Wendy W. will wig-out on TV, too
It's no secret that Wendy Williams wears a wig. Oh no, honey, she talks about it all the time on her radio show, four hours of daily gab and gossip broadcast nationally from New York.
Taking the 'lug' out of luggage
Travelers have no interest in lugging their luggage anymore.
Celebration of the skirt
The skirt takes center stage at a fashion show on Friday.
She's everything but a soul-mate
Hax: D ear Carolyn: I have been dating a woman who is, save in one respect, the woman of my dreams.
'Unto These Hills': The native truth
What makes this year's performances of "Unto these Hills" different from the more than 4,000 prior performances is that members of North Carolina's Eastern Band of Cherokees now play most of the lead roles.
Reeling in film lovers
Art houses all over the Triangle are taking hits in this economy (the Varsity in Chapel Hill officially closed two Fridays ago, while other theaters have had to play mainstream movies to make money), raising questions about the repertory scene.
A savage storm in vignettes
Strange as it seems, there's something about impending disaster that can really liven up your day.
Family recipes, fresh ideas
The mantra is freshness at Jamil Kadoura's restaurant, Mediterranean Deli, or "Med Deli" as the locals call it in Chapel Hill.
DIG it: Lemon balm sorbet
The second-most-talked-about dish at last month's Farm to Fork picnic was the DIG teenagers' lemon balm sorbet.
Hot stuff
Colonial Williamsburg is hosting a "Foodways of the 18th Century" conference Nov. 8-10.
New music festival hopes to buck economy
The idea of starting a new summer music festival in the Triangle -- or anywhere else, in this economy -- and anchoring it with a popular European chamber orchestra, then inviting high-caliber international and local guest performers seems a little far-fetched.
Tweedy's search for a balm
Music review:Wilco mastermind Jeff Tweedy seems perpetually harried. His public mien is that of a bleary-eyed everyman who happens to possess songwriting gifts that may or may not be a curse.
Jazz review: Daniela Schachter
Michel Legrand and Norman Gimbel's "I Will Wait for You," the first song on singer and pianist Daniela Schachter's self-produced "Purple Butterfly," clearly establishes her jazz integrity.
Parkinson's implant helps
Michel Medina Gonzalez shakes violently in his chair inside a patient room at Orlando Health, where he was fitted earlier this month with a brain implant to control his symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Hijinks in the Lowcountry
Book review:If Pat Conroy and Anne Rivers Siddons are the king and queen of Lowcountry Lit, then Dottie Frank is surely one of the slightly less serious, slightly more lighthearted, members of the royal family.
A father's final lesson to his 11-year-old son
Book review:Little boys like to play at adventure and dream of danger in faraway places. But what 11-year-old Norman Ollestad endured atop a California mountain in 1979 was a nightmare.
Where sign language meets music
Creators:Dusk falls on Durham Central Park, where a dozen folding chairs dot a lush, green field.
Dueling Ozarks
The Ozarks spread like a lush green belt across the nation's middle, spilling over southern Missouri and northern Arkansas.
Tip for travels with grands
Q: When grandparents are traveling in Europe with grandchildren, are there any particular documents they should have (in addition to passports) indicating that the parents authorize them to travel abroad with the grandkids?
Terpsichorean Club announces 2009 debutantes
The Terpsichorean Club of Raleigh has invited 225 young women to the 83rd annual North Carolina Debutante Ball. The event will be held Sept. 10-12 in Raleigh.
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