District B incumbent Don Frantz lost his seat to newcomer Michelle Craig. In District D, Sarika Bansal topped the ballot (and toppled the incumbent) but opponent Rachel Jordan has called for a runoff.
Jasmine Gallup
Jasmine Gallup is a freelancer for INDY, covering LGBTQ+ issues, social justice, and arts and culture. A Raleigh native, she also works as an editor for online media.
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Las Familias que Viven en el Parque de Casas Móviles Chatham Estates Temen ser Desplazadas
La propiedad está actualmente ocupada por cientos de familias y dueños de negocios, pero está en venta y se comercializa como un sitio de reurbanización en el centro de Cary.
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Families Living in Cary’s Chatham Estates Mobile Home Park Fear Displacement
The property is currently occupied by hundreds of families and business owners, but it’s up for sale and being marketed as a redevelopment site in downtown Cary.
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Raleigh Council Accepts Funding for Bus Rapid Transit, Approves Redevelopment South of Moore Square
Once construction is complete, New Bern Avenue will have 3.3 miles of dedicated bus lanes, 10 stations, and 19 platforms.
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Carlos Miguel Prieto Hopes To Usher In an Era of World-Class International Music
North Carolina Symphony’s new music director and conductor has big plans.
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Meet the Candidates for Three Seats on Cary’s Town Council
Plus an overview of the issues guiding this year’s election.
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Raleigh’s Christmas Parade, Canceled Then Un-Canceled, Will Proceed Without Vehicles
Residents and parade organizers expressed their displeasure with the city’s seemingly arbitrary decision-making at a city council meeting on Tuesday.
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How Hollywood Casting Director and Local Entrepreneur Beverly Tan Shows Up for the Queer Community
With her rainbow-colored hair, sparkly eye makeup, and iridescent nails, Beverly Tan is immediately recognizable. The 30-year-old lesbian shines with self-assurance, exuding queerness even in a run-of-the-mill coffee shop. “I’m a wannabe lesbian icon,” Tan says with a bright smile. “I’ll be the most rainbow fish in the small pond.” In many ways, Tan is […]
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As Wake Officials Try to Prevent Tenants’ Displacement, Grosvenor Gardens Residents Are on the Brink of Losing Their Homes
Rent is still set to increase for most residents following affordable housing nonprofit CASA’s purchase of the historic property last year with help from Wake County’s Affordable Housing Preservation Fund.
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At Magpie and Crow, New Generations Come to Play Old Games
The newest shop to open on Wait Avenue in Wake Forest is a place for people to just hang out—a “geeky, nerdy YMCA.”
