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METRO design editor Diane Lea discusses the Boddie family and the Rose Hill Plantation located in Nash County. The family moved to North Carolina from Virginia in 1734. The original home does not stand, but part of the one built in 1792, survived and is the back wing of the present, restored Rose Hill Plantation.
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After relocating to Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team failed to make the playoffs in 2000 and lost in the opening round in 2001. Morton describes the memorable 2002 season in which the team went to the Stanley Cup Finals but was defeated by Detroit four games to one.
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When Thad Erue, Jr. and Charles Winston opened the Angus Barn in Raleigh on June 28, 1960, many thought the enterprise would be unsuccessful. In 2010, the restaurant celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. Having served over thirteen million guests, the Angus Barn ranks in the nation's top fifty highest dollar volume eateries and is rated consistently as one of the country's one hundred best restaurants.
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Hope Plantation, in Windsor in Bertie County, was built in the early 1800s by David Stone, who was governor of North Carolina, 1808-1810. It is the state's finest example of Palladian-style architecture. Lea describes the building's history and how it was rescued and restored. Restoration on Hope began in 1965.
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Leutze continues his series on coastal aquaculture by discussing two different, but successful, programs. One is a large-scale project at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The program began in 1998 under the direction of Dr. Wade Watanabe, a research professor at UNCW's Center for Marine Science. Watanabe coordinates the center's aquaculture programs. The other program is smaller and was started by Jeff Wolfe, an enterprising local fisherman.
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Williams graduated from what was then North Carolina State College in 1935, and received an architectural degree from the University of Illinois in 1939. He started his own firm in Raleigh in 1940, and before his retirement in 1991, he had designed and overseen hundreds of projects, including the NC Archives Library in Raleigh and buildings at East Carolina University. Lea describes Blue Haven, his personal home in Raleigh. Constructed in 1959, it is considered his signature work.
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In the first decade of the 21st century, Durham -- the state's fourth largest city -- is redefining itself once more. Situated in North Carolina's Piedmont Crescent on the edge of the Old Belt bright leaf tobacco zone, Durham is perhaps our most diverse city. It is a city shaped by the forces of tobacco, textiles, big business, great philanthropy, advanced education, technology and medicine, and now a resurgence of all aspects of the arts.
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Chapel Hill has been known for its charm and beauty since 1795, when the town was selected as the home of the nation's first public university. Over the past two centuries the town has managed to escape the ravages of urban growth which has changed the look of so many American cities. Lea discusses the town's \"carefully preserved built environment.\"
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A nationwide shortage of major cancer drugs has hospitals and cancer centers in the Raleigh/Durham metro area scrambling to meet patient demand. Due mainly to manufacturing glitches, drugs that are used to treat leukemia, ovarian, breast, and other cancers are in short supply forcing healthcare practitioners to use alternative drugs.
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Over 60 descendants of John Burgwin (Burgwyn) gathered at the North Carolina Museum of Art for the presentation of a portrait of their colonial ancestor by English painter John Singleton Copley, one of the best-known artists of the 18th century. John Burgwin, born in Wales, became a successful businessman and officer-holder in colonial North Carolina.
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Raleigh�s stylish Hayes Barton neighborhood, located just off Glenwood Avenue, is the grandest of the city�s post-World War I suburbs. Among the landmarks of this historic district is the home of Clyde and Carole Anders, a vintage 1920s Mediterranean residence that contains a stellar collection of North Carolina art and pottery.
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Metro Magazine
(NoCar F 264 R1 M48), Vol. 8 Issue 3, Mar 2007,
pinsert 2-16, 19-21, il
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Lee describes Elizabeth City's historic Grice-Fearing house, constructed by Francis Grice in 1790. It is the city's oldest house. When Grice died in 1808, his widow married Isaiah Fearing. The home was sold out of the family in 1970 and is now a bed and breakfast inn.
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The home was a synthesis of South Carolina Low Country (as evident by the characteristic wraparound porch) and Caribbean architecture (reflected in the second floor bedrooms). Located on Hatteras Island, the home that was never meant to be just a vacation house was the brainchild of the new owners. As noted by the author, the couple’s background in residential development and horticulture inspired the unique blend of architectural styles.
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A sea change of perspective on the high seas was what the author of this article, also a novelist, expected to have. As for that sea change of perspective, related to herself as a writer and her writing, manifested amidst a week-long painting course, long walks around the deck, and the drafting of a new novel.
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In January the NCAA passed a package of reforms requiring Division I programs to keep athletes on track toward graduation. Failure to have half of a team's players on track would result in teams losing scholarships or eventually being barred from post-season play.
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