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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Posted inFood & Drink
Tucked Inside an Apex Gas Station, Akami Sushi Bar Makes Tuna Sing
When a Subway inside a Han-Dee Hugo’s closed, Bird Owattragool jumped on the space. The chef’s firm, velvety cuts of king salmon, Japanese yellowtail, and the namesake akami have wooed regulars ever since.
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Tenants Living on Durham’s Open Air Camp Road Organized to Avoid Eviction and Secured Their Forever Homes
The Eno River Association rescinded eviction notices and entered into a legal agreement that will preserve the homes as affordable in perpetuity.
Posted inFood & Drink
Homebucha, a Fermented Triangle Favorite, to Open a Durham Taproom
The kombucha taproom will open to the public in August, around the same time that other incoming East Durham businesses, like Congress and Mike D’s BBQ, plan to open their doors.
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Mya Castillo-Marte’s Creative Repair Pop-Up Gives Old Clothes New Life
“Fabric is so forgiving,” Castillo-Marte says. “I think that’s why they call it ‘the fabric of life’—when you make mistakes, there’s always a way to always fix it.”
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As RDU Brings On More Local Purveyors, Chefs Like Oscar Diaz Navigate Translating Their Brands to Busy Transitional Spaces
Airport restaurants come with rigid confines: Customer traffic is almost always high; staffing is almost always low. Hours of operation are set in stone. Airport executives have the final say on menu items, aesthetics, and prices.
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Vegan Restaurant Earth to Us Closes Its Durham Location
The closure marks a significant loss, not just for vegan Durhamites, but for residents in surrounding neighborhoods whose walkable restaurant options have dwindled.