This election season, The 9th Street Journal is sitting down with candidates to chat about their priorities — over frozen pops. Our reporter Sevana Wenn…
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Two couples—one young, one middle-aged— took aim at a pair of unsuspecting ducks. The creatures waddled in the grass, oblivious to the people towering overhead.…
On Tuesday, voters expressed that they were ready for fresh faces on the Durham County Board of Commissioners. Three newcomers, Michelle Burton, Mike Lee and…
After nearly two years as mayor of the Bull City, Elaine O’Neal said recently that she won’t be seeking re-election. O’Neal’s June 22 announcement follows…
When Elaine O’Neal announced she was running for mayor in 2021, she said her goal was a “Durham for Everyone.” A lifelong Durhamite, O’Neal knew…
The 9th Street Journal is tracking Durham Mayor Elaine O’Neal’s campaign promises with the O’Neal-O-Meter, which rates the promises on a scale similar to PolitiFact’s…
Mayor Elaine O’Neal presented a vibrant snapshot of the Bull City in her “State of the City” address Monday, even while lamenting the city’s wave…
Peering through the glass doors of Wheels Fun Park’s main building, it’s hard to imagine that the empty roller rink once teemed with skaters. The…
Selina Mack nods at the purple and yellow pansies that bloom in front of the tidy Burch Avenue duplex. “This is important for me, that…
In most ways, 321 Coffee looks like any other trendy café on a busy Saturday afternoon. Sunbeams filter through full-length windows. Pops of turquoise, mustard…