Golden Belt, home to artists, galleries, retail shops and other cultural amenities in Durham, is for sale. The INDY reported Sunday that Durham-based Scientific Properties, the owners of the refurbished textile mill, are seeking new investors for the seven-acre complex at East Main and Fayetteville streets. Gary Kueber, CEO of Scientific Properties, said Monday that […]
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One dead, one hurt in Carrboro shooting
One person is dead and another hospitalized following a shooting early Friday morning in Carrboro. The Carrboro Police Department reported a break-in and possible armed robbery at 105 Wesley St.—just southeast of downtown Carrboro—at 1:52 a.m. Friday morning. Authorities say they found two people on the scene with gunshot wounds. Police said one was dead […]
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PACE Academy charter school could close because of noncompliance; parents upset
Rebecca Sorensen knew something was wrong with her son, Raimee. A second grader diagnosed with autism and epilepsy, Raimee often returned from school in Wake County in a withdrawn mood. Teachers said he was failing music class, even though Raimee seemed to have a natural aptitude. “I didn’t even recognize my son,” Sorensen said. “He […]
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Dog trainer still in charge after canine dies; Shored Up to screen at NCSU
In June, Carrboro dog trainer Deb Cunningham left Worthy, a 2-year-old golden retriever, locked in a car for two hours. One day later, Worthy died after he overheated. Last month, Cunninghamcharged with misdemeanor animal crueltyagreed to a plea deal with prosecutors that requires her to complete 100 hours of community service and to be supervised […]
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Questions on Chapel Hill High School Principal’s principles continue
Repeat after me “So it is now. The time has come for me to move on. I will continue to hold the volume close; I will continue to review its contents in my heart; I will continue to wish that perhaps there might have been a few more pages.” —From a 2013 letter to school […]
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More on the Chapel Hill cut and paste; agreeing to feed the homeless in Raleigh
Steal this story: Chapel Hill High School Principal Sulura Jackson, who, as the INDY reported last week, has been accused of plagiarism, spent the weekend making phone calls. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools spokesman Jeff Nash confirmed Monday that parents and staff received a recorded phone message Friday night from Jackson, who allegedly used others’ material […]
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Chapel Hill High principal addresses plagiarism allegations
Embattled Chapel Hill High School Principal Sulura Jackson addressed the allegations of plagiarism in a recorded phone message this weekend, apologizing for the distraction caused by the controversy and pledging proper citation in the future. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools spokesman Jeff Nash confirmed Monday that parents and staff at the Chapel Hill school received the […]
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More evidence of Chapel Hill High plagiarism?
The future for Chapel Hill High School Principal Sulura Jackson is unclear at the moment, following this week’s plagiarism allegations. The allegations, as well as the evidence, are covered in detail in this week’s Indy. Read it online here. Members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education were already scheduled to meet tonight […]
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Chapel Hill High School principal accused of plagiarism
From the Chapel Hill High School student handbook: Plagiarizing is copying the language, structure, idea and/or thought of another person and representing it as one’s own original work or using information obtained from printed or electronic media that is not appropriately referenced. Looking back, the alleged plagiarism might have gone unnoticed were it not for […]
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Redistricting rankling Carrboro parents
Michelle Brownstein, chairwoman of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, is pleading for decorum, but the 100 or so hissing Carrboro Elementary parents are not too forgiving tonight. Many of them found out days ago that their children, who attend a small neighborhood elementary in central Carrboro, may be shunted elsewhere as school […]
