Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Here’s what’s going on in area restaurant news:
501 Fresh
A new restaurant, 501 Fresh Salads and Wraps, will open in early August in the former Cubbie’s location at the corner of Fifth and Evans Streets.
- Kolasa: Drink plenty of water
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Q I saw a news item that said our brain regulates the sensation of thirst and we really don’t have to worry about making sure we get enough fluid every day.
- Learn to eat ‘Good and Cheap’
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Leanne Brown didn’t set out to write a buzz-worthy cookbook for people who want fine-dining taste on a food stamp budget.
- Abby: Family’s secret better left unexposed
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Dear Abby: My husband’s family are hypocrites! They talk about everyone and their problems, yet when something arises in their family, they want it kept hush-hush.
- Hax: Why daughter changed name
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Q I am almost 50, a single mom to an awesome 9-year-old daughter. My parents and I have a great relationship, with one glaring exception.
- Dr. K: Treatments for athlete’s foot
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Q I have athlete’s foot. How can I get rid of it? And how can I make sure I don’t get it again?A Athlete’s foot is a common fungal infection.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
The East Carolina football team was picked to finish fourth in the American Athletic Conference preseason football media poll.
- ECA boys take first in state meet
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
East Carolina Aquatics didn’t have one of the larger groups of swimmers at the state championship meet last week, but what might have brought coach Casey Charles the most satisfaction was that his swimmers didn’t go into the competition feeling like they were underdogs.
- NCAA settles head injury suit
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
CHICAGO — The NCAA agreed on Tuesday to help athletes with head injuries in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit that college sports’ governing body touted as a major step forward but that critics say doesn’t go nearly far enough.
- Aresco touts AAC at media day
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
NEWPORT, R.I. — Commissioner Mike Aresco took to the podium at media day for the American Athletic Conference and talked about power.
- Next 2 weeks are big for Woods
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
AKRON, Ohio — The landmark at Firestone Country Club is among the most popular in America, a massive water tower in the shape of a golf ball on a tee.
- Tolbert fighting to stay on top
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Mike Tolbert is always ready for a good fight — even during the NFL offseason.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
The Daily Reflector will feature political cartoons from in-house artist Dave Irwin on each Sunday's editorial page.
- Editorial: step closer to medical marijuana
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
A new law allowing limited use of medical marijuana in North Carolina to treat seizures represents a good start toward clear-headed thinking on the benefits of a drug that for too long has been politically clouded by its recreational use.
- Letter: Summer Feeding Program critical
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Is it because there is no need or no food available? No.
- Letter: Animal shelter part of solution
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
The recent Bless Your Heart critical of the Pitt County Animal Shelter compelled me to respond.
- Williams: Devastating 'help' for blacks
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
While reading the first chapter of Jason Riley’s new book, “Please Stop Helping Us,” I thought about Will Rogers’ Prohibition-era observation that “Oklahomans vote dry as long as they can stagger to the polls.” Demonstrative of similar dedication, one member of Congress told Vanderbilt University political scientist Carol Swain that “one of the advantages and disadvantages of representing blacks is their shameless loyalty. ... You can almost get away with raping babies and be forgiven.
- Editorial: GUC customers expect details
Monday, July 28, 2014
Greenville Utilities Commission is hopeful that if an agreement between the N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency and Duke Energy Progress for the sale of the agency’s five generating facilities is approved, GUC customers will see lower electric rates.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Let’s talk about legacies. The imprint, large or small, that we leave on the world.
- Speller: Benefits of exercise
Sunday, July 27, 2014
My brother was talking about his workout routine recently when we were visiting with him in Maryland.
- Rutledge: The underwear disconnect
Friday, July 25, 2014
If it were left up to men, underwear companies would go broke. Not because men don’t like to wear skivvies. We just don’t like buying them.
- Burns: Perilous path of free speech
Sunday, July 20, 2014
A young Palestinian from Greenville is demonstrating what it is to be an American by advocating for a cause that many don’t support.
- Clark: Assistants belong in classroom
Saturday, July 19, 2014
State legislators continued to push pieces around their gameboards this week, attempting to negotiate an end to this year’s budget-wrangling session.
- Rutledge: Saving the tuna
Friday, July 18, 2014
When I rented my first apartment many years ago, I had my mother write down recipes for the dishes she had raised me on.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Faculty from three middle schools that received STEM labs earlier this month are discovering how to use the state-of-the-art equipment they hope will expand and enhance learning in the classroom.
- City asked to consider oversight
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
After more than 60 emails between one Greenville citizen, city staff, council members and the recently appointed Bond Advisory Committee, a member of that panel asked the city to consider creating a financial oversight committee.
- School officials wait for budget
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
State House and Senate leaders came to an agreement this week on the state’s budget, but changes have left local school officials with questions about education funding.
- Gift shop lets disabled shine
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
WINTERVILLE — As gift shops go, this one is exceptional.
- 3rd District candidates recognized
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
The incumbent and challenger in the 3rd Congressional District race are being recognized in different arenas this week.Incumbent Republican Rep.
- Mayor: Trials bigger than Belhaven
Monday, July 28, 2014
WASHINGTON — A mayor fighting for the hospital that closed in his town finished his two-week protest walk to the nation’s capital, where he told a crowd that his community’s problems are part of a larger health care struggle.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Greenville police officers are investigating a break-in in which copper piping valued at $10,000 was stolen, the police department reported.
- Vidant investigates break-ins
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Vidant police are investigating a number of vehicle break-ins that occurred on Thursday in employee parking lots at Vidant Medical Center, a hospital official said on Tuesday.
- Third shooting since Sunday
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Officers are investigating a shooting that happened early Tuesday morning on Haven Drive, the second shooting there and the third in town since Sunday, the Greenville Police Department reported.
- Police identify victim of third shooting
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Officers are investigating a shooting that happened early Tuesday morning on Haven Drive, the second shooting there since Sunday and the third in town, the Greenville Police Department reported.
- Chief: Case shows value of lab
Monday, July 28, 2014
A private crime lab that Greenville police on Monday said helped them solve a 14-year-old robbery will be used by the department as much as possible in future cases, the chief said.
- Deputy’s car in collision
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
A wreck on County Home Road on Monday involved a Pitt County Sheriff’s Office patrol car and injured people in two other vehicles, the Greenville Police Department reported.
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