If not for the crumpled Motley Crue ticket, the long-abandoned ashes of a campfire and an urgent command—”Suck dick,” carved deep into a stone—this mossy knob by Chatham County’s Haw River would feel like a secret. The roar of rushing water swallows the hum of traffic on U.S. 15-501. If a stench can be pleasant, […]
Billy Ball
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On Labor Day, what’s wrong with labor in North Carolina?
Labor Day’s come and gone. If you listen to some economists, so has the recession. But many are probably wondering when that message will get to them and their paychecks. Over the holiday weekend, the left-leaning nonprofit N.C. Justice Center released a scathing report on the state of North Carolina labor. Key points? The unionization […]
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Chapel Hill Councilman Lee Storrow pleads guilty to DWI
There’s still no word on whether Chapel Hill Town Councilman Lee Storrow plans to remain in this fall’s race following last week’s arrest for driving while impaired, but he’s facing the legal consequences this week. Storrow pled guilty to DWI Thursday in an Orange County courtroom after Chapel Hill police stopped him Aug. 26 for […]
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Here’s your chance to have coffee with today’s Indy profile star, Gary Kahn
Here’s your chance to have coffee with Chapel Hill’s dueling mayoral candidates, including today’s Indy star Gary Kahn. La Vita Dolce, a cafe in Chapel Hill’s Southern Village, is hosting “Coffee with a Candidate” later this month, in which the three mayoral candidates—incumbent Mark Kleinschmidt, Pam Hemminger and Kahn—will share their vision for Chapel Hill […]
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Riding the routes with six Triangle commuters
Leah Yngve AGE: 27 OCCUPATION: An Environmental Health fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency, studying the human health benefits of interacting with nature WHERE SHE LIVES: The Morehead Hill neighborhood near downtown Durham WHERE SHE WORKS: At the EPA’s office in Research Triangle Park DISTANCE OF COMMUTE, EACH WAY: 8.5 miles DAYS A WEEK: 4 […]
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Why is Gary Kahn, Chapel Hill’s last Republican politician, running for mayor as a Democrat?
All of thisGary Kahn’s tortured road to the GOP and back againhe blames on John Edwards. When he moved to Chapel Hill five years ago, Kahn spotted the mop-haired politician dropping off his daughter at Time Out, a 24-hour greasy spoon on Franklin Street. This was 2011, shortly after Edwards’ calamitous fall from Democratic presidential […]
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N&O’s parent company stabilizes its stocks, for now
The News & Observer‘s parent company, McClatchy, has stabilized its floundering stocks, for the moment, Poynter’s Rick Edmonds is reporting. Two weeks ago, the New York Stock Exchange threatened to delist the California-based media company after stock prices fell below $1-per-share, the minimum threshold for the Stock Exchange. But a $15 million stock buyback by […]
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Environmentalists push back against freeze on solar tax credits
With the state’s lawmakers considering plans to reduce or eliminate solar tax credits, environmentalists and some legislators are pushing back. Environment N.C., a statewide nonprofit that focuses on environmental preservation, will release a report Thursday called “Lighting the Way.” The report will highlight the state’s “progress in solar energy innovation,” said Rachel Morales, spokeswoman for […]
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Chapel Hill Councilman Lee Storrow arrested for DWI, speeding
Chapel Hill’s 2015 election just became a little murkier. Councilman Lee Storrow, 26, who is running for re-election this fall, was arrested early Wednesday for driving while impaired and speeding in the Orange County town. A police report obtained by the Indy shows that Storrow was driving 63 mph in a 35-mph-zone on Martin Luther […]
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Finger-pointing over Duke Energy continues
Resume the finger-pointing. Days after both the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) accused each other of being too cozy with Duke Energy, the war of words begins anew. Today, SELC, which is representing a host of citizens groups fighting Duke Energy over coal ash in […]
