The Latin American-inspired fry bar opened its first location last year in Raleigh’s Morgan Street Food Hall.
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.
Duke Professor Launches ‘Perilous Times’ Newsletter
With his new Substack newsletter and blog, professor David Schanzer delves into the erosion of democratic norms, its dangers, and solutions for restoring sanity to American life.
James Hunt Is on a Mission to Transform the Well-Being of the Restaurant Industry
“A lot of people are just passing through,” Hunt says. “But that doesn’t mean you gotta leave feeling like ‘I ruined my life, I drank and I smoked and I was depressed.’ It shouldn’t be like that. You should leave saying, ‘I’m a better person.’”
Sunday Reading: LA Strip Club Dancers Fight For a Union
The story follows a group of dancers employed at the Star Garden, a strip club in North Hollywood, who staged a walkout and launched a campaign to unionize.
Durham Council Increases Downtown Parking Rates Significantly
On July 1, following a unanimous June vote from the city council, street parking rates between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays were raised from $1.50 to $2.50 per hour, and parking garage rates saw an 80 percent increase, from $1.25 to $2.25 per hour.
Durham Launches Community Safety Pilot Programs
The programs aim to better connect those experiencing mental or behavioral health crises with the proper care, starting from the moment a person calls 911.
Sunday Reading: The Water Wars
“It’s going to turn into the Hunger Games. Like, a scrambling-for-your-toilet-water-every-month kind of thing.”
ShotSpotter CEO Receives Muted Community Response at Open Forum
ShotSpotter has faced criticism in cities like Chicago, where police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after responding to a ShotSpotter alert, and Charlotte, where officials described the software as overpriced and ineffective.
At the End of Pride Month, A Look at Two Durham Churches and Their Relationships With the LGBTQ Community
Ongoing Controversy at Pioneers Church Takes a Turn When the Organization Disaffiliates with Its Denomination Durham’s Immaculata Catholic School Denies Job to Transgender Parishioner Support independent local journalism. Join the INDY Press Club to help us keep fearless watchdog reporting and essential arts and culture coverage viable in the Triangle. Comment on this story at […]
Durham’s Immaculata Catholic School Denies Job to Transgender Parishioner
Despite the school’s inclusive messaging, Wilhelmina Indermaur found herself barred from a job as an in-school caretaker for a disabled student.

