College students nationwide are reporting increased instances of depression, anxiety, and related symptoms, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic
College students nationwide are reporting increased instances of depression, anxiety, and related symptoms, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. A bill in the Maryland Legislature would create a task force to study the barriers this population faces when seeking mental healthcare.
Hayti Heritage Film Festival s 27th Year Traces the Hero s Journey
Still from The Pandemic Chronicles
The hero s journey, in traditional literature, is a story in three acts: the setup and a call to action, the struggle (allies and enemies), and the wrap-up, or resurrection. We re definitely in the call-to-action phase, says Lana Garland, festival director of the Hayti Heritage Film Festival, which was founded in 1994 with the goal of creating and celebrating a Black film ecosystem in the South. Since 2018, it has been steered by Garland.Â
The theme for this year s festival, its 27th, is The Hero s Journey: A Call to Action, which runs Monday, March 1 through Saturday, March 6. The archetype, Garland says during a phone interview, can be found in classics like
Giorgios Bakatsias Announces Osteria Georgi, a New Neighborhood Italian Eatery
Giorgios Bakatsias is expanding his local culinary empire with a new, Italian family-style restaurant at 201 South Elliott Road in Chapel Hill.Â
Osteria Georgi is named for Bakatsias s good friend, the late George Tarantini. The restaurant is slated to open in the former Living Kitchen space later this spring and will serve brunch, lunch, and dinner, and will focus on pastas, braised meats, and antipasti, with special attention to locally-sourced ingredients.Â
Tarantini, the beloved longtime coach of N.C. State s menâs soccer team, was born in Italy and died in Raleigh in 2019 at the age of 70.Â