Mall walkers in Raleigh, Triangle exercise, find friendship | Durham Herald Sun

This is great!

Chasing Amazon, Retailers Are in a Never-Ending Arms Race - The New York Times

How are local businesses cracking this nut?

She Texted About Dinner While Driving. Then a Pedestrian Was Dead. - The New York Times

I wonder if the Chapel Hill mayor thinks there are too many people texting or simply using their cellphones while driving? Maybe she is one of them? Will she tell us? Look out in the meantime!!!

Student's Threat on Social Media Leads to Arrest of Carrboro High Father - Chapelboro.com

Now that others reelected the Chapel Hill mayor, I wonder if she is ready to agree that we have too many guns in Chapel Hill? I doubt it. This requires a sense of doing the right thing, something that did not seem to be on this month's local ballot.

Duke University Purchases Carrboro Land, Ending Long-Time Development Plans - Chapelboro.com

Count on Duke to upset the apple cart at the last moment.

GoTriangle Orange-Durham light rail failure reasons detailed | Durham Herald Sun

I think a whole boatload of heads ought to role, figuratively, and it is a big part of why I lost all interest in local affairs and skipped voting this year, the first time I can recall doing so. A lot of people responsible still have very cushy jobs and don't deserve them nor do the people who can fire them and on up the ladder. And Duke is Disappointment U.