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The Triangle visual art scene continued its modernization of recent years in 2015, with the emergence of new art spaces, museum renovations and large-scale construction projects. Noteworthy shows this year include art by Chris Watts, Bill Thelen with Jason Polan, Susan Harbage Page and Rachel Meginnes.
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The Triangle region’s most active, close-knit writing scene produced a variety of good books this year. Among the top ten books include a new novel by Asheville’s Nathan Ballingrud, and works of nonfiction, memoirs, and short stories written by authors from Chapel Hill, Herford, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Recognizing the devastation wrought on North Carolina’s film industry, the General Assembly increased grant funding for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The boutique movie theater movement finally reached the Triangle with three new so-called luxury theaters opening. Local filmmakers and festivals also had a successful year.
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In 2016, while it’s unlikely that North Carolina Democrats will reclaim the House or Senate, they do have a chance to win back some power. They need to flip four seats in the House to be able to uphold a veto, which will become key if either of the Democratic candidates for governor, Roy Cooper or Ken Spaulding, wins next year.
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According to Public Policy Polling director Tom Jensen, American politics has gotten increasingly unpleasant and our attitude is that it doesn’t have to be so serious. The Raleigh-based polling company used social media to ask non-traditional followers about politics. They’re finding that North Carolinians have very mixed opinions about the election.
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Learning Together is an inclusive preschool for kids with disabilities or from disadvantaged backgrounds in Southeast Raleigh. This year Enloe High School’s student council raised $100,000 for Learning Together and presented them the donation at their annual charity ball.
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The allegedly unsanitary conditions are just one of many complaints at the Durham County Detention Center. After two guards were fired over allegations of abuse, former inmates of the jail are protesting what they call horrid conditions.
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If Governor Pat McCrory wins the upcoming election, it would leave the Republicans in total command of the three branches of state government. The only way the Democrats will get a say is by knocking out McCrory while also winning enough legislative seats to uphold gubernatorial vetoes by his Democratic replacement, either Attorney General Roy Cooper or Durham attorney Ken Spaulding.
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INDY Week has some New Year’s resolutions to make the Triangle better. They resolve to take more advantage of Raleigh’s downtown activities, take the bus to work, eat at local farmers markets, rely less on smartphones and social media, abolish the ABC, and legalize weed.
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For the last decade, Southern Rail, The Station and the Tiger Room have served as a microcosm along Carrboro’s Main Street. The venue, which was built around a set of abandoned train cars, has been devoted to hosting music and serving Southern cuisine and drinks. However, the venue faces possible closure as the owners struggle with tax debt.
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Pierce Freelon is the bandleader of The Beast and a hip-hop artist in Durham. Freelon teamed up with Tarish Pipkins, a puppeteer known as Jeghetto, to recreate the classic Pinocchio tale using Afro-futurist hip hop opera and marionettes. Their production premiered at Duke’s Nasher Museum of Art.
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Dex Romweber and Cool John Ferguson are musicians with fresh takes on old sounds such as Jimi Hendrix and Durham’s Roy House. The music duo has a style that combines blues, jazz, and psychedelic rock. They will be playing in Chapel Hill and Durham in January.
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The city council voted to bring a bike-share program to downtown Raleigh, a proposal that has enjoyed support from many downtown residents and businesses. The lone dissenter was council member Kay Crowder, who argues that the program will serve only eight-percent of the city’s population. She thinks that money would be better spent on upgrading existing infrastructure.
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Josh Fox’s returns to North Carolina with his latest film, How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change. The film looks into environmental issues such as fracking, sea level rise, and pollution. Fox believes grassroots organizations are the only way to effectively deal with these problems.
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Bernie Sanders was brought to a halt as Hillary Clinton racked up big wins in North Carolina, Florida, and Ohio during last week’s primaries. But his political revolution prevailed by pushing Clinton to the left, eliciting firmer commitments on things like immigration, free trade, and environmental policy than Clinton would have made otherwise. The coalition he built will define leftist politics into the foreseeable future.
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