An INDY investigation found that in an unprecedented and still-murky saga, a county board granted billions in property value reductions to landlords and companies like Blackstone. City leaders, banking on the tax revenue, didn’t know until April.
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 inFilm & Television
Filmed in Durham, a New Movie About Cosmic Coincidences Has Flown Under the Radar
The Bull City is somewhat of a main character in the indie rom-com ‘Everything & the Universe,’ streaming since last year on Amazon Prime. So why has no one heard of it?
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To Protest the Met Gala, Activists Beamed a Raleigh Amazon Worker’s Face onto Jeff Bezos’ Penthouse
72-year-old Mary Hill has spent years organizing Amazon’s RDU1 warehouse in Garner. Last week, her now-viral message for the company’s billionaire founder lit up Fifth Avenue.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lunch Money: Hot Dogs Among the Pineapples at Tropical Delights
A two-dog combo at a smoothie stand in the Flow Volkswagen of Durham parking lot.
Posted inCulture
A Raleigh Writer’s New Memoir Revisits the Culinary School Trenches
“Salt, Sweat & Steam: The Fiery Education of an Accidental Chef,” Brigid Washington’s account of her time at the Culinary Institute of America and beyond, releases on April 28.
Posted inNews
Big Ideas for the Triangle’s Climate Future
Local experts and advocates working in environmental fields dream big and share their solutions to pressing climate problems.
Posted inCulture
Lunch Money: A Chopped Cheese, the Ocky Way, at Grill & Go Deli
A special order of a chopped cheese sandwich and two visits to a New York City-style deli in Raleigh.
Posted inNews
Duke Bought a Duplex That Housed a Thriving Community Space. Within Months, It Was Gone. Was That a Coincidence?
Duke has razed hundreds of homes over the decades to build out its Central Campus. A recent purchase on Swift Avenue is resurfacing questions about what that growth costs Durham.
Posted inCulture
Lunch Money: Double Takes at a Burlington Steak House
A lunch special with a baked potato, hush puppies, and sweet tea at Western Charcoal Steak House in Burlington.
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Did Detained Durham Students With Disabilities Get the Education They’re Owed? The State Is Investigating.
The ACLU and Duke Children’s Law Clinic say that during a lockdown at the Durham Youth Home last year, students received no more than 30 minutes of instruction a day.
