When I recently passed this man on Roxboro Street, I felt unsure of what to do. First, I tried to wake him to see if he was OK. Although he didn’t respond, he was breathing and sleeping deeply. And then I took his picture. After I posted this photo on the INDY’s For What It’s […]
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An interview with Ben Kalina, director of Shored Up documentary
Ben Kalina is the director of Shored Up, a documentary about the issues facing residents living in coastal zones, including North Carolina’s Outer Banks, as a result of climate change and sea-level rise. It’s a serious issue, not just for people in far-flung, vulnerable places such as the Philippines: Nearly 40 percent of U.S. residents […]
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Aqua NC; N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences; Mayor Randy Voller
Public hearing on Aqua NC rate hike Thursday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m. Dobbs Building 430 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh Read our interview with Ben Kalina, director of the Shored Up documentary Pitchfork time: Aqua North Carolina customers already pay among the highest utility rates in the statesome households’ monthly water bills top $200. Now Aqua […]
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Somewhere under the rainbow…
Durham ranks as the most LGBT inclusive city in North Carolina, based on its city laws and policies. However, even the Bull City scored below the national average. The Human Rights Campaign, which advocates nationwide for the LGBTQ community, evaluated 291 U.S. citiessix in North Carolinafor fairness and inclusiveness in city laws and policies. The […]
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Rent parties and mystic liqueurs
Historically, rent parties have been cultural events as much as practical ones. Originating in Harlem in the 1920s, the parties featured jazz and blues music, plus food, and tenants passed the hat to help pay their rent. On Nov. 23 at 7 p.m., The Cookery, 1101 W. Chapel Hill St., Durham, is hosting its first […]
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Peering through the fence of the former Mary Duke Biddle estate
Kent Street is the dividing line between Lakewood, a middle- and working-class neighborhood, and Forest Hills, which is famous for its million-dollar homes. The former residence of Mary Duke Biddle, the eight-and-a-half acre estate backs up to Kent Street, and is shielded from view by fencing and bamboo. I often look through the fence and […]
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A kids’ pop-up bakery, no GMOs
The Lakewood neighborhood in southwest-central Durham epitomizes the diversity of the Bull City. Racially and economically mixed, progressiveduring the 2012 primary, Vote Against Amendment One signs were more prolific than dandelions in the lawns it is a hodgepodge of woodsy back yards, ’50s ranch homes with toys in the driveway and mid-century bungalows, their verandas […]
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N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences director puts kibosh on documentary about sea-level rise
Update with correction and clarification: A museum spokesman responded to this story on Wednesday, Nov. 20, saying Koster did not overrule members of a programming committee, as originally reported. The spokesman said it was solely Koster’s decision not to show the film. As for the committee, according to member David Kroll, it recommended that the […]
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How do we react when we meet a homeless person?
When I passed this homeless man on Roxboro Street Sunday afternoon, I felt unsure of what to do. First, I tried to wake him to see if he was OK. Although he didn’t respond, he was breathing and sleeping deeply. And then I took his picture. I feel conflicted about how to deal with the […]
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A library card. MONEY! Permission to go on X-Box Live
It’s six weeks until Christmas, and already the department stores are suffocating us in faux fir trees, garland and holiday music. (How do you celebrate the winter holidays when the pumpkins on the porch haven’t rotted yet?) I remember as a kid for several years poring through the glossy Sears Christmas catalog and the Montgomery […]
