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Film explores art of coffee making

By Jess Thom | November 17

Carrboro's Open Eye Cafe will pay tribute Saturday to those who have dedicated their lives to an often overlooked art form - coffee making. Open Eye ...

Leo to light up with meteors

November 17

This weekend, the Earth will slam into microscopic dust particles left behind by the comet Tempel-Tuttle. Colliding with the atmosphere at more than ...

Mental health needs put strain on programs

By Kelly Fugo | November 16

Community members say that the effort to reform mental health care in the state is on the right track but that the approach must ensure that adequate ...

Young team learns lessons in coming from behind

November 16

CHARLOTTE - Immeasurably hyped, the young, talent-laden No. 2 North Carolina men's basketball team had yet to face a true test until they came across ...

Ferrell's latest film implausible yet inspired

November 16

MOVIEREVIEW Stranger Than Fiction 4 stars God, what an electric movie this is, so delicately wise, so brimming with wit and passion. Like films ...

Residents push forth NCDs

By Andy Kenney | November 16

Mason Farm and Whitehead Circle residents met Wednesday night at Chapel Hill Kehillah to discuss their Neighborhood Conservation District initiative. NCDs ...

"Harsh Times" more like a violent video game

By TREVOR THORNTON | November 16

MOVIEREVIEW "Harsh Times" 1.5 stars David Ayer's "Harsh Times" is too busy being cool and tough to notice it's not going anywhere. The film ...

An incisive protest

November 16

View a copy of the petition Wielding protest posters and a giant blue toothbrush, more than 40 people marched from the Old Dental Building to South ...

Speaker: civility key to health and happiness

By Elisabeth Gilbert | November 16

"Civility," P.M. Forni told the crowd during his speech Wednesday night, "is a matter of life and death." Forni, a professor at Johns Hopkins University ...

Churches react to gay ban

By Molly Malloy | November 16

The N.C. Baptist community is considering possible repercussions of Tuesday's ban of gay members by the Baptist State Convention. The vote, conducted ...

"A Good Year" ends in bad disappointment

November 16

MOVIEREVIEW "A Good Year" 2 stars If nothing else, "A Good Year" makes you want to get good and drunk after it's done, and that's not just because wine ...

Style Council

By Staff Editor | November 16

DVDREVIEW Style Council "The Style Council: Live at Full House Rock Show" 3 stars Captured in 1987 in Germany, "The Style Council: Live at Full ...

The Black Keys show they're Not just another rock duo

By MORGAN ELLIS | November 16

CONCERTREVIEW The Black Keys with The Black Angels Cat's Cradle Thursday, Nov. 9 4.5 stars Guitar and drums - seems to be the trendy instrumentation ...

College dreams hang in balance

By Stacy Wells | November 16

Students who live illegally in the U.S. and dream of attending college might soon be closer to getting their wish. Michael Olivas, the director of ...

'Babel' looks at difficulties of communication

By Rachel Brody | November 16

MOVIEREVIEW "Babel" 3.5 Stars In Chapter 11 of Genesis, God punished the Hebrews for trying to build a tower to reach the heavens. The people were ...

Cash by Johnny Cash

By MARGARET HAIR | November 16

MUSICREVIEW Johnny Cash Johnny Cash at San Quentin (Legacy Edition) 5 stars In many cases, a re-release of a classic album, especially a live ...

Tar Heels come back to defeat Winthrop in NIT

November 16

CHARLOTTE - North Carolina coach Roy Williams wasn't pleased. His No. 2 Tar Heels (2-0) were down 38-30 to Winthrop (2-1) at halftime thanks to poor perimeter ...

UNC teams up with ECU to expand dental program

By Jacqueline Rice | November 16

Easing toothaches and polishing smiles is more than a mouthful for North Carolina's dentists. Ranked 47th among states in the ratio of dentists to ...

Hip hop DVD a Culturama

By Bryan Reed | November 16

DVDREVIEW "Culturama777" 3 Stars Hip hop often falls victim to stereotype. What is often overlooked is hip hop's thriving underground - a world ...

Social commentary? Fries with that?

By MARGARET HAIR | November 16

MOVIEREVIEW Fast Food Nation 2.5 stars For a film whose goal is to be hard-hitting, "Fast Food Nation" moves at a remarkably slow pace. As a ...