Bull City Rising

Bull City Rising is a daily blog that covers news, politics, events, downtown, development and more in Durham, N.C.

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Something's up with @TheHerald_Sun website - domain registration was changed today, and the site now points to a landing page. #NandOops?

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@ChefCushman I had a terrific job opportunity come up at Davidson (I work in higher education IT). Couldn't pass up! But will miss Durham

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@DurhamsNatSauce Yep! Hard decision to leave but it's for a great opportunity elsewhere

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After 11 great years in Durham, yours truly is moving to CLT. Will still be in Durham a few times a month. BCR future? More in coming weeks

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US map, ca. 1920, when it really was Durham-Raleigh.

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@SomersPrincipal @ATCDurham Thanks so much!

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So the @ATCDurham tower lighting is listed at 6. What time does the tower actually light up? Asking for a friend (who hates cold)(ok for me)

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@AnthonyABC11 @wral @durhamheraldsun @VirginiaBridges @TheDurhamNews @newsobserver @bullcity @DurhamCAN @WNCN @wunc @indyweek https://t.co/Zgq6HfsQFB

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@MTBinDurham @DurhamsNatSauce @CharlieReece @LaurenHorsch You're all most kind. Had not yet announced beyond Fb friends. More soon.

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Reading the Durham BOE's election snafu postmortem, I stopped in my tracks at "failed PCMCIA card." What, 8" floppies weren't available?

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@elandfried Didn't come up specifically in the conversation, but I believe the new design is better oriented towards the city center

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Durham's main library renovation is 4x the plan from 2008. Why the big jump? We scrutinize the numbers https://t.co/3TmEIeJGar

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Progressive lion and NC Rep Paul Luebke, 70, passes of lymphoma. Wrote the book (literally) on NC politics. https://t.co/w3ZFtYyQdN

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@RocknRoll_Rach @greg_doucette Oh sure. I've got a house in moron Sen Ralph Hise's district if he wants to sublet.

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@RocknRoll_Rach @greg_doucette I trust Billman's Indy as much as I do a for-$ university. Oh crap, wait.

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@RocknRoll_Rach @DurhamsNatSauce @greg_doucette Full disclosure, I donated to MW last 2 cycles. No quid pro crap. Only pol Ive ever given to

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@RocknRoll_Rach @DurhamsNatSauce @greg_doucette better choice for re-election period. OTOH, we'll get interesting elect experiment here /6

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@RocknRoll_Rach @DurhamsNatSauce @greg_doucette I'm a little more interested in ppl engaging in meatspace than online. Can't fathom a /5

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@RocknRoll_Rach @DurhamsNatSauce @greg_doucette Plus, MW has long been active in civic life and orgs of all kinds. Tweetings great, but /4

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@RocknRoll_Rach @DurhamsNatSauce @greg_doucette a hand for fixing broken city admin and helping Durham move in the right direction