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Op-Ed: Trump Shuttered Durham’s Black-Owned Businesses. Under Biden, We’re Thriving.
Last week marked the launch of “Black Voters for Biden-Harris,” a national organizing program highlighting how President Biden has continued to deliver for Black families. I’m proud to be a member of this coalition, because I saw firsthand the damage Trump did to our communities and I know we can’t go back.
Bus Fares Likely to Return for Some Triangle Routes
GoTriangle, the regional service with a fleet of green buses, announced that fares will return to its routes starting July 1. GoTriangle’s routes branch from central hubs in Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Cary to connect as far west as Mebane and as far east as Zebulon. Riders who download the Umo app will still ride for free through July.
Serving Up Scoops, Persian Style
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. With ice cream shops sprinkled throughout the city, anyone craving a sweet treat in Durham doesn’t need to look far. But a new player in town, Pistachio Ice Cream, is shaking up the oversaturated ice cream market—and putting an...
New Highway Marker in Mebane Showcases History of Recently Recognized Native American Tribe
Vickie Jeffries, tribal administrator of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, says she was sitting, looking at the tribal grounds in Mebane, when a vision came to her. She was thinking about how the tribe needed more space to expand but did not have a lot of money to spend. Jeffries was sitting underneath the shelter, looking at the areas where powwows were held when her vision came to her.
Pro-Palestine Protesters Demonstrate, Disrupt Traffic in Downtown Durham
More than 60 pro-Palestine protesters clad in red shirts and red keffiyehs marched across Broad and West Main Streets Wednesday night to temporarily block the Durham intersection during rush hour, stalling commuters who seemed mostly unbothered by the disruption. Mothers For Ceasefire, an advocacy group of parents and caregivers who...
‘We need your help:’ Speakers Urge More County Funding for Durham Schools
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. The Durham County commissioners’ chambers on Tuesday evening was a sea of red. Nearly everyone in the audience wore a Durham Association of Educators T-shirt with the bull logo and white lettering. Rustling posters, some printed and others handmade, urged support for the schools, with messages such as “Durham’s schools need Durham’s help” and “Fund the schools, Durham students deserve better.” Those entering late joined the row of people standing in the back; there was no more space to sit.
With “For You,” NANCE Focuses on His Most Important Audience: Himself
Super Empty’s Song of the Week is co-published every Friday by the INDY and Super Empty. It’s somewhat irrelevant to NANCE’s new single, “For You,” but also not completely irrelevant, to state that my favorite social media trend of late has been a series of videos of a kid watching lights turn off.
Best of the Triangle – Durham County Final Voting Begins June 5th
Tens of thousands of nominations were received during the nominating period for all the “Best” throughout Durham County. From June 5-21, vote for your favorite finalist and make them the Best of Durham County!. Mark your calendars and pick up a copy of the Winner’s issue on July...
Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies Rises From the Ashes
This story originally published online at The Assembly. In the summer of 1994, Duke University history major Chris Sims walked onto a farm in Johnston County, not to take up a hoe or harvest basket, but to wield a camera and notepad. Sims was one of 52 student interns who...
The Beaver Queen Pageant Turns Twenty
Who will take home the crown in Durham’s 20th annual Beaver Queen pageant?. It’s the kind of question that only a place like Durham would dare to ask and answer. This year’s Beaver Queen hopefuls—a roster that includes Norma Pat, Chic Ada, Woody Wonka, Clint Eatswood, and Kenny Logends—are humans in what can only be described as beaver drag. The pageant is expected to rake in around $30,000 for local conservation group Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association.
Sign Language Interpreters, Staff in Durham Schools Call for Higher Pay
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. Sign language interpreters in the Durham schools demanded better pay during a school board meeting last Thursday. Meanwhile, dozens of Durham Association of Educators members and supporters called on the board to recognize the union and give it a stronger role in the planning process.
Hopscotch Rolls Out Its September Lineup, Led by St. Vincent
Annie Clark, who performs as St. Vincent, was certainly no slouch when she opened for Spoon at Hopscotch in 2014: She had hits Actor, Marry Me, and Strange Mercy under her belt and had released her eponymous album at the start of the year. Returning now as this year’s Hopscotch...
Welcome to the INDY’s 2024 Food Issue
The food writer Laurie Colwin once wrote, “My idea of a good time abroad is to visit someone’s house and hang out, poking inside people’s cabinets if they will let me.”. In this INDY special issue, you won’t need to travel far to do some old-fashioned pantry...
Triangle Fridge Study: Harry Monds
In our Triangle Food Issue, published Wednesday, May 29, we asked five local chefs, farmers, and small business purveyors to let us peek inside their fridges. You can read the rest of the interviews here. Harry Monds: Chef/owner at Lula & Sadie’s. INDY: Can you list off some things...
Triangle Fridge Study: Derek Pierce
In our Triangle Food Issue, published Wednesday, May 29, we asked five local chefs, farmers, and small business purveyors to let us peek inside their fridges. You can read the rest of the interviews here. Derek Pierce | Chef at Hutchins Garage and founder of Savant Garden Provisions hot sauce.
Triangle Fridge Study: Toriano Fredericks
In our Triangle Food Issue, published Wednesday, May 29, we asked five local chefs, farmers, and small business purveyors to let us peek inside their fridges. You can read the rest of the interviews here. Toriano Fredericks | Chef/owner of Boricua Soul. INDY: Can you list some things that are...
Triangle Fridge Study: Erin Torgerson
In our Triangle Food Issue, published Wednesday, May 29, we asked five local chefs, farmers, and small business purveyors to let us peek inside their fridges. You can read the rest of the interviews here. Erin Torgerson |. Founder of. and farmer at Red’s Quality Acre. INDY: Can you...
Backtalk: “It was so pretty and now it is so heartbreaking to go there.”
Last week, we published a story by Lena Geller about Meg and José Solera, a Durham couple whose granddaughter, Wren, is buried in Maplewood Cemetery. For the past four years, the Soleras decorated Wren’s plot with flowers, stones, and other mementos until the City of Durham, without warning, removed all of the tokens one day for landscaping. A spokesperson said the groundskeeping was city policy. We received the following message from Carlotta Dunagin, whose son Brad is also buried at Maplewood.
Voices: “We Are Building Up the Hope”
On a Saturday about a month ago, I walked up to Polk Place on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus and was greeted with a common scene for any college green. Students laid out on blankets in the grass, communing peacefully. They braided each other’s hair, read books, and created art. Lawn chairs were spread out in a circle for the conversation I was after, and I settled into the grass to talk to a couple of different students and faculty members about what the officially named Triangle Gaza Solidarity Encampment meant to them.
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