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School cancels Walter Raleigh and Francis Drake in ‘inclusivity’ drive
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake are among ten house names being removed at Exeter School -...
Out with Churchill, Raleigh and Drake: Why schools are ‘modernising’ their house names
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor centuries, Sir Francis Drake added a bit of dash and glamour to school history lessons. We...
Keith Thomson's new book examines Sir Walter Raleigh and El Dorado | DON NOBLE
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoOnly two years ago, Keith Thomson published his study of pirates in the Caribbean, “Born to Be...
‘Mary & George’ Stop the Relentless Sex to Wage War—and It’s Just as Satisfying
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 month agoStarzAs if there weren’t enough power struggles being waged from week to week on Mary & George, real...
‘Paradise of the Damned’ Review: Dreams of El Dorado
The Wall Street Journal· 3 weeks agoAround 1530, conquistadors in South America began to hear rumors of El Dorado. Then a Spanish soldier named Juan Martín de Albujar claimed on his...
10 Famous Explorers Whose Discoveries Connected the World
Biography via Yahoo News· 10 months ago10 Famous Explorers Who Changed the WorldGetty Images When European explorers first began sailing...
Wait ... isn’t that Charlotte? Collage mixup merits a quick fix in Raleigh.
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoAlong Hillsborough Street, a city trash bin showed off a collage of Raleigh-related scenery:...
Homegrown downtown Raleigh eatery serves its last lunch, but it may be back
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDowntown Raleigh’s Happy+Hale, located on Fayetteville Street in One City Plaza, is closing...
IBMA’s bluegrass festival to end in Raleigh after 2024. Group seeks a new host city.
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRaleigh leaders say they are “sad to see a wonderful era end,” but tease a new festival run by...
Nearly 75 businesses have joined Raleigh’s social drinking district. Here’s the list.
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoRaleigh’s first social district begins Monday, Aug. 15. The new program allows people to drink and...