Saturday Night At The Fights

Saturday night at the fights. Old School wrestling is making a comeback, thanks, in part, to the Oscar-worthy film “The Wrestler” featuring Mickey Rourke, which some say, parallels the life and fights of Jake “The Snake” Roberts. Here are the legends and the upstarts at a recent fight night at a muscle fitness club in [...]

Ernest Makes A Statement

One Week in March

March came in like the King of the Jungle.  The March 2 landscape was awash in frosty white layers of snow. By March 7, the temps had soared to 80 degrees, a miraculous swing, and around town our collective mood soared with the mercury.                                                           
 
 

 

   
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                                       
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                

Need a Little Respect? Dial 911

I have a new hero. It’s Latreasa Goodman, the Florida woman who called 911 when the manager at McDonalds wouldn’t give her a refund after she ordered chicken nuggets, which were sold out. As a refresher, here’s how it went.
Operator: 911 – What is your emergency?
Latreasa: The manager (here at the McDonalds) just took my [...]

24 Hours in February

 On a recent mild Friday night, a group of runners set out at 11 p.m. to run through some deep dark woods all night long.
 
The next day, the weather turned cold and rainy, perfect for a gang dressed in funny costumes who plunged into an icy lake in Raleigh.
 
Later that Saturday night a group [...]