A year and a half after initial soil contamination reports, Durham city officials are still unsure when five parks will reopen. The five parks — Walltown,…
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When Tropical Storm Chantal hit Durham on July 6, 77-year-old Fred Foster lost nearly everything. His military uniforms? Washed down the Eno River. His dream…
Maps and detailed survey results stretched across tables on a recent Wednesday as residents moved from station to station, scribbling feedback on Post-It notes. At…
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…
On Sundays and Mondays between 6 and 9 a.m., most Durham residents are snoozing their alarms, brewing coffee and skimming their inboxes. Meanwhile, at unmarked…
Pollution in Falls Lake has long concerned environmentalists and others, even landing parts of the lake on North Carolina’s list of impaired waters. Now the…
Minutes before midnight, the City Council unanimously struck down an annexation request for a proposed development on Monday, breaking its recent trend of development-friendly votes. …
Five local Durham parks could be unavailable until the end of the calendar year. Durham city officials are unsure when East Durham, East End, Lyon…
On a Sunday morning this fall, Kristen Sommerfeld rang a small metal bell. Clad in overalls and a sleeve of botanic tattoos, she stood among…
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…