Thursday's big news: counsel for Southern Durham Development -- the firm that bought the controversial 751 assemblage from Cree's Neal Hunter after one-time Durham planning director Frank Duke okayed a critical watershed boundary move that the state later said he hadn't had the authority to do -- have filed notice of a forthcoming lawsuit against Durham County, claiming (in the N&O's words) that "Duke's action was proper and that the process now underway is an unnecessary hindrance to the project." Look for more details when the suit is filed in July. (N&O, Indy, H-S)
In other news:
- Compromise rules on Jordan Lake made it through the Senate yesterday and should move forward to law after tidying up with the House version, though environmental watchgroups promise to keep an eye out for any late changes to the bill. Durham officials have signalled their acceptance of the current measure. (H-S)
- Choreographer Shen Wei kicks off the ADF's season at the DPAC downtown with his Dance Arts troupe performing his trilogy for the first time. (H-S)
- The Durham Planning Commission gave their support to a requested commercial general zoning to the site of the old Darryl's restaurant at 15-501 and Garrett Rd., requested by gas station owner M.M. Fowler -- and puzzling, since the current zoning allows a gas station anyway. (H-S)
- Durham Public Schools' core network and services are back online (again) after the Confickr virus knocked out their operations. (H-S)
- A new partnership between the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Duke will provide over $1.5 million in scholarship support for eligibility, degree-seeking military veterans. (N&O)
- The Indy has a follow-up on what they've described as tensions between the new owners and long-term residents of the University Apartments complex near Duke, at which rent increases are taking place to pay for renovations that some residents fear are aimed more at drawing in more students and pushing out longer-term residents. (Indy)
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