“The decision is among the most difficult I have had to make as Mayor,” Baldwin said in a press statement Saturday morning.
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Protesters Plan Anti-Corruption Rally in Raleigh as Downtown Businesses Board Up Windows Again
Earlier this week, a group of mostly white protesters damaged 40 businesses in downtown Durham. But if violence breaks out in Raleigh this weekend, protesters say the cops will be to blame.
Hopscotch’s “Distant Existence” Streams Online Saturday
The virtual festival will feature performances from Moon Racer, Dougie Poole, and LesTheGenius.
Downtown Durham Businesses Vandalized After Mostly White Protesters “Co-opt” Breonna Taylor Demonstration
Mayor Steve Schewel called the acts “an attempt to co-opt a racial justice movement.”
Non’s Pinching Salts Are Here to Make Your Cooking Inexplicably Shine
The small-batch salt, passed down through four generations, has a growing following in Raleigh.
Governor Cooper Says Elementary Students May Return to Schools in October
They’ll be required to undergo temperature checks and wear facemasks, but the number of students in the classroom won’t be reduced.
A Note on Our Endorsements
INDY’s 2020 endorsements will be published in a special issue on October 14.
PETA Requests Audit of UNC-Chapel Hill Claiming Misuse of State Funds for Nonessential Animal Experiments
The school suspended all nonessential experiments and euthanized lab animals in March due to COVID-19, the organization claims.
Nearly 3,000 North Carolinians Have Died of COVID-19
That’s more than the number of people killed in Pearl Harbor or 9/11.
NC State Closing Dorms on Campus Amid Surge in COVID Cases
“The rapid spread and increasing rate of positive cases have made our current situation untenable,” Chancellor Randy Woodson told students Wednesday.

