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- An “Endless” Shawarma Wrap in Durham
- A Massive Data Facility in Rural Wake
- A New Trail Network From Durham to Roxboro
- A Kid-Led Push for Bike Trails in Apex
- A Raleigh Dive Bar, Back in 1983
Good morning, readers.
I went to a Palestinian-owned market and grill for this week’s Lunch Money column and, upon walking inside, briefly forgot I was there to get lunch.
There was much to see—pomegranate molasses, five-pound bags of halal peach rings, 50 different spices in a densely packed corner—that I started grocery shopping before the smell of charred meat snapped me back to my mission.
Global Suq has been open since 2022 as a market on West Cornwallis Road in Durham, but just added a restaurant component last month. The menu keeps it simple: shawarma, burgers, and roasted chickens.
I got a $9 shawarma wrap filled with garlic sauce, shaved chicken, and Iranian-style pickles that made my gums tingle.
After eating, I tried to find the owners to ask about the spice blend on the chicken and accidentally interrogated regular customers before getting pranked by an actual co-owner who insisted I owed him last month’s paycheck.
Read the full column below. Have a good Tuesday.
—Lena
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WAKE COUNTY
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A massive data storage facility would require annexation into the Town of Apex and a rezoning. Neighbors are wary of energy use, air pollution, and quality of life impacts, INDY’s Jane Porter reports.
DURHAM COUNTY
Trail Blazers
With new funding to purchase land, the city is taking public input on plans for a 26-mile trail network linking downtown Durham to neighboring Roxboro, INDY’s Justin Laidlaw reports.
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In partnership with Triangle Off-Road Cyclists, some Apex kids are pitching town leaders on a bike trail to be built along town-owned property next to a stretch of greenway, INDY’s Jane Porter reports.
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STATE: NC Newsline reports Republicans lawmakers, returning to the General Assembly today, could vote on whether to overturn the governor’s veto of a bill allowing anyone over 18 to carry a concealed gun without a permit.
STATE: With the traditional school year underway, Triangle school districts have hundreds of teacher vacancies to fill, WRAL reports.
STATE: A new law is in effect requiring school districts to limit cell phone use during classroom instructional time. WUNC reports Triangle districts are working to figure out how to enforce it.
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