While some Wake County races were landslides—Republican Holly Springs Mayor Dick Sears won by a 2–1 margin despite an endorsements snub from the Wake County GOP—the wild card of the evening goes to Morrisville, where gun control became a central issue in the mayoral race, two-term incumbent Jackie Holcombe lost to Mark Stohlman by just […]
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Durham City Council approves bow hunting for deer
“You have to think about one shot. One shot is what it’s all about. A deer’s gotta be taken with one shot.”—The Deer Hunter The deer were here before sprawl encroached on their habitat, but they can’t use bows and arrows to drive us away. So Durham City Council is leaving it to the hunters […]
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Super PAC drops $47,000 in Durham elections
The N.C. Homeowners Alliance, an arm of the N.C. Association of Realtors PAC, poured at least $47,600 into supporting Durham City Council candidates Pam Karriker and Omar Beasley according to recent campaign finance reports. This amount is four times that of the dollars raised by the candidates. The expenditures were divided evenly between the candidates […]
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Teachers protest budget cuts, legislation throughout Triangle
Rosa Ramirez, a student at Durham School of the Arts, has long dreamed of being a teacher. But in light of recent changes to the state’s education policy, the ninth-grader is reconsidering. “Thanks for crushing my dream,” she told a crowd of demonstrators on a cold morning outside Weaver Auditorium at Durham School of the […]
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Hellos and goodbyes: Nuggets about the Triangle food scene
When I look at my monthly bank statement and see how many transactions say “Wine Authorities,” well, let’s just say vino is one of my favorite food groups. Now the Durham-based wine store (2501 University Drive) is just weeks away from opening its Raleigh location in the Oakwood/Mordecai neighborhood, 213 Franklin St., near Escazu, Yellow […]
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Food stamp of disapproval
What could you eat for $1.40? This Friday, Nov. 1, more than 48 million people in the U.S.1.7 million of them in North Carolinawho receive food stamps will have their benefits slashed. The cuts are equivalent to 16 fewer meals per month for a family of three and subsidies worth less than $1.40 per person […]
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Bus fare hikes proposed for Raleigh, Triangle Transit
Attend one of these workshops and chime in: • Wednesday, Nov. 6, 3:30–7:30 p.m., Durham Station, 515 W. Pettigrew St., Durham • Tuesday, Nov. 12, 4–7 p.m., Green Road Community Center, 4201 Green Road, Raleigh • Thursday, Nov. 14, 3:30–7 p.m., One Exchange Plaza, Raleigh • Monday, Nov. 18, 4–7 p.m., Chapel Hill Public Library, […]
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Monster cereals and the death of Lou Reed
It’s Monday morning and Lou Reed has been dead for less than a day. I poke a spoon into a bowl of Boo Berry cereal, thinking, Well, Lou had a good ride. He burned through two livers, but he lived to 71remarkable when you consider the amount of chemicals he ingested. Speaking of chemicals, I […]
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Chapel Hill’s Graig Meyer new representative for House District 50
You might need a flow chart for this: Graig Meyer is the Triangle’s latest legislator. He was appointed by the N.C. House Executive Committee Tuesday night to represent House District 50, which includes parts of Orange and northern Durham counties. His term expires in December 2014. Meyer, director of student equity and volunteer services at […]
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Realtors enter Durham City Council race
Durham City Council candidates Pam Karriker and Omar Beasley are receiving support from a Greensboro political action committee, the North Carolina Homeowners Alliance, which is part of the politically powerful N.C. Association of Realtors. The alliance is a 527 committee, which has no limits on the amount it can raise or spend, according to the […]
