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Lucia Lucas combines a powerful voice with a powerful message: ‘Be yourself’

February 1, 2020    

Lucas, who is performing at CURRENT Artspace+Studio in Chapel Hill, broke ground as the first known trans woman to headline at a major U.S. opera house.

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Growing upward: future farms in NC could be vertical

January 25, 2020

N.C. State students and faculty have turned a shipping container into a vertical farm. It’s a new growing method may enhance and assist traditional farms.

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Actors play randomly assigned roles in Playmakers’ “Everybody”

January 25, 2020

PRC’s newest play wants audiences to think about the way they live and how they want to leave their legacy. For each show, the actors are assigned their roles by lottery, creating a different show every performance.

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Raleigh’s Lunar New Year festival highlights traditional version of Chinese culture

January 25, 2020

The Chinese New Year Festival tries to bridge the information gap between authentic Chinese culture and “Americanized” perceptions of the East.

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Christianity plus cattle: Cowboy churches are on the rise

January 13, 2020    

One of the fastest growing trends in religion is cowboy churches. According to one fellowship group, more than 200 are now operating around the United States.

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Maple View Mobile is bringing back the milkman

November 23, 2019

Home milk delivery is a rare service, but the Chapel Hill company Maple View Mobile is hoping to popularize it again.

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How out of state students deal with the nearly-empty campus during holiday breaks

November 23, 2019

While most students go home during UNC holidays and breaks, the ones who stay on a nearly empty campus sometimes face feelings of isolation.

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A local rugmaker was inspired to help women in Nicaragua after she struggled with Lyme disease

November 16, 2019

Carol Blackmore of Crow Hill Rugs has been weaving and selling custom rugs for over two decades, and she started an organization to help women in Nicaragua.

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How some middle school students are using the car pickup lane to fight climate change

November 16, 2019

Students at Guy B. Phillips Middle School are trying to get parents to turn off their cars while picking up their kids to cut down on carbon emissions.

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New app aims to get UNC Hospital pediatric patients active

November 16, 2019

‘Adventure Squad’ is an augmented reality moblie app which leads patients through a scavenger hunt throughout the hospital halls.

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