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27166
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Scattered across Eastern North Carolina are towns that have never really adjusted to several decades of systemic economic changes. Some of these old towns are revitalizing to become notable destinations. In Kinston, Vivian Howard has brought a deserted quadrant of the city back to life with Chef & the Farmer, a sleek restaurant offering soft jazz and modern Southern cuisine.
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Jilian and Ross Mickens are rebuilding an abandoned farm called Open Door Farm in Orange County. They aim to teach people the value and practice of sustainable farming. Their effort is part of a larger process of adding youth back into agriculture, an increasingly lost profession.
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Raleigh Raw is the debut of a long-running local juice company from young entrepreneurs Sherif Fouad and Leslie Woods. For Fouad, it’s a personal quest to understand how diet affects health and causes diseases. The wide menu ranges from matcha tea-based drinks and oil-diffused coffee to a full slate of healthy breakfast and lunch options.
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Piedmont is the revitalized Durham restaurant where Greg Gettles has served as executive chef for the last year. His restaurant’s pretzels are the most popular item on the new bar snacks menu. The pretzels are served with a fondue based on a reduction of Mother Earth Brewing’s Weeping Willow Wit and local cheeses.
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Scott Wilson started Sunni Sky’s Homemade Ice Cream fourteen years ago in Harnett County. The ice cream shop is named after his two children Sunni and Skylar. Wilson received national media attention for his Cold Sweat ice cream made from a fiery mix of three peppers.
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The Avett Brothers, a popular band from Concord, North Carolina, released their fourth record called True Sadness. The album is different from their usual bluegrass rock sound, demonstrating how the band has grown as musicians. In a recent interview, the band discussed how they don’t take a public stand on political state issues they aren’t qualified to speak on.
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Tift Merritt, a country soul singer and songwriter, recently moved back to Raleigh following a break-up and a period of intense transition. Reflecting on her life, Merritt reissued Bramble Rose, the debut LP she released on Lost Highway fourteen years ago.
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An article in RIDE, an insert in Issue 34 on cycling in the Triangle area. Author Grayson Haver Currin and three acquaintances bike the 30 miles from Raleigh to Chapel Hill and back. Currin describes the pleasure of the journey and documents the route he biked. He also explains how biking can help a person really understand his or her community in a way which cannot be experienced from a car.
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An article in RIDE, an insert in Issue 34 on cycling in the Triangle area. For cycling enthusiasts, there are a number of sports in which to become involved. The Triangle area has a large number of cycling enthusiasts and they describe six sports in which people can participate in the area. Cyclocross, Alleycats, Bike Polo, BMX, Road-Racing, and Mountain Biking are all activities amateurs and experts alike can get involved in.
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27659
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The bluegrass festival is fast becoming Raleigh’s signature annual event. The World of Bluegrass conference and the Wide Open Bluegrass festival are being supported by the city like no event in the past. Some question whether the festival will be as successful in its second year, but increased growth and excitement surrounding this year’s festival, suggest it may stay in Raleigh for years to come.
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27702
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The way the North Carolina State Fair spends its budget on music acts is explored. The fair will spend $420, 000 dollars for the 2014 fair and the projected earnings after all eleven acts perform is presented.
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Raleigh’s Van Alston is a 2014 Indie Art Award winner. Alston operates Slim’s in Raleigh and The Cave in Chapel Hill. His bars are places where musicians can get experience and a paycheck no matter how many listeners how up. Alston only collects 15% of ticket sales from acts after the musicians have received an guaranteed initial payment. The former tour manager and history teacher enjoys helping artists start their career and is willing to take a risk to support them that others are not.
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27733
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In four years, concerts at the North Carolina State Fair have lost almost $900,000. The history of concerts at the fair is explored and how changes have caused such losses. Attendance at the concerts is concerning and the cost of booking the artist in the small venue is causing losses of almost $200,000 per year.
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27757
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Dave Rose is a music industry executive in the Raleigh area working for Deep South Entertainment. The former musician is profiled and discusses the mistakes artists can make and how those mistakes affect careers. His new book is written as a guide for young musicians offering caution about starting a career in music given the uncertain financial success.
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John Darnielle and the Durham-based band the Mountain Goats are profiled. Darnielle’s history is explored, including his time as a poet, nurse, author, and blogger. Darnielle’s difficult abusive childhood and his famous Durham home are described as well. Additionally, the band’s history and what they represent for fans is also explored and their success on Durham’s Merge Records is noted.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 14, April 2011,
p17-21
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