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[Gallery] Giant Robot Fight Club Closes Out July Run at Mettlesome
Next week, the post-apocalyptic cardboard battlebot show invades Motorco before an expected return to Mettlesome in August.
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[Dispatches Received in Error Issue 16] Deposition of a Dragon Before County Zoning
A weekly serial fiction project for paid subscribers, unfolding through a growing archive of documents from an alternate-universe Southpoint.
Durham Public Schools Cafeteria Menu: What’s for Lunch July 27-31, 2026
Year-round DPS students can expect breakfast favorites, nachos, dumplings, chicken nuggets, and pizza during the final week of July.
The "Rocket and Feathers" Effect: Inflation Eases But Grocery Bills Do Not
Prices for food at home are expected to rise 2.7% across the country this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Friday. That's higher than the grocery inflation shoppers saw in 2024 and 2025 but close to the historical average of 2.6%.