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Concert Shorts

By Staff Editor | September 21

The Easy Star All-Stars Cat's Cradle Saturday, Sept. 16 3 and 1/2 stars Radiohead, truly, is one of the greatest bands on Earth. As if you ...

Mastodon lives on

By Bryan Reed | September 21

MUSICREVIEW Mastodon Blood Mountain 3 Stars Mastodons are extinct. But the band whose name is taken from the prehistoric beast is far from ...

UNC gay life changing

By KATIE HOFFMANN | September 21

It wasn't something Matt Telford really considered when looking at colleges. But after coming out as a gay student his freshman year at Wake Forest ...

Reds right with promotion

By KRISTIN PRATT | September 21

Baseball organizations, especially minor league baseball programs, have a reputation for throwing off-the-wall promotions. This season is definitely ...

Tigers want another year with coveted cup

By RACHEL ULLRICH | September 21

In these parts, you'll see plenty of Chapel Hill T-shirts - but none of them are baby blue. Students at Chapel Hill High School sported yellow and ...

Police log

By Staff Editor | September 21

A woman was arrested Tuesday on two charges of drug trafficking, which is a felony, and one count of drug possession, according to Chapel Hill police ...

City briefs

September 21

Local health nonprofit wins three international grants A Chapel Hill-based nonprofit organization has won three multi-million dollar awards in the ...

Dive recommends

By Staff Editor | September 21

ALBUM FROM THE VAULTS: "Rushmore" Soundtrack This album is a delightful companion piece to Wes Anderson's 1998 hipster classic. Mixing classic rock ...

Journalism study abroad program to open in korea

By Blair Bynum | September 21

This spring journalism students looking to study abroad can travel as far as Korea to learn the tricks of the trade. A new study abroad program at ...

Field hockey freshmen embrace new 'South'

By Sam Perkins | September 21

Imagine the culture shock Tyler Hansbrough would have faced if he went to Greece to play basketball after high school. That's essentially the move ...

East students eager to reclaim town pride

By Tracey Theret | September 21

Chapel Hill High is to East as Duke is to Carolina. Needless to say, East Chapel Hill High is out for blood tonight - blood that bleeds Tiger black ...

Local acts to rock against cancer

By Amy Bugno | September 21

In 2000's "Pay It Forward" Haley Joel Osment taught moviegoers how to make the world a better place by performing random acts of kindness. Following ...

'Quincea

September 21

MOVIEREVIEW Quincea

"Gridiron Gang" somewhere between rock-solid and super sappy

September 21

MOVIEREVIEW "Gridiron Gang" 2.5 stars Movies like "Gridiron Gang" are what slap critics with bad reputations. Here we are, faced with a movie ...

Bush approval spikes in N.C.

By Jonathan Tugman | September 21

President Bush seems to be regaining the high approval ratings he once enjoyed in North Carolina. The September Civitas DecisionMaker Poll shows that ...

Rogue Wave and company please Cradle crowd

By MARGARET HAIR | September 21

CONCERTREVIEW Rogue Wave w/ Jason Collett Sunday, Sept. 17 Cat's Cradle 3.5 stars Oakland's Rogue Wave has mastered the art of acceptable borrowing ...

The rapture is coming - to rock

By Bryan Reed | September 21

MUSICREVIEW The Rapture Pieces of the People We Love 3.5 Stars If an album could party, the latest from New York's The Rapture, Pieces of the ...

Classic ska music is a two-tone treat

By Beth Mechum | September 21

In the current era of convoluted music genres with imperceptible differences that combine to create the bastard stepchildren of the music industry, there ...

'Last Kiss' is awkward thanks to weak script

By HARRY KAPLOWITZ | September 21

MOVIEREVIEW The Last Kiss 2 and 1/2 stars It's not hard to screw up an adaptation. Every facet of a movie, from the plot to the setting to the ...

Chatham county hoping to attract workers with new business center

By ELIZABETH DEORNELLAS | September 21

If Chatham County officials have their way a hilly site bordered by the Rocky River soon will be transformed into a hub of industry. The Chatham County ...