The Cottages of Idlewild, a passion project for NCCU basketball coach LeVelle Moton, are slated to be finished next year.
James Burrell
15 Minutes: Artist Nyssa Collins
In March, Collins unveiled Rubbish the Raccoon, a seven-foot-tall sculpture at West Franklin Street Plaza commissioned by the Town of Chapel Hill for Earth Day
15 Minutes: Elena Paces-Wiles, 2024 NC High School Journalist of the Year
Elena Paces-Wiles is a senior and coeditor of the Riverside High School student newspaper, The Pirates’ Hook.
15 Minutes: Kevin “Rowdy” Rowsey II, Executive Director of Blackspace in Durham
Blackspace will hold a family-oriented Black History Month event at the Duke Nasher Museum of Art this Sunday, February 11, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Medical Marijuana Advances to NC House After Historic Vote in Senate
“It is our duty as lawmakers to pass legislation that helps people who need our help. It is not going to make them ashamed or reluctant to seek help if it is recommended to them by their physician.”
New Bill Would Exempt Sales Tax on Menstrual Products, Provide Them Free in Schools
“It is a monthly expense that many individuals and families simply can not afford,” said bill sponsor Rep. Julie von Haefen (D-Wake). “Access to menstrual products is a factor that impacts students well being, attendance and performance.”

