AltWeeklies Wire
A hitch in Raleigh's rail plansnew
Because TTA sold the former Dillon Supply Company buildings to Citrix, DOT will be forced to pay to remove a slice of those structures at some point in the future.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
09-26-2012 |
Transportation
Bread Uprising's revolutionary spiritnew
"We wanted to figure out ways and structures that made sure we kept foregrounding people of color and low-income communities that we want to be rooted in."—Tim Stallmann
INDY Week |
Victoria Bouloubasis |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Why I Started the Independent and Why I am Selling Itnew
The mission of the Independent has always been to publish the nation's best alternative journalism; to help build a just community in the Triangle; to create a great workplace for every individual here; and to make a profit doing it.
Fondue: Remembering the Cheese Dish of Yesteryearnew
The history of fondue is not that sexy.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: recipes
Beloved Binge's Pocketsnew
They might've left town for a while, but Pockets proves Beloved Binge kept pace with Durham.
Tags: Beloved Binge
Some Army's Second EPnew
Within a modest 29 minutes, this six-strong Carrboro outfit synthesizes shoegaze and indie-pop sounds; despite their far-flung touchstones, these songs still feel distinctly Southern in execution. (self-released)
Tags: Some Army
The Old Ceremony's Fairytales and Other Forms of Suicidenew
As a whole, this is the most convincing collection in The Old Ceremony's catalog, proof that the past, present and future of this veteran ensemble remain exciting. (Yep Roc)
After the Arab Spring, the Future is Uncertain for Muslim Gay Youthnew
A year and a half after the revolution, gays remain marginalized and excluded from discussions about human rights in the new democratic Tunisia.
Residents Sue Over Jacked-Up Property Valuesnew
If taxpayers in Roanoke Rapids got burned by The Royal Palace Theatre, then residents of the small, historically African-American community of Brandy Creek were especially torched.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
09-19-2012 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing, Property Values
GOP-drawn districts and a torrent of cash could flip seats, but how many?new
The president may complete the same climb he undertook in 2008 and win North Carolina. But when it comes to the congressional races, it's nothing but blue skies for the Grand Old Party.
INDY Week |
Kirk Ross |
09-19-2012 |
Commentary
The precision tools of Leigh Suggsnew
North Carolina artist Leigh Suggs appears to have joined the ranks of the heavyweight aesthetic solitarians.
Tags: Art, Light Art + Design
David Menconi recounts Ryan Adams' Raleigh yearsnew
Often funny, sad and poignant at the same time, Losering distills all the tales you might've heard about the booze- and drug-addled nervous wonder of Whiskeytown into 100 or so brisk pages.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
09-19-2012 |
Nonfiction
DOJ: Alamance County sheriff's office racially profiled Latinosnew
U.S. Department of Justice officials report that Alamance County Sheriff's Office leaders "explicitly" order deputies to target Latinos and "foster a culture of bias by using anti-Latino epithets."
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
09-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Idiosyncratic vision of American empire in The Masternew
In The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood) returns to familiar themes of his short but resplendent filmography: the search for a father figure or lost son; dysfunctional family relationships; and flawed men fated to self-destruction.
