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Phoenix Fest is back on Saturday October 5, 2013 for its 12th year as Durham NC’s funkiest street music festival. Phoenix Fest celebrates the cultural legacy of Durham NC’s historic Hayti community, it’s a fun-filled day of family friendly entertainment for thousands on historic Fayetteville Street. The day begins with a parade at 9 a.m. […]
Every year, the NC Museum Natural Sciences celebrates BugFest in downtown Raleigh. The event kicks off with the Critter Cook-Off. Two area chefs square up for a culinary show down that includes worms, crickets and scorpions. This year, the two competing chefs were Chef Fowler from Mandolin and Chef Zanini from Jimmy V’s. For the […]
The 4th Annual Jesse Boston Classic Golf Tournament gets under next Saturday, September 28. The Saint Augustine’s University Alumni Association needs your support to raise scholarship funds for students. The golf tournament honors Jesse Boston, a 1950 alumnus, who has given tirelessly of his service to the community and a strong advocate for education. This […]
Are you a veteran or wounded warrior looking for a job or an employer looking for qualified candidates, the 4th Annual Wounded Warrior Hiring and Support Conference takes place Oct. 16-17. The two-day conference located in Raleigh, N.C., at the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown, builds on the Department of the Navy’s theme, “Hiring Our Nation’s Heroes,” […]
The 8-year-old girl, who was bullied at her school in Rocky Mount got one of requests fulfilled today on “Good Morning America.” Her brother wrote a letter to Santa, which has gone viral asked Santa to stop kids at school from bullying his twin sister Amber. Amber is a fan of the band Big Time […]
Don’t miss the 11th Annual Adrian Carroll College & High School Battle Of The Bands! PERFORMING LIVE: North Carolina Central Univ. NC A&T Univ. Elizabeth City Univ. and NEVER BEFORE at an HBCU Battle Of The Bands It’s Duke University Marching Band And 14 High School Marching Bands will perform! It’s all taking place on […]
CNN, Trip Advisor, London’s Daily Telegraph and restaurant patrons around the globe who harbor a taste for something with six legs are discovering what North Carolinians already know: the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ BugFest is one of the most exciting events in the world. BugFest, the Museum’s biggest event of the year with […]
Starting October 1st, North Carolina concealed carry permit owners can carry their guns at tailgating events. A new state law goes into effect on Oct. 1 that will lift a ban on firearms in restaurants, bars, college campuses and recreational areas — including tailgates. That news caught some N.C. State and Clemson tailgaters outside Carter-Finley […]
September 19th is 919 DAY! Radio One of Raleigh is celebrating those that help the community. Shouts out to first responders, nurses, doctors, police officers, fire fighters, teachers, principals, mental health advisors and people who do great work in the community. Thank you for all you do. Happy 919 Day!!
Mathematician, education administrator, and research director Dr. Johnny L. Houston, attended Morehouse College and graduated in 1964 with his B.A. degree in mathematics. Houston received his M.S. degree in mathematics from Atlanta University (Clark Atlanta University) in 1966 and then travelled to Paris, France to study at the Universite de Strasbourg. In 1974, Houston graduated […]
The Randolph County School Board has voted to take Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” from its library shelves after a parent complained. The Asheboro Courier-Tribune reports the board voted 5-2 at its meeting this week to remove all copies of the book. Committees at both the school and district levels recommended that the book remain in […]
A little boy in Rocky Mount asked Santa to have kids stop bullying his sister at school and his letter has gone viral. Eight-year-old Ryan Suffern sent a letter to Santa asking him to help get classmates to stop teasing his twin sister, who is overweight. Ryan and Amber Suffern attend Rocky Mount Preparatory School, […]
