Besides the fact this guy is apparently practicing to be the next Wallenda, the other interesting detail is that he has pink toenails.
Lisa Sorg
Bio: Lisa Sorg is the editor of INDY Week.Email: [email protected]: http://twitter.com/lisasorg
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Downtown Durham’s green space
That “park” next to the green wall at Main and Corcoran streets isn’t really a park. The land doesn’t even belong the city. But it’s one of several de facto open spaces in downtown Durham that the community has claimed for its own. “Because of its industrial legacy as a railroad and tobacco town,” the […]
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The Parlour’s vegan sundae
Sure, I could have made ice cream at home, courtesy of the 7 inches of frozen flakes in my front yard. But I’m not sure what pollution the snow had encountered on its 10,000-foot trip down from the nimbostratus clouds, so I waited for the big melt and then headed to The Parlour. There, on […]
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Polluted waterways in Raleigh, statewide
The level of PCBs in Crabtree Creek, Brier Creek, Walnut Creek and the parts of the Neuse River in Wake County are so high that you should not eat the fish. These waterways, and more than 1,200 others statewide, are among the most polluted in North Carolina. Known as the 303d list, named after the […]
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Science, seeds and beer
Sugars and proteins, pressure and heat: Food is essentially just chemistry and physics that taste good. Learn about the science of eats on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the museum of life and science 433 W. Murray Ave., Durham. You’ll create your own sugar citric acid solution and discover the difference residual sugar levels have on […]
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The east side of Ninth Street: genuine Durham
The snow had nearly melted in Durham, and the warmth lured people to the benches and chairs along Ninth Street. On a bench in front of Market Street coffee, I overhead a two college women discussing whether it is safe for Duke and UNC students to travel to rival turf to watch a basketball game. […]
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D.R. Horton still up to its N.C. mineral rights tricks—this time in Florida
Two years ago, the INDY broke the story of how Texas-based developer D.R. Horton and its energy company spinoff surreptitiously retained the mineral rights on land it sold to hundreds homeowners in the Triangle and the state. The N.C. Attorney General’s office subsequently intervened and D.R. Horton returned those rights to 700 homeowners. It turns […]
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Where’s my car? Here’s Chapel Hill’s list of towed autos from the storm
If you had to dump your car in the right-of-way during yesterday’s snow-related goatf*ck, it may have been towed. Here’s a list of the cars that were towed in Chapel Hill, and where they were found: – 2000 silver Pontiac, VSM-5609, Raleigh Road (NC 54 West) at Friday Center Drive – Green Pontiac, BCD-4990, Fordham […]
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The Cupcake Bar accepts the Bull City Vegan Challenge
When you bite into a vegan s’more cupcake from the Cupcake Bar, remember it took two weeks to perfect that marshmallow. One recent morning, owner Anna Branly wielded a miniature torch over a tray of square marshmallows, toasting them to an optimal color of copper. When finished, these egg- and dairy-free sugar bombs will land […]
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The Somerhill saga’s final gasps; election season begins
More than three years after Joe Rowand, president of Somerhill Gallery, declared personal and corporate bankruptcy, the artists could receive just a fraction of what they are owed. It’s common in bankruptcy proceedings for creditors to settle for far less than the debt. In the case of Somerhill, some artists such as Ginny Crouch Stanford, […]
