CONTENTS

6 An eyewitness described an assault directed at Durham's mayor pro tem, in which two council members were hit, following a testy city council work session last month. BY THOMASI MCDONALD

8 Cary's new food waste drop-off pilot is diverting tons of food waste from landfills to create compost. BY WILL ATWATER

10 Despite the school system's promises to do better, thousands of students from other countries are graduating from DPS without learning English.

BY GWYNETH BERNIER

ARTS & CULTURE

13 The Common Market, a favorite neighborhood hangout spot in Charlotte, comes to Durham. BY LENA GELLER

14 “Not sleeping and being tired all the time affects your mood and changes your relationship to people, work, and creativity," says musician Chessa Rich. Her album Deeper Sleeper releases on April 7. BY NICK MCGREGOR

THE REGULARS

3 Backtalk

4 Op-ed | Drawn out

16 Culture calendar

CORRECTION Doreen Colondres has not officially earned the title of sommelier, as was incorrectly stated in last week's issue of INDY Week.

COVER Photo by Jeswin Thomas via Unsplash