It’s that time of year in which we reflect on the past year. Blogs and news sites all broadcast ‘best of’ and other memorable moments, in what is the web equivalent of the clip show. In this post we’ll do the same and look back on some of the articles that drew the most commentary, were popular, or otherwise deserve a mention as 2009 draws to a close.

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Tonight (12/29) at 6PM, the founding DJs of the Afterhours segment on WKNC will play a 6 hour set spanning a few decades of electronica music. DJs Steve and Ben will be playing a wide range of dubsteb, ambient, electro, trance, tech house, and other flavors of electronic music.

The pair have reunited at about this time for the past ten years to play the anthems and hidden gems of years past as well as current hits in the genre. Steve and Ben first started Afterhours in 1997, named as the show originally started at midnight. As popularity grew, it moved to the 8PM time slot where it remains today.

For more information on the reunion show, read our post from last year.

You can listed on 88.1 or tune in the web stream.

There are many examples of things in our lives that we don’t notice until they are gone. One such example is a large beautiful oak tree (or what remains of it) in the median of Clark Avenue across from the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. What makes it a bit more peculiar is the makeshift cross and wreath as seen above. At first glance, it looks to be a small decoration put up for the holidays.

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On the eve of the shortest day of the year, a waxing crescent moon hovers near the center of a slightly symmetrical urban landscape downtown.