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  • Zebulon’s Mayoral Race Heats Up
  • Durham Could Get Bus Rapid Transit
  • Date Ideas for Your Weekend
  • ICYMI: A Home for the Blues in Durham
  • Favorite Restaurant Bites in Cary

Good morning, readers.

Something tells me that not many of you live in Zebulon, population 10,000, way out in the easternmost corner of Wake County. If not, you might think that this newsletter blurb about Zebulon’s town government is not for you and be tempted to scroll away.

Before you do, consider this: in the past year, two Zebulon town managers, an assistant town manager and a town commissioner have resigned, alleging that the town board is mismanaged and unaccountable. In a lawsuit against the town, a local developer accused a different commissioner of a beekeeping-related conflict of interest. A petition calling on town leaders to resign en masse garnered almost as many signatures (423) as the number of ballots cast in the most recent mayoral election (558). And now, the mayor is running to keep his seat against four opponents, including two commissioners named in the petition and one of the town managers who resigned.

In other words, Zebulon may be small, but it’s not boring. And the stakes of this upcoming mayoral race are not low. Residents say transparency and integrity are missing from their town government. And this year, they have the opportunity to make a change. 

If you’re feeling intrigued but a little confused, we unscrambled the most noteworthy moments from the year-long municipal government meltdown in a handy timeline format. And we’ll bring you more Zebulon reporting as election season heats up.

Have a good Friday.

—Chloe

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Credit: City of Durham

Bull City BRT?

The City of Durham is studying the feasibility of a bus rapid transit system that would stretch from Duke to East Durham, INDY’s Justin Laidlaw reports.

Daters Gonna Date

The weekend is here. Maybe you have a date planned with someone new, or want to do something special with a long-time love. INDY’s Sarah Edwards has you covered with ideas for dates in Durham that don’t involve drinking.

Got the Blues

Durham’s Blue Note Grill is a regular tour stop for national blues acts, home to the Triangle Blues Society, and a gathering place for lovers of music, dancing, and barbecue, Janine Latus writes for INDY.

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WEATHER: Another heat wave begins today and is expected to extend through mid-next week, WRAL reports. Ugh.

STATE: Two years after North Carolina tightened its abortion laws, North Carolina Health News reports on confusion and limitations faced by doctors.

WAKE COUNTY: Raleigh is set to become a hub for the USDA under a plan to reorganize the federal agency and move employees out of Washington, D.C., POLITICO reports.

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