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- Three New Bars in Durham
- A Local Chef Wins Chopped
- The INDY Wins Journalism Awards
- Op-Ed: Hunger on UNC Campus
- Tattoos for Storm Relief
Good morning, readers.
Durham has three new bars, and none of them took the obvious path.
The husband-and-wife team behind Fizzwerks decided to brew seltzer in a sea of craft breweries. At Primrose, owner Mike Douglass spent years perfecting daiquiris—but has yet to put one on the menu. And at The Lenny, the Ibarra brothers, whose family built an empire of Mexican restaurants across the Triangle, have gone French.
Each departure reflects calculations about location and timing. Fizzwerks saw too many breweries already competing for attention. Primrose decided Instagram potential trumped a signature drink—hence the wall art with an uncanny digital gloss (Taylor Swift as the Mona Lisa, anyone?) The Lenny’s dramatic rooftop setting pushed the Ibarras to reach beyond their usual playbook.
Whether these bets pay off long-term is yet to be seen.
Get the full rundown on the new bars below. And have a good Wednesday.
—Lena
| Don’t miss Nate Bargatze’s Big Dumb Eyes World Tour at Raleigh’s Lenovo Center for two shows on July 17th and 18th. Limited tickets remain! Grammy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze, dubbed “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up” by The Atlantic and “One of the Funniest People” by CBS Morning, is breaking attendance records worldwide. With over 1.2 million tickets sold in 2024, he’s currently the #1 earning comedian globally according to Pollstar, ranking #12 in overall live tour sales alongside Coldplay, Madonna, and U2. |
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A Local Chef is the Chopped Champ
In the sixth episode of the reality cooking show’s dizzying 60th season, Durham Chef Adé Carrena’s West African flavors prevailed, Eric Ginsburg writes for the INDY.
OP-ED
The Hunger Crisis on UNC Campus
The skyrocketing cost of groceries is national news, but for students at UNC, it’s an everyday burden that impacts their health, academics, and futures, Sarah Maness and Shayla Zwingman write for the INDY.
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ORANGE COUNTY: The home of a White Cross firefighter flooded while she was out doing water rescues during Tropical Storm Chantal, WCHL reports.
STATE: A new study finds that 40 percent of properties that have flooded in the state in recent decades were outside of officially designated floodplains, WUNC reports.
WAKE COUNTY: School leaders estimate the district can afford to continue operating programs that had been supported by federal funding frozen recently by President Trump for about three months, WRAL reports.
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