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- Takeaways from Durham Electeds’ Town Hall
- Neighbors Push Back on OWASA Expansion
- Films Coming to Theaters Near You
- Email Sheds Light on UNC Tenure Delay
- Where It’s Now Safe To Swim in the Eno
Good morning, readers.
If you’re a Durham government nerd, maybe you were (like me!) in the audience at the library on Saturday for a town hall with county commission chair Nida Allam, city council member Javiera Caballero, state representative Marcia Morey, and school board chair Bettina Umstead.
If you’re a Durham government nerd who couldn’t make it, please don’t fret. INDY is here with what I’m calling the definitive rundown of the event.
My biggest takeaway? Durham’s municipal elections are well underway. I spotted at least three of the six candidates for the Ward 1 seat (hello Andrea Cazales, Matt Kopac, and incumbent DeDreana Freeman!) and mayoral challenger Pablo Friedmann taking the opportunity to put on nice outfits and press some voter flesh before and after the actual panel discussion.
Politics, of course, also shaped much of the discussion—a Hayti Reborn leader pressed for answers about tonight’s council vote on a controversial rezoning, residents asked what to do about Trump’s aggressive use of federal power, and Morey repeatedly warned that the state legislature isn’t coming to save progressive areas like Durham anytime soon.
It was, per this local government nerd, a thrilling Saturday afternoon. Read the rest of my takeaways from the town hall below.
And have a good Monday
—Chase
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ICYMI
Water World
OWASA has been buying properties on Glosson Circle as part of a plan to expand its main water treatment plant. After clashing, residents and OWASA are trying to work together, INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur reports.
ARTS & CULTURE
Incoming! Films
A 1963 crime drama gets an update with “Highest 2 Lowest,” Margaret Qualley gets mixed up with a nefarious megachurch in “Honey Don’t,” and more films coming to theaters near you, by Glenn McDonald for INDY.
EDUCATION
Tenuous Tenure
This spring, UNC delayed approving tenure for dozens of employees. An email obtained by The Assembly says Chancellor Lee Roberts signed off on the controversial move to save money.
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WAKE COUNTY: About 2,000 people rallied against Trump this weekend and formed a human chain outside the state legislature, WRAL reports.
DURHAM COUNTY: A lot has happened in the last couple weeks between Duke University and the Trump administration. The Duke Chronicle has a rundown of the federal funding freezes, investigations and university reactions thus far.
STATE: The 2026 Senate race between Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley could see half a billion dollars in campaign spending, WUNC reports, double past races.
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- West Point on the Eno remains closed due to damage from Tropical Storm Chantal, but the Eno River Association says it’s now safe to swim in spots between Hillsborough and Durham.
- Juniper Level Botanic Garden’s rare corpse flower bloomed—and a couple got engaged on the livestream.
- People on Reddit are talking about the best running clubs in the Triangle.
- The Homestead Skate Park in Chapel Hill is closing for renovations. Fortunately, the Scrap Exchange in Durham is building a new park this summer.
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