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CAUGHT ON FILM

Author-Screenwriter-Director Gorman Bechard
by Margot C. Lester
“If you put a gun to my head and said I could only take one band to a dessert island it’d be Archers of Loaf.

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FAUNA: An American Bird


by Mary Parker Sonis
As the Fourth of July approaches, my thoughts this month turned to the most famous of American birds, the bald eagle.

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TASTE OF THE TOWN


The Eddy Pub
Set against the backdrop of the winding Haw River, Saxapahaw’s Eddy Pub is tucked into the upper floor of the village’s old mill, boasting a simple design that keeps the original look of the mill intact.

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HOP LINE: Liberté, égalité, fraternité, to the Brewery!

It’s July – break out the fireworks, hot dogs and hamburgers and apple pie! As we celebrate the independent spirit that birthed a country, let’s remember to enjoy some fine craft beer, whose independent spirit revolted against the tyranny of mass-produced, flavorless beer.

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Food Trucks to the Rescue

by Kirk Ross

Congrats to Chapel Hill Town Council member Lee Storrow for being the first of his peers to say the town needs to expedite a review of its failed food truck policy.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 6/25-7/1

A few places to find yourself (and what you’ll hear when you get there)

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Gimme Five! Tiff of The Bamfs

photo by R.W. Steele

Self-proclaimed “punk ninjas” The Bamfs formed in September of 2010 to make war on “music that sucks.” They’ve got a hard driving sound and a bad attitude to match, but can their fierce lead singer handle a few questions?

See for yourself after the jump.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 6/18-24

Here because you can’t be trusted to know where to find the good stuff every night of the week.

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Gimme Five! Jonathan Le Sueur of LiLa

With a hip hop sound that veers all over the map from folk to dubstep, Durham’s LiLa is out to conquer audiences. They’ve honed their vibe over three records and created a live dynamic that surges with energy.

The band’s got their style on lock, but can one of their founding father’s handle our five questions? See for yourself after the jump.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings, 6/11-17

Here because you can’t be trusted to know where to go to hear the good stuff every night of the week.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 6/4-10

Places to find yourself and what you’ll hear when you get there.