AltWeeklies Wire
The progressive interest in stylistically conservative musicnew
To call it apologetic would be reductive; to say that it's driven in part by the need to experience, understand and connect several once-forbidden dots seems closer to the essence.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
04-09-2012 |
Commentary
Every parent's nightmare in We Need to Talk About Kevinnew
The bulk of Kevin is art house horror; Swinton confers its humanity.
The Durham Bulls and their ballpark get a makeover for 2012new
The DBAP's upgrades impress the eye, but something fans will never see is even more impressive. Plus: Who's new (and returning) in the bullpen and the clubhouse
Does a developer's sale of mineral rights to an energy company foreshadow fracking?new
Starting at 501 feet below the surface of Brightleaf at the Park, the mineral rights—ownership of natural gas, oil, geothermal heat, hydrocarbons, even water—belong to DRH Energy, a subsidiary of D.R. Horton.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
04-05-2012 |
Environment
RailHawks' new coach Colin Clarke has puzzling past of undervalued successnew
Clarke's journey to Carolina is the latest chapter in a footballing life spanning two continents, five decades and a series of lofty heights and ignominious setbacks.
Equality NC's Jen Jones and the campaign against Amendment 1new
"North Carolinians are pretty compassionate people. If you say you're going to hurt children and families, they'll come down on the other side." — Jen Jones
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
04-05-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Does the Religious Right really believe equality will allow us to marry ice cream?new
"If marriage is radically redefined as a way of just affirming loving feelings of attraction, then equality will require people who love ice cream to marry ice cream." — Daniel Heimbach, senior professor of Christian ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
My two dadsnew
On May 8, we have a chance to set just one example of tolerance for our children. It's up to you.
INDY Week |
Kate Fellman |
04-05-2012 |
Commentary
Staged readings of 8 humanize marriage debatenew
"We're not producing this reading to advocate for a specific viewpoint, but to contribute to the current statewide conversation about marriage." — producer Tim Scales
Lee Fields: out from James Brown's shadownew
"I'm still a North Carolinian at heart. The way I approach songs, I think about some of the things I learned and experienced as a boy growing up in Wilson."
INDY Week |
John Schacht |
04-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lost in the Trees' A Church That Fits Our Needsnew
If you've come to get your heartstrings tugged, you won't be disappointed.
Veterinary waste mars a vacant lot in North Durhamnew
"The farther you go back is where it starts getting really creepy," Brendan Love says, poking through brush 100 yards behind his home in the Northside neighborhood.
INDY Week |
Joe Schwartz |
04-02-2012 |
Environment
More than muscadine: Give N.C. wines a chancenew
Oenophiles, hear my plea: I love what you do. I love what you stock. But please make room for North Carolina wines in your inventory.
INDY Week |
Amber Nimocks |
04-02-2012 |
Food+Drink
Photo exhibit shows a hidden labor force: child farmworkersnew
"I take photos because there are certain people who don't feel comfortable talking about farmworkers in the field. But these farmworkers exist." — Elvis Ordonez
INDY Week |
Victoria Bouloubasis |
04-02-2012 |
Business & Labor
In training with the Raleigh Skeeball Leaguenew
Although Skee-Ball's life as a competitive and social sport in the bar world is still in its infancy, the game itself has been around for more than a century.
