The Durham City Council is set to hear a trio of items during its Thursday work session concerning transportation and road-related matters. On Monday, GoTriangle announced it was looking at possibly extended the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit line to N.C. Central University. There is no cost estimate available for the 0.6-mile addition, but we do […]
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How Much Has HB 2 Cost North Carolina? As Much as $395 Million—and Counting.
The special session convened in March to pass House Bill 2 cost North Carolina taxpayers about $42,000. Since then, the state has lost millions upon millions of dollars, as corporations and event organizers have decided to pull out of the Tar Heel State in protest, culminating in announcements last week that the NCAA and the […]
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GoTriangle Plots Additional Light-Rail Spur to N.C. Central
On Monday, GoTriangle announced plans to consider adding a stop to the proposed Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit at N.C. Centralthus extending a bit farther east. The DOLRT was expected to connect Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill (and their respective cities) with seventeen miles of rail. Now, after receiving comments during the environmental impact portion of the […]
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New Durham Police Headquarters Poses Funding Questions for County Commissioners
In Durham, there’s a lot of municipal crossover, but this week my life covering the city and county collided once again as the Board of County Commissioners held a special meeting to discuss the new Durham Police Department headquarters on East Main Street. Why? Because the county’s emergency communication office will be housed in the […]
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The Morning Roundup: Farewell to ACC Championship Games and Hello Again to Hillary
Happy Thursday, folks. Here’s your daily dose of calamity to keep everything nice and regular. 1. HB 2 basically kills championship games in North Carolina, and there’s nothing we can do about it (except vote in November to get rid of the people who thought up this crap in the first place). First the NBA […]
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Condos Next to Durham Central Park—539 Foster—Will No Longer Be Built
UPDATE: Melissa Herzog, principal in investor relations with Blue Heron, told the INDY on Thursday that Blue Heron is still “committed to the market.” It’s now looking to see what other options the group has for the land. She said the location on Foster Street is great, and that BH “loved the condo idea,” but, […]
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Three for Three: Atlantic Coast Conference Follows NCAA’s Lead, Pulls “All Neutral-Site Championships”
Thanks, Pat. The hits just keep on coming. Earlier this week the NCAA announced it was pulling championship games out of North Carolina, and it was only a matter of time before the ACC made the same decision. Well, a matter of time turned out to be less than forty-eight hours. The decision means “all […]
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In INDY Interview, Chelsea Clinton Says She ‘Can’t Imagine’ Why People Don’t See Her Mother Like She Does
Chelsea Clinton, days after having her ailing mom over for a quick pick-me-up in New York City, came to North Carolina to campaign in her mother’s name, and to rally the millennial voters Hillary Clinton will need to carry her over the finish line in the Tar Heel state. The latest Quinnipiac University poll found […]
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Durham City Council Asserts Its Commitment to Downtown Affordable Housing—In About Four Years
It’s been over a year since the group Durham CAN pinpointed a nearly two-acre parcel of ripe-for-development land on Jackson Street as an opportunity to build affordable housing. Last year, Self-Help Credit Union told the city council it would be interested in helping create a mixed-income development, where at least 80 percent of the units […]
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The Morning Roundup: GOP Emails, Confiscated Guns, and Another McCrory Ad
Good morning! It’s a new day, which means more news and more opportunities to shake your head at current affairs. 1. The NCGOP once again eats its words after a leader tells county election boards to limit early voting to one site. Maybe local Republican leaders should have their email privileges taken away, because they […]