Durham schools face $7 million shortfall
By Alison Jones
Durham Public Schools is $7 million over budget, the superintendent announced last night in a news release. The shortfall comes on the heels of a...
N.C. ballot challenge hits young voters hard
By Alison Jones
Rhiannon Camarillo left the polls in November feeling confident she had done everything right. She had gathered all the proper materials, voted early, and even...
School board scraps “express stops,” keeps elementary school walk zones
By Alison Jones
The Durham school board has scrapped the idea of “express stops” as a solution to the district's school bus crisis. However, some families living near...
Durham school board approves walk zones near 21 elementary schools
By Alison Jones
Durham schools will stop providing bus service within one mile of 21 elementary schools, and will instead require most parents living within those “family responsibility...
Five days, 12 schools, 4,800 bags: Teacher sends kids home with food for the holidays
By Alison Jones
Motown classics drifted down Lakewood Elementary's yellow, cinder-block hallways from the school’s gymnasium, alive with the shrieks and screams of third graders. In the middle...
Filling out Durham’s tree canopy, seedling by seedling
By Alison Jones
The message went out over a neighborhood listserv this fall with an unusual request: a plea for native tree seeds. “These seeds will be grown...

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A Courthouse Moment: ‘She’s a bully.’

By Charlotte Johnson on May 11, 2022

Middle schoolers deem justice to be served when a bully gets pulled into the principal’s office. However, on March 16, that drama superseded the principal…

Input sought for Durham-to-Roxboro Rail Trail
A new project aims to transform an 18-mile inactive rail corridor into a multi-use trail. More
Rare & Vintage Beer Tasting returns to Durham
Fifty brewers from around the world will showcase rare and vintage beers at a tasting event in Durham. More
City Council approves $1.9 million for sidewalk repair
The Durham City Council approved a nearly $1.9 million contract for the city's 2025 sidewalk repair project that will remove and fix more than 12,000 feet of damaged sidewalks across the city. More
Community forum to discuss soil contamination at city parks
Durham Parks and Recreation will host a community meeting on Monday, Jan. 27, to discuss soil contamination in five city parks. More