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Phase Two of the Hillsborough Street Revitalization Project is underway. New turnabouts, sidewalks, and bike lines will be extended on the west side of the street and developers are building new mixed-use developments. Current small business owners on the street are unsure how their businesses will be affected by four years of construction and if the city cares about protecting them.
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The Raleigh-Durham Airport has hired the Urban Land Institute to generate a report on the ways the Airport Authority could use land it owns to seek revenue sources beyond ticket sales and federal funding. The rising costs of maintaining the airport have caused this to happen, but any development may mean the end of the wooded trails around Lake Crabtree County Park. Citizens oppose any move to remove the trails and have signed petitions that seek community involvement in the decision.
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Jack Bacheler, professor emeritus of entomology at NC State University, is competing in the Great Pumpkin/Watermelon Weigh-off at the North Carolina State Fair. Bacheler grows giant pumpkins as a hobby and his methods are described for growing giant pumpkins are described. Bacheler has earned ribbons in the past and grew three over 500 pounds this year.
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Ross White is a nationally recognized poet, editor of Bull City Press, and a teacher at the North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics. White describes himself as a cheerleader for other poets and his press publishes chapbooks and the magazine Inch. White is also the founder of two national poetry projects, The Grind and the Frost Place Chapbook Competition. White’s first book of poetry was recently published called How We Came Upon the Colony.
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Celisa Steele is looking to raise the community profile and diversify the lineup for the 9th annual West End Poetry Festival. Steele is Carrboro’s poet laureate and is looking for new programming and opportunities to get the local public involved in the festival. The festival focuses on poets with North Carolina roots, writing traditional poetry.
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The way the North Carolina State Fair spends its budget on music acts is explored. The fair will spend $420, 000 dollars for the 2014 fair and the projected earnings after all eleven acts perform is presented.
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Mark Hockney owns and operates Tiny Farm in Hillsborough, an 11 acre farm that reimagines what small scale farms are capable of. Hockney has created a business model that focuses on sustainable farming through innovation and long-term planning. Hockney grows organic greens 52 weeks a year and offers his workers above minimum wage, a 401k, and medical insurance.
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Steve Barrell is a lead investigator for Haunted North Carolina, a Durham-based nonprofit that conducts investigations of paranormal activity. Barrell and his team focus on data from audio recordings to detect electronic voice phenomena. Barrell works as a legitimate researcher, researching parapsychology in the Triangle Area.
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North Carolina prisons are currently operating with dozens of vacant positions for mental health workers. Vacancies were reported to have had a “very negative” impact on patient care by the Department of Public Services in 2012. Inmates with mental illnesses are increasing and the lack of staff to accommodate them has already been attributed to helping cause Michael Anthony Kerr’s death in 2014.
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Cary artist Roger Ehrlich’s 24-foot “shimmer tower” dedicated to all victims of war worldwide has been erected at the State Capitol. Ehrlich’s tower allows people to ring the bell in memory of a victim of war and to write their names on the tower itself. The tower is meant to make people consider the cost of war and to help with the healing process for those suffering from loss.
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Jen Robinson is a health care worker at the Lincoln Community Health Center in Durham and she helps homeless people get the vital medical care they need. Robinson discusses the barriers to the homeless receiving health care, but how access to health care often helps people find a home and job. Robinson, who was homeless growing up, also discusses how citizens can help the homeless and eliminate the problem.
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The Mining and Energy Commission will make some changes to regulations after receiving over 200,000 public comments. The buffer zone between drill sites and drinking water may increase and unannounced inspections may occur at drill sites. One notable change will not be made. Fracking waste will be stored in open-pit ponds despite the risks of leakage and environmental contamination.
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Laura Ritchie is an entrepreneur, cofounder, and curator of Durham’s Carrack Modern Art. This zero-commission art gallery promotes young artists who get to keep all of the proceeds of their two-week exhibitions. Ritchie volunteers as curator as she works as the educational outreach coordinator for Durham Art Guild. She is the winner of a 2014 Indie Art Award.
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Raleigh’s Van Alston is a 2014 Indie Art Award winner. Alston operates Slim’s in Raleigh and The Cave in Chapel Hill. His bars are places where musicians can get experience and a paycheck no matter how many listeners how up. Alston only collects 15% of ticket sales from acts after the musicians have received an guaranteed initial payment. The former tour manager and history teacher enjoys helping artists start their career and is willing to take a risk to support them that others are not.
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Durham’s Leah Wilks is a 2014 Indie Art Award winner. Wilks is a co-founder of the Durham Independent Dance Artists and co-directs Culture Mill in Saxapahaw. She also runs classes at five area schools and studios and tours with the North Carolina Dance Festival as a solo performer. Her choreography and her performances have been well received and she is a mainstay in the local dance community.
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