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Carrboro Spirit

May is typically a month of flowers, graduations, celebrations, mothers and strawberries – and of North Carolina’s primary elections, which in many years go by without so much as the raise of an eyebrow from a good chunk of our state’s population. (more…)

May 3, 2012 | 0 Responses

FAUNA: Owlarazzi

Mary Sonis


by Mary Parker Sonis
It was Feb. 20 of this year when Carrboro received its lone snowfall of the season. I went for an evening walk to my favorite pasture. (more…)

May 3, 2012 | 0 Responses

HOP LINE: Cider Rules


By Jason Cole
As summer approaches, warmer weather invites us to drink a refreshing beverage to match the bright sunny days and the vibrant blooms. A beer? Of course! Sparkling wine? That too. (more…)

May 3, 2012 | 0 Responses

Tales of a mountain town

by Vicky Dickson

When I was an undergraduate at UNC back in the day, my then-boyfriend (and now-husband) and I used to make regular trips to Person Hall. (more…)

May 3, 2012 | 0 Responses

Fish at the farmers’ market

by Kirk Ross

A hat tip to Jackie Helvey for a pleasant surprise in the form of a photo of tilapia on ice at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market posted to her Facebook feed a few weeks ago. (more…)

May 3, 2012 | 0 Responses

TASTE OF THE TOWN


Il Palio
One of the key ingredients in Il Palio’s kitchen is the relationship between Executive Chef Adam Rose and Chef de Cuisine Isaiah Allen. (more…)

May 3, 2012 | 0 Responses

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 5/14-20

Here because you can’t be trusted to know where to go to hear the good stuff every night of the week.

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May 14, 2012 | 0 Responses

Gimme Five! Shayne Miel of The Future Kings of Nowhere

For two years there, the Future Kings of Nowhere were preoccupied with new wives, new businesses, and bad diagnoses, to say the least. Lead singer, Shayne Miel’s return to Durham and recovery from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma would be enough to celebrate, but reforming the band after such a raucous couple of years has its glory too. The Kings are back to bring their acoustic punk to the masses. Miel and a gang of collaborators who have been with him from the beginning have already recorded a new EP, Pirates (out now) and a full length (due later this year) to get the ball rolling again.

So sure, these pop punk royals have their warpath laid out for them, but can their fearless leader handle the hardest questions in faux business? See for yourself after the jump.

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May 10, 2012 | 0 Responses

Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 5/7-13

Here because you can’t be trusted to know where to go hear the good stuff every night of the week. (ppppsssstt. Don’t forget to vote!)

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May 7, 2012 | 0 Responses

Gimme Five! Anna Rose Beck

In 2011, Anna Rose Beck released her debut EP, The Weathermaker, a seven song showcase of her fingerpicked acoustic guitar lines and lovely melodies. It’s not a bad start, especially for someone who picked up music late in life (specifically one summer spent not studying for her biomedical engineering degree at Duke) and taught herself to play and sing.

So sure, Beck’s got the chops and the guts to face down Duke professors and audiences alike, but can she handle our five questions? See for yourself after the jump.

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May 3, 2012 | 1 Response

Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 4/30-5/6

Your guide to all the places to rock and rock the vote in the week ahead.

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April 30, 2012 | 0 Responses