It’s Wednesday, February 7. Sponsored by: Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Raleigh’s City Council decided unanimously on Tuesday afternoon to reinstate the city’s Citizen Advisory Councils (CACs) in a surprise vote much like the one four years ago that the council took to disband them. District E council member Christina Jones made […]
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Orange County Schools Board Candidates Address “Parents’ Bill of Rights”
It’s Tuesday, February 6. Sponsored by: Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. On March 5, Orange County will elect school board members to fill three seats. Last week, the seven candidates running pitched themselves to voters at a candidate forum. Here’s a quick recap and rundown of the race so far: There are […]
DPS Schools Close Again Amid Pay Dispute • Raleigh Council Could Officially Reinstate CACs
It’s Monday, February 5. Sponsored by: Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. For the second time in two weeks, Durham Public Schools will close schools today as administrators expect teachers and school staff to call out from work in the midst of an ongoing pay dispute with the district. The district closed 12 […]
Durham’s Upcoming UDO Rewrite • Scenes from the DPS Sick Out
It’s Saturday, February 3. From our Sponsor: Join us at the Academy Award–qualifying Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in downtown Durham April 4–7, 2024 for a weekend of film, food, and fun! Passes and ticket packages go on sale February 13 at fullframefest.org. Support the INDY Press Club. Welcome to the weekend, readers. Our newsletter […]
DPS Educators and Supporters Hold Protests • City Sues Durham Housing Authority
It’s Thursday, February 1. From our Sponsor: Join us at the Academy Award–qualifying Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in downtown Durham April 4–7, 2024 for a weekend of film, food, and fun! Passes and ticket packages go on sale February 13 at fullframefest.org. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Hundreds of Durham Public […]
DPS Closes Schools as Educators Protest for Higher Wages • Duke Raleigh Workers Join a Union
It’s Wednesday, January 31. From our Sponsor: Join us at the Academy Award–qualifying Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in downtown Durham April 4–7, 2024 for a weekend of film, food, and fun! Passes and ticket packages go on sale February 13 at fullframefest.org. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Workers across the Triangle […]
The Other UNC-Duke Basketball Rivalry • Duke Raleigh Maintenance Workers Join a Union
It’s Tuesday, January 30. From our Sponsor: Join us at the Academy Award–qualifying Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in downtown Durham April 4–7, 2024 for a weekend of film, food, and fun! Passes and ticket packages go on sale February 13 at fullframefest.org. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Last week, the staff […]
Issues at Durham’s Senior Living Complexes • DPS CFO Resigns
It’s Monday, January 29. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Earlier this month, we published a story by INDY contributor Cy Neff about the conditions at North Durham’s low-income senior housing complex JFK Towers, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s decision to bar the complex’s owner, Millennia, from entering into […]
DPS Votes to Cover Salary Payments, Questions Remain • Emancipate NC Sues Durham Sheriff’s Office Over Jail Policy Redactions
It’s Friday, January 26. Support the INDY Press Club. Happy Friday, readers. At a raucous meeting last night, hundreds of Durham Public Schools employees, parents, and supporters turned out to admonish the school board for its mixup over salary payments to classified staff. By the meeting’s end, staff were assured that they wouldn’t have to […]
INDY’s 2024 Summer Camp Guide
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