by Quierra Luck | Sep 26, 2017 | Going Out
011 If you live in Durham, you can’t deny the beauty of the city. The Bull has been growing non-stop in its heights to become a major hub of everything tech, medicine, food and music. The changes in Durham will almost seem unrecognizable to someone who has grown up...
by Staff | Sep 21, 2017 | Going Out
By Patrick Kearney Carolina Country Club, Raleigh Country Club, North Ridge Country Club, Brier Creek Country Club…I could go on for hours. The Raleigh area is home to some of the nicest country clubs in the state, with many more fancy establishments...
by Tony Castleberry | Sep 20, 2017 | Comedy, Going Out, Humor
020 On Thursday night at Durham’s Carolina Theatre, I’ll see Maria Bamford live for the fourth time and it will be the third time I’ve seen Jackie Kashian do a feature set before Bamford’s headline act. My second Bamford show at Charlotte’s Comedy Zone several years...
by Tony Castleberry | Sep 14, 2017 | Going Out, Humor
030 Rewatching Lavell Crawford on “Breaking Bad” wasn’t part of my plan before interviewing him Wednesday afternoon, but it did help me recall how great Crawford and fellow stand-up comedian Bill Burr are on the critically-acclaimed AMC series. Crawford, who is...
by Erika Hoffman | Sep 14, 2017 | Going Out, Travel
I’ve traveled a lot. I’ve seen wonderful sights and experienced enlightening adventures. I’ve met engaging folks. Yet, there is always a caveat: In Greece (know- it- alls); Spain (pesky gypsies); Italy (snooty hotel clerks); England (cynics); Germany...
by Erika Hoffman | Sep 7, 2017 | Going Out, Travel
As I stroll the streets of Havana I think of that song MacArthur Park about the cake left out in the rain. This is how the city looks—like an extravagant wedding cake left out in the rain. Everything is sliding. If God sneezes, the city will fall over. Take the...
by Tony Castleberry | Sep 6, 2017 | Going Out, Humor
042 If you hug your dogs and cats a little longer than usual after reading this interview, Rebecca Corry and I understand. In fact, we encourage that kind of behavior because no matter how much love we show our animals, they can almost always use a little more. Corry,...
by Tony Castleberry | Aug 31, 2017 | Comedy, Going Out, Humor
021 Jennie Stencel and the folks at The Idiot Box1 in Greensboro wanted to host a comedy festival and when a spot opened up in February, they were happy to fill it. Not long after waking up on Aug. 25, I did my morning Twitter check-in and was delighted but somewhat...
by Erika Hoffman | Aug 30, 2017 | Going Out, Travel
“If you’re going to be seen, you need to pack a suitcase. If you’re going to see, take a roller bag,” advises Flight Attendant Virginia Ives. Virginia’s been packing for years. Whenever her husband introduces her, he says: “This is my wife; she has a lot of miles...
