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- Who’s Behind an Eye-Catching Banner in East Durham?
- Character Studies: Trivia Host Arturo Sanchez
- ICYMI: Land Trust Model Gains Ground in Raleigh
- How State Funds Help Private Schools Expand
- Would You Get a Tattoo for the Bull City?
Good morning, readers.
For weeks, a giant yellow banner draped across a brick building in East Durham has been mystifying locals. “HE’S COMING,” it reads in bold black letters, with a circular cutout that’s prompted a healthy number of Reddit theories about Jesus and glory holes.
The truth is less scandalous but still worth the hype: Dame’s Chicken & Waffles is relocating to East Durham after 15 years downtown. The “he” in question is co-owner Damion “Dame” Moore.
Moore says the move is about being “more accessible to a broader customer base” and joining another neighborhood’s growth.
“We were one of the first restaurants to be part of the revitalization of downtown,” he says. Moore and business partner Randy Wadsworth opened the flagship Dame’s on Main Street in 2010. “We’re excited about the potential, once again, from a pioneering perspective.”
The new location will have patio seating and an expanded menu featuring appetizers like fried pickles and desserts like churro waffles.
Read more about the move to East Durham—and the story behind the banner—below. Have a good Tuesday.
—Lena
Pride: Durham, NC! Organized by the LGBTQ Center of Durham, this year’s theme for Pride, “We Are The Rainbow,” centers ourselves as the ones we have been waiting for in the storms of life, the ones who have the solutions to the problems we face. Together, we can radiantly offer and receive support for our coalitions, environments, and futures. Join us this month as we continue our tradition of celebrating Durham’s LGBTQ+ community and history during the first weekend of the fall season: Fri. Sept 26, Sat. Sept 27, and Sun. Sept 28.
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Trivia Pursuit
Known for hosting trivia at Bull McCabe’s, Arturo Sanchez aims to make sure players have fun, think hard, and occasionally haggle over the answers, INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur writes.
ICYMI
Breaking Ground
After beginning construction on the Cottages of Idlewild, the Raleigh Area Land Trust has its sights set on affordable housing projects in other Wake County municipalities, INDY’s Jane Porter reports.
EDUCATION
Math Class
School vouchers aren’t the only way the General Assembly has funneled money to private schools. The Assembly looks at how state funds are helping private schools expand.
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NEWS: Wake County has seen one of the state’s highest increases in its under-five population, Axios reports.
NEWS: Hundreds joined a Labor Day rally in Durham Monday to call for better wages, health care, and working conditions, ABC11 reports.
NEWS: The Duke Grad Student Union ratified a contract, the first such agreement in the South, The Chronicle reports.
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