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  • Behind the Scenes of a Roller Derby Bout
  • The Latest on Orange County Elections
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Good morning, readers.

I hope this email finds you well. If it finds you in Durham, I hope you’re also ready to vote.

Early voting in Durham’s primary elections begins next week on September 18 and continues through October 4, with primary election day on October 7. You’ll have the opportunity to vote on four important races: Durham mayor and city council seats in wards 1, 2 and 3. From there, the top two vote-getters in each race will move forward to the general election on November 4.

Over at the INDY, we’ve been thinking about these races for months. Once again, to help readers get to know those in the running, we sent questionnaires out to every candidate in the field—asking about their qualifications and stances on major issues from the environment, to ICE, to housing. 

Read questionnaire responses from candidates running for Durham mayor and city council here. 

We hope you’ll take some time to do your research and make a plan to vote. Don’t forget to check your voter registration status and look up early voting locations and hours.

As we’ve done for decades, we will make endorsements in the Durham races and others, and we’ve also sent questionnaires to the nearly 100 candidates running in Wake and Orange counties ahead of November elections.

Stay tuned for ongoing election coverage from the INDY (in Durham and beyond) on our 2025 elections page.

—Sarah W.

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The Wheel Deal

Roller derby “requires muscles and skill, but includes a dose of theatrical flair,” The 9th Street Journal writes in a dispatch from a recent Carolina Roller Derby bout at Wheels.

Credit: Photo by Angelica Edwards

Lean Slate

The end of two candidates’ campaigns leaves the Chapel Hill town council as the only truly competitive race in Orange County, INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur reports.

Credit: Photo by Angelica Edwards

A DSA PSA

The Durham School of the Arts’ move presents a rare opportunity: 17 acres in the heart of Durham that can be used for public good. A former school board member shares some ideas for the site.

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LOCAL: The CEO of Duke University Health System is stepping down, The Chronicle reports.

LOCAL: Two developments—one opening and another breaking ground this week—will add hundreds of affordable units to downtown Durham as part of a redevelopment of the city’s public housing, NC Newsline reports.

STATE: NOTUS reports Senator Thom Tillis says he hasn’t seen “any evidence” the Trump administration plans to focus its ire on Charlotte following a fatal stabbing that has caught the president’s attention.

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