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Durham Historian, Centenarian Reflects on a Changing City
It’s Tuesday, July 23. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Why does local history matter? That question was the theme of historian Jean Bradley Anderson’s 100th birthday party at the Durham County Library last month. The occasion celebrated not just an impressive birthday but also an impressive career in studying Durham’s past. The […]
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Employees at Upscale Durham Restaurant Quit En Masse After Owner Used a Racial Slur
It’s Monday, July 22. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Plum Southern Kitchen & Bar has been closed since the beginning of the month. A social media post attributes the closure to a standard summer break. But, as the INDY reported Friday, former employees of the upscale Durham restaurant tell a different story. […]
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N.C. State Chancellor Randy Woodson to Retire
It’s Friday, July 19. Support the INDY Press Club. Welcome to the weekend, readers. Yesterday afternoon, long-time N.C. State Chancellor Randy Woodson announced he is retiring after 14 years leading the Pack. During his tenure overseeing the UNC System’s largest student population at 38,000, Woodson ushered in significant increases in the N.C. State’s academic success […]
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Historian Jean Bradley Anderson in 2011. Photo by Jeremy M. Lange. The latest from INDY: A Beloved Durham Historian Turns 100 On the heels of her 100th birthday, local historian Jean Bradley Anderson reflects on a changing city. Watching the Durham Bulls With Scorekeeper Chris Ivy Ivy is the man behind the Bulls’ manually operated […]
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Durham’s Drinking Water Partnership
It’s Monday, July 15. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. As the City of Durham grows, so does its need for drinking water. That’s why, by 2029, Durham, in partnership with Chatham County, Orange County, and the Town of Pittsboro, has plans to use Jordan Lake as a drinking water source. “We plan […]
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A Look Back at Beyu’s Downtown Durham Tenure
It’s Friday, July 12. Support the INDY Press Club. Thank you to this week’s sponsor: Dueling Dinosaurs – A tyrannosaur and a Triceratops locked in death. Was it a duel? Dinner? Or a disaster? Reserve your FREE tickets at duelingdinosaurs.org Welcome to the weekend, readers. In June, Beyu Caffe closed the doors to its flagship restaurant after nearly […]
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Fighting Food Insecurity
It’s Thursday, July 11. Support the INDY Press Club. Thank you to this week’s sponsor: Dueling Dinosaurs – A tyrannosaur and a Triceratops locked in death. Was it a duel? Dinner? Or a disaster? Reserve your FREE tickets at duelingdinosaurs.org Good morning, readers. Food insecurity affects 44 million Americans, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including 1.2 […]
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Mariela Hernandez in her home’s vegetable garden. Photo by Angelica Edwards The latest from INDY: The Old-Time Explorations of “Beehive Cathedral” Are Sumptuous and Rich The new trio record from Americana savants Joseph Decosimo, Luke Richardson, and Cleek Schrey is hypnotic in some spots, unhinged in others. Durham Community Fridges Operate With a Spirit of […]
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Duke Graduate Student Union Petitions for Living Wage
It’s Wednesday, July 10. Support the INDY Press Club. Thank you to this week’s sponsor: Dueling Dinosaurs – A tyrannosaur and a Triceratops locked in death. Was it a duel? Dinner? Or a disaster? Reserve your FREE tickets at duelingdinosaurs.org Good morning, readers. In the 11 months since they voted to unionize, graduate students at Duke University have […]