1. Stephen M Schewel was born on 1951 and is an American politician, businessman, and academic.
28 Facts About Steve Schewel
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Steve Schewel founded the weekly newspaper Indy Week in 1983, and served as its president until he sold the paper in 2012.
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Steve Schewel moved to North Carolina in 1969 to attend Duke University.
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Steve Schewel earned a master's degree in English from Columbia University in 1974, and a Ph.
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In 1983 Steve Schewel founded the newspaper North Carolina Independent, later renamed Indy Week.
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Steve Schewel personally wrote the state's first same-sex marriage announcement in the paper.
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Steve Schewel stepped down as the paper's publisher in 1999, but continued on as president of the company until he sold it in 2012.
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Steve Schewel is a co-founder of the Hopscotch Music Festival, which he sold in 2015.
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Steve Schewel is a visiting assistant professor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy.
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Steve Schewel is a former Durham Public Schools board of education member and former English instructor at North Carolina Central University.
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From 2004 to 2008 Steve Schewel was a member, and vice-chair, of the Durham Public Schools Board of Education.
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Steve Schewel was elected to the Durham City Council in 2011 and served until 2017.
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Steve Schewel was elected mayor of Durham on November 7,2017.
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Steve Schewel spoke in favor of gun control and environmental regulations.
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On May 5,2018, Steve Schewel presided over the Jewish Baccalaureate Service at Duke University.
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Steve Schewel had arrived on the scene shortly after the explosion took place.
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Steve Schewel was reelected mayor of Durham with 83.4 percent of the vote in 2019.
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In January 2020 Steve Schewel stated that the city intends to help fund the mitigation of carbon monoxide issues at McDougald Terrace, a public housing complex in Durham that had to evacuate its residents due to a carbon monoxide leak.
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In February 2020 Steve Schewel, who is Jewish, was criticized by Jewish residents of Durham and neighboring municipalities for supporting a municipal resolution banning police training in Israel for Durham police officers.
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Steve Schewel banned the program after left-wing and pro-Palestinian groups alleged that the program provided military-style training and encouraged racial violence against African-American communities.
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On March 13,2020, Steve Schewel declared a state of emergency for the city of Durham, which was set to expire on March 28.
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On March 25,2020, Steve Schewel declared a stay at home order for the city.
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On May 27,2021, Steve Schewel announced that he would not seek a third term as mayor.
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Steve Schewel left office on December 6,2021, succeeded as mayor of Durham by Elaine O'Neal.
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Steve Schewel is married to Lao Rubert, the former executive director of the Carolina Justice Policy Center.
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Steve Schewel has coached soccer for middle schools and high schools in Durham.
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Steve Schewel has served on as the chair of the Durham Tech Community Foundation and has served on the boards of the Durham Public Education Network, the Durham Arts Council, the Blue Ribbon Commission for the Future of Durham High School, and Urban Ministries of Durham.
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Steve Schewel served on the community advisory boards for WNCU and WUNC radio stations.