Where to find the hives Carrboro Farmers’ Market Neal’s Deli Open Eye Cafe Tyler’s Taproom Chapel Hill TOPO Distillery Saxapahaw General Store Rural Orange County Triangle Land Conservancy’s Irvin Nature Preserve Mebane The Inn at Bingham School, a bed-and-breakfast Hometown Honey Taste Off Hometown Honey Taste Off Just Bee Apiary “Follow me,” Marty Hanks says […]
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Bio: Raia Mihaylova is an intern at INDY Week.
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A cyclist’s death
Durham was labeled as a bicycle friendly city in 2010, but how friendly is it really? On July 8, a well-known member of the cycling community, Seth Vidal, was killed by a hit-and-run driver, Maceo Kemp Jr., while biking north on Hillandale Road, near Interstate 85. Vidal’s family and friends remember him as a brilliant […]
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Ag-gag bill meets opposition at hearing
Millions of animals in factory farms live in horrific conditions, and a bill in the N.C. Legislature would make it harder to uncover abuse. The NC Commerce Protection Act of 2013, among else, would create penalties for employment fraud. However, section one of the Senate Bill 648 is better known under some of its other […]
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Some facts about student loans
It’s no wonder today’s youth have been labeled as a “Generation Screwed.” Not only do they graduate into a weak economy with scarce job opportunities, they do so while being in debt thousands of dollars from student loans. This year, college graduates owe an average of $35,000. That number will rise if Congress doesn’t act […]
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Addressing the problem of food waste
What to do with extra food COMPOST THE WASTE Broccoli stems, coffee grounds, orange peels, etc., are the foundation of rich compost for your garden. How to do it? Check out these resources: • City of Raleigh: Backyard Composting • City of Durham: Composting Efforts (Durham is also considering launching a pilot program for curbside […]
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Banitsa: a simple yet delicious Bulgarian tradition
It was still dark outside, but instead of hearing birds chirping, I awoke that morning to the click and clack of pans. I didn’t mind. It meant that my grandma was busy in the kitchen, cooking banitsa for when everyone got up. And got up we did, because not even coffee beats the smell of […]
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Liberty Warehouse’s historic landmark designation removed; building to be sold and redeveloped
Much like The Scrap Exchange that used to be there, the Liberty Warehouse will also be recycled, reused and remade. On Monday night, Durham City Council voted unanimously to remove the building’s historic landmark designation, allowing local company Greenfire Development to avoid penalties for failing to rehab the ailing building. The decision also gives builder […]