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McColl Center artist Robert Karimi uses food to draw in audiences

Susan Sontag’s quote “Real art has the capacity to make us nervous” hangs on the wall in the basement at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation on North Tryon Street. You have to wonder if knives, paper hats and

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Colorado Bill targets internet sweepstakes cafés and similar establishments

UPDATE:  On February 24, the Colorado Senate passed House Bill 1047 with no amendments.  Colorado House Bill 1047 would make internet sweepstakes cafés illegal under Colorado law. The law declares that internet sweepstakes cafés and similar establishments in which simulated gambling devices

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THP: One person killed, another injured after car crashes into Watauga Lake

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Two local artists win awards In Mid-Southern Watercolorists’ exhibit

Two artists from the Tri-Lakes Edition coverage area have won awards in the Mid-Southern Watercolorists’ 45th annual juried exhibition currently on display in the Samuel Strauss Sr. Gallery of the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock. Richard Stephens of Hot

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Son of couple killed in Boone motel says deaths ‘totally avoidable’

The children of Daryl Jenkins and Shirley Jenkins were on hand Tuesday as attorneys announced the filing of a 21-page lawsuit after the couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning.   During an emotional news conference the Jenkins’ son and daughter said

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5 American Cities You Should Visit In 2015

In 2014, Minneapolis, Kansas City and Richmond were the coolest place to be. But with a new year brings a new set of cities to add to your bucket list. Luckily, we’ve found some surprising spots Americans are trekking to

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Duke energy says it expects to settle criminal probe into coal ash spill

RALEIGH — Duke Energy said Wednesday it expects to pay $100 million to settle an ongoing federal criminal investigation that began after a massive coal ash spill at a North Carolina plant. The details are contained in an earnings report

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Dallas solar firm developing “largest facility” on East Coast

Dallas-based Principal Solar announced Wednesday it is moving ahead on a North Carolina solar farm that it said will be “the largest solar facility east of the Rockies.” In 2010, CEO Michael Gorton set the audacious goal of owning 1

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Art Notes, March 22

The concert will take place at 3 p.m. March 29 at First Congregational Church, 1735 Fifth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Included will be works from France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Denmark and Germany, ranging from classical favorites such as Mozart’s Flute

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Hikers following in Boone’s footsteps

Posted: Sunday, March 22, 2015 12:22 am Hikers following in Boone’s footsteps By Bill Robinson / Register Editor Richmond Register When settlers made their way to Kentucky overland from North Carolina and what is now eastern Tennessee, they followed a

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