Alan Horwitz, left, and his father Phillip Horwitz are the proprietors of Reliable Loan & Jewelry on Wilmington Street in Raleigh. The third generation pawn shop has been serving Raleigh since the 1930s.“They think we’re just the typical pawn shop, when really we’re the complete opposite.” – Alan Horwitz, owner of Reliable Loan and Jewelryby Jessie Ammonsphotograph by Travis LongOn the section of South Wilmington Street now defined by a trio of Ashley Christensen restaurants, the looming Red Hat headquarters, and hip new condominium buildings like The Hudson and SkyHouse, neon diamond signs still glow in the windows of Reliable Loan and Jewelry as they have for more than six decades. Since…

Last fall, GoRaleigh kicked off a design competition for city-wide bus shelters. Submissions were narrowed down to three finalists who created prototypes displayed at CAM Raleigh early this year. Albert McDonald led a 6-person team from local firm ClarkNexsen to create the winning design, which was then further refined. It will take up to 9 months before this red modern bus stop is manufactured and ready for installation. Future new shelters built with this winning design will be partially funded by the sales tax referendum approved in November 2016.“The GoRaleigh logo plays off a lot of things: It’s about linking things, making connections; it’s a literal interpretation of the Triangle…

“How do you bridge that £1billion pound gap?” asked Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Clark Bailie, in a recent interview with Inside Housing that highlighted the need to invest substantially in the organisation’s existing stock.A stock condition survey carried out by Savills in 2015 suggested that there has been significant underinvestment in the Northern Ireland Housing Executive stock since 2009, with £7 billion investment needed over the next 30 years (£340 million each year over the next five years) and nearly half the stock requiring immediate investment.That was 2015. So, the NIHE needs to invest and it needs to invest fast. Current public sector borrowing rules means…

Police, who chose to use resources to arrest and investigate two journalists who exposed RUC collusion and loyalist murderers in a documentary rather than to use the resources to launch an investigation into the details, have dropped their care against Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, writes David Whelan.The PSNI confirmed that they were dropping their investigation days after High Court judges ordered the PSNI to return items seized from the journalist’s homes, stating that search warrants issues against the pair in August last year were “inappropriate”.The Lord Chief Justice, Declan Morgan, rebuked police for their raid on the homes, described by a barrister as “a police state-style arrest operation”, in…

by Ayn-Monique Klahre | photography by Travis LongAt the blare of the horn, eight-foot-tall remote-controlled sailboats speed past each other around Lake Crabtree, tacking left and right to finish a course marked by buoys. These boats are not toys, and their pilots aren’t kids: these are to-scale models of Olympic-caliber yachts, steered with all the finesse you’d find in a full-size race. “It’s the same kind of racing you see at the regattas around the country, except scaled down—and of course, the sailor is not on the boat!” laughs Rick Ferguson, a former commodore of the club, who’s been a member for about 12 years.On Sunday mornings from March through…

On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, will kick off New York Fashion Week with its annual amfAR Gala New York at Cipriani Wall Street and will pay tribute to actress and longtime amfAR supporter Milla Jovovich, legendary fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and tireless amfAR supporter and auctioneer Simon de Pury for their longstanding commitment to the fight against AIDS.The amfAR Gala New York, now in its 21st year, will feature dinner, a live auction, honoree tributes, and a special musical performance by Grammy Award-winning and Billboard Chart-topping artist/producer duo The Chainsmokers, with special guest Kelsea Ballerini. During the dinner, guests will enjoy…

Growing up in Central New Jersey, not far from Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force Base, Suzanne DeLaurentiis, a thirty-five-year veteran Hollywood producer, has always had a significant military presence in her life.When she volunteered for the U.S.O. during the late seventies, her heart went out to the plights of United States Veterans and their families.“The end of the Vietnam war was so eye-opening. I witnessed many families endure the pain of missing loved ones held as prisoners-of-war or were still missing in action. I also saw the many young soldiers that did come back have substantial injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder. Some didn’t come back at all. I felt…

Ohio State received a reinforcement to its depleted defensive end depth in the form of four-star defensive end Tyreke Smith, who committed to the Buckeyes prior to the kickoff of the Under Armour All-American game Thursday evening.Smith is the 60th-best prospect in the country and the No. 4 weakside defensive end, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. The Cleveland Heights, Ohio, native is the third-ranked Ohioan. The Buckeyes signed three of the top five prospects in the state during the early signing period — H-back Jaelen Gill, receiver L’Christian Smith and linebacker Dallas Gant — and have a commitment from a fourth of the top five.The Buckeyes lost defensive ends…

Ohio State’s independent investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Dr. Richard Strauss could be over by the end of the fall semester, according to a letter from the law firm overseeing the investigation read at the Board of Trustees’ Audit & Compliance meeting Thursday.Richard Strauss, a former wrestling team physician and an assistant professor of medicine, is being investigated by Ohio State on allegations of sexual misconduct. Credit: Lantern file photoKathleen M. Trafford from Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur sent a letter updating the board of the progress made in the investigation, writing that over 335 interviews have been completed including 145 former students who reported firsthand accounts of sexual…