Durham’s voters wanted fresh blood. On Tuesday, they chose newcomers Matt Kopac and Shanetta Burris for the City Council, ousting DeDreana Freeman and Mark-Anthony Middleton. …
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Durham has more than 240,000 registered voters. Yet in any given election, thousands of those voters stay home. Here at The 9th Street Journal we…
Nick Tennyson has voted in every Durham general election since 1986. That makes him one of Durham’s most consistent voters and a decisive voice in…
A potentially ground-breaking voting rights case will soon be decided in federal district court in Winston-Salem, with important implications for the state’s 1.2 million young…
Since graduating from Duke in 2022, Julianna Rennie has moved every single year. Voting while frequently changing addresses has been a challenge; she skipped voting…
Over Labor Day weekend, the normally quiet Confluence Natural Area nature preserve in Orange County was brimming with families. Site steward Ed Sredzienski described how…
A giant mason jar is nestled on the teal countertop of Whisk & Rye Bakehouse + Coffee. It’s stuffed full of dollar bills, left by…
The city spent $669,000 to repair sidewalks along West Club Boulevard as part of a larger $6 million sidewalk repair project. But now residents say…
“CPS lies, Durham County pays, how many kids did you steal today?” A crowd of about 30 Durham advocates chanted those words at the Durham…
In deep blue Durham County, the number of unaffiliated voters has exploded over the past decade. The group has grown at a rate 7.5 times…