This week’s Sunday Reading is a technology-themed two-parter.
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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Orange County’s Register of Deeds Is Working to Digitize Civil War Records. His Opponent Says She Wants to Improve Customer Service in the Office.
Mark Chilton, a real estate attorney serving in the position since 2014, says he has completed the digitization of every deed book dating back to 1755. His opponent, former County Commissioner Penny Rich, has some quibbles with Chilton’s office.
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Moonbelly Meat Co. Carves Out an Innovative New Space in the Local Butchery Business
“I think as a consumer, your experience going into a butcher shop can oftentimes feel a little bit condescending or intimidating,” Anna Gibala says. “My biggest goal has been ‘How can I make this as welcoming of an environment as possible?’”
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Durham Health Director Gives Pandemic Update as Raleigh Mayor Tests Positive for COVID-19
Halfway through the webinar, as Jenkins was reminding residents that the virus is “still with us,” The News & Observer reported that Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin has tested positive for COVID-19.
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The Price is Right Live, a Religious Experience
A night at DPAC with the Bob-fearing fans of the nation’s longest-running game show.
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Sunday Reading: The Misfortune of Mackenzie Fierceton
Mackenzie Fierceton, a University of Pennsylvania graduate, had her Master’s degree and Rhodes Scholarship rescinded after the university’s administration raised doubts about her identity as a foster child and domestic abuse survivor.
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Durham Commissioners Chair Gives State of the County Address, Board Proclaims April Fair Housing Month
Durham County Board of Commissioners chair Brenda Howerton laid out a plan to expand funding to transit, broadband, and crime reduction initiatives.
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Gen Z Employees Led a Lengthy Strike at a Small Carrboro Restaurant. Their Unorthodox Demands May Not Have Been Met—but the Action Still Caused Waves.
Unlike labor movements in recent headlines, the strike at Acme involved a single, independent restaurant with a social-media-centric strategy of organizing that reflected its generation of striking workers, nearly all of whom were under the age of 25
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One Triangle Baker’s Vision for Universal Basic Income
“I really believe in universal basic income, so I was just like, how can the bakery make this happen?”
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Crowdsourced Review Behemoths Like Yelp Put Power in the Hands of the Consumer. In an Age of Customer Frustration, Who Really Wins?
If you’re under the impression that people are softening their online reviews because of pandemic-era sympathy for restaurants and their workers, buckle up.