After the Indy story on Jordan Lake went to press, we obtained a letter that developer Neal Hunter wrote to the N.C. Division of Water Quality, questioning the agency’s authority to review local government’s changes to the protected watershed areas surrounding lakes and streams. The letter, dated Nov. 26, comes just two days after the […]
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Happy Thanksgiving: Half-million lose jobs in November
According to a report released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 533,000 Americans lost their jobs in November, catapulting the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent–the highest in 15 years, according to the Wall Street Journal. The latest statistics mark a significant uptick in job losses, from 320,000 pink slips in October. And they signal […]
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Rodney Rogers, NBA standout and hometown hero, is paralyzed
Rodney Rogers, a Durham native and former ACC Player of the Year who went on to win NBA’s Sixth Man award, is paralyzed from the shoulders down, according to a report in today’s News & Observer. Rogers was involved in an ATV accident in Vance County, the N&O reports. Barry Saunder’s story reveals a man […]
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Rodney Rogers, NBA standout and hometown hero, is paralyzed
Rodney Rogers, a Durham native and former ACC Player of the Year who went on to win NBA’s Sixth Man award, is paralyzed from the shoulders down, according to a report in today’s News & Observer. Rogers, one of the strongest outside-shooting big men in the NBA, helped lead the New Jersey Nets to the […]
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Farewell, Butner: NBAF reportedly headed to Kansas
The Department of Homeland Security has recommended Manhattan, Kansas to be the future site of the National Bio and Agro- Defense Facility, according to a final Economic Impact Study dated “December 2008” that was obtained and published Wednesday–two days ahead of its scheduled public release–in the Manhattan (Kan.) Mercury. nbaf-final-environmental-impact-statement (PDF, 1.6 MB) Meanwhile, AP […]
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Durham fails to hold the line on Jordan Lake
Read also: Dec. 5 update Durham businessman Neal Hunter drafted ambitious plans for developing 164 acres in southwestern Durham County into high-density housing and commercial space. But besides the paperwork and political hurdles that normally accompany a proposal to change the zoning designation on a piece of land, there was one other big obstacle lying […]
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Gary Kueber: Preserving Durham
Gary Kueber, the intrepid blogger who documents Durham’s historical preservationand destructionat Endangered Durham (endangereddurham.blogspot.com), generally eschews catch-all phrases like “blighted property,” “urban renewal” and “gentrification.” Instead, Kueber, a former doctor who now works as a developer at Scientific Properties, views demolitions, re-zoning ordinances and construction in the broader context of the city’s past missteps and […]
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Nazi comics, Civil War song sheets, Soviet photographs, oh my!
What do Nazi comic books, Civil War-era song sheets, and portraits from a pioneering African-American photography studio in Charleston, S.C., have in common? They’re all new additions to the Duke Digital Collections, Duke University’s free archive of historical texts and images. (The collection’s About page notes: “In addition to providing easier access to these materials, […]
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Fuzzy math for DPAC: Durham continues to tout ‘$44 million theater’
From a Friday press release issued by the City of Durham, announcing new details for a Dec. 1 “community open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony” at the Durham Performing Arts Center: The Durham Performing Arts Center is a $44 million, state-of-the-art performing arts venue under construction at the corner of Mangum and Vivian Streets in downtown […]
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Duke 78, Montana 58; With Smith at helm, Blue Devils advance to 6-0
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM – After beating Michigan to clinch the Coaches v. Cancer Classic title on Saturday, a tired Duke team returned to Durham on Sunday to face the lowly Montana Grizzlies–who, last season, finished fifth in the Big Sky conference. For the first time this year, former starting point guard Greg Paulus sat out […]
