Vaccination clinic organizer and founder of the Mustard Seed Project.
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
With The Can Opener, Local Food Truck Owners Join Forces
The downtown Durham food truck park is slated to open this winter.
Posted inFood & Drink
At Chibanga’s Neighborhood Market, Durham Staples Fill the Shelves
“If you just moved here, you might not know about Mad Popper or Pincho Loco. When you come to Chibanga’s, you can get a sense of what the city has to offer.”
Posted inNews
Durham Council Member Cleared by State Investigators Over Developer’s Extortion Allegation, Claims of Using City Staff for Campaign Work
Durham District Attorney Satana DeBerry said an SBI investigation uncovered “no evidence of extortion or misconduct” by Monique Holsey-Hyman in interactions with developer Jarrod Edens.
Posted inNews
Durham Sanitation Workers Call for Fair Wages and Stable Jobs
Workers delivered a petition signed by around 300 city employees and supporters to the city council Tuesday.
Posted inCulture
2023 Fall Arts Preview: Ten Triangle Exhibitions to See
King Nobuyoshi Godwin, Luis Rey Velasco, inflatable art, and more.
Posted inCulture
It’s Not Just Paper: How an Old-School Supply Store Evolves to Meet Community Needs
As local supply company Brame celebrates 100 years of business, its lone retail outlet, Durham’s Not Just Paper, weathers Amazon and a changing economic landscape.
Posted inCulture
Stadium 10, Northgate Mall’s Cinematic Holdout, Closes for Good
The Durham movie theater bustled in the late aughts and kept life quietly thrumming in the shopping center, long after the retail outlets around it went dark.
Posted inNews
Updated: Durham Officials Directed City Attorney to Try to Unmask Anonymous Wikipedia Editors
The Mayor and two city council members pushed the city attorney to take formal action this summer to identify several Wikipedia users who were editing the elected officials’ pages.
Posted inNews
A New Federal Law Makes It More Difficult for Employers to Discriminate Against Pregnant Workers
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect in June. The PWFA requires most employers to afford a wide breadth of pregnancy accommodations to workers, including accommodations that one might need postpartum.
