On a Sunday morning this fall, Kristen Sommerfeld rang a small metal bell. Clad in overalls and a sleeve of botanic tattoos, she stood among…
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Vanessa Hagerbaumer’s experience working from home in the Triangle is not only about what she does; it’s about what she sees. During a recent phone…
It looks pretty much like any other classroom. School desks are pushed together to create a hollow rectangle. The chairs are small and stiff, and…
Rebecca Gibson has a message to those hoping to help communities grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene: no more bikinis. In the days following…
At 5:30 p.m. in downtown Raleigh on Monday night, a dozen musicians stood on a stage, trumpets blaring as singers belted out lyrics like “We…
When Dave Curro opens the trunk of his car to reveal a model of the neighborhood he wants to build for developmentally disabled adults, the…
The Durham school board’s New Year’s resolution? Get kids to school. At a special meeting on Monday, the board discussed two new strategies to tackle…
“CPS lies, Durham County pays, how many kids did you steal today?” A crowd of about 30 Durham advocates chanted those words at the Durham…
In the heart of Durham Central Park on Saturday, orange plastic fences surround three large furnaces where the fires burn at 3000 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s…
At 1 p.m. on a recent Thursday, a gray haze lingered over slick asphalt and three white tents stood alone in the Research Triangle Park…