by Laura In a college town, the holidays come early, with each campus group scrambling to cram in performances before finals begin and students head for home. Case in point – Harold spent the last 24 hours listening to jazz, downing hot cocoa at a Christmas tree lighting, checking out the gospel choir at the [...]
Entries from December 2009
December 4, 2009
Daily Triangle Gift Guide: Local Edition
by Laura This edition of the gift guide narrows down your shopping to a few categories that have something for everyone – food, books & sports. Local Foodie Meccas Southern Season It’s probably impossible to make it through the holidays without giving or receiving a bundle of goodies from this gourmet super-store. They just released [...]
December 3, 2009
Cook-Out: A mystery
By Harold Some businesses have caught on to this whole Internet thing, with web sites, store locators, downloadable menus, etc. And then there is Cook-Out, a fast-food chain which took the opposite approach — it is impossible to get the simplest bit of information, like hours of operation, or even how to spell its name [...]
December 3, 2009
C-A-R-O-L-Is it Okay to Cheer for Duke, Instead?
by Laura Greetings, erstwhile readers. Harold’s already given you his take on local basketball, but I’m sure you’ve also been looking forward to my expert insights. The moment is upon us – this week, I ventured into the stadium thing and enjoyed college sports. When I won the student lottery to attend the UNC-Michigan State [...]
December 2, 2009
Daily Triangle Gift Guide: Charity Edition
If you believe that it’s better to give than to receive (and you think your friends and families might agree), perhaps a charitable donation is in order this holiday season. http://main.acsevents.org/goto/lauragutmann Shameless plug in the name of a good cause; $10 buys you a luminary in honor of someone whose life has been affected by [...]
December 1, 2009
Praise for the Gospel Choir
By Harold I’m not really into Christmas, for one obvious reason, but it’s great in this respect — there will be lots of free music Friday night. For starters, check out the UNC Gospel Choir at University Baptist Church in the middle of downtown Chapel Hill. I went to see the GAA Holiday Show at UNC [...]
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