Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Search Results
422 results
for "Metro Magazine"
Record #:
16530
Author(s):
Abstract:
The link between reading well and doing well in any class, high school or college, is self-evident; however, reading is often low of the list of student activities. Miller, a Professor Emertia at Meredith College, discusses what can be done to make reading enjoyable and lucrative.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16531
Author(s):
Abstract:
The American Institute of Architects North Carolina Chapter's (AIA NC) new Center for Architecture and Design opens in downtown Wilmington.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16532
Author(s):
Abstract:
Collards have been maligned over the years. This staple of Down East and the rural South since the memory of man has been ridiculed and relegated to the status of lowly side dish. At the same time, people of the rural South have held collards in high esteem due to their hearty character, nutritional value, and taste. However, in the new Southern cuisine they are raised to an iconic level becoming the center of gourmet dishes.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16533
Author(s):
Abstract:
Although technically called the North Carolina Maritime Strategy study, the $2million study is intended to revive consideration of a mega port in Southport.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
5.Alex B. ''Andy'' Andrews IV by Norris, Jeannie Faris Metro Magazine Vol. 12 Issue 5, Aug/Sept 2011
Record #:
16534
Author(s):
Abstract:
Alex B. \"Andy\" Andrews IV, the namesake and descendant of railroad magnate Col. Alex B. Andrews, one of North Carolina's most significant personages of the 19th century, has commissioned the restoration of a painting of his illustrious ancestor completed in 1880 by artist William Garl Brown, Jr. Andrews is donating the restored painting to the NC Museum of History.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16535
Author(s):
Abstract:
Hicks Stone, youngest son of architect Edward Durell Stone, is publishing a biography of his father's work. Stone designed the Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh, and the 1984 North Carolina Museum of Art building is also attributed to him. The biography offers unique insights into the impact of Stone's life on his work.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16536
Author(s):
Abstract:
Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park and Eco Center is one of North Carolina's best-kept secrets, but the park houses more than 1500 ducks, geese, swans, and other birds--some among the rarest in the world--from South America, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16537
Author(s):
Abstract:
The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum (BRAHM), currently under construction in downtown Blowing Rock will open October 1, 2011. The Museum will display selections from its permanent collection along with rotating exhibits to accomplish its mission to promote the visual arts, history, and heritage of the mountains of North Carolina.
Source:
Full Text:
Record #:
16538
Author(s):
Abstract:
Successful serial entrepreneurs are rare, but after a lucrative 15 year Triangle career in the technology arena, Sean Harrison spends his days successfully running Alliance Medical Ministry, the organization co-founded to provide health care to working uninsured Wake County residents.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16539
Author(s):
Abstract:
Ligon Broadus Flynn, the architect who laid the design template for modern coastal architecture in North Carolina, is characterized as an idealist and creator of humane space with deep connections to nature.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16540
Author(s):
Abstract:
The Clean Water Management Trust, a fund to protect land around vulnerable streams, wetlands, lakes, and watersheds, has been cut by eighty percent for North Carolina. Trust funds used for conservation purposes, including the National Heritage Trust Fund and Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, have recently been hacked for land acquisition and other economic ventures.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16549
Author(s):
Abstract:
Hospice of Wake County will dedicate a new hospice home, administration building, sanctuary and grounds January 2010. The Hospice of Wake County was established in 1979 to provide physical, emotional, and spiritual care to those living with advanced illnesses and their caregivers.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16550
Author(s):
Abstract:
Hughes discusses the rise and fall of North Carolina Governor Mike Easley.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16551
Author(s):
Abstract:
Winter is often thought of as the off-season for gardens until spring returns. But given the temperatures in North Carolina, what gardeners do in winter enhances the appeal of other seasons. The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary has recently done just that by adding winter interest elements to the six acres surrounding the five-star hotel.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
16552
Author(s):
Abstract:
A lingering global recession and concerns about the costs of healthcare reform have done little to show a continuing expansion of medical facilities across much of the Triangle and eastward to Greenville, Wilmington, and Hoke County. Projects worth close to $2 billion have produced new hospitals, hospital additions, emergency care units and specialty facilities across the region.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text: