On Sunday evening, the Emerald City Ultra Bar and Lounge is decidedly quieter than usual. Employees methodically lay out liquor bottles, set up the sound system, and tinker with the lighting. Each new person to walk through the door is greeted like an old friend; in most cases, they are. Outside the walls of Emerald […]
The Durham City Council has again revived talks of eliminating primary elections for council seats and instead holding a runoff if the general election doesn’t produce a clear winner. But residents who spoke during a public hearing on the issue Monday seem more interested in overhauling the city’s ward system. According to city attorney Patrick […]
Durham’s boys in blue are about to get some more green. The Durham City Council on Monday night approved a pay increase for Durham officers and firefighters boost recruitment and retention. It’s the first pay adjustment in eight years for the city’s first responders. The change shifts the city’s salary schedule to be more competitive […]
OWASA is urging its customers not to use its water following a water main break and the shutdown of a Chapel Hill water treatment plant—and said residents should consider the water unsafe for at least the next twenty four hours. Customers are being asked to use bottled water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and even flushing […]
A weekend shooting outside a Durham club has prompted both a string of complaints to the Durham City Council and a social media campaign in support of the venue. Emails obtained by the INDY show that council members, residents, and police alike are concerned with violence at Emerald City Ultra Bar and Lounge. Since Saturday’s […]
For Duke grad student Jose Romero, borders exist not only between states and countries, but also “between souls.” Romero and a crowd of about three hundred Duke students, faculty, and others sought to bridge those divides Tuesday night at a “No Wall, No Ban” rally in front of the university’s towering chapel in protest of […]
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