{"id":553,"date":"2018-11-19T20:50:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T20:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=553"},"modified":"2023-08-17T16:30:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:30:24","slug":"in-the-midnight-hour-the-nocturnal-email-habits-of-durhams-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2018\/11\/19\/in-the-midnight-hour-the-nocturnal-email-habits-of-durhams-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"In the midnight hour: The nocturnal email habits of Durham\u2019s mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mayor Steve Schewel has a werewolfish habit of staying up late into the night answering emails.<\/span><\/p>\n

While most of the city is asleep, he sends messages on subjects ranging from \u201cDowntown Post Office Parking\u201d to \u201cDemilitarize Durham.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, Schewel sends more emails between 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. than any other time of day, according to an analysis by The 9th Street Journal.<\/span><\/p>\n

We looked at more than 4,000 emails sent by Schewel since he was elected mayor in November last year and obtained by The 9th Street Journal through a public records request. Among the findings:<\/span><\/p>\n