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The historic 1808 Blount-Bridgers house graces Tarboro's Town Commons. Lea traces the history of the house, which features historic architecture, the paintings of Edgecombe County native Hobson Pittman, fine art, and the heritage of a distinguished family.
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Metro Magazine
(NoCar F 264 R1 M48), Vol. 9 Issue 12, Dec 2008,
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10853
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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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10854
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Swanson presents an overview of Chapel Hill, discussing such issues as the town and gown relationship and the Franklin Street renewal project.
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10855
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Chapel Hill has a long and colorful culinary history. Pioneering restaurant owner, Moreton Neal, discusses the origins of the town's ongoing reputation for great chefs and cuisine.
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Metro Magazine
(NoCar F 264 R1 M48), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Feb 2009,
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10856
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Stretching across the Atlantic Coastal Plain from Florida to New Jersey are around 500,000 elliptical depressions known as Carolina bays. Over half of them are found in eastern Carolina. Roberts discusses George Howard's theory that the bays were created by a comet striking the Great Lakes area about 13,000 years ago.
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10857
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Cary began as an 18th-century crossroads inn in western Wake County known as Bradford's Ordinary. Over the centuries the town has prospered due to a fortune location near Raleigh, the state capital. Lea discusses Cary's commitment to preservation of its history and its growth from an expanding population.
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11127
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Dozens of groups - governmental, environmental, fishing, development, and private citizens - are all functioning at the same time over ways to protect the state's coasts. The issues are complex. Leutze summarizes the status of the coastal areas and the groups working for it.
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11128
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Lea discusses the 2009 Triangle Design Awards presented by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects to the winning architectural firms. The awards offer an annual glimpse into the latest trends in building design in the Research Triangle Metropolitan Area.
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11129
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Cheshire discusses the work or North Carolina-born filmmaker Ramin Bahrani, who has garnered worldwide acclaim for his productions. His latest film is GOODBYE SOLO.
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11882
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St. David's School in Raleigh offers classes from kindergarten through high school. Current enrollment is 624 students. Smith discusses the educational program.
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11883
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Built in 1925 as the Frank Thompson Gymnasium, the structure has been recently renovated to become Frank Thompson Hall, which houses among other things, the Titmus Theatre and the Kennedy-Mcllweee Studio Theatre. Lea tours and describes the new renovations.
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12065
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Lea discusses two coastal restoration projects - the Oregon Inlet Lifesaving Station and Jennette's Pier - that help to preserve the architecture, history and culture of North Carolina's coast.
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12448
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Leutze, co-chair of the North Carolina Legislative Commission On Offshore Energy Exploration, provides a synopsis of what drilling for oil off the coast of North Carolina could mean. The committee had finished its report and was preparing to submit it when the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.
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12449
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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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12450
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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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