On Friday, GoTriangle’s board of trustees approved updated transit plans for Durham and Orange counties, allowing the proposed light rail transit system to move forward for federal grant approval. The Federal Transit Administration had asked GoTriangle, which is heading up the $3.3 billion project, to submit updated transit plans, a cost-sharing agreement between the counties, […]
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How Twenty Acres Near N.C. Central Earmarked for Affordable Student Housing Turned into an Empty Lot
Joanne Brown’s family tree can practically be laid out flat on the pavement of Grant Street, its branches stretching into driveways and to the doors of homes currently or formerly occupied by cousins, parents, and grandparents. On this block, you’ll hear again and again that this is a family neighborhood, or at least it was […]
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May Day Protesters March Through Durham, Crash City Council Meeting
Dovie Joyner and her three sons marched down Main Street in Durham Monday evening, dancing and shouting, “Who’s streets? Our streets!” Joyner, who works as a patient assistant, came out to the International Workers Day March as a member of the Domestic Workers Alliance. Her sons had boxing lessons, but they chose to march instead. […]
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Durham County Giving Raises to Paramedics, Detention Officers
Durham County plans to give more money to paramedics and detention officers after a compensation study showed they’re making less than their peers. The study, conducted over the past year, found that Durham County paramedics on average make 2.47 percent less than at other departments studied, although the starting salary is 11.33 percent below the […]
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Durham-Orange County Light Rail Heads to the Federal Government
GoTriangle’s board of trustees approved updated transit plans for Durham and Orange counties today, allowing a proposed light rail transit system connecting the two counties to move forward for federal grant approval. The Federal Transit Administration had asked GoTriangle, which is heading up the $3.3 billion project, to submit updated transit plans, a cost-split agreement […]
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Beer and Wine Wholesalers Gave $53K to ABC Committee Members Last Year, Beat Back a Proposal to Raise Breweries’ Self-Distribution Cap
House Bill 500 is headed for a floor vote today without a provision that would have raised the cap on how much beer breweries can self-distribute. Currently, North Carolina breweries that produce fewer than twenty-five thousand barrels of beer per year can get a wholesaler permit and sell their own brew. Above that cap, however, […]
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Big Day Stressing You Out? Here Are Some Ways to Relax.
Whether you’re overdosing on family time or just trying to look fresh for the big day, there’s no reason not to treat yo’ self when you’re in the Triangle for a wedding. Take a friend, a non-chatty relative, or just a great book. Bella Trio Day Spa & Salon 5826 Fayetteville Road, Durham bellatrio.com The […]
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The Durham Mayor’s Race Is Taking Shape, Though Not How We Expected
When Mayor Bill Bell hinted in 2015 that he would not seek a ninth term, the stage for Durham’s next mayoral race was set. It would be Mayor Pro Tem Cora Cole-McFadden, a longtime council member and city employee, versus Steve Schewel, a four-year councilman, former school board member, and an activist. In less than […]
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How Same-Sex Marriage Has (and Hasn’t) Changed the Triangle’s Wedding Industry
In June 2008, a mutual friend introduced Brad Murray and Phil Blackman. To this day, they’re not sure why he thought they’d be compatible. But whatever his reasons, he was right. Their connection, Murray says, “was pretty instant.” About five years later, talk turned to marriage. But it was still a year and a half […]
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Durham Wants to Help Homeowners Whose Tax Bills Have Gone Up Because of Revitalization. But Should They Have to Pay the City Back If They Move?
Durham officials are working on a loan program to help residents whose property taxes have gone up because of city-initiated revitalization, but how that program would work sparked fierce debate last week. The idea sprang from a November city council work session in which longtime residents of the Southside neighborhood complained of an increase in […]
