After months of waiting, residents along Roxboro and Mangum are finally seeing progress on a long-term goal: Conversion of the busy roads to two-way streets. …
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Rebecca Gibson has a message to those hoping to help communities grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene: no more bikinis. In the days following…
On a recent Friday, Lu Tahaj, 52, trudged up Macon Street, an unpaved road around the corner from her house on West Markham. Seventeen houses…
This election season, The 9th Street Journal is sitting down with candidates to chat about their priorities — over frozen pops. Our reporter Esmé Fox…
Under vibrant quilted tapestries, an army of five diligent volunteers hunched over their creations on a recent Sunday. The hum of sewing machines echoed throughout…
Chris Perelstein was working in the living room of his Roxboro Street apartment in early November when a cacophony of noises — squealing tires, a honking…
Editors’ Note: Eleven candidates — all Democrats — are vying for five seats on the Durham County Board of Commissioners in the March 5 election.…
On a recent Saturday morning, a tarp on the boardwalk by Durham’s Third Fork Creek in Southwest Durham revealed trash of all kinds — energy…
As people took turns spinning a nearly 2-foot-wide multicolored wheel, a woman sporting a “Celebrate Everyday like It’s Earth Day,” T-shirt jumped up and down…
On a cloudy afternoon in Garrett Road Park, a small yellow ball sailed over a tennis net and back again. Players Matthew McCullen and Janae…