hgeorgeJul 25, 2023
Ross Grady
In case you didn’t hear, or aren’t from #DurhamNC: last week a bizarre car crash (maybe involving a shooting, maybe not, it’s not 100% clear at the moment) resulted in a car driving fully into the middle of Rofhiwa Books, a Black+Queer-owned bookstore here in Durham. (While they were closed, thankfully.)

The place is TRASHED and even though they are insured, it’ll take a while to get things sorted. In the meantime, they have to take care of their employees.

This is a link to a GoFundMe to help with that, and all the myriad other things insurance is bound not to fully cover: https://gofund.me/316d7d49
Akkoma

Jul 24, 2023 at 11:53pmWeb
Show threadrag. Gustavino BevilacquaJul 25, 2023

@rossgrady

OMFG  

Almost a tornado!

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article277601068.html

Show threadEmelia/EmiJul 25, 2023

@rossgrady Looked at streetview, my immediate response is "needs more bollards." The building is far too open to the intersection, as well as providing zero protection to any pedestrians waiting to cross out front.

Utter failure on the city's part to create an intersection like that without protecting the pedestrians and buildings from traffic.