The North Carolina State Fair runs from October 13 to October 23. Here are five of the fair’s wildest new food items.
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.
Budd and Beasley Are Polling Neck and Neck But They’re a Study In Opposites
“I don’t agree with Beasley, but she comes across to me as a person. Budd talks like a politician, and I think that’s not good.”
Jewish For Good Bakers Kick Into Gear for High Holidays
By the end of the High Holidays, the three-person team will have baked more than 2,000 loaves of challah, as well as hundreds of other customary pastries.
At Durham Haitian Restaurant Pierro ToGo, a Little Time to Marinate Is Everything
Most dishes at Pierro ToGo require at least a day of preparation. Every meat on the menu—chicken, pork, red snapper—is marinated in epis for at least 24 hours before it hits the pan.
Walltown Residents Air Grievances Over Northgate Mall Redevelopment
Residents of Durham’s Walltown neighborhood aired their concerns over the Northgate Mall redevelopment at a community meeting Saturday attended by the developer’s attorneys.
Q&A with a Planet Fitness Strike Organizer
Workers at a Durham Planet Fitness protested working conditions at the location on Labor Day.
QueenBurger Opens in Durham This Week
The owners of Queeny’s and Kingfisher Cocktail Bar will complete their triple crown of Durham’s restaurant scene with a Thursday, September 15 opening.
How Durham Police Will Evaluate the ShotSpotter Rollout
As Durham prepares to roll out the controversial crime-fighting technology, officials explain how they’ll judge its effectiveness.
Developer’s Offer to Transform a Durham Parking Deck into Apartments Met with Cold Shoulder
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.
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.

