Archive for December, 2008

• Who has the best quote of 2008?

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  Discovered December 31, 2008 at 1:35 pm

  Check out the list of quotes that N&O political writer Ryan Teague Beckworth compiled. It’s a great trip down our state’s political memory lane.

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• If you’ve never seen a glowing pickle drop from the sky …

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  Discovered December 31, 2008 at 10:20 am

  Here’s your chance. It’s a New Year’s tradition at the Mt. Olive Pickle Company factory in Wayne County. If you’ve never seen such a thing, this video is a must watch. It makes dropping an acorn not seem so weird.

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• What are your New Year’s superstitions?

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  Discovered December 31, 2008 at 8:17 am

  Some of you must turn to black-eyed peas or collard greens for luck in the New Year. It’s a tradition I’ve never onece participated in. But it sounds like a lot of Triangle residents do. Sales of the food were expected to be on the rise at the farmer’s market, the N&O reports.

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• Not your standard New Year’s Eve party

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  Discovered December 30, 2008 at 2:05 pm

  If you’re looking for something different to do on New Year’s Eve, take a look at the list of events the local non-profit group ACRe is planning. New Raleigh reports that the non-profit’s party will feature everything from a condom toss to Pin the Beard on the Anarchist.

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• Durham coffee lovers may appreciate this rumor

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  Discovered December 30, 2008 at 12:19 pm

  The food bloggers at Carpe Durham are passing along a coffee rumor that downtown Durham residents might appreciate. They’ve heard that Bean Traders may be opening a coffee kiosk at Alivia’s by Brightleaf Square.

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• Kwanzaa

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  Discovered December 30, 2008 at 9:31 am

  Flickr user durhamskywriter has a slew of photos from the capoeira demonstration during Kwanzaa celebration at WD Hill Recreation Center in Durham, NC

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• Cary drivers say yellow lights are too short at intersections

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  Discovered December 30, 2008 at 9:22 am

  N&O Transportation reporter Bruce Siceloff was flooded with e-mails from Cary drivers who think the red light cameras in Cary aren’t entirely fair.

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• It’s time for year-end countdowns

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  Discovered December 30, 2008 at 8:18 am

  Local bloggers are compiling their best of 2008 lists. Raleigh resident Brandy has an eclectic list that includes getting hit by a car & seeing her first meteor shower. Kevin at Triangle Music has his best albums of the year list. If you’ve got a list on your blog, post the link.

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• You never know when you’ll see naked girls on Glenwood South

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  Discovered December 29, 2008 at 2:02 pm

  Raleigh blogger Mary is always sharing the random moments of her life. The latest features a couple of pretty-much-naked chicks who were recently hanging out at Stool Pigeons on Glenwood South in Raleigh. Warning, she has pictures.

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• Could electronic billboards be coming to Durham roads?

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  Discovered December 29, 2008 at 8:30 am

  The billboard industry wants those electronic billboard signs that flash new advertisements every few seconds to become part of the Durham landscape. Durham neighborhood leaders John Schelp and Larry Holt wrote a column explaining why they believe this would be a poor addition to the Bull City.

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