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- “This Is What a Scientist Looks Like”
- Unsellable, Unlivable, Underwater
- A Test for Trump’s EPA in Durham
- NC Lags in Civic Engagement
- Where to Thrift Wall Art
Good morning, readers.
Have you read one of our new Character Studies features yet? It’s about familiar faces around the Triangle, and the stories you may not know about them.
This week, INDY summer intern Daneen Khan featured Derek Haynes—Durham resident, scientist, social media figure, and owner of 300 to 500 plants “on a good day.”
Known online as “The Chocolate Botanist,” Haynes shares his plants and educates followers (he has nearly 75,000 on Instagram) about things like plant care and the science behind fertilizer.
Haynes “spent his childhood watching TV shows like Captain Planet, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and Beakman’s World, ” Daneen writes. “Although Haynes was always fascinated by the tall cane grasses and fuzzy dandelions around him, he could count the number of Black botanists he knew of on one hand. None were alive for him to look up to.”
Read more below about The Chocolate Botanist, his plans for educational programming featuring Black voices, and his many, many plants.
—Sarah W.
Duke Arts presents Sudan Archives on September 7 at Duke University. Called “some of the most viscerally gorgeous music put to record” (The New Yorker), she doesn’t just play the violin—she commands it. Experience her blend of strings, hip-hop, and funk live in Page Auditorium.
Want a sneak peek of her new album? Hear newly released singles from THE BPM now. Book today — Tickets from $10–$35.
ICYMI
Come Home or High Water
After Tropical Storm Chantal, Lou Horton and Paul Greganti have lost nearly all their belongings. But the long-term reality is harder to confront: Another flood will come—and they have nowhere to go, INDY’s Lena Geller writes.
ICYMI
A Creek That Smells Like Death
From Inside Climate News: “Durham residents should know this is a serious pollution issue that is beyond the capacity of our local stormwater and water quality agencies.”
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DURHAM COUNTY: The Durham City Council approved a small area plan outlining requirements for the redevelopment of Northgate Mall, ABC11 reports.
STATE: North Carolina lags behind much of the country on voter turnout, voter registration, contacting public officials, and other measures of civic engagement, Carolina Public Press reports.
ORANGE COUNTY: From WUNC: The age-old debate over agri-tourism in Orange County continues on with the old Maple View Farm property. And from WCHL: The Triangle Land Conservancy has sued the property’s new owners.
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