Robin Williams made us laugh. As Mrs. Doubtfire, as Mork, as Aladdin. But his more serious roles—in movies such as …
Shop Local this Christmas
As much as I hate to do math, let’s do a little. If you shop local, more than 51 cents of every …
Raleigh Christmas Parade Facts
The Raleigh Christmas Parade always takes place before Thanksgiving to kick off the shopping season—this year Nov. 21 at 9:40 …
Are Guns Really the Problem?
Every time I teach my class at UNC-Chapel Hill, I lock the doors once my students are seated. I didn’t …
Q&A with NC State’s Mark Gottfried
The Wolfpack Men’s Basketball team will play all home games at the PNC Center while Reynolds Coliseum undergoes massive renovation. …
New Outdoor Dining Policy Cuts Back Hours
Raleigh’s new outdoor dining policy is cutting short some nights for patrons on the patios in downtown Raleigh. If its …
The Risk of Live Reporting
At the end of August in Roanoke, Virginia, reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were shot to …
Digital Age Etiquette
Charlotte Harris launched the gift shop bearing her first name 25 years ago this month when she was still wrangling the …
Are You a Ghoster?
The New York Times recently reported on the phenomenon of “ghosting”amongst celebrities—the act of disappearing, even though you thought you …
Downtown Newsstands Becoming Lending Libraries
It all began with a Twitter post that included a photo of an unused bank of newsstands on Fayetteville Street …
