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Get out for an evening of food and music, all served up in an outdoor setting, on Friday, May 29, at the Coats Senior Center.
Billed as “Drive In Night,” you can either enjoy the entertainment …
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5/22/20
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As summer of 1984 was approaching, information was announced that the discovery of a totally effective chicken pox vaccine was made public. The government had committed itself to $4.5 billion in loan …
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5/22/20
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As I continue “sheltering in place,” (which sounds much more glamorous than it actually is), I started watching TV shows and movies that have been on my list forever. (I would have gladly waited …
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By Eddy Friedfeld
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5/22/20
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The coronavirus may have caused this year’s two-day 155th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Bentonville to be canceled, but you can still hear some of the stories and learn some of the …
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5/22/20
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Numbers were big in 1984. The largest single New York Stock Exchange transaction to date had taken place on June 21 as 10 million shares of Superior Oil sold for $423.8 million. Some 685,000 …
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5/15/20
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For the Record
RALEIGH — Following guidance from the governor’s office and the Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina’s state parks will increase recreational access and …
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5/8/20
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The story of the famed actress Natalie Wood is told in a powerful documentary, “What Remains Behind,” which premieres on HBO.
“Maybe she just has a broken leg,” her daughter, Natasha …
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5/8/20
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The year on the calendar displayed 1984 — the same date that, although George Orwell placed his vision of a horrific totalitarian world in the year 1984, the Western world seemed to revel in …
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5/8/20
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CHAPEL HILL — In an on-going effort to create innovative fundraising opportunities, Film Fest 919 is among a group of organizations chosen to partner with NEON Films to release the documentary …
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5/8/20
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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Symphony has added a new virtual education performance to its online music education products created during the COVID-19 pandemic. The newest video transforms the …
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5/1/20
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The Showtime fantasy horror series “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels,” which ended in 2016, follows it up with a film noir spinoff, that is gripping, intense and beautiful.
Set in 1938 Los …
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5/1/20
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The year was 1984 — the year of the yuppie and the eternal question, “Where’s the beef?” With his popularity stabilizing at 50%, Ronald Reagan made the choice to run for a second term as …
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5/1/20
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