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23247
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Byrd spearheads a campaign to get healthy food, via her co-op Fertile Ground Food Cooperative, to under-served people in Southeast Raleigh.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 7, February 2015, p6, por Periodical Website
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23259
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Raleigh's Sorry State Records hosted a Facebook tagging event in order to get the names of obscure bands out to the public and generate interest in a less-known music scene.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 8, March 2015, p24-25 Periodical Website
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Two bar patrons were arrested after standing on a sidewalk in Glenwood South, one of Raleigh's essential late-night hubs. The charges were dropped but the men who were arrested took the case to federal court, arguing four police officers targeted them because of their race.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 30, August 2015, p7-8, por Periodical Website
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Raleigh city councilors fired city manager Russell Allen on April 17. Firing came as a surprise since no clear evidence for his dismissal was provided. Allen was responsible for the reopening of Fayetteville Street and general prosperity of Raleigh despite economic recession.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 30 Issue 20, May 2013, p7, por Periodical Website
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Moral Mondays is a weekly demonstration by protestors on the steps of the State Capitol in Raleigh. People form leftist organizations and other Democratic-leaning supporters gather each Monday since April to voice their displeasure with the Republican-controlled state government. These peaceful protests have led to increased arrest rising from 17 in April to 57 this past week.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 30 Issue 21, May 2013, p7, por Periodical Website
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Protestor Duncan Murrell was arrested after protesting at the Legislative Building in Raleigh as part of the Moral Monday demonstrations. He recounts the group's display of peaceful protest and his time spent in a Wake County Detention Center.
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Willietta Dukes, of Durham, was one of thousands celebrating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in the capital. She returned to her low-wage job at Burger King on West Club Boulevard where she earns just $7.85 an hour. She and many other fast-food workers are planning a nation-wide protest of stepping off the job for a day to draw attention to the country's problem of low-income jobs. The rally is called \"Strike Day' and is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. August 29th at the Martin Street Baptist Church in Raleigh.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 30 Issue 35, Aug 2013, p14 Periodical Website
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20888
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Ruffin Hall is the new city manager of Raleigh. He plans to overhaul the city's transportation plan. The author reviews the political impediments to Hall and city Mayor Nancy McFarlane's plans to modernize Raleigh's transit system.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 30 Issue 41, Oct 2013, p14 Periodical Website
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A new Amtrak and high-speed rail service for Raleigh has reached its funding needs of $60 million and construction on the new Union Station. This is unfortunate news for Citrix, software firm that purchased warehouse space for a new headquarters in the area of the proposed station. Discussions between N.C. Department of Transportation, City Planning and Economic Development officials, and Citrix managers are ongoing concerning management of the buildings between West Street and West Morgan and West Hargett Streets.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 39, Sept 2012, p7, il Periodical Website
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To many, Rolesville could have been a “blink and you miss it” kind of small town. What made the town near Raleigh hard to pass by was being near the “Unique Grave.” What made the grave unique was its location: inside of a rock. What also made it unique: the story about the tomb created for a man not wanting his earthly remains in the earth.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Feb 1980, p16
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The guide featured ten towns, spanning Coast to Mountains. Profiles highlighted what made each town unique. Sup worthy restaurants included Durham’s Bullock’s Barbeque, Greensboro’s the Hungry Fisherman, and The Blue Stove in Pinehurst—Southern Pines. Historical sites included the old Market House in Fayetteville, Wilmington’s Thalian Hall, Raleigh’s Oakwood section, and Bethabara in Winston-Salem. Entertainment hubs included the Charlotte Motor Speedway, High Point’s North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Feb 1980, p19-21, 23-24, 26, 28-34, 36-41
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In commemoration of the State Fair, the author offered a reminiscing of this event, county style. Example highlighted was Pitt County’s version. Features such as a village exhibit and individuals like Connor Eagles making the Fairgrounds a highly recommended pit stop.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 8 Issue 8, Oct 1980, p10
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35728
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The author proved a sojourn in the state capital captured the essence of NC. Those interested in its history could visit folk villages, the Dodd-Hinsdale House, and Oakwood Cemetery. Visitors wanting entertainment could take in concerts, dance, and sports. Tours about town could yield sightings of the Sacred Heart Cathedral, sidewalk cafes, and working farms. For nature lovers, there were boating in the Neuse River and strolling through gardens such as the Rose Garden.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 3, May/June 1979, p42-44
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35778
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An encounter on a train with a stranger left him the owner of a coat seemingly tailored for him and a pocketful of dollars that seemed like pennies from heaven. From that meeting and gifts, Owen was taught this lesson: the best gifts aren’t always wrapped up in a box and bow.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 7, Nov/Dec 1979, p31-32, 56
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Raleigh's first theater was completed in 1814 and prior to that most performance based entertainment was held at the State House. The author tracks the theater's early history including the multiple changes of ownership after opening and the types of professional acts which performed within. Before the war a range of acts used the space from musicals, to dramas, and even ventriloquism. The final Ante-Bellum attraction was the Bunyan panorama in December 1861.
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