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After twenty years working for North Carolina Sea Grant, Jack Thigpen has retired from the position of extension director. During his career, Thigpen served on multiple committees nationwide, founded the N.C. Birding Trail, and was awarded the Old North State Award by the governor for his service to the state.
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Huddie Ledbetter, later known as Lead Belly, grew up in the south and eventually became part of a trio with John and Alan Lomax, a father-son team of song collectors. Lead Belly collected, wrote, and sang songs in several different styles, including Blues. He is also credited with helping to define American vernacular music in the 20th century.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 65 Issue 1 & 2, 2018,
p22-28, por
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34618
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This spring, Raleigh and the greater Triangle region competed in the nationwide event called City Nature Challenge, coming in sixth place. Competitors took pictures all over the city of animals and plants in order to determine what metropolitan area had the most wildlife. This collection, while a fun competition, also builds a baseline for species occurrence and diversity.
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Mike Schlegel is a program manager at Triangle J Council of Governments in Raleigh. While his primary work involves water resource management, Schlegel is also the founder of Whiteboard Academy. This online academy provides coaching and online seminars on visual thinking and note taking. Schlegel was first introduced to visual thinking and graphics in 2013. He found the courses, which focus on putting words into a graphic form to help others understand, helped public perception of his work. So far, the Whiteboard Academy has worked with several North Carolina institutions to help them better represent data to the public.
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CityView
(NoCar F 264.T3 W4), Vol. Issue , January/February 2017,
p29-34, il, por
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36236
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North Carolina’s population reached 10 million by 2017. Factors noted were states of origin, numbers of people moving and out, counties that have decreased and increased in population, and abroad ethnic groups most contributing to the population explosion.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 1, January 2017,
p24-25
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North Carolina; Population--North Carolina; Population growth; Immigration--Hispanic; Immigrants--North Carolina; Demographics--North Carolina; Charlotte; Raleigh; Mecklenburg County--Population; Brunswick County--Economic conditions; Bertie County--Economic conditions; Tyrrell County--Economic conditions; Northampton County--Economic conditions; Washington County--Economic conditions
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36252
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Rocky Mount’s journey on the road to economic prosperity involved joining the old with the new. Involved with the journey were businesses such as the CSX Carolina Connector Intermodal Rail Terminal and Rocky Mount Mills, predicted to produce substantial job growth.
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36265
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With an increase in elderly populations, facilities such as CCRCs, home health agencies, assisted living centers, and nursing homes are all the more a must. Illustrating the need and benefits of these services are statistics related to elderly populations, changes in socio-cultural values related to the heightened need, and profiles for facilities such as River Landing in Wallace.
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Tony Ursone is a bartender at Bittersweet, a drink-meets-dessert destination in downtown Raleigh. Some of the drinks he makes uses rizzo bitters and gin, both of which are made from local North Carolina companies. Other local bars Tony suggests are Ruby Deluxe and the Foundation.
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Charlotte based SkillPop creates "pop-up learning communities" which provides adult enrichment classes for the DIY individuals who prefer to learn in person. Offering a wide variety of classes and classroom settings, SkillPop has expanded into Raleigh, with plan of future growth.
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36272
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With an increasing number of Americans living the golden years, facilities such as Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) are experiencing a financial and occupational boom. Asserting the ever growing need for facilities such as the profiled Belle Meade and Plantation Estates were statistics for this elderly population and health conditions such as Alzheimer’s.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 1, January 2016,
p34, 36-38
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36280
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Competing with online shopping’s conveniences and Amazon’s allure was the addition of playgrounds in malls. The benefits discussed: a better shopping experience for adults; a place for children to play, learn, and expend energy while parents shop.
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Why the capital shifted from New Bern was for a practical and typical two-fold reason. Because of the amount of time it took to travel in the 1700s, the state’s capital was best located in the center of wherever the population was the densest. This factor left Fayetteville as a prospective place before Raleigh was selected.
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Republicans in Raleigh allow the legalization of sweepstakes gambling dens, an industry that preys on the poor.
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23179
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Kay Crowder takes over as a member of the Raleigh City Council after her husband lost his battle with cancer.
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After an incident involving a stolen hat, a 21-year-old immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo faces deportation, regardless of the fact that he has no remaining ties in the country and barely speaks the language.
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