One prompted a lockdown at a Durham elementary school. The other began with a car crash in Pittsboro. Advocates say neither points to a wider ICE sweep.
Lena Geller
Lena Geller is a reporter for INDY, covering food, housing, and politics. She joined the staff in 2018 and previously ran a custom cake business.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lunch Money: Curtido and a Close Call at Samantha’s Pupusas
A lunch of pupusas and pickled cabbage at a Salvadoran eatery in Hillsborough comes with an unexpected side of suspense.
Posted inFood & Drink
Slop Till You Drop: A Thematic Guide to the N.C. State Fair’s New Foods
Hot dog tacos, Cheerwine corn ribs, pickle cheesecake, and more new foods at this year’s North Carolina State Fair, sorted by vibe.
Posted inCommunity
At Weight Not Hate, Deadlifting Is for Every Body
Amid an anti-LGBTQ climate and bans against transgender athletes, deadlifting offers queer lifters a sense of self and safety.
Posted inFilm & Television
New Documentary Fest To Launch in Durham With All-Local Slate
Southern Doc Fest makes it debut at the Durham Arts Council on Oct 10 with two feature-length films and four shorts.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lunch Money: Breakfast for Lunch at Country Junction
Nobody at the Carrboro diner needs a menu, least of all the 87-year-old regular who swears by the bologna sandwich.
Posted inNews
Duke Students Scrambled to Shield a Garden From Demolition Next Door. Behind the Teardown? Their Own University.
A community garden on Swift Avenue has grown hundreds of pounds of fresh food and helped to seed a fragile alliance between Duke and its neighbors. A demolition next door threatened both.
Posted inNews
Civil Rights Groups Argue No-Contact Order Violates Durham Activist’s First Amendment Rights
The ACLU of North Carolina and other organizations are asking a state court to throw out a no-contact order issued on behalf of Durham’s social services director.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lunch Money: An Existential Crisis at Cosmic Cantina
A visit to a Durham hole-in-the-wall prompts a reckoning with memory and change.
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Durham Bulls Concessions, Ranked: A Hot Dog Monogamist Plays the Field
Whiskey-glazed pecans, a cartoonishly thin chicken cutlet, the Mezcalito nachos, and more concessions, rated from strikeout to home run.
