In 2019, the city of Durham committed itself to an ambitious climate goal. The City Council passed a renewable energy resolution that said by the…
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Thousands of Durham residents flooded voting sites starting last week in a tense election countdown that has state and local officials quietly preparing for disruptions.…
Braggtown, like many predominantly Black neighborhoods in Durham, was settled by formerly enslaved people. Liberated from the vast Stagville plantation at the end of the…
By Cameron Oglesby and Henry Haggart After Durham’s most violent night in months of protests, Mayor Steve Schewel blamed unidentified outsiders for busting windows, spray-painting…
For almost three years now, the city of Durham has committed to planting 1,500 trees a year, nearly all of them in low-income communities. The…
After months of waiting, the City Council filled its vacant Ward 3 seat, appointing local artist and activist Pierce Freelon. Sworn in today, Freelon was…
After 12 years as Durham’s city manager, Tom Bonfield is retiring, effective September 30. Bonfield has worked 42 years in public service. He cited a “variety…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, masks of many colors, patterns and materials have become ubiquitous — or at least, they’re supposed to be. In April,…
Andrea Cobb, a nationally known artist based in Durham, collected and filed away the annual property tax notices she received in the mail for more…
If you’ve walked down almost any well-traveled street in Durham during the last four months, you’ve likely seen wadded up masks or disposable gloves along…