By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A Raleigh startup is launching a new website to help combat dropout rates and help to pay for students’ educational efforts. The new website is called StockofU.com and is being launched by local entrepreneurs Ty McDuffie and Ken McGuire in Raleigh. The website’s concept…
By Voice of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram THE MOON – A U.S. lunar probe has sent back its first images of the far side of the moon, showing a massive crater that is billions of years old. Scientists say the pictures from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory,…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Scientists at NASA and NOAA say that this year, activity on the surface of the sun is the strongest in six years, with more radiation reaching the earth than usual. The sun’s activity fluctuates in cycles and 2012 will see more than an average…
By Kathy Newbern and J.S. Fletcher, Special To The Raleigh Telegram LAKE TOXAWAY, NC — Pulling up alongside The Greystone Inn’s long red awning that leads to reception, we’re eager to explore all this property has to offer. It’s been on our wish list several years. Greystone Inn, a AAA…
By Tom Murro, The Raleigh Telegram NEW YORK - JayZ recently opened up his new 4040 Club on 25th and Broadway in New York City and reportedly spent $10 million in renovations to the joint and decided to show it off. C.C. Sabathia, Ashanti, Questlove, Boxer Eric Kelly, Chef Nirschel, Russell Simmons,…
By Brent Lancaster, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – On Christmas Day in 1944, North Carolina native George Preddy was in the skies over Belgium, chasing German planes in his P-51 Mustang, when his luck ran out. He lost his life when an American anti-aircraft team on the ground missed the…
By D.G. Martin, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – It’s too bad that sports reporters and historians at Atlantic Coast Conference headquarters are not reading the book “ACC Basketball.” This UNC Press book by Sam Walker was published last year and chronicles the game during the conference’s first 20 years. On…
By Doug Bernard, Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – Perhaps they should have expected this. Years ago, the founders of Google adopted as their semi-official motto the phrase “Don’t Be Evil.” And that, for Google’s critics, has been the gift that keeps on giving. Every…
By D.G. Martin, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – It is the kind of surprise for which every ambitious politician must be prepared: the unexpected decision by an incumbent elected official to retire. It is, my friend Jay Rivers told me, the kind of window of opportunity that opens ever so…
By The Raleigh Telegram DURHAM – To quote a phrase from one of the characters in the show, the touring version of the hit Broadway series “Memphis” is simply “fantastical.” The popular show is being hosted in the Triangle by the Durham Performing Arts Center, located in downtown Durham and…
By Diana Holoman, Special To The Raleigh Telegram TEXAS -Children hear it from the moment they walk into the classroom. Parents drill it into their kid’s brains until they leave home. “You have to be yourself.” “Why would you want to be like anyone else?” Even Dr. Seuss commented on…
By D.G. Martin, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Will John Edwards someday be the new Newt Gingrich? Where did this crazy question come from? To get the answer, read on. First, we should wrestle with the questions political experts have been stuttering over since Gingrich’s stunning upset of Mitt Romney…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The North Carolina Museum of History will host its 11th Annual African American Cultural Celebration on Saturday, January 28th from 11am to 4pm. The event is one of the largest such festivals in North Carolina and will feature more than 75 presenters — well-known musicians,…
By The Raleigh Telegram CARY - Allen Tannenbaum, a famous New York news photographer who has captured John Lennon, the Iraq War, the attack on the World Trade Center, U.S. presidents, and countless other historical moments on film, will be visiting the Raleigh area in February to speak and to sign copies…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Those wishing to enjoy the WinterFest outdoor skating rink in downtown Raleigh will have one more week to take advantage of the winter fun, as the skating rink’s last day that it’s open to the public will be on Sunday, January 29th. The skating…
From The City Of Raleigh, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The City of Raleigh government has released it’s annual “year in review list,” which takes a look at actions by the Raleigh City Council and other city government items of interest over the last. The list includes big…
By Andy Martin, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Art lovers are flocking to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh this week to catch a final glimpse of dozens of original Rembrandt paintings before the special exhibit closes. With paintings such as “The Night Watch,” Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn…
By Ted Abernathy, The Raleigh Telegram GARNER – Scotty McCreery, the young American Idol star who grew up in the Triangle, is showing that he has true star power with his first album reaching platinum status in only three months. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, McCreery’s new…
By D.G. Martin, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – There has to be a better way. Some of us reached that conclusion after discussing the mess our congressional and legislative governing systems have come to. Winston Churchill said that democracy is the worst form of government “except for all those other…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A Raleigh Telegram reader has shared some photos of their pug puppies who were born in 2011. The family has had pugs for years and enjoyed breeding them occasionally. Thanks to Julie for sending these to us! See more photos at uniquepugs.com In the…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – During the holidays, thousands of toys for children were donated over the holidays, showing the generosity of the areas’s residences. One of the largest toy drives and holiday events was the Jingle Ball event held at the Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh. The…
Submitted To The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – This Sunday, January 8th, the Raleigh community is gathering at a fundraiser and concert to help a young child who is battling cancer. Young Oliver Gant, age 2, has been fighting the disease and undergoing treatments including one surgery and another upcoming operation. To…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Wake County parks have plenty of fun activities planned in January, including wagon rides, eagle spotting, possum classes, owl hikes, and more around Wake County. Saturday, January 7, 2-3 p.m. – Side of History: Twelfth Night Celebrations The darkest days of winter have passed…
By The NC Department of Cultural Resources RALEIGH – This year marks the 150th anniversary of when the Civil War came home to North Carolina in 1862. Union General Ambrose Burnside captured Roanoke Island in February, New Bern in March and Fort Macon in April. Takeover of North Carolina’s coast was…
By Diana Holoman, Special To The Raleigh Telegram TEXAS – You never know when a memory is going to hit you. For instance, the person I least expected to come to mind during my weekly staff meeting was my grandmother. But, nonetheless, there she was, and this familiar and comforting…
World War II fighter pilot Hal Shook (above and below) flew P-47’s in World War II and later flew the F-86 Sabre jets in the Korean War. He later served in the Vietnam War before retiring. Photos provided to The Raleigh Telegram by Hal Shook. By Bryan LeClaire, The Raleigh…
