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GA reporter and columnist for The News & Observer who has crisscrossed NC for 20 years in the same pickup truck. Eager to profile eccentric and quixotic heroes.
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Raleigh > Charlotte? Regardless, this T-shirt is banned — Today in Triangle history Original

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By Josh Shaffer Verified
| The News & Observer Verified
A daily look at some of The News & Observer headlines on this date in past years. On this day in 2008, a Triangle T-shirt designer learned that he would not be able to sell his latest creation at the festival celebrating the new downtown Convention Center — not because it was obscene, not because it wasn’t true, but simply because it wasn’t very nice.
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A president’s visit and a bootlegger’s sad last gasp — Today in Triangle History

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By Josh Shaffer Verified
| The News & Observer Verified
A daily look at some of The News & Observer headlines on this date in past years. On this day in 2018, Raleigh Little Theater’s production of “Sister Act” proved so popular that it forced the staff to add extra performance dates — before opening night. N&O theater critic Roy C. Dicks urged theater-goers to buy now or lose out on the musical adaptation of the film starring Whoopi Goldberg, which follows a lounge singer into the witness protection program inside a convent. Overall?
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A president’s visit and a bootlegger’s sad last gasp — Today in Triangle History

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By Josh Shaffer Verified
| Yahoo Life Verified
Josh Shaffer Thu, August 27, 2026 at 5:31 AM EDT 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google A daily look at some of The News & Observer headlines on this date in past years. On this day in 2018, Raleigh Little Theater's production of "Sister Act" proved so popular that it forced the staff to add extra performance dates — before opening night. N&O theater critic Roy C.
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