it, songs. Even before the latest contretemps surrounding her […]
A Leesville Road High School teacher’s assistant has been charged with four counts of having sex with a student. Authorities arrested Javon Walker Monday, and he was placed in jail under a $200,000 secured bond. The victim in this case is a 17-year-old girl. Officials tell WNCN the offenses did not happen on school property. […]
A 14-year-old female Garner High School student was hit and killed by a 2001 Pontiac early Monday morning near Highway N.C. 50/Benson Highway and J.R. Drive in Garner, near the Johnston County line. Officials have confirmed that the incident happened at approximately 6:30 a.m. Monday and that the student died at the scene. Officials say […]
