The Buddy Ruski Show

Ask Me Anything, Birthday Edition: The Buddy Ruski Show

Hello, friends. What a two months it has been! Local elections are in full swing, which is a helluva time to join a newspaper staff. Since I started the reporting fellowship in early September, I’ve had the privilege of working with my INDY colleagues on a couple of election-related

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By The Horns | August 31, 2023

Will the SCAD text amendments become the most important issue in this year's election?

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By The Horns | August 18, 2023

Election season is upon us! In a crowded field, it will take creativity and fortitude to rise to the top.

Development

Exposure Therapy: Facing our fears to build stronger communities

We have to face our fear of change, little by little, step by step, if we hope to witness that beautiful view at the top of the mountain.

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By The Horns | July 5 2023

The contentious budget gets passed as council goes on break for the month of July. Will the bad juju fade before their return to city hall?

Development

Buddy Ruski Learns How To Build Strong Towns

What does it take to create the city of the future?

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By The Horns | May 23, 2023

City Manager's budget proposal, a (not so) secret revealed, and a decade's long case finally gets its day.

Biking

E-Bikes, Grocery Shopping, and Safer Streets

Life on the e-bike has made me even more committed to making it safe for everyone to join the bike commuter lifestyle.

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By The Horns | April 27, 2023

The mayor addressed the city for the second time since assuming the position, and a couple of General Business Agenda items that signal good things to come.

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By The Horns | April 12, 2023

After weeks of tragedy and turmoil, a much-anticipated council meeting left many with more questions than answers.

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By The Horns | March 29, 2023

How would you spend the city's budget? Did you know there's a way to tell them directly?

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By The Horns | March 11, 2023

Democracy is a perpetual negotiation.

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By The Horns | March 3, 2023

How will the SCAD amendments change the future of development in Durham?

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By The Horns | February 10, 2023

Preserve Rural Durham and City Council have reached an impasse. What now?

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By The Horns | January 22, 2023

“I hope that we can find a way forward, I hope that we can find a plan, but I’m so sick and tired of only being against and no dang’on plan for it.”

Durham

For The Greater Good

As our community grows, we will be forced to make difficult choices. What would you sacrifice in service of the greater good?

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By The Horns | January 6, 2023 (Season Premiere!)

Do we have the courage to build back our communities?

The Buddy Ruski Show

BONUS: North Carolina health nonprofit El Futuro with Mary Hondermann

On this special episode of The Buddy Ruski Show, Justin interviews Mary Hondermann, Communications Manager at El Futuro ahead of another dance party fundraiser at Rubies in downtown Durham.

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By The Horns | December 11, 2022

Records are meant to be broken.

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By The Horns | November 23, 2022

This week, we give thanks for community engagement, affordable housing, and the shortest council meeting ever.

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By The Horns | November 11, 2022

Who has power in your community, and how is it leveraged?

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By The Horns | October 20, 2022

Is Durham growing too fast for our city to keep up?

Updates

Buddy Ruski Newsletter 10.05.22

Buddy Ruski is on the road this week in New York City!

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By The Horns | September 21, 2022

How we would build this city is a question we have to ask ourselves. But what are we willing to sacrifice to get there?

Transportation

Parking, Car Culture, and a Crash at Five Points

How does the city expect to implement a “social district” anywhere downtown if cars, the most anti-social form of transportation, still have the highest priority?