Last week, a little-known Bahama, N.C.-based data-science nonprofit called Insightus issued an alarming report regarding uranium levels in private water wells in Wake County. Using obscure but publicly available state databases, Insightus found that chemical samples from private wells concentrated in the eastern part of the countyin and near towns such as Zebulon, Rolesville, and […]
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With Leadership in Transition, Where Does the Racial Equity Issue in Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Stand?
In Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, long one of the most well-regarded school districts in North Carolina, 85 percent of African American male students in eighth grade do not pass end-of-grade reading tests. African American students are suspended at a rate seven times other students. The achievement gap—the difference between end-of-grade reading and math scores between […]
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The Morning Roundup: Nothing You Can Do, Folks
Good morning, everyone. It’s a new day, and there is new news. 1. Trump in North Carolina. The presidential candidate visited our swing state yesterday to address crowds in Wilmington and Fayetteville. Just another day on the campaign trail, not a whole lot to report. Actually, he did say this one thing: Full quote: “Hillary […]
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In Downtown Durham, A Different Sort of Revival
When people speak of a revival in Durham these days, they’re typically referring to chic restaurants opening in long-abandoned storefronts, startup culture, and luxury apartment buildings making dents in the sky. But a different kind of revivalone you’re unlikely to have heard about on Twitteris currently underway: an old-fashioned tent revival. On a patch of […]
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Wildin Acosta Set to Be Released from Immigration Jail Pending Bond Payment; Fundraiser Underway
A hearing in the immigration case of Riverside High School student Wildin Acosta, scheduled for Wednesday morning at Stewart Immigration Court, in Lumpkin, Georgia, has been canceled, Acosta’s advocates tell the INDY. “Instead, the judge ordered a $10,000 bond for him,” says Elisa Benitez of Alerta Migratoria NC. “He has to meet the full bond. […]
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Will the New Plan for Chapel Hill’s American Legion Property Make It Through?
During a, let’s say, spirited community meeting back in January, a large crowd of Chapel Hill residents made known its disgruntlement regarding a developer’s proposal to build a resort-style luxury-apartment complex on one of the last remaining chunks of undeveloped land in Chapel Hill. That property—thirty-six acres in all—is owned by the American Legion Post […]
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It’s a Washout, Not a Sinkhole, and Other Things You Need to Know about That Terrifying New Pit on Glenn Road in Durham
There’s a stream running across the path where a road is supposed to go. If the stream is large, a bridge is built. If the stream isn’t very large, a pipe as long as the width of the would-be road is laid down in the stream bed. This is called a culvert. The water flows […]
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Durham’s GOP HQ Runs into Code Enforcement
About six weeks ago, Trace Ramsey noticed new neighbors moving their belongings into 215 North Briggs Avenue, the long-vacant house next door to him in east Durham. Not long after, he says, he observed people out in the yard, trimming the lawn and the bushes. But nobody was sleeping there at night. “So, a few […]
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Charges Dropped in Controversial Durham Pot Bust
On April 8, several officers from the Durham Police Department’s HEAT (High Enforcement Abatement Team) unit arrived at 3417 Misty Pine Avenue, in the Braggtown neighborhood. They were there to conduct a “knock-and-talk,” an investigative technique performed by police when criminal activity is suspected but there is not enough evidence to obtain a search warrant. […]
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Federal Judges Strike Down North Carolina’s Voting Law, Say It Has “Discriminatory Intent”
We hereby nominate Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Diana Gribbon Motz for “Best Judicial Opinion” of 2016. Last Friday, Motz and two other federal judges struck down sweeping voting restrictions enacted by North Carolina’s legislatureand dutifully signed into law by Governor McCroryin 2013. (In April, a federal district judge, Thomas Schroeder, who is […]
