Durham just got another small push in its efforts to bring Google’s high-speed Internet access project to the Bull City—the endorsement of the mayor of Morgantown, W.Va., whose home team lost to the Duke Blue Devils in the semifinals for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. When it became apparent that Duke’s men’s basketball team was […]
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Durham Planning Commission gives 751 South rezoning, digital billboards the thumbs down
This post was updated Wed., April 14 with a few more details and quotes.(To read about billboards, click on the jump.) The Durham Planning Commission voted 11 to 1 Tuesday night against plans that would allow Southern Durham Development to build a large mixed-use development with as many as 1,300 residences off N.C. 751 in […]
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Spoken word artists compete tonight. Topic: 2010 Census
Spoken word artists will compete in a poetry slam tonight at Night Life Comedy Club and Lounge at 5504 Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard for a $100 prize. What’s interesting about this event is the topic, the 2010 Census. The census has been controversial this year for several reasons, including doubts about its accuracy, efforts to reach […]
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Mayor calls on Durhamites to fill out 2010 Census forms
Durham Mayor Bill Bell I did a double take yesterday when my cell phone rang and I was greeted with, “This is Mayor Bill Bell…” In fact it was Bill Bell, and for a second, I thought he was actually on the line. No such luck—just an automated message sent out via the county’s reverse […]
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Fake City of Durham e-mail: not funny, city says
This map was included in a fake e-mail about the addition of new traffic circles on Woodcroft Parkway UPDATE: The jokester apparently has sent flowers to City Hall to apologize. An apparent April Fool’s Day jokester distributed an e-mail this morning made to look like a press release from the City of Durham. And apparently, […]
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Google renames itself Topeka?
Visit Google.com today and this is what you’ll see. As you may know by now, in his bid to bring Google’s newest project to his town, the mayor of Topeka, Kan., renamed his city Google for the month of March. (Read the recent Indy cover story about Google Fiber.) Today, as an April Fool’s Day […]
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The census is counting on you to say you exist
Find answers to your questions, important dates, etc., at www.2010census.gov Track your state or city’s participation on an interactive map. Figures are updated daily at 4 p.m. National Public Radio story on public mistrust of the U.S. Census, feat. Duke professor Sunshine Hillygus History of the U.S. Census, including a breakdown of each Census process […]
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Chatham County kicks Triangle butt in Census returns
Whether it be over college basketball, or vying for Google Fiber, there are some folks in the Triangle who just LOVE turning everything into a competition. That said, residents in Chatham County is leaving the rest of the Triangle in the dust when it comes to returning its U.S. Census forms. Durham (cough, cough) is […]
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Legislature could tackle publicly funded elections, other campaign finance reform
He or she could have an Ivy League degree, an admirable history of public service and a Colgate smile. Still, even the most qualified and ambitious politician usually can’t get very far without cash, and lots of it. But where that money comes from, and the influence that accompanies it, has long troubled voters and […]
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Anoop Desai next charity bartender at Durham’s Revolution
American Idol finalist Anoop Desai, a Chapel Hill native, will be the next guest bartender at downtown Durham’s Revolution restaurant and bar. Desai will be mixing cocktails for charity from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tues., April 6, according to a news release. Twenty percent of the proceeds during Desai’s two-hour shift will go […]