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Goodnight Raleigh and the State Fair

John Morris and Sid Fowler

“Carnival is a pageant without footlights and without a division into performers and spectators.” – Mikhail Bakhtin.

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Raleigh Media Receives Unlikely New Source


Image credit: Sid Fowler

The number of local media sources has grown tremendously, and until now, that growth has been limited to online distribution. This past weekend, a newcomer arrives with print copies of “The Stagger”, a publication known in Chapel Hill/Carrboro, but not in Raleigh.

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Hamlett Happenings on Hillsborough Street

For a moment I thought blasters had hit Hillsborough Street, but then realized I was mistaken. It was a bit disappointing because the latter isn’t nearly as entertaining.

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