WEBTriad City Beat | The NC Triad's altweekly. Opinion. by Sayaka Matsuoka. September 3rd, 2024. by Sayaka Matsuoka. September 2nd, 2024. As many of you may have already seen, on Friday, Aug. 30, Triad City Beat's publisher, Brian Clarey, and his wife Jill and son Ross were in a horrific accident on their way to Boston. Culture.