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Fire in the Triangle, a competitive cooking series, will pit 16 chefs against each other in Iron Chef-style contests. Diners can buy tickets to the dinners in Raleigh and help choose the winner.

Arthel “Doc” Watson, the legendary North Carolina guitarist and one of the most iconic American musicians of the 20th century, died Tuesday evening at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. He was 89 years old.

Chef-owner Drew Moore has opened Venable Rotisserie Bistro in historic Carr Mill Mall in Carrboro, near Weaver Street Market .

“Bring Me Home – Live 2011” captures the singer giving someone a backstage tattoo to relieve stage stress.

The suits have knocked off the superheroes at the box office.

Tell Me About It:  Dear Carolyn: Eight months ago, after a brief illness, my 57-year-old friend’s husband passed away. Their marriage had always been a bit rocky, and after his death we learned that he’d been involved in some questionable activities. Needless to say, her emotions ran the gamut from disbelief to anger to grief.

Eric Braeden, who plays Victor Newman on ‘The Young and the Restless,’ brought his famed moustache to Bath recently.

The subject of picking parties arose naturally from some recent events: the coming of summer, the news that the biggest event in bluegrass music will unfold in Raleigh next year, and, sadly, the death of Earl Scruggs.

Recent news that a map in the British Museum offers a tantalizing clue to the location of “The Lost Colony” was a boon for historians, but it may be less welcome for producers of the drama about the 1587 English settlement on Roanoke Island.

The music of renowned Tar Heel musician Doc Watson will be celebrated at a concert and symposium June 30 at the N.C. Museum of Art in Raleigh.