A Triangle-based firm wants to turn half of the city-owned Durham Centre parking garage into a towering apartment complex, but Durham’s city council isn’t so sure.
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 inUncategorized
Northgate Mall’s New Owner’s Plan Doesn’t Include Housing, But Durham’s Council Still Has Leverage Over Its Future
Walltown residents have fought for decades to bring prosperity to their community. With a developer’s plans for a research campus at nearby Northgate Mall requiring a rezoning, Durham’s city council holds the cards.
Posted inNews
Sunday Reading: What Is the TSA For?
If the TSA isn’t making travelers any safer, what is the agency but yet another displacement of the country’s collective grief?
Posted inUncategorized
Early Data Shows Durham’s Community Safety Pilot Programs Are Working
The pilot programs, which rely on skilled, unarmed first responders to help resolve nonviolent calls to Durham’s 911 call center, is set to expand soon.
Posted inUncategorized
A Former Raleigh Homebuilder Hung Up His Hard Hat to Run a Modular Farm
Trevor Spear traded homebuilding for farming out of a shipping container and now sells produce to some of Raleigh’s most acclaimed eateries.
Posted inFood & Drink
Six Months After Ending Their Strike, Former Acme Workers Celebrate NLRB Win
The strike, which spanned November 2021 to February 2022, was triggered by what employees described as the “willful ignorance of upper management” in addressing sexual harassment allegations they had raised against Acme’s owner.
Posted inUncategorized
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Touts Parental Rights, Decline of Public Schools at Durham Roundtable
Robinson didn’t offer specifics on “indoctrination,” perhaps because the task force he launched last year to uncover evidence of liberal brainwashing in public schools failed spectacularly.
Posted inHousing
Residents Fear Displacement From Their Old North Durham Apartments
A proposed development in Old North Durham threatens to wipe out more affordably priced rental units near downtown.
Posted inFood & Drink
Saint James Seafood to Close in October
The restaurant’s lease at 806 Main Street has been terminated, owner Matt Kelly announced on Instagram.
Posted inUncategorized
Three Things to Do in the Triangle This Weekend
Art, jazz, and a double Durham beer fest.