A workshop about the environmental and social implications of fracking—also known as hydraulic fracturing—is starting right now at Duke University’s Reynolds Theater, which is in the Bryan Center. It is open to the public; there are a few seats left. It runs until 3 p.m. If you can’t attend, the workshop is being streamed live […]
Lisa Sorg
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What’s up with the photo of Michael in the Iowa caucus story?
Last night I received an email from a reader upset because in the Indy‘s print edition this week, our cover story about the Iowa caucuses included a picture of Michael, a 28-year-old textile worker, in a string of photos of GOP candidates. From left to right: Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Rick […]
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In 2012, there are opportunities to create a more progressive society
There are 366 days in 2012 (or 356 if you believe the Mayan calendar), ample time for our elected officials to exact further damage on the economy, the environment, equality and our national psyche. In this look at the year ahead, Bob Geary, Samiha Khanna, Joe Schwartz and I touch on some of the most […]
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Sympathy for the Deli; Tracy’s New York Deli; Meatless Monday Pledge-olution; culinary book club
If you’re looking for a New Year’s resolution that’s simpler and less taxing than sweating on the elliptical machine, pledge to go meatless each Monday in 2012. The Meatless Monday Pledge-olution was created by Eleni Vlachos, who co-organized last year’s Bull City Vegan challenge and hosts the annual Vegan Thanksgiving Record Party. “We want to […]
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Cupcakes and pizza coming to downtown Durham
Cupcakes, pizza and bicycles will anchor the corner of Morris and Chapel Hill streets in Durham by mid-summer. Scott Harmon of Center Studio Architecture announced that construction on the Five Points Project will start tomorrow. When finished, the building at the corner of Morris and Chapel Hill streets will house All City Pizza, The Cupcake […]
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Raleigh makes Southern Living’s top tastiest towns; readers can vote for the culinary champ
Southern Living has selected Raleigh as one of the Top 10 “Tastiest Towns in the South,” according to a press release issued by the magazine today. And now readers can cast their vote for the culinary champ—think of it as a Best in Show—from Dec. 23 through Jan. 31 at southernliving.com/tasty. One vote per day […]
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Meatless Mondays as a New Year’s resolution
If you’re looking for a New Year’s resolution that’s simpler and less taxing than sweating on the elliptical machine, pledge to go meatless each Monday in 2012. The Meatless Monday Pledge-olution was created by Eleni Vlachos, who co-organized last year’s Bull City Vegan Challenge and hosts the annual Vegan Thanksgiving Record Party. “We want to […]
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Indy interns: Why your next job should be fast food
A corner of the Indy office is emptier today. Our two interns, Maggie Smith and Jason Y. Lee, have left, their apprenticeship finished. There was something comforting about seeing them encamped nearby, laptops open, phones couched in the crook of their neck. We miss them already. Indy interns are subjected to the same rigors and […]
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Perdue to veto Senate Bill 9, restores Racial Justice Act
Gov. Beverly Perdue just announced her veto of Senate Bill 9, which essentially repealed the Racial Justice Act. Here is her official statement: “I am—and always will be—a strong supporter of the death penalty. I firmly believe that some crimes are so heinous that no other punishment is adequate. As long as I am Governor, […]
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Ethics 102: The deception
When people hear about an egregious ethical breach at a newspaper, magazine or other media outlet, they usually wonder, “How did that get past an editor?” Granted, sometimes the editor is asleep at the wheel. But occasionally, despite the editor’s best efforts, a false, fictionalized or otherwise erroneous story is published because the reporter is […]
