Exactly one month after Lennon Lacy, a 17-year-old black male, was found hanged from a swing set in a predominantly white trailer park in Bladenboro North Carolina, more than 100 people stood with the Rev. William Barber and the NC NAACP on Monday night to demand a full investigation into Lucy’s death, which was ruled […]
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Libertarian Sean Haugh could swing the Hagan/Tillis election
It can be hard to take Sean Haugh seriously. He is a Libertarian Party pizza deliveryman running for the U.S. Senate. To him, craft beer is not only an acceptable campaign donation; it is preferred. His campaign apparatus hardly extends beyond his YouTube channelwhich has garnered views in the low thousands. However, as long as […]
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Hagan speaks to state AFL-CIO, avoids talking about labor
Sen. Kay Hagan spoke at the North Carolina State AFL–CIO’s annual convention Friday morning. While her speech was well received by the crowd, she by and large declined to specifically mention ways she has supported the North Carolina labor movement. “When the interests of North Carolina’s working families are on the line, I will never […]
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New semester at N.C. State begins with Hofmann Forest protest
Receiving cheers from several onlookers and strange looks from others, about 60 people protested the sale of the Hofmann Forest and marched across the N.C. State campus Monday afternoon. Their destination: Chancellor Randy Woodson’s Office. Shortly after 1 p.m. the group of students, faculty members, alumni and other people enraged by the sale of the […]
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Honeygirl Meadery set to arrive right on time
You can call her queen bee. Or you can call her worker bee. When it comes to her business, Honeygirl Meadery, Diane Currier does it all. Currier is the owner and sole employee of Honeygirl, Durham’s first meadery, which is slated for a fall opening after bureaucratic setbacks delayed the original summer debut date. Though […]
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City Councilman wants code to restrict signs in right-of-way
When James Michael Lynch began posting his anti-sheriff signs last spring, he wanted to get people talking. However, the signs have provoked a conversation among city government officials that Lynch didn’t intend. During the past month, Durham officials have discussed the possibility of revising the Unified Development Ordinance to outlaw the placement of signs in […]
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Historic commission warned Caktus of consequences of painting over mural
After covering the north face of the building at 108 Morris St., for more than 18 years, Emily Weinstein’s Eno River Mural, too, has been covered. A coat of beige paint now slathers the wall where several hundred animals once were, outraging many Durham residents. Caktus Group, which is responsible for the mural’s destruction, claims […]
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City says anti-sheriff signs are legal
A carpenter’s level critiqued James Michael Lynch’s every move as he worked. After each swing of his mallet, Lynch consulted the level, which rested on the sign’s wooden frame. Only when a sign was perfectly straight did Lynch allow himself to move on to the next. The sun wouldn’t be up for another hour, but […]
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Durham mural honors civil rights
Nestled between the Durham Arts Council and an empty storefront office sits an equally empty wall. Within the month, however, the 2,400 square feet of egg-shell-colored cinderblock will become the canvas for Durham’s first official public art project: The Durham Civil Rights History Mural. As a part of its Cultural Master Plan, the city granted […]
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Raleigh City Council to vote within next month on historic designation for Mecca Restaurant
Raleigh City Council will vote within the next month on whether The Mecca Restaurant and St. Matthews School should receive historic landmark status. At last night’s meeting Coucil referred both sites back to the Raleigh Historic Development Commission for further review. No one from the public spoke for or against the proposal. The City Council’s […]