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Green Hill Center for NC Art presents Roy Nydorf and Christopher Benfey
May 16, 2012 | Triad Arts Up Close
Artist Roy Nydorf is living in the now on Triad Arts Up Close.
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Poet Joe Mills is Sending Christmas Cards to Huck and Hamlet
May 15, 2012 | Triad Arts Up Close
Joseph Mills explores what it means to engage books so intensely that distinctions between people and characters begin to blur.
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Go-Go Legend Chuck Brown Dies
May 16, 2012 | NPR News

Known as the Godfather of Go-Go, Brown was a monumental figure in the Washington, D.C. music scene. photo

Whitehorse On Mountain Stage
May 16, 2012 | NPR News

Together, Canadians Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet play powerful, guitar-driven folk-rock. audio photo

 
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Alamance Regional Medical Center Announces Multi-Million Dollar Expansion
May 16, 2012 | Keri Brown

Another Triad hospital is expanding. Alamance Regional Medical Center is planning a $60 million expansion.audio

Program Offers Teenagers an Inside Look at Law Enforcement Careers
May 15, 2012 | Keri Brown

One area police force is looking for a few good teenagers. The Winston-Salem Police Department is accepting applications for its Youth Police Academy.audio

Green Hill Center for NC Art presents Roy Nydorf and Christopher Benfey
May 16, 2012 | Triad Arts Up Close
Artist Roy Nydorf is living in the now on Triad Arts Up Close. audio

 
 
CDC Cuts Lead-Poisoning Limit For Kids
May 16, 2012 | NPR News

The public health honchos agreed with an expert panel that recommended in January that anything greater than 5 micrograms per deciliter of blood for kids 5 and younger should be considered dangerous. That's half the current standard and represents the first reduction since 1991. photo

Get Ready For Bike To Work Day (And Share Your Photos)
May 16, 2012 | NPR News

Bike to Work Day is this Friday. And that prompts a question: Do you bike to work? If so, you should prove it -- by taking a photo of yourself and your bike. Then share the picture, and we'll consider it for a Bike to Work Day gallery. Post it to Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #NPRbike. audio photo

White House Sandwiches Followed By Snark, Disappointment, Warnings
May 16, 2012 | NPR News

The descriptions of the White House lunch meeting from those on the opposing red and blue teams made it sound like yet another meeting featuring the nation's top policymakers that you could have accurately scripted beforehand. audio photo

 
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An Uptick in the Triad Housing Market
May 11, 2012 | 88.5 WFDD: The Business Report
After a few dismal years, the Triad housing market has shown some signs of life during the first quarter of 2012... but is it an anomaly? WFDD's Steve Biddle spoke with Wake Forest University Journalism Program Director and Business Journal contributing Writer Justin Catanoso for some context.
Biotechnology Ups and Downs
May 4, 2012 | 88.5 WFDD: The Business Report
In recent weeks, we've heard a lot about jobs won and jobs lost in the Biotech industry... but what's it all mean for the Triad?
'What Facebook Is Selling Is Us'
May 16, 2012 | NPR News

Facebook's initial public offering -- $16 billion and counting -- is shaping up to be one of the largest in history. The company and its investors are betting that the social media giant can learn enough from its users so it can target ads that will be worth big, big money. photo

Buyers Of Hyped Skechers 'Toning Shoes' Can Get Refunds
May 16, 2012 | NPR News

Skechers has agreed to pay $40 million to settle claims that it deceived its customers by saying its Shape-ups shoes would help people who wore them shed pounds and tone their abs, buttocks and legs, the Federal Trade Commission said. audio photo

 
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