Don’t know your Perwinkles from your Isa Browns? On Saturday, May 17, Urban Ministries of Wake County hosts a fundraiser, Tour D’Coop, a sojourn to chickens’ homes in Raleigh and yes, Cary, where hens are now allowed inside the town limits. For those who prefer their pets to buzz rather than squawk, a Hive Hike, […]
Lisa Sorg
Bio: Lisa Sorg is the editor of INDY Week.Email: [email protected]: http://twitter.com/lisasorg
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Watching the budget: Magical thinking led North Carolina to a $445 million shortfall
Just when we were wondering what surprise the Republicans were going to hit us with, political observers and number crunchers discovered the state budget, tricked out by Gov. Pat McCrory and Budget Director Art Pope, has come up short$445 million shortfor the fiscal year that ends June 30. That could mean more cuts to state […]
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Mike Lee, Sendolo Diaminah, Matt Sears likely winners in Durham school board race
Sendolo Diaminah didn’t raise the most money in the District 2 Durham school board race, but he received the most votes, and appears to be the winner in the high-profile contest. With 61 of 63 precincts reporting—the provisional and transfer ballots have yet to be counted—Diaminah, a community organizer, had 2,916 votes, or 44 percent […]
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INDY wins three Green Eyeshade awards
John H. Tucker’s story about an innovative yet controversial program to prevent domestic violence won second place in the non-dailies division of the 2014 Green Eyeshade Awards, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. The article was honored in the Courts & the Law reporting category. Lisa Sorg won two second-place honors, one in public […]
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Violent crime rate up 36 percent in Durham
After logging a 14-year low in 2013, Durham has experienced a 36 percent increase in violent crime in the first quarter of 2014, largely because of a wave of aggravated assaults. Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez, who delivered his quarterly report to the City Council Monday night, called the people responsible for shooting into crowds […]
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Movie review: Finding Vivian Maier
Finding Vivian Maier★★★ Now playing Several years ago in Chicago, John Maloof—a scavenger of storage units, forager of flea markets and troller of auctions—bid $380 on Bin No. 39. It contained hundreds of negatives shot by then-unknown street photographer Vivian Maier, an intensely private eccentric who earned a living as a nanny. More sleuth work […]
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Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez says no racial bias exists in his department; Human Relations Commission disagrees
Note: This article has been corrected to say the DPD officer in the Jesus Huerta case failed to turn the onboard camera back on after it went off automatically. The officer did not turn off the camera. Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez has consistently—and emphatically—denied his department engages in racial profiling, despite evidence presented by […]
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Greenfire selling Rogers Alley in downtown Durham
Rogers Alley, a set of three historical buildings at Parrish and Mangum streets, is for sale, the INDY has confirmed with the owner, Greenfire Development. Rogers Alley is home to three popular restaurants, Dos Perros, Bull City Burger and Brewery and Pompieri Pizza. A new SunTrust branch just opened there as well. Seth Gross, owner […]
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A snooze-a-thon for poll workers: early voting in the Triangle pitiful
Early voting tally, Day 5 Republican lawmakers led the charge last session to reduce the time citizens can cast ballots at one-stop locations from 17 to 10 days. It’s difficult to determine how that decrease will affect turnout, because in 2012, there was not only a presidential primary but also the vote on Amendment One, […]
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Doster, Diaminah top the money race in Durham school board election
Republican Jimmy Doster the bow tie-wearing, grip-and-grinner running for Durham school board in District 2, has raised more money than his main opponent, Sendolo Diaminah but Doster has not received the backing of the leading progressive leaders and educators. Doster has raised $17,000 in campaign contributions—about one-third of it from out-of-state—and spent $12,000 according to […]
