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1 month ago | 
pghcitypaper.com | Colleen Hammond
A well-worn apron, blue hair ribbon, goldfish, and bottle of champagne rest among a sea of tangled blue furniture — these ordinary relics of a fully-lived life serve as a backdrop to the fleeting action of
City Theatre’s production of Noah Haidle's Broadway play Birthday Candles. Throughout the 90-minute show, audiences follow protagonist Ernestine’s life from age 17 into her early 100s with her annual tradition of baking her birthday cake as a touchstone through time.
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2 months ago | 
pghcitypaper.com | Colleen Hammond
An old Devil moon glowed above the stage of the O’Reilly Theater as a saxophone droned a jazzy reverie to awaken the timely and timeless characters of Alice Childress’
Trouble in Mind from unjustified obscurity. This seldom-performed American satire is a true ensemble piece that stands out in the Pittsburgh Public Theater’s latest season. The play follows a diverse collective of actors as they attempt to mount a Broadway play set in the Antebellum South.
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2 months ago | 
pghcitypaper.com | Colleen Hammond
A breathless three-story climb up the winding stairs of the Braddock Library transports audiences to
The Return of Benjamin Lay, Quantum Theater's exploration of an 18th-century anti-slavery activist. The 80-minute show rolls the stone away and resurrects the legacy of a forgotten abolitionist under the shadow of a deserted basketball hoop.
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2 months ago | 
pghcitypaper.com | Colleen Hammond
As I approached the ticket booth at Barebones Black Box, I was filled with apprehension at visiting the ghosts of my religious past in
Unreconciled. I began to curl into myself when a little girl with round blue glasses and a smile of innocence greeted me from her perch behind the counter. “Can you draw me a picture?” she asked. It was as if she had been transported from the pages of Saint-Exubery’s The Little Prince and invited me into her world of imagination. I happily obliged.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
pghcitypaper.com | Colleen Hammond
At eight years old, playwright and actor Christopher Rivas wanted to be an assassin. NERF guns strapped to his hips, Rivas jumped, tucked, and rolled around the living room in his underwear, mimicking his hero: Pierce Brosnan-era James Bond. Bond’s playboy, jet-setting lifestyle of high stakes and adventure captivated Rivas’s imagination.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
heraldsun.com | Tammy Grubb |Colleen Hammond
Tiffani Holloway holds a photo of her grandson, Karter, while at her home in Raleigh on Friday, Jan 26, 2024. Karter, 5, died on Jan. 1 after being admitted to the hospital after being assaulted and abused. Karter’s father, Amir Hines, has been arrested and charged with murder. Ethan Hyman [email protected] READ MORE Abuse & Neglect: Child deaths in North Carolina The number of known cases of abuse and neglect among children in North Carolina have declined over 30 years.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Colleen Hammond
A 40-year-old man has died after a shooting in Durham. On Thursday morning, a man was shot on the 4500 block of Denfield Street in Durham. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene. On Friday morning, Durham police identified the man as Laron Dante Allen. No suspects have been taken into custody. Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator C. Robinson at 919-560-4440 ext. 29415 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200. View comments
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
newsobserver.com | Colleen Hammond
Weeks after a 9-year-old boy was starved to death in Morrisiville, his father now faces criminal charges alongside the boy's mother. Warrants obtained by The News & Observer show that Shashikant Tiwari, 40, has been arrested and charged with felony child abuse in his son's death. Vinil Tiwari was found unconscious in his home on Dec. 20. Emergency Medical Services workers performed CPR on the boy, but it was quickly determined he was dead - and had been for some time.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
newsobserver.com | Colleen Hammond
A Monday afternoon shooting in Raleigh has claimed the life of a 24-year-old man. Around 4 p.m., a man was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the 1300 block of Poole Road, according to Raleigh police. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. On Tuesday afternoon, following the man's death, police identified him as Amari Gross. He was 24. At this time, police said they have not taken a suspect into custody.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
newsobserver.com | Colleen Hammond
Editor's note: This story contains reporting about suicides, a topic that will be disturbing to some readers. Mental health resources are available at the bottom of the story. Two people died in a Wednesday night shooting in Benson, according to the Johnston County Sheriff's Office. Just after 10 p.m., a 22-year-old woman heard her mother and her mother's boyfriend arguing in their home on McGee Road.
