Here's a look at today's headlines:
But first, make sure to read Jim Wise's story in today's N&O to find out the latest on the Falls Lake cleanup bill.
NEW COACH IN TOWN: Is John Rottet's photo of new coach Antonio King great or what? Read Bonitta Best's sports column to find out why the new Hillside football coach is aiming high.
BUILDING HOPES ON ANGIER: Jim Wise has been following Joseph Bushfan's project in East Durham for months. With wiring ready for inspection and insulation going up, read today's update to find out why the developer says Superlative Fine Foods, a much-needed neighborhood grocery, is in the home stretch.
PAM AND FRANK: My View columnist Pam Spaulding was not just a fan of Angela's Ashes author Frank McCourt, she was one of his students when she was in high school in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Read how lives intersect in her essay today.
SLUMLORD?: Tenants say yes. Santosh Bhotika says no. Read Stan Chambers' report on an ACORN demonstration that ended with the community organizing group bestowing a dubious disinction on the Durham property owner.
Autumn Winters (now there's a name) tells you why the Durham County Library is a great place for teens this summer, Michelle Johnson says come get radicalized in Carrboro (a close second to Durham in its radical cred), and Julianna Rhodes has a sweet photo of interspecies communication in today's Best Shot.
Enjoy the respite from the heat, and thanks for reading,
Mark
