The U.S. Senate confirmed Michael Regan as the Environmental Protection Agency’s top administrator on Wednesday.
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Pittsboro Residents Fight N.C. DOT, Chatham Park Investors Over a Road That Would Traverse Their Rural Neigborhood
The road would require clear-cutting, take private land, divide the neighborhood, and cross Haven Creek, which feeds the Haw River.
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Durham’s Respite Cafe to Close in Late June Near Brightleaf Square
Bryan Diver is brewing a Moroccan mint tea as a stream of cars speed by the Respite Cafe’s wide Duke Street windows. A half-dozen customers are immersed in their laptops. Six minutes passed, and he finally poured the tea over ice. “I’m going to miss it,” says Diver, who has worked here three years. “The […]
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Rise will shine on Durham’s Foster Street
What we’re eating: The Breakfast of Champions at Joule in Raleigh sure beats cornflakes. Organic mixed greens, granola, sliced apples, avocado, ricotta salata and charred orange vinaigrette, plus a glass of jet fuel, we mean iced coffee. You’ll feel invincible. For dinner, we’re eating seasonally at MATEO BAR DE TAPAS in Durham: fried padron peppersget […]
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The moment when you realize your entire city is unaffordable
It’s been clear over the many Council meetings that durham Mayor Bill Bell is frustrated about the lack of affordable housing, particularly downtown. Condos and apartments are being builtor in the pipelinethroughout the center of the city, Durham Central Park, West Village and most recently at the old Hendrick dealership off Dillard Street. Yet not […]
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Durham is a city of things unnoticed: Such an odd find at the Jack Tar Motel
“New York is a city of things unnoticed. It is a city with cats sleeping under parked cars, two stone armadillos crawling up St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and thousands of ants creeping on top of the Empire State Building. The ants probably were carried up there by wind or birds, but nobody is sure.” So begins […]
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DaisyCakes in Durham to close cafe; Rise Biscuits & Donuts to replace it
Hat tip to Carpe Durham, which tweeted this morning that DaisyCakes is closing its cafe on Foster Street on Friday, Aug. 21. However, owner Tanya Matta is looking for a downtown spot to open a dessert room, which, as she says in her farewell statement, is her passion. In its place? Rise Biscuits & Donuts, […]
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Why everyone in the Triangle seems to be from New York
The Yankee invasion of the Triangle is real. New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and yes, a smattering of Southern states: People are migrating to North Carolina in search of … well, it can’t be progressive politics, but we do have good weather, a cultural amenities, tech jobs, beaches, mountains, excellent food, less traffic and a […]
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Bill Bell: “That’s unacceptable to me as the mayor of this city.”
Yesterday’s City Council agenda looked like a semi-snooze. Yet, you never know what can happen at the work sessions—where the real heavy lifting gets done—so it’s always important to show up. Agenda Item 6 recommended Council approve $77,000 to Enterprise Community Partners for consulting and technical assistance in crafting a holistic affordable housing plan for […]
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Weed(s) and wine at Raleigh City Farm
WHAT WE’RE EATING Cookies, especially the pecan-chocolate chip variety from LOAF (111 W. Parrish St., Durham). Crispy and thin, with an optimal nut-to-chip ratio, these cookies should be placed in a safety-deposit box so you won’t eat them all at once. Well-traveled palates should try the vegetarian arepa with black beans, cole slaw, caramelized onions […]