Braggtown, like many predominantly Black neighborhoods in Durham, was settled by formerly enslaved people. Liberated from the vast Stagville plantation at the end of the…
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“VA 2-211-685” is scrawled in black marker across a sheet of paper. Wade H. Williams, artist at his own company Artist at Large, holds up…
After more than three years of renovations, Durham Main Library was slated to reopen in April. But the coronavirus pandemic threw a wrench in those…
From the outside, the Bull Durham house at 911 N. Mangum St. looks pretty much the same as it did in the famous 1988 baseball…
A few months ago, Durham’s Mystic Farm & Distillery decided to expand beyond its well-known line of gin and bourbon liqueur and make a completely…
When Kevin McDonald woke up the morning after his first round of electroshock therapy, he couldn’t remember how to make coffee. He used to drink…
On Monday afternoon, in the sweltering heat, hundreds of people — many of them low-wage and frontline workers during the pandemic — gathered in front…
Today we launched The 9th, a newsletter that will showcase the great stories and photos in The 9th Street Journal. Compiled by Duke senior Dryden…
If you’ve walked down almost any well-traveled street in Durham during the last four months, you’ve likely seen wadded up masks or disposable gloves along…
Reporting by Chris Kuo, graphics by Henry Haggart COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the nation, including in North Carolina. As of July 11, 83,793…