file photo by Jeremy M. LangeTests have shown this former church, bank and dry cleaning business is contaminated with a toxic dry cleaning solvent. (UPDATE: This entry has been amended to remove references to ‘clean-up’ of the site. This public meeting deals only with the demolition of the building and possible future restrictions on the […]
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Hearing Monday on proposed Chapel Hill homeless shelter
This building design and rendering by GGA Architects of Chapel Hill is posted on a Facebook page for supporters of the project. The Chapel Hill Town Council will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday on the request by the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service (IFC) to establish a 52-bed shelter for homeless men […]
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(More) cute “a-gnome-ymous” art in D-town
Cork gnomes are expected to venture out beginning March 20 Spring is in the air. Heaps of little creatures are prepping for debut, from bitty bunnies to budding bulbs and… lucky little cork gnomes, as the Indy staff has learned. The news came in an “a-gnome-ymous” letter of Lilliputian proportion, attached to this little guy […]
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(More) cute things are happening in Durham
Spring is in the air. Heaps of little creatures are prepping for debut, from bitty bunnies to budding bulbs and… lucky little cork gnomes, as the Indy staff has learned. The news came in an “a-gnome-ymous” letter of Lilliputian proportion, attached to this little guy (or gal?). Locals will start spotting these little cuties beginning […]
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Judge won’t dismiss 751 South-related lawsuit against Durham County
Illustration by V.C. RogersProposed location of 751 South development A superior court judge on Monday denied a request from a Durham County attorney to dismiss a civil lawsuit against the county and its commissioners. Several South Durham homeowners filed the suit late last summer, challenging the way the county handled approvals for the proposed 751 […]
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Pope Foundation failed to file tax returns on time
Documents Read the letter submitted with the Pope Foundation tax filings • JPG • PDF Source: IRS Tax Form 990-PF View Pope Foundation 990-PF tax forms (PDFs) • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-00 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 Millionaire Art Pope and his family’s high-profile Raleigh foundation have […]
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No ouster of Allison, just discussion, for Durham Committee
file photo by Alex ManessLavonia Allison (right) talks to Durham Mayor Bill Bell. Someone may have posted a cancellation notice on the door of the fellowship room at White Rock Baptist Church. But the false notice was quickly removed and didn’t appear to dissuade about 40 people from attending a meeting Thursday night for the […]
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Financial questions at the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People may erode Allison’s power
Durham activist Victoria Peterson this week likened an emergency meeting of the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People to oust Chairwoman Lavonia Allison to coups unfolding in the Middle East. That might be a slight exaggeration. Just as some critics have painted Allison as a small-scale dictator, Peterson is known for her combustible, […]
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Members of Durham Committee mobilizing—again—to oust Allison
file photo by Alex ManessLavonia Allison Members of the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People say they’re hoping to elect a temporary chairperson to replace current Chairwoman Lavonia Allison at a special meeting Thursday night at White Rock Baptist Church. Whether they’ll gather more momentum than previous efforts to oust Allison is unclear. […]
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Singler sheds shooting woes, Duke topples Temple 78-61
Photo by Jeremy M. LangeKyle Singler CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/ DURHAM—Duke University senior Kyle Singler quashed murmurs Wednesday about his recent shooting rut, as he hit 10 of 19 field goals and racked up 28 points in leading the men’s basketball team to a 78-61 trouncing of the Owls from Temple University. The win took Duke […]