Record #:

16832

Author(s):

Ball, Billy

Abstract:

751 South developers, a mix-use 167-acre project near Jordan Lake, were denied sewer and water service by Durham City Council. However a bill proposed by Rep. Tim Moore may force the city to offer these services to the area. Senate Bill 382 was amended to forbid cities \"from denying water and service to a project in its designate urban growth area outside municipal limits.\"

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 26, June 2012, p5, 9 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

City planning and development law

Record #:

16833

Author(s):

Geary, Bob

Abstract:

Republican nominee John Tedesco will face fellow nominee Richard Alexander in November elections. The winner will run against incumbent Democrat June Atkinson for the position of state superintendent of public instruction. John Tedesco is a Wake County school board member and his opponent a special educator from Lancaster, S.C.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 26, June 2012, p5, 11 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Education--North Carolina

Record #:

16834

Author(s):

Ball, Billy

Abstract:

Viridiana Martinez came to the state when she was seven when her father obtained a visa to work tobacco fields. She is now an active member of the N.C. Dream Team which is an organized group of immigrants and their allies. She comments on President Obama's recent DREAM Act and expresses both her hope for further reform on immigration policy and disappointment that the president has not acted more decisively.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 26, June 2012, p7, 9, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Immigration--Laws and legislation

Record #:

16835

Author(s):

Sorg, Lisa

Abstract:

Hemlock trees are endangered by a species known as the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. The adelgid is an invasive species from China and Japan and researchers at N.C. State and across the world are struggling to stop the pervasive creature. Currently hemlock trees in the western portion of the state and most recently in Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve, Cary are suffering damages from this species.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 26, June 2012, p18-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Woolly adelgids--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

16836

Author(s):

Wallace, Emily

Abstract:

Ben Crawley and Chad McIntyre operate Mr. Buzz beekeeping service. Their business services Raleigh restaurants, such as Sitti Lebanese and Big Boss Brewing, which are installing bee hives on rooftops. These hives are mutually beneficial because more hives promotes a declining bee population and the restaurant can harvest honey, typically an expensive ingredient for their menu.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 26, June 2012, p20, 22, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Restaurants--Raleigh

Record #:

16978

Author(s):

Ball, Billy

Abstract:

Although it is currently impossible for bed and breakfasts to thrive in Chapel Hill due to restrictions, a new comprehensive plan calls for the operation of these establishments as part of a push to speed upscale tourist attractions in the historic neighborhoods padding UNC-Chapel Hill.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 28, July 2012, p7-8 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bed and breakfast accommodations--Chapel Hill

Record #:

16980

Author(s):

Spini, Maggie

Abstract:

Durham City planners have reworked some of the proposed amendments to the Mobile Vending Provisions ordinance in order to relax rules on food trucks.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 28, July 2012, p9-10, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Food trucks--Durham

Record #:

16981

Author(s):

Geary, Bob

Abstract:

Voter approval of Amendment 1, which bars the state from recognizing same-sex marriages and civil unions, doesn't prohibit local governments from offering their employees domestic partner benefits.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 28, July 2012, p11 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Same-sex marriage--Laws and legislation

Record #:

16982

Author(s):

Coleman, Vernal

Abstract:

It seems in Durham, mini-marts and alcohol don't mix. Many of the convenience stores that hold state permits to sell beer and fortified wine has trouble with criminal activity on or near its premises.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 28, July 2012, p14-16, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Crime--Durham; Alcohol (Law); Convenience stores--Durham

Record #:

16983

Author(s):

Ball, Billy

Abstract:

There is nothing nebulous about moonshine laws. North Carolina laws forbid the manufacture or possession of moonshine, or non-tax-paid spirituous liquor.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 28, July 2012, p22 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Distilling, Illicit

Record #:

16984

Author(s):

Anderson, D.L.

Abstract:

In 1958, THE SATURDAY EVENING POST introduced the nation to Percy Flowers, for years, North Carolina's number one bootlegger of Wilders Townships, Johnston County. At the time of the POST profile, it was estimated the Flowers was earning $1 million a year in untaxed revenue from the sale of white liquor.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 28, July 2012, p23, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Distilling, Illicit

Record #:

16985

Author(s):

Sorg, Lisa

Abstract:

Is there a future for North Carolina hops farming? Hops grows best in cool climes of the northern latitudes, where they take in black loam and bask in summer daylight that can last as long sixteen hours; in other words, not central North Carolina, with unforgiving clay, hot and humid summers, warm winters, and a shorter day length. But North Carolina brewers, growers, researchers, and beer drinkers agree that with the right hops variety, one grown to tolerate less sunlight, along with investments in farm machinery and processing centers, hops could be a robust niche industry in this regions and in the mountains, where there are fledgling hops farms.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 28, July 2012, p26-27, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hops

Record #:

17038

Author(s):

Geary, Bob

Abstract:

Groups gathered in Raleigh in support of the \"Move to Amend,\" a nationwide effort to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. This decision held that corporations have the same political rights as people, including the First Amendment right to put as much money into political speech as they like.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 29, July 2012, p7 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Corporations--Laws and legislation

Record #:

17109

Author(s):

Ball, Billy

Abstract:

Durham County Commissioners approved a development deal with Southern Durham Development (SDD). The measure, passed 4-1, approves an SDD commercial project near Jordan Lake to hook-up to the county's sewer system. Plans include construction of 1,300 homes and commercial space which the project's dissenters believe will further pollute the already endangered area around Jordan Lake.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 30, July 2012, p5, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Durham County--Politics and government; Development planning

Record #:

17110

Author(s):

Geary, Bob

Abstract:

Duke Energy Corporation merged with Progress Energy earlier this year but has already fired CEO Bill Johnson. This along with recently divulged industry secrets leads some skeptics to believe the goal of the merger is not to pass savings onto customers but enhance the company's ability to pursue nuclear facilities.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 30, July 2012, p5, 11, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Energy industries; Duke Energy Corp. (Durham); Progress Energy Inc.