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.
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 | 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 | 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 | 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?
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?
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.
By The Horns By The Horns | August 17, 2022 How do we tackle current housing issues without sacrificing environmental concerns that could plague us all?
By The Horns By The Horns: A Newsletter Covering Durham City Council A newsletter covering the Durham City Council.
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.
The Buddy Ruski Show Healthy Eating, Maintaining Your Values At-Scale, and Peanut Butter by the Spoonful with Mark Overbay | The Buddy Ruski Show (Ep. 26) On episode 26 of The Buddy Ruski Show, Justin interviews food entrepreneur and co-founder of Big Spoon Roasters Mark Overbay.
Music Bull City Royalty and Who's Next In Line What Sylvan Esso’s mini-festival could mean for the future of Durham's music scene.
The Thin Line Between Security and Chaos “Do you call yourself a patient or a junkie? The only thing that separates us is who takes your money.”
The Buddy Ruski Show Alternative Education, Ethical Sourcing, and "Dad, Can We Eat That Roadkill?" with Anna Gibala | The Buddy Ruski Show (Ep. 25) On episode 25 of The Buddy Ruski Show, Justin interviews longtime friend and owner of Moonbelly Meat Company, Anna Gibala.
Maps, The Beauty of Being Lost, Transit Equity and A Brief Mention of Light Rail with Erik Landfried | The Buddy Ruski Show (Ep. 24) Erik and I talk about the pitfalls of America’s car culture, how getting lost can be liberating, and how putting racial equity front and center creates thriving public transit systems for those who use it, and need it, the most.
