AltWeeklies Wire
Should we fix the jails or get addicts out of them?new
The death of a North Carolina woman, who had recently been incarcerated in a local jail, highlights how many addicts across the nation lack access to medication-assisted therapy while in detention awaiting trial, and raises the question as to whether jail is the appropriate place for addicts, particularly pregnant women.
Triad City Beat |
Jordan Green |
11-24-2015 |
Health
Laverne Cox Talks About Trans Rights and Racial Justicenew
The transgender star of “Orange Is the New Black” explains the intersection of racism and transphobia before a capacity crowd at Wake Forest University.
Triad City Beat |
Jordan Green |
10-08-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
What Went Wrong: An Addict’s Jail Stay Ends in Deathnew
Addicted to pain pills and pregnant, Jen McCormack landed in jail. 21 days later, she was dead.
Triad City Beat |
Jordan Green |
09-30-2015 |
Health
Page & Dr. Kennew
Before the movies and the new TV series, Ken Jeong was an overachieving kid from Greensboro.
Triad City Beat |
Brian Clarey |
09-30-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
New twist on traditional music takes Mipso farnew
Chapel Hill's Mipso has roots in Greensboro and Winston-Salem.
Triad City Beat |
Jordan Green |
08-25-2015 |
Music
Carolina Kennel Club's dogs on paradenew
The Carolina Kennel Club's annual conformation is not for every dog...
Triad City Beat |
Brian Clarey |
08-25-2015 |
Sports
A High Point rapper shouts out the city's poor neighborhoodsnew
“What up, Murder Street? What up Commerce?” are the opening lines of “Welcome to High Point.”
Triad City Beat |
Jordan Green |
08-13-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
It's not all in the wristnew
Nicki Marder arm-wrestled her cousin the night before in an Asheville diner in preparation for the big meetup.
Triad City Beat |
Brian Clarey |
08-13-2015 |
Sports
Selections From the Maya Angelou Estatenew
Maya Angelou left behind a sizable legacy. She also left behind a lot of stuff. Inside the greatest yard sale on earth.
Triad City Beat |
Eric Ginsburg |
08-10-2015 |
Culture
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