Shooting The Bull

Shooting the Bull is a weekly survey of events in and around Durham North Carolina hosted by local bloggers Kevin Davis and Barry Ragin. This week, Professor Deborah Jenson talks about Haitian culture and best ways to donate to Haiti relief efforts.

Shooting the Bull is the weekly survey of cultural and political events in Durham, NC, hosted by Kevin Davis (Bull City Rising) and Barry Ragin (Dependable Erection). This week, Barry goes to the Durham Board of County Commissioners closed session on the 751 Assemblage development project and talks to Elaine Chiosso of the Haw River Assembly, Steve Bocckino of south Durham, County Attorney Lowell siler,and Commissioner Becky heron, about the BoCC's decision to stand by its October 12 vote redrawing the critical watershed boundary around Jordan Lake.

Shooting the Bull is the weekly survey of cultural and political events in Durham, NC, hosted by Kevin Davis (Bull City Rising) and Barry Ragin (Dependable Erection). This week Barry talks with neighborhood activist Nancy Rizzo about Bronto the Brontosaur, his history, the vandalism episode from earlier this year, and the community's efforts to restore him to his previous glory.

Shooting the Bull is a weekly survey of the culture and politics of Durham, North Carolina, hosted by two leading community bloggers - Kevin Davis (Bull City Rising) and Barry Ragin (Dependable Erection)

This week, Kevin and Barry discuss events in the Cleveland-Holloway neighborhood, the tragic death by speeding of two young people in Durham, and chat with Ray Gronberg, metro reporter for the Durham Herald-Sun, about the upcoming municipal elections in Durham.

Shooting the Bull is a weekly survey of the culture and politics of Durham, North Carolina, hosted by two leading community bloggers - Kevin Davis (Bull City Rising) and Barry Ragin (Dependable Erection)

This week, Kevin and Barry discuss angry neighbors with or without paintball guns, and talk to Tanya Olsen, coordinator of Durham's famed Third Friday art walk.

Kevin takes a break this week, and Barry talks Southern politics with Chris Kromm, Director of the Institute for Southern Studies.

Director of Solid Waste Management Donald Long stops by to talk with Kevin and Barry about the city of Durham's new recycling program.

Shooting the Bull is the weekly review of news and events in and around Durham, North Carolina, hosted by local bloggers Kevin Davis (BullCityRising.com) and Barry Ragin (DependableErection.blogspot.com).

This week Kevin and Barry talk about the reaction to the proposed high school site, the opening of the new Wal-Mart, and the nascent effort to get Durham Police to enforce crosswalk safety laws.

Also, Kevin Magill of the group Bikes for the World (bikesfortheworld.org) talks about the bicycle collection drive scheduled for June 27th.

Hosts Kevin Davis (BullCityRising.com) and Barry Ragin(DependableErection.blogspot.com) talk to Durham Magazine editor Matt Dees this week about living in a town named by US News and World Report as one of the top 10 places to live in the United States.

This week, Barry takes a look at the vandalism of Bronto, the NC Museum of Life and Science's historic pre-historic figure; and talks about Saturday's Beaver Queen Pageant with one of last year's contestants, Beach Barbie Beaver.

Kevin Davis returns next week.