It’s Tuesday evening at the Velvet Hippo’s rooftop bar. From the wooded deck, a few dozen hipster bargoers admire a picture-perfect view of downtown Durham:…
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On a quiet street in Old West Durham, three newly built houses with wide front porches look out over the street, near a “Coming Soon”…
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…
It’s a Saturday morning at Wheels, the indoor roller skating rink in East Durham, and the place has been taken over by the Carolina Roller…
“What happens when community members, city officials and goats come together?” This isn’t the start of a riddle or punchy joke. It’s a question asked…
One recent Saturday, Heather Everblue woke up excited for the event that “differentiates Durham” from the rest of locations where she’s lived. On the third…
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…
Bob Marley tunes and the scent of fresh popcorn wafted through Durham Central Park on Saturday in celebration of the city’s sixth annual Refugee Day.…
Bruce Bair emailed or called his senators every three days for five months straight. When that wasn’t enough, the 73-year-old veteran journeyed from Durham to…