It’s Thursday, January 18. Thanks to this week’s sponsor Downtown Durham. It’s Downtown Durham Feast month! Come eat or drink in downtown Durham, then enter to win a weekly grand prize of a one-night stay at a downtown hotel, a gift basket filled with goodies from downtown retailers and a $100 SpendaBull e-gift card. More […]
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Durham Council Selects Chelsea Cook to Fill Vacant Seat
It’s Wednesday, January 17. Thanks to this week’s sponsor Downtown Durham. It’s Downtown Durham Feast month! Come eat or drink in downtown Durham, then enter to win a weekly grand prize of a one-night stay at a downtown hotel, a gift basket filled with goodies from downtown retailers and a $100 SpendaBull e-gift card. More […]
Orange County Schools’ New Superintendent • Problems for Owner, Residents of Durham’s JFK Towers
It’s Tuesday, January 16. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Last week, Danielle Jones was sworn in as the new superintendent for Orange County schools. INDY’s Jasmine Gallup reported the story from Hillsborough. “This is a tremendous honor, and I want to express my sincere appreciation to the Orange County Board of Education […]
Sen. Mike Woodard Has a Democratic Challenger, Sophia Chitlik Abram • RFK Jr. Comes to Raleigh
It’s Friday, January 12. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Earlier this week, the INDY published a Q&A with North Carolina Senate District 22 candidate Sophia Chitlik Abram, who is facing off in the Democratic primary against incumbent Mike Woodard. Abram has lived in Durham since 2017. She works primarily as an impact […]
A DPS School Board Candidate Accused of Sexual Harassment • Wrongfully Imprisoned, Ronnie Long Reaches Settlement for Millions
It’s Thursday, January 11. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. This weekend, one of Durham’s most influential political groups, the Committee on the Affairs of Black People, held its endorsement meeting on Zoom. When it came time to endorse candidates for the Durham Public School board’s only contested seat this cycle, a Durham […]
Buc-ee’s Coming to Mebane • Orange County Schools’ New Superintendent
It’s Wednesday, January 10. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. North Carolina is getting a Buc-ee’s. Mebane city council members voted to approve a plan for the mega convenience store and filling station at the end of a marathon meeting Monday night. At 33 acres, the Mebane Buc-ee’s will break the record for […]
Affordable Housing in Chapel Hill • Cleaning Up Coal Ash
It’s Tuesday, January 9. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Following several local elections in the Triangle, many of the candidates who ran and were elected were sworn in to office last month. For Chapel Hill, affordable housing, and the work that remains to procure more of it over the coming years, is top […]
A Series on North Carolina’s Child Welfare System • The Latest on Linda’s
It’s Monday, January 8. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Last month, we republished an investigative series of stories about North Carolina’s child welfare system, and Durham’s Department of Social Services specifically, with each story exploring the cases of parents who have spent years fighting to regain custody of their children. Our readers’ […]
Durham Council Narrows Down Finalists to Fill Vacant Seat • Last Day at Linda’s
It’s Friday, January 5. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Welcome to the first weekend of 2024. At Thursday’s work session, the Durham city council narrowed its search to four candidates for the vacant seat representing Ward Three. They are: Amanda Borer, Chastan Swain, Chelsea Cook, and Shelia Huggins. The council will make […]

