While many cities wait for Google Fiber, Wilson already launched its own municipal broadband, which is becoming a popular public model for other cities.
Geary discusses Republicans' plans to close three academic centers on UNC campuses. These centers happen to focus on poverty, diversity, and minorities, making the Republicans' decision seem like an attack on certain groups of people.
The non-profit Durham CAN seeks to improve Durham through affordable housing, better education and transit, and alleviating poverty. The group does this through activism and holding policy meetings with legislators.
Adrian Miller writes about the culture of American food and is working on a new book about the evolving role of black cooks in the White House kitchen.
The UNC Board of Governors held an 'open' meeting in which they closed three UNC System centers. No students, however, were allowed into the 'open' meeting.