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2009: Raleigh In Review

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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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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The First Haunted House of the Season – Frightmare

This Friday I visited The Frightmare for their opening night. While the dark hallways made for difficult shooting, I had a great time.

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    • paula williams-james: My Grandparents and children lived on Ramcatte road in 1930 census. Grandparents worked at...
    • Honey Lucas Burnham: I’m so sorry to see the end of the Velvet Cloak Inn! I opened at the “Club of the 8 Lords” which...
    • norman graham: In about 1900’s, Billy Graham’s line of cousins, in Buncombe NC, went down to Muscle...
    • kim: I know this is old, but what Mr. Eby wrote is true. Smoot was trying to evict the whole block, but...
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    • marko: It’s so awesome that this fountain has been cleaned up and moved to a beautiful spot looking at the court. :)


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