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☕ In Today’s Edition
1. Durham City Council Speaker Time Limits
2. Organizing in the Streets and Online
3. “An In-Town Vacation Experience” at Gipson Play Plaza
4. Pride Month at a Library Embroiled in the Fight Over LGBTQ Books
Good morning, readers.
In Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, kidnapped maiden Elizabeth Swann agrees to return a cursed gold doubloon to the Black Pearl’s captain, Captain Barbosa, in exchange for her freedom. Captain Barbosa immediately reneges on their agreement once he’s in possession of the gold piece, forcing Swann to invoke the “pirate’s code,” unwritten rules that pirates are supposedly bound to follow.
Barbosa replies with one of the franchise’s recurring slogans: “The code is more what you call guidelines than actual rules.”
Earlier this week, Durham City Council voted to revise their own code, the Rules of Procedure, that also have functioned more like guidelines for years.
Most of the rules are holdovers from previous versions of the document, but the section regarding “addressing the council” drew criticism from residents who interpreted the adoption of time limits for speakers at public meetings as a new restriction, given the seemingly unlimited public comment of the last several years.
Even with the newly-adopted (but mostly old) rules, will the city council actually follow through on enforcement? Residents have one more meeting on June 16—the final budget vote—to find out before the city council goes on summer break.
—Justin
Rollin’ With PRIDE
A Roller Skating Disco Event to Support the LGBTQ+ Center of Durham
- When: Thursday, June 12th, 2025
- Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm Doors open 15 minutes prior to the start of the event.
- Price: $35 per person includes admission, skate rental, slice of pizza and small drink
What’s New?
The latest from INDY, plus other stories around the state you’ll want to read. Handpicked every day by INDY Editor-in-Chief Sarah Willets.
DURHAM
“We Are Powerful”
Does local activism make a difference? Kathryn Pollak, who organizes weekly protests and pens the Engaged Durhamites for Democracy newsletter, says yes, Amanda Abrams writes for the INDY.
RALEIGH
Gipson Play Plaza Opens Today
Last month, INDY’s Chloe Courtney Bohl talked to the designers behind the new park: “You need risk to have a meaningful, memorable play area.”
STATE
Yancey Library Embroiled In Fight Over LGTBQ Books
From The Assembly: “It’s more important than ever that all marginalized groups be seen and represented.”
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ICYMI: INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur has the details on how Durham Public Schools may adjust its spending plans if the county doesn’t fund its full budget request.
DURHAM: Increasing construction costs are changing the math for redevelopment of the old Durham Police Department headquarters, ABC11 reports.
CHAPEL HILL: Deputy Superintendent Rodney Trice was selected as the next superintendent of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, WCHL reports.
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