It’s Wednesday, March 20. Thanks to this week’s sponsor: The Nasher Museum is proud to present María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold. The exhibition spans nearly four decades of the artist’s work in photography, installation, video, painting and performance. Her practice embraces the eye of the artist as a tool for witnessing the world with beauty, care and empathy. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. In Durham’s next budget, some residents hope to […]
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Backtalk: ‘Public streets and roads in North Carolina are NOT practice tracks for the Richard Petty School of Racecar Driving’
And other things our readers told us.
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Chapel Hill’s Vision for Bus Rapid Transit Takes Shape
It’s Tuesday, March 19. Thanks to this week’s sponsor: The Nasher Museum is proud to present María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold. The exhibition spans nearly four decades of the artist’s work in photography, installation, video, painting and performance. Her practice embraces the eye of the artist as a tool for witnessing the world with beauty, care and empathy. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. The wheels on the bus go round and […]
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Corrected: A Runoff in the Orange County Schools Board of Education Election
It’s Monday, March 18. Thanks to this week’s sponsor: The Nasher Museum is proud to present María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold. The exhibition spans nearly four decades of the artist’s work in photography, installation, video, painting and performance. Her practice embraces the eye of the artist as a tool for witnessing the world with beauty, care and empathy. Support the INDY Press Club. Correction: An earlier version of this email misstated the date of […]
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Durham Residents Can Weigh in on the City’s Upcoming Budget
It’s Friday, March 15. Support the INDY Press Club. Welcome to the weekend, readers. Budget season is underway in Durham. On Monday, March 18, the city council will host the first of two budget public hearings at 7 p.m. during regular meeting hours where residents can share their own budget priorities for the 2024-2025 fiscal […]
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Durham Public Schools Joins Social Media Lawsuit
It’s Thursday, March 14. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Durham Public Schools will join other school districts across the state and country in a class action lawsuit against several social media companies, including Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snap. The companies have had detrimental effects on students’ mental health, states the lawsuit. Defendants […]
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Local Land Trust Buys Eno River Tenants’ Properties
It’s Wednesday, March 13. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Five homes that the Eno River Association (ERA) not too long ago intended to evict longtime Durham renters from were purchased this month, for the price of $1, by a local land trust that plans to fix them up and keep them in […]
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Could Congress Send Millions to Chapel Hill for Bus Rapid Transit?
It’s Tuesday, March 12. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. President Joe Biden is asking Congress for $138.3 million for Chapel Hill’s proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. But it’s not time for Mayor Jess Anderson to break out her ceremonial giant scissors just yet— Chapel Hill’s BRT is one of 14 projects […]
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Durham Severs Ties with ShotSpotter, Looks Toward Next Budget
It’s Monday, March 11. Sponsored by: Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Following more than five years of debate, $200,000 in city tax dollars spent, and the completion of a 12-month pilot program, Durham could be done with ShotSpotter—for the foreseeable future, anyway. Last week, Durham’s city council voted 4-2 against signing a […]
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Durham Residents Can Weigh in on Roxboro/Mangum Streets Resurfacing
It’s Friday, March 8. Sponsored by: Support the INDY Press Club. Welcome to the weekend, readers. Residents will have the chance to share their concerns about pedestrian safety with Durham’s city staff at the first of three upcoming open houses regarding the resurfacing of Roxboro Street and Mangum Street. The first meeting takes place on […]