Who was Jane Jacobs? Jane Jacobs was a community activist who defended neighborhoods in New York and Toronto against urban renewal beginning in the 1950s. Her influential book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, described a vision for cities that are walkable and welcoming and work for people. However, critics accused her of […]
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Bio: Elizabeth Van Brocklin is an INDY Week intern.
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A longtime Durham cab company contends with Uber competition
Taxi vs. Uber: What are the requirements? Taxi: Clean driving record, valid driver’s license, minimum liability insurance, yearly inspections, Social Security card; permit fee; criminal background check; doctor’s statement; TB test; drug test; fingerprints; immigration information Uber: Clean driving record; valid driver’s license; background check for previous seven years; vehicle newer than 2005 For Durham’s […]
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Saleem Reshamwala wants to bring out your inner weirdo
Studying the display screen on his Canon C100, Saleem Reshamwala looks surprised. He stands under a cloudy September sky at the crossroads of Foster and Corporation streets, surveying the demolition of Liberty Warehouse. “It just looks like a complete wasteland,” he mutters before crossing the street for a wider perspective. From this angle, he can […]
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In Durham, the thrill of The Hunt
Solve this clue: Durham’s most famous romance unfolded at an 1880s James Manning-designed house. Shoot a short scene inspired by this iconic silver-screen couple on the porch. Think you know the movie in question? If so, you could join The Hunt, a daylong video scavenger hunt, happening for the first time in Durham next month. […]
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Hugh Hollowell, Carolyn Schuldt and Scott Holmes destigmatize homelessness
HUGH HOLLOWELL On a recent Saturday morning, more than 80 people line up at the southern edge of Raleigh’s Moore Square. Some are regulars; others are just passing through. They have all come for sausage biscuits and fresh coffee, distributed by Love Wins Ministries. Love Wins has been feeding the homeless here twice a week […]
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In Durham, re-creating the smells and tastes of Senegal
With a flash of blade, Ndeye scrapes the scales from a silver-blue tilapia. She slits open the jaw and removes the guts. After a good rinse and a douse of salt, she eases the fish into a pool of hot oil, just as she learned from her mother as a girl growing up in Senegal, […]
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Latest advances in reading dogs’ minds, combating tobacco and viewing art
The Next, a gathering of entrepreneurial minds from around the Triangle and the country, was held last weekend at the Carolina Theatre in Durham as part of a two-day festival called Paradoxos, billed as “maximum collisions of people and ideas.” Here are three noteworthy enterprises gaining ground in our own backyard: Is your dog impulsive […]
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Revamp of key Main Street building could close Roxboro Street divide
See photos of 300 E. Main St. over the years at Open Durham When Kimberly Davis entered the time-battered doors of 300 E. Main St. two years ago, she knew instantly this was the place. Paint peeled from the walls; broken glass littered the floor; pigeons roosted in the eaves. But Davis envisioned freshly painted […]
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A healthy dose of transparency in the price of health care
Sometimes the price of health care seems to lack all rhyme or reason. This month, the Obama administration took a step to remedy the confusion by making hospital costs publicly available. The Medicare Provider Charge Data includes previously undisclosed charges and Medicare payments for the 100 most common inpatient services at 3,000 hospitals around the […]
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New AFL-CIO report evaluates worker health and safety
Working could be hazardous to your health. In “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect,” an annual report released last week, the AFL-CIO evaluated the health and safety of American workers. The report examines occupational fatalities, injuries and illnesses on state and federal levels, categorized by type, industry, race and gender. It also includes […]