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Gourmet editor Moreton Neal discusses the Duck and Dumpling restaurant in downtown Raleigh's Moore Square, a magnet for urbane bistros of all denominations. The establishment is co-owned by David Mao and Greg Hatem. Mao, the chef, retired after twenty-five years in the business, but says, “My fingers got itchy after a year.†Dumplings are the specialty of the house.
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METRO design editor Diane Lea discusses the role of The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina in saving, restoring, and maintaining three of the most significant residences associated with the role of the state and the capital city in the Revolutionary War. The residences are the Joel Lane House (Raleigh) ca. 1770; Haywood Hall at New Bern Place (Raleigh) 1799; and the Burgwin-Wright House (Wilmington) 1770.
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Leutze examines the dilemma facing residents of Carolina Beach -- whether to preserve the town's character or to allow an up-scale, out-of-town developer to build a mixed-use complex designed for residential and commercial use.
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METRO magazine presents its yearly selection of North Carolinians who have made a contribution to the quality of people's lives in 2004. These include Mary Easley, Dr. Kimberly Rorschach, Rick Weddle, Smedes York, and Evan Rachel Wood.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Southern Historical Collection, the world's largest collection of manuscript material documenting the American South, is celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary. Although manuscript collecting at the university had started in 1844, it was not until 1915, when Dr. J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton proposed the collection, that work began in earnest. The collection was officially established in 1930 with Dr. Hamilton as its first director.
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Suicide cuts across racial, gender, and economic lines. North Carolina loses around 127 young people to suicide annually, making it the third leading cause of death among the ten-to-twenty-four-year-old age group. Vecchione discusses possible reasons for suicide, the controversy over antidepressants, and strategies for prevention.
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The late Thad and Alice Eure were well known for their restaurants, the Angus Barn and the 42nd Street Oyster Bar, but when their son was diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder, their lives took a turn. After finding few good answers to their seven-year search for help, the Eures established in 1984 the Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness, a non-profit philanthropic organization dedicated to funding breakthroughs in the treatment of mental illness. The foundation has given nearly $2 million for research and 'seed money' has leveraged an additional $89 million in federal grants at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Dorothea Dix Hospitals.
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Located at the corner of Second and Dock Streets, high on a terraced hill that overlooks downtown Wilmington and the Cape Fear River, the de Rosset House was constructed in the 1840s for Dr. Armand de Rosset, III and his family. By 1975, the house, damaged by fire, was deteriorating badly. It was then purchased by the Historic Wilmington Foundation, which used part of the building for offices until 1996. The foundation offered it for sale with a protective covenant. Lea describes the restoration of the house and how it was put to practical use as a city club, hotel, and restaurant dining.
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The project began as a renovation by John Kane and the Kane Realty Corporation of Raleigh's fading North Hills Shopping Center. It has evolved into a massive $1 billion development that covers one hundred acres of the city's prime real estate. Gone is the old shopping center that once stood on Six Forks Road. In its place stands a new shopping, office, residential and entertainment complex that combines tasteful architecture with the feel of a sophisticated village.
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Raleigh's deteriorating 1960s-era North Hills, the Raleigh Research Triangle's first enclosed mall, and the adjacent North Hills Plaza have been transformed into the Triangle's quintessential mixed-use district. The new North Hills creatively combines many of the necessary and pleasurable elements of daily life - shopping, working, living, dining, and enjoying entertainment - into a carefully designed setting that compares to the style and livability of mid-town Atlanta.
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Jim Watson, a native of Durham, has been involved in bluegrass and old-time music since the 1960s. He is one of the founding members of The Red Clay Ramblers. This musical group is one of the most famous acts ever to come out of the state. Watson discusses his life and music.
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The Hammock House in Beaufort was built around 1709 and was named for the rise of land it sits on. The house passed through thirty-three owners before it was purchased in 1995 by Giles and Betty Cloutier. Lea discusses the history and mystery that surround the house and its restoration by the Cloutiers.
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Lea describes Duke University's new art museum, which opens in October 2005. The museum is named for benefactor Raymond D. Nasher, a 1943 Duke alumnus and was designed by Uruguayan-born architect Rafael Vinoly. The Nashers collected modern American and pre-Columbian art. Their 20th-century modern sculpture collection is one of the world's most extensive and significant private collections. The 65,000-square-foot museum features 14,000 square feet of exhibit space, a cafe, a museum shop, and classrooms.
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At one time dredging by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the North Carolina's inlets and Intracoastal Waterway was a year-round project to keep the navigable channels open for fishing and related businesses. Now Congress and the current federal administration are intent on getting out of the dredging business. Many legislators feel it is the job of the coastal states to keep their waterways clear. Efforts by North Carolina's U.S. Senators Dole and Burr, and Congressman Walter Jones to add more dredging money to the budget have been unsuccessful. Six of the state Congressional delegation did not support Dole, Burr, and Jones in their attempt to add more dredging money. Leutze outlines an approach to educate representatives within North Carolina and without on the importance of keeping these waterways cleared.
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What is close to home, offers free parking, requires walking only one hundred feet to reach the airport terminal, and has four flights a day to and from Atlanta? It's the new Delta Airline-owned service Atlanta Southeast Airlines (ASA) that began April 1, 2005, at Kinston Regional Jetport. ASA is a big regional carrier that employs over 6,000 and has a fleet of 146 aircraft. Previously residents in the east had to drive to Raleigh for many airline flights. The convenience of Kinston is drawing passengers in droves with passenger loads exceeding 80 percent.
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