What we’re eating: Everything at JuJu, the Asian tapas bar on Ninth Street in Durham. Grilled Alaskan King Salmon, grilled shrimp, Brussels sprouts, wild mushroom wontons, salad rolls and grilled corn with Korean chili flakes and miso butter. And Manhattans. Love those Manhattans. Speaking of Manhattans, not only does GARLAND in downtown Raleigh have a […]
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Bio: Lisa Sorg is the editor of INDY Week.Email: [email protected]: http://twitter.com/lisasorg
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Why we’re suing Governor McCrory and the State of North Carolina
We tried shaming, cajoling, pleading, asking nicely, and it still took more than a year for Gov. Pat McCrory’s office to provide his travel records, and even then they were redacted without explanation. There have been other incidents with state agencies as well, and now we’re suing. File Stamped Complaint 15 CV 9591 The INDY […]
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Pro tip: To avoid leaving child in car, put important briefcase in backseat next to less-important kid
“Busy parents have a lot on their minds,” begins today’s press release from the N.C. Department Public Safety, “so give yourself a reminder. Place your purse, briefcase or other important items in the backseat next to your child’s car seat to help you remember to look in the back before leaving the car.” That’s what […]
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North Carolina tough on kids, rough on possums
If the annual Kids Count report were a film, it would be rated R, for disturbing facts and images not suitable for children. Unfortunately some kids are living the movie. The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its Kids Count Data Book today, and while more children have health insurance (thanks Obamacare!), fewer are having children […]
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Debbie Downer jail statistic of the day
This morning 549 people are waking up in the Durham County Jail, and about 90 percent of them—494—haven’t been convicted of anything. Worse yet, of those 494, many of them are cooling their heels in a cage because they can’t afford to post bond. Major Paul Martin of the Durham County Sheriff’s Office threw out […]
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Durham Ninja Warrior: Heart-stopping action in City Council race
While Durham’s Next Top Model is selecting the next mayor, a new reality TV show Durham Ninja Warrior brings heart-racing competition to the 2015 City Council elections. Over the next two months, 10 candidates must navigate an obstacle course of exhausting meet-and-greets, (a lack of) money and (a lack of) name recognition, while avoiding political […]
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It’s time for another episode of Durham’s Next Top Mayor
In this year’s episode of Durham’s Next Top Mayor, we have an incumbent, a personnel manager at Walmart, an American Man Protecting His Home and Family and a Time Warner Cable worker/youth development advocate. The candidate voters do not pick this fall will pack his or her bags and immediately go back home. Here are […]
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Love Durham? Then you need to come to Mindy Fullilove’s talk about cities
What: Dr. Mindy Fullilove, will lead a reading and discussion of her book Urban Alchemy: Restoring Joy in America’s Sorted-Out Cities Where: Durham County Public Library 300 N. Roxboro St. When: Sunday, July 19, 3 p.m. Free and open to the public Few things could be worse for Durham than turning it into one big […]
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In Durham, hundreds of public housing residents to get free Google fiber
When Google fiber announced it would build a high-speed internet network in the Triangle, social justice advocates were concerned about how low-income residents could afford it. Now we know Google Fiber will offer free monthly home Internet service to residents of Mcdougald Terrace, the largest public housing community in Durham. The city is is one […]
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North Carolina Republicans: Protect memorials to slave-lovin’ secessionist dead Confederate dudes
While the general well-being of the people living in North Carolina is circling the drain, Republican state lawmakers are worried about the fate of those very vulnerable Confederate memorials to very dead Confederate soldiers.WRAL has a humdinger today: State lawmakers—Republicans—will discuss a bill next week that would forbid local governments and public universities from removing […]