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Say Something Good – Blue Stingray Seafood

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By Art Fettig Blue Stingray Seafood Restaurant in Durham, North Carolina [now permanently closed] is one of those rare finds that put a smile on my face and made my mouth water all at the same time. No, it's not a chain. With their menu, including "Fried Gater", it couldn't be. Catfish and fried shrimp with hush puppies, two sides and a beverage was $9.99. It is what they … [Read more...] about Say Something Good – Blue Stingray Seafood

Longfellows by Art Fettig

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I'm a poet, my feet show it. They're Longfellows. I've been called a lot of strange things in my career but not since high school has anyone referred to me as a poet. Not so lately. Last Saturday I attended a meeting of our local Orange Dog Poets. Tuesday I went to the Nash Street Tavern open mike session and read some of my poetry. Early Wednesday morning I read some of my … [Read more...] about Longfellows by Art Fettig

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

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by Richard Rothstein Widely heralded as a “masterful” (Washington Post) and “essential” (Slate) history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein’s The Color of Law offers “the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation” (William Julius Wilson). Exploding the myth of de … [Read more...] about The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Say Something Good – Meetings

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By Art Fettig Meetings. Attending the Trade Show of the AENC this week at the fabulous new Raleigh Convention Center, I met with perhaps a couple of hundred people who are involved in creating Association meetings that make a difference in their particular field. It started me thinking about the conferences and conventions I had attended in my earlier career. The first one … [Read more...] about Say Something Good – Meetings