Category: Living Locally
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Living Locally: Imp, Crusader, Dude, Priest (Episode 7)
Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray’s exhibit at the NC Museum of History by Adalia Back when the Pauli Murray exhibit opened at the North Carolina Museum of History, I went to watch the documentary, My Name is Pauli Murray, at the Museum’s theater. Before watching, I walked through the exhibit, which is open until November 27.…
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Library Name Change (Episode 5, part 2)
As you hopefully know by now, we have been working with Ms. Cheryl Williams of the Oberlin Community and with the Wake County Commissioners to change the name of our local library in the Village District Shopping Center. We are proud to say that we have finally done it! It was a long process but…
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AAPI Month Events (Episode 6)
by Leeya This month is Asian American and Pacific Islander History (AAPI) month. Although we didn’t get to do an edition on APPI this year, I still wanted to mention it. In celebration of AAPI month, my family and I attended several events. On late Friday afternoon, we attended Wiley Elementary’s International Night. Since Wiley…
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#OberlinVillageRegionalLibrary (Episode 5, part 1)
As you may know, for the past year, we have been working on a petition, #OberlinVillageRegionalLibrary. The goal: to change Village Regional Library’s name to Oberlin Village Regional Library. On September 13th Leeya talked to the Wake County Commissioners who unanimously agreed with the idea. After many communications with Regency Properties, the decision remains in…
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What is Radio Orienteering? (Episode 4)
October 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th were the 2021 USA ARDF Championships. For these championships, there were four events: an 80-meter event, a 2-meter event, a radio orienteering sprint, which is very similar to the 80-meter, and a fox-oring event, which involves more orienteering skills and uses a weaker radio signal. Adalia participated in the…
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The City of Raleigh (COR) Museum (Episode 3)
The City of Raleigh Museum is one of this city’s gems. To learn more about the museum’s history and current exhibits, Leeya interviewed Ernest Dollar, the museum director. You can visit the City of Raleigh Museum at 220 Fayetteville Street, Tuesday through Saturday from 9 to 4PM and Sunday from 1 to 4PM. Entry is…
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SOCA and The Mountaintop (Episode 2)
During Juneteenth weekend, we went to SOCA (a Latin/South American restaurant) and Raleigh Little Theatre’s production of The Mountaintop at their outdoor amphitheater. Both were awesome experiences.
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Celebrating Mr. Robin (Episode 1)
Mr. Robin has received the prestigious Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence. We were invited to report on this celebratory event! Start watching to learn more about this experience.