Derek Bowens doesn’t drink coffee. Still, as Durham County’s elections director, he regularly clocks 80-hour work weeks in anticipation of November’s general election, as does…
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Before most of Durham is up, tree-lined Oval Drive Park is serene, save for a slight morning breeze. That is, until about 30 kids and…
This election season, The 9th Street Journal is sitting down with candidates to chat about their priorities — over frozen pops. Our reporter Lauren Pehlivanian…
To most people passing by Ben and Isaiah Jernigan’s house on Ellis Road, there is nothing remarkable about the sage green outbuilding in their backyard.…
After months of uncertainty about the school system’s payroll and budget, the public had a chance to speak on interim superintendent Catty Moore’s proposed budget…
Wolfgang Stanek brandishes a sword and wears a blindfold. In any other setting, no one would approach him. But on a recent Saturday inside the…
Editors’ Note: Eleven candidates — all Democrats — are vying for five seats on the Durham County Board of Commissioners in the March 5 election.…
On an outdoor stage at Durham’s Golden Belt Campus, two young girls in bright pink T-shirts and pigtails, members of the Bouncing Bulldogs jump rope…
Story and graphics by Lauren Pehlivanian Not so long ago, a million-dollar home sale in Durham was rarer than a blizzard in the Bull City.…