A peek inside the refrigerator of Derek Pierce, chef at Hutchins Garage and founder of Savant Garden Provisions hot sauce.
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
Triangle Fridge Study: Toriano Fredericks
“If you want to cause a controversy….it’s not Duke’s.”
Posted inFood & Drink
Triangle Fridge Study: Erin Torgerson
A peek inside the refrigerator of Toriano and Erin Torgerson, founder of Seeds & Salt and a farmer at Red’s Quality Acre.
Posted inNews
City of Durham’s Cemetery Maintenance Policy Raises Questions
A grieving family says flowers and mementos left at the gravesite of their granddaughter at Maplewood Cemetery were removed without forewarning. The city says periodic cleanup of gravesites is routine.
Posted inNews
Tenants of Derelict Properties in East Durham Are Mired in a Legal Dispute with the Son of the Patriarch of a Prominent Local Family
The Reverend Lorenzo Lynch Sr. was the patriarch of a prominent local family, his daughter Loretta the former attorney general of the United States. Now, following his death, tenants of Lorenzo Sr.’s derelict East Durham properties are mired in a legal dispute with his son Leonzo, one of the heirs to his estate.
Posted in15 Minutes
Brood XIX Cicadas Are Preparing to Make the Ascent of a Lifetime
Ahead of the upcoming emergence, the INDY spoke with NC State professor of entomology Clyde Sorenson to learn more.
Posted inCulture
Teenage Dreams: Speaking With the Directors of “Girls State”
“Girls State,” a documentary about what it would look like if teen girls from Missouri ran things for a week, strikes a tone between an election night broadcast and Bo Burnham’s coming-of-age tearjerker “Eighth Grade.”
Posted inNews
Triangle-Area Congresswoman Valerie Foushee Traveled to Israel to Meet With Prime Minister Netanyahu
Foushee’s office did not publicize the trip which lobbying group AIPAC organized and eight other congress members attended.
Posted inFood & Drink
Durham Farmers’ Market Customers Upset After Vendor’s Products Restricted
Ahead of a new season, the market board restricted Moonbelly Meat Co. from selling bacon, hot dogs, and Italian and breakfast sausages due to concerns over “product overlap” with other vendors.