Lena Geller
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Durham, NC, United States
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Past articles by Lena:
At Isaac's Bagels, A Quest for the Perfect Bagel
Making bagels is a ballet of sorts: an art form with little room for error but endless room for expression. → Read More
Eight Things to do in the Triangle on New Year's Eve
If you don’t plan on tuning in to NBC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” special to watch split-screen footage of the Raleigh acorn and the Times Square ball drops—the balls, nuts, and Dick show, as I like to call it—check out our NYE picks. → Read More
Southern Service Workers Unionize for Better Working Conditions
In four Southern states including North Carolina, service workers have formed a cross-sector union to demand fair pay, safety, consistent scheduling, and dignity. → Read More
First Coffee, Then Beer: A New Main Street Bar Aims to Be Durham's "Daily Spot"
Branded as an “all-day cafe,” The Daily Beer Bar will operate threefold as a bar, coffeeshop, and casual eatery, offering a morning menu of local pastries and coffee drinks and an afternoon and evening spread of sandwiches, salads, snacks, sodas, jui → Read More
15 Minutes: Jack Sochet, Actor in the Horror Film "Smile"
Sochet plays Carl Rankin, a frequent visitor to a psychiatric facility. → Read More
Rattlesnake Corn Dogs, Pepsi-Glazed Mini Donuts, and More: It's State Fair Season, Baby!
The North Carolina State Fair runs from October 13 to October 23. Here are five of the fair's wildest new food items. → Read More
At Durham Haitian Restaurant Pierro ToGo, a Little Time to Marinate Is Everything
Most dishes at Pierro ToGo require at least a day of preparation. Every meat on the menu—chicken, pork, red snapper—is marinated in epis for at least 24 hours before it hits the pan. → Read More
Walltown Residents Air Grievances Over Northgate Mall Redevelopment
Residents of Durham’s Walltown neighborhood aired their concerns over the Northgate Mall redevelopment at a community meeting Saturday attended by the developer's attorneys. → Read More
QueenBurger Opens in Durham This Week
The owners of Queeny’s and Kingfisher Cocktail Bar will complete their triple crown of Durham’s restaurant scene with a Thursday, September 15 opening. → Read More
Developer's Offer to Transform a Durham Parking Deck into Apartments Met with Cold Shoulder by Council
A Triangle-based firm wants to turn half of the city-owned Durham Centre parking garage into a towering apartment complex, but Durham's city council isn't so sure. → Read More
Early Data Shows Durham's Community Safety Pilot Programs Are Working
The pilot programs, which rely on skilled, unarmed first responders to help resolve nonviolent calls to Durham's 911 call center, is set to expand soon. → Read More
Residents Fear Displacement From Their Old North Durham Apartments
A proposed development in Old North Durham threatens to wipe out more affordably priced rental units near downtown. → Read More
Three Things to Do in the Triangle This Weekend
Three Things to Do in the Triangle This Weekend Art, jazz, and a double Durham beer fest. → Read More
North Carolina Chick-Fil-A Draws Heat for Soliciting Volunteers to Work the Drive-Thru
“We are looking for volunteers for our new Drive Thru Express!,” read a Facebook post from a Hendersonville Chick-Fil-A. “Earn 5 free entrees per shift (1 hr) worked. Message us for details.” → Read More
NYT Op-Ed: NC Congressional District Offers 'Two Versions of America ... at War'
A look at the politics and polarization of North Carolina and its newly drawn 13th Congressional District, which includes southern Wake County. → Read More
Durham Studio Offers Refuge for Ukrainian Dancers
At Durham’s Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Ukrainian dancers focus on their craft to escape thoughts of the war. → Read More
Buena Papa to Open New Eatery at Southpoint Mall
The Latin American-inspired fry bar opened its first location last year in Raleigh’s Morgan Street Food Hall. → Read More
Durham Council Increases Downtown Parking Rates Significantly
On July 1, following a unanimous June vote from the city council, street parking rates between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays were raised from $1.50 to $2.50 per hour, and parking garage rates saw an 80 percent increase, from $1.25 to $2.25 per hour. → Read More
Durham Launches Community Safety Pilot Programs
The programs aim to better connect those experiencing mental or behavioral health crises with the proper care, starting from the moment a person calls 911. → Read More
Durham's Immaculata Catholic School Denies Job to Transgender Parishioner
Despite the school's inclusive messaging, Wilhelmina Indermaur found herself barred from a job as an in-school caretaker for a disabled student. → Read More