Other than “The building’s on fire,” there are few statements that command my attention more than “I have an ethical question for you.” At this point, I step away from my computer, exhale and yearn for the days of yore when editors were expected to keep full flasks in their desk. (Should those days return, […]
Lisa Sorg
Bio: Lisa Sorg is the editor of INDY Week.Email: [email protected]: http://twitter.com/lisasorg
Posted inFood & Drink
Bull Street Gourmet & Market opens in Durham
Coming soon has finally arrived. For many months, an empty storefront in Durham’s Hope Valley Square has promised that the Bull Street Gourmet & Market would open—and now the small, cozy shop is in business. From chocolate to charcuterie, wine to wasabi pistachios, the store also stocks North Carolina products, including cheese by the Goat […]
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New doc American Meat leaves one wondering, “Is there any such thing as humane meat?”
American Meat screens at the Haw River Ballroom on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. A dinner featuring local meat and produce starts at 6:30 p.m. A panel discussion with the filmmakers and local farmers follows the screening. Tickets for the film are $10, for the film and the dinner $25. When I became a […]
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EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson at Duke, N.C. Central tomorrow
What will the EPA’s stance be on fracking? What are pending regulations on greenhouse gas emissions? How does the federal government regulate deep water drilling in light of the BP disaster? U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will discuss current EPA policies and recent challenges to environmental laws in a presentation tomorrow at […]
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Dr. Steve Auerbach of Physicians for a National Health Program to speak in Triangle
Steve Auerbach, the pediatrician with Occupy Wall Street and leader of Physicians for a National Health Program has scheduled two appearances in the Triangle: Today at 4 p.m., Dr. Auerbach will speak at 207 Alumni Hall on the UNC campus, followed by a teach-in at 5 p.m. at Peace and Justice Plaza. On Saturday at […]
Posted inSoapboxer
Comments: enlightened dialogue or a cesspool of vitriol?
Fair warning: Between my gloomy morning ritual of reading the newspapers and blogs, and the Senate’s repeal of the Racial Justice Act, I’m feeling forlorn and grouchy today. Plus, explaining the Indy‘s comments policy can get my dander up. But at the risk of sounding shrill and schoolmarmish, here goes: Comments can be enlightening, smart […]
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Rowand art gallery vandalized; personal art collection to be auctioned
Update: The Joe Rowand Art Gallery was vandalized Saturday, Nov. 26, according to a Chapel Hill police report. Two large flower pots were broken, the business’ banner sign was torn and the building was spray painted. Damage is valued at $1,100. No arrests have been made. The report is here. policereport.pdfThe Indy redacted some personal […]
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Residents request public hearing on UNC Bingham Facility
Residents of rural Orange County have requested a public hearing about University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s plans for its Bingham Facility. The hearing, which is likely to take place early next year, will be held by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Orange County. The location has not been determined. Preserve Rural […]
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Your notes please: How to get detained at Walmart
This week looms Black Friday, a bizarre ritual in which people inexplicably camp out all night in front of department stores like Walmart and get jacked up on 2-liter bottles of Coke with the very real possibility that, at opening, they could be cudgeled or clawed, bitten or beaten as they rush the shelves for […]
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In Durham’s Lakewood ‘hood, goodbye green space, hello all-way stop
Lisa SorgFormer green space in the 1900 block of Bivins Street One of the small pleasures of living in Durham’s Lakewood neighborhood (full disclosure: I do) is strolling by a thicket of forest and bamboo in the 1900 block of Bivins Street. The stalks lean every which way or another and to peer through that […]
