Category: Civil Society

• Right diagnosis, wrong answers

  It's important not to learn the wrong lessons from Donald Trump's populist success and the Brexit vote.

  by Andy Taylor
• Nonprofit restaurant to help homeless women gain self-sufficiency

  Raleigh will add yet another hip cafe to its booming downtown this September on the corner of Martin and Wilmington streets. But unlike most foodie hot-spots in the middle of the capital’s downtown, this is one that — no matter how popular it becomes — never will turn…

  by Kari Travis
• Regulations hinder food truck ministry

  SALISBURY — What stands between dozens of unemployed men and the potential road to economic independence? A state regulation requiring food truck owners either to buy a restaurant or rent space in someone else’s commercial kitchen.

  by Sara Burrows
• Durham Rescue Mission serves needy without government support

  DURHAM — Last year, 65 percent of mission donations came from individuals, churches, and businesses. Another 30 percent came from mission-operated thrift stores, and 3 percent was generated by Temps to the Rescue.

  by Donna Martinez