• Wake County Commission Candidates’ Big Ideas
  • Films Coming to Triangle Theaters
  • ICYMI: Less Snow, More Snow Days?
  • From the Archives: Durham’s First Heritage Community
  • A Community Sing-In Protest
Credit: Illustration by Nicole Pajor Moore

Good morning, readers.

What would Wake County look like if we built more affordable housing on underused county land? If we redirected Opportunity Scholarship voucher funds to public schools? If we found creative ways to tax Wake County’s wealthiest residents? If we translated local government materials into Hindi, Chinese, and Spanish? 

The Democratic candidates for Wake County commissioner at-large want you to consider the answers to those questions. 

In interviews with the INDY over the last month, the candidates diagnosed some of the county’s biggest challenges—supporting the county’s large, underfunded public school system; planning for the county’s projected growth from 1.2 million people today to about 2 million in 2060; and making housing and health care accessible for Wake’s most vulnerable residents—and offered potential solutions.

IMHO, some of their ideas are quite smart (others less so), but you should read and decide for yourself. Have a good Tuesday.

—Chloe

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March Chao in "Resurrection." Photography courtesy Janus Films.

Incoming Films

Five nested stories in “Resurrection,” Rachel McAdams gets revenge in “Send Help,” and more films coming to theaters around the Triangle.

Schools Out

Sprawling districts, a shortage of bus drivers, and memories of bad calls in years past have made school leaders more likely to close for wintry weather, Sara Heise Graybeal writes for The Assembly.

Credit: Bottom center image courtesy Bonita Green, bottom right image via Wikipedia; other images courtesy Durham County Library’s North Carolina Collection

Living History

From the INDY archives: Merrick-Moore residents have worked for years to record the neighborhood’s history, culminating in the city’s first Heritage Community designation.

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EDUCATION: The Wake County Public School System is weighing whether kindergarten, first- and second-grade students should have school issued laptops, WRAL reports.

STATE: North Carolina Democrats are making a play for the state to have the first presidential primary in 2028, NC Newsline reports.

STATE: Troops from Fort Bragg had been on standby to deploy to Minneapolis. The U.S. military just quietly called them off, The New York Times reports.

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  • The City of Raleigh Museum is showcasing work from three local skate photographers on Friday night. (If this piques your interest, you should definitely check out Jane Porter’s long-read on the magic of a DIY skate park in Raleigh.)
  • On Saturday, Triangle Together and OpenTable UMC are having a donation drive and community sing-in “using music as a form of protest.”
  • Wake County Libraries will host a special series to celebrate Black History Month all through February. 
  • UNC journalism students will go to Spain to cover the Winter Olympics.
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