It’s Tuesday, June 4. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. As we’ve highlighted lately, it’s municipal budget season. In Durham, that means eyes are back on the public schools and educators rallying for more pay. Last month, DPS sign language interpreters made some noise at a school board meeting, supported by dozens of […]
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Is the Long Reign of UNC Women’s Soccer Over?
It’s Monday, June 3. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. For decades, the UNC women’s soccer team has been a powerhouse in college sports and a funnel to the professional league, under the leadership of coach Anson Dorrance. But a tough past few seasons have seen the Tar Heels fall just short of […]
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Durham’s Culinary Entrepreneurs Navigate a Challenging New Landscape
It’s Friday, May 31. Support the INDY Press Club. Welcome to the weekend, readers. A new paper dropped on Wednesday. It’s a stellar issue with a smorgasbord of delicious stories from our food coverage including a piece on entrepreneurship from yours truly. So how did we get here? Those conversations led me to pursue a […]
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The INDY’s Food Issue
It’s Thursday, May 30. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. The INDY’s food issue is out on stands this week (and all of our stories are on our website). We have food coverage from all over the Triangle. In Raleigh, contributing writer Nation Hahn takes a look at two new concepts that have […]
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INDY’s Weekly Insider
Cover design by Nicole Pajor Moore, restaurant menu item photos by Angelica Edwards, individual food photos via unsplash, pexels, and wikimedia commons. The latest from INDY: Welcome to the INDY’s 2024 Food Issue A family-run Pueblan food truck, catching up with Scott Crawford, rummaging around Triangle fridges, and more. Triangle Fridge Study: Bill Smith “Bacon, […]
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Durham’s Cemetery Maintenance Policy Raises Questions
It’s Wednesday, May 29. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. On April 1, Durham residents Meg Solera and her husband José pulled through the gates of Maplewood Cemetery to visit their granddaughter’s grave as they’ve done weekly for the past four years. They noticed someone who seemed to be in a heated discussion […]
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Backtalk: “It was so pretty and now it is so heartbreaking to go there.”
And other things our readers told us.
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Orange County Voters Will Consider Two Bonds This Fall
It’s Tuesday, May 28. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Voters in Orange County are set to vote on two bonds in November. Here’s a quick rundown: Orange County’s $300 million education bond: The money would be split between Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, all for capital improvements (i.e. fixing […]
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Growing Pains Over DPS “Growing Together” Redistricting Plan
It’s Friday, May 24. Support the INDY Press Club. Welcome to the weekend, readers. To say Durham Public Schools has had a challenging few months would be an understatement. Between the potential relocation of Durham School of the Arts causing an uproar among parents, and employee pay issues leading to teachers’ and staff sickouts in […]
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Raleigh’s $1.4 Billion Budget Proposal
It’s Thursday, May 23. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. At Tuesday’s Raleigh City Council meeting, city manager Marchell Adams-David presented her 2024-25 $1.43 billion budget proposal, an 11 percent increase over the last fiscal year. Adams-David emphasized that the growth in city expenditures “continues to outpace the growth in revenues.” Sales revenues, […]
