“Herro Nice Duke Peopre!” began a mass email from the Eta Prime chapter of Kappa Sigma, a fraternity at Duke University. It was an invitation to their umpteenth annual “Asia Prime” theme party, held Feb. 5. Taking the cue, attendees donned stereotypical “Asian” garb (e.g. chopsticks in hair, rice farmer hats) and posed for Facebook […]
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Restaurant workers demand higher wage
On the eve of Valentine’s Day, as the waiters and waitresses of America braced themselves for the flood of well-intentioned dinner dates, activists gathered in Raleigh to argue restaurant workers should be paid more. The representatives from the NC Justice Center, N.C. Council of Churches, North Carolina MomsRising, and the North Carolina AFL-CIO met in […]
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Occupy Chapel Hill-Carrboro, 2.0
File Photo by Jeremy Lange The band of people that descended upon and dismantled Occupy Chapel Hill was friendly, and also a bit sentimental. About a dozen Occupiers showed up Tuesday afternoon to remove the tents, tarps and random detritus that had sat with them in Peace and Justice Plaza since Oct. 15. The voluntary […]
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N.C. cities choose stricter gun law
Their best shot Cities that have passed an “opt-in” ordinance: • Smithfield • Marion • Cary • Raleigh • Chapel Hill • Garner • Winston-Salem • Asheville • Kernersville • Greenville • Gaston County • Fayetteville Cities that are considering it: • Havelock • Durham At least a dozen North Carolina cities are opting in […]
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Report: N.C. among country’s top air polluters
North Carolina ranks 11th nationwide in hazardous air pollutant emissions, according to a report released today by the Environmental Integrity Project. The report focuses on six toxic heavy metals—arsenic, chromium, lead, mercury, nickel and selenium—as well as hydrochloric acid gas. North Carolina ranked 11th in the nation for emissions of nickel, fifth for selenium and […]
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Old North Durham Park: Size matters
A seven-year struggle over the use and redesign of Old North Durham Park, including its beloved soccer field, may have reached a turning point—but many neighborhood residents are still unhappy. More than 150 people attended last week’s public meeting, hosted by the Durham Parks and Recreation Department, about the park’s future, which includes hundreds of […]
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City unveils plans tonight for Old North Durham Park
file photo by D.L. AndersonOld North Durham Park is the site of the only full-sized soccer field in downtown Durham. After months of scrappy debate, Durham’s Parks and Recreation department tonight is expected to unveil the fate of Old North Durham Park, a 3.6-acre space at Geer and Foster streets. The city has scheduled a […]
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The intersection from Hell: Chapel Hill Road has long been a nightmare for residents
It sounds like a bad plot from 1980s horror cinema: a street in a quiet neighborhood that turns cars insane, their wheels shrieking on asphalt as they whip out of control, slamming into street signs, utility poles and buildings. But it’s true for a section of Chapel Hill Road in Durham, which has long been […]
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Citizens to Duke Energy: Shove your rate hike
Durham City Council Chambers were standing-room only last night as concerned citizens told the N.C. Utilities Commission that they opposed Duke Energy’s proposed 18.6 percent rate hikes for residential customers. The proposed rate hikes, spread over Duke Energy’s 1.8 million North Carolinian customers, would generate $640 million for Duke Energy. Almost three-quarters of that would […]
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An occupation of Chapel Hill
Occupy Chapel Hill Website Facebook Twitter Since the morning of Saturday, Oct. 15, a group of citizens from Chapel Hill, Carrboro and other towns have encamped at the Peace and Justice Plaza in front of the post office on East Franklin Street. They are Occupy Chapel Hill, the local offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street […]