By The Horns By The Horns | August 31, 2023 Will the SCAD text amendments become the most important issue in this year's election?
By The Horns 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.
Development Buddy Ruski Learns How To Build Strong Towns What does it take to create the city of the future?
By The Horns 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.
By The Horns 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.
By The Horns By The Horns | April 12, 2023 After weeks of tragedy and turmoil, a much-anticipated council meeting left many with more questions than answers.
By The Horns 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?
By The Horns By The Horns | March 3, 2023 How will the SCAD amendments change the future of development in Durham?
By The Horns By The Horns | February 10, 2023 Preserve Rural Durham and City Council have reached an impasse. What now?
By The Horns 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?
By The Horns By The Horns | January 6, 2023 (Season Premiere!) Do we have the courage to build back our communities?
By The Horns By The Horns | November 23, 2022 This week, we give thanks for community engagement, affordable housing, and the shortest council meeting ever.
By The Horns By The Horns | November 11, 2022 Who has power in your community, and how is it leveraged?
By The Horns 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?
By The Horns By The Horns | September 7, 2022 Durham desperately needs more housing. But at what cost? The members of Preserve Rural Durham continue to wonder what the future holds for their community.
Updates Buddy Ruski Newsletter 09.05.22 Inside today’s newsletter, you’ll find a new column about local politics, a recent Buddy Ruski Show episode, projections for stories to come, and a note at the bottom from yours truly.
The Buddy Ruski Show The Wire™️, YIMBYs vs NIMBYs, and Building a Better Future with Jed Byrne | The Buddy Ruski Show (Ep. 27) On episode 27 of The Buddy Ruski Show, Justin talks to Raleigh-based community developer Jed Byrne about the psychology of development and the importance of engaging in the process.
Updates Buddy Ruski Newsletter 02.23.22 New shows coming down the pike, and a deeper look into the housing crisis.
Durham Who Owns The Streets? The Streetery is an initiative from DDI that helped create outdoor seating options for local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. As far as I know, it worked. By fall of 2020, Downtown Durham was moderately functional thanks to DIY outdoor seating and to-go cocktails. The program took a hiatus until
Durham It Takes A Village The house across the street from me sold for $163,000 in February of 2020. Honestly, I’m shocked the person who bought it didn’t have to just trade the owner a Snickers bar. It was a complete wreck. A homeless person lived on the porch behind plastic covers
