Since the start of the pandemic, thousands have died from drug overdoses. In North Carolina, overdose deaths rose nearly 40 percent between April 2020 and April 2021.
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Shortly after Dasha Zhukova co-founded Moscow’s Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and enlisted OMA’s Rem Koolhaas to convert an abandoned Soviet-era restaurant into the institution’s new venue, she observed that visitors were “staying and hanging out” because they simply wanted to be surrounded by art and culture. Fast forward a decade, and the art patron and philanthropist is applying that logic to the multi-unit residential market by launching Ray, a new venture that aims to bring art, culture, and thoughtful design to real estate.
Ray’s inaugural project, a conversion of Harlem’s historic National Black Theatre into a 21-story building by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo, will feature a roster of perks such as master classes, events, and workshops from local artists and institutions; each of the 222 units will be at or below market rate. That’ll be followed by a new 110-unit building by Leong Leong in Philadelphia’s rising Fishtown neighborhood, which will
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The state of North Carolina is expecting money from opioid lawsuits and settlements that could be routed directly to services for the people who are most impacted by the opioid epidemic. However, there is no clear explanation of how this money will be distributed, and there is no promise that it will be administered in a way that aids in the recovery of those who are struggling with opioids. There are significantly more questions than answers at this time regarding this money and how it will be used.
Unfortunately, western North Carolina’s county commissioners and elected officials who will likely be tasked with planning for opioid settlement funds often take a draconian approach to substance misuse. State legislators are currently proposing a bill to push back on North Carolina’s advances in harm reduction practices, and to take these life-saving services away from those in need.