Simmer, crunch, trawl and lambast are my favorite words on the verb wall. Scrawled across the white board by four different hands— Maddie, Akiya, Ana,…
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Durham high schoolers might gain a precious extra hour of sleep this year, but it’s come at a cost to hundreds of younger students. This…
Since before he knew what a typewriter was, Chris Vitiello had a way with words. As a child, the poet and communications strategist dictated poems…
BY Sevana Wenn and Maddie Wray At first glance, an environmental activist, a Native American artisan, and a clogging Spanish professor may not seem to…
Browning banana peels, decaying fishbones, crumbling pizza crusts. These ingredients may not seem appetizing to most, but to seedlings hungry for fertile soil, they’re the…
Like any North Carolina barbecue connoisseur, Nelson Lee has a strong opinion on the eastern versus western-style debate. “Eastern,” he says without hesitation, raising his…
The Greensboro sit-in of 1960 is famous, celebrated in museums and history books. Yet three years earlier, a group of seven young activists sparked the…
After narrowly escaping demolition, a building that played an important role in Durham’s African-American history is getting a new lease on life. The red-brick structure…
With its skating rink, go-karts, mini-golf and a snack bar, Wheels Family Fun Park was once among Durham’s most popular venues for parties and community-building…