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'A National Model': How One Program is Preparing Durham Youth for Life Sciences Careers
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (1367+ words) The Research Triangle has been a major science and technology hub for decades. In 1984, as the tobacco and textiles industries'longstanding pillars of the North Carolina economy'moved overseas, academic and business leaders saw the writing on the wall and urged legislatures…...
Talking With Raleigh CARES Staff About the City’s New Crisis Call Diversion Program
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (729+ words) Editor's note: This story mentions suicide and mental health issues." Raleigh has made some big changes to how it handles 911 calls and mental health emergencies. When a Raleigh resident calls 911, a telecommunicator inside the city's emergency communications center asks them…...
Durham City Manager Lifts Two-Year Ban on Activist Who Disrupted Swearing-In
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1059+ words) A Durham resident facing a two-year ban from Durham City Hall will regain access to the building next week'roughly two years earlier than expected'after a Monday appeal hearing resulted in the restriction being lifted. Amanda Wallace was banned from city…...
Three Raleigh Women Wanted More LGBTQ+ Community—so They Built Their Own
3+ week, 3+ day ago (804+ words) But thanks to For the Girls of Raleigh, an organization formed to build female LGBTQ+ community in the Triangle, that fantasy turned out to be a thrilling reality. The Halloween party, which saw over 100 queer women (as well as nonbinary…...
Who’s Running: Orange County County Commission and School Board
4+ week, 2+ day ago (536+ words) The Orange County Board of County Commissioners and the Orange County Schools Board of Education will each see at least one new member elected this year." Three seats are up for grabs on the Orange County Commission. The commission's seven…...
N.C. Appeals Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Hayes Barton Townhomes Developer, Rules Raleigh Missing Middle Lawsuit May Proceed
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (341+ words) The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday on a 2023 complaint involving Raleigh's missing middle housing policy." A concurrent lawsuit against the developers behind a planned townhome project on Williamson Drive that was allowed under the policy cannot move forward,…...
Activist Banned from Durham City Hall After Disrupting Swearing-In
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1187+ words) A Durham resident has been barred from entering city hall for two years following her disruption of a new council member's swearing-in ceremony on December 1. Both the disruption of an oath of office and the ban may be unprecedented; neither…...
After Years Spent Moving Around, the LGBT Center of Raleigh Settles Into a Longterm Space
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (837+ words) After years of bouncing around downtown, operating out of storage units, and searching for a sustainable lease agreement, the LGBT Center of Raleigh finally has a new home." The 3,000-square foot community center on Cabarrus Street is a cozy, comfortable…...
In Durham High Schools, Drama Takes the Spotlight
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (504+ words) If you want to see the future of the arts, you don't need to head to New York or Los Angeles. You just need to attend a local high school theater performance." Earlier this fall, one such local production received…...
The 4th Congressional District Primary Just Got Interesting
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1114+ words) Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam will challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee in the March Democratic primary. The 4th Congressional District includes all of Durham and Orange counties, as well as northern Chatham and western Wake. Allam will file Thursday, setting up…...