A Duke University lab took wastewater samples from across the state to study how diet relates to socioeconomic characteristics. Now, they want to narrow their scope to Durham neighborhoods and help local advocates improve food access.
Regan Butler
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Apex Plans to Close a Volunteer-Built Downtown Fire Station. A Retired Firefighter Is Leading a Campaign to Keep It Open.
Roy Moore and the town agree Fire Station 1’s future should honor its past. But how much of the 70-year-old building can be salvaged, and what it could become, is to be determined.
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“Fighting the Perception”: Apex Wants You to Know Its Downtown Businesses Are Open
The Salem Streetscape project aims to make the main downtown thoroughfare more pedestrian-friendly. But recently, construction has discouraged foot traffic, leaving some businesses facing dipping sales.
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Advocacy Groups Speak Out Against WakeMed’s Proposed Merger with Atrium
Opponents of the deal pointed to a profit motive and urged Wake County Commissioners not to sign off on it; WakeMed providers and executives said Atrium could bring needed resources.
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A Year After Chantal, Durham’s Old Farm Neighborhood Is Still Recovering
With disaster aid limited, some residents have struggled to repair their homes, or afford to keep them at all.
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For Pride Month, a Look at Triangle Towns’ Rankings on LGBTQ+ Equality
Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Durham have traditionally scored high on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index, leaving Raleigh and Cary to play catch-up.
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Durham County Commissioners Up DPS Funding—and Taxes to Pay for It—in Final Budget Vote
In a tight budget year, the county’s funding allotment for Durham Public Schools falls short of what the district requested, but gives classified workers a minimum wage bump.
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Apex Town Council Considering Election Changes
Apex leaders discussed switching from odd- to even-year elections at their town council meeting last week.
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DAE Keeps Pressure on County to Raise Durham Public Schools Wages
With county commissioners set to vote on a budget early next month, the Durham Association of Educators is pushing the board to fund a minimum wage increase.
