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Wake County Board of Elections (BOE) would like to remind voters that the deadline to register to vote or update voter registration information for the Tuesday, October 8, 2013, election is Friday, September 13, 2013. All voter registration applications must be postmarked on or before, or hand delivered to the BOE office, 337 S. Salisbury […]
Veterans in need will be able to access help with housing, food, basic medical and legal assistance, employment counseling, local health and human services, substance abuse services, mental health assessments, flu shots, mammograms, haircuts, showers, and more at the annual Bull City Stand Down, Sept. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The activities will […]
As summer comes to an end, Wake Libraries wants to help library patrons focus on their careers, homework and planning for the future. The following events are free, but registration is required. To register, call the library of interest. Cultivating Kindness in the Work Place Consultant and internal communications expert Amanda Davis will share insights […]
Congratulations to our very own, Brian Dawson for making The Source Magazine’s Power 30 Radio DJ list for the 4th year in a row. The issue hits stands today. One cover has Juicy J on the front, the other has Big Sean. Go pick up your copy today and be on the lookout for our […]
Residents ready to help clean up Durham should dig out their work gloves and boots and mark their calendars now for the annual North Carolina “Big Sweep,” coming to Durham on Saturday, October 5, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 2013 Big Sweep, coordinated by the City of Durham’s Stormwater Services Division with […]
October programs will cover a range of topics at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. For example, the governor’s gardener, Gerald Adams, will highlight the history of the Executive Mansion and its gardens. Children’s programs will focus on El Diá de los Muertos, a Mexican celebration honoring deceased loved ones. A performance of traditional […]
Volunteers are needed for the Carrboro Music Fest on Sunday, September 29. Shifts are from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00p.m; 3:00p.m. – 6:00p.m.; and 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (the coveted cleanup shift). This FREE event features local musicians who perform in venues around town, which generates hundreds of drink bottles. Volunteering at this event is […]
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Durham Central Park’s annual Labor Day weekend food truck rodeo will be 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday. More than 60 trucks will gather at the downtown Durham park to sell food. In addition, Durham’s Fullsteam and Triangle breweries will be selling beer, according to The News & Observer. The event also will include musical entertainment by Mudbones […]
The Chapel Hill Public Library, now in much newer and bigger digs after a renovation and expansion project, is expanding its weekend hours, which means it now can offer some special weekend programming. Starting Saturday, the new weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays, and noon to 6 p.m., Sundays. Here are some […]
Hillside High School in Durham kicked off the school year yesterday by encouraging dads to become more involved in their children’s lives at school. Fathers, male relatives and other male caregivers escorted their children to class on the first day as part of the nationwide Million Father March – a movement for black men to […]
A spokesman for the Raleigh Police Department says a police officer was enforcing a city ordinance when he reportedly told, without explanation, a group of volunteers Saturday that they could be arrested for serving breakfast to the homeless. Love Wins Ministries posted on its website Saturday that the officer approached them as they were preparing […]
