In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Alabama for refusing to give her bus seat to a white passenger. More than 10 years earlier, Private…
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Every Friday, the Threshold Singers of the Triangle visit Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill to brighten residents’ rooms with music. The volunteers, most…
Beechwood Cemetery is quiet on a recent Friday. With its weathered-gray headstones and bright commemorative flowers, Beechwood is the paradigm of a traditional cemetery. Things…
John Hawkins drives the edge of his fingernail into the underside of a mushroom, slicing across its buttery gills. Beads of royal blue ink, the…
On Tuesday, Oct. 3, Pearlie Williams, 63, sat silently in the front row of Courtroom 4D at the Durham County Courthouse, waiting to be called…
With a series of community projects vying for a slice of the budget, $2.4 million of city funding is on the plate for Durham locals.…
In every corner of the room—on the bookshelf, on the piano, under the bench—are boxes stuffed with hundreds of cards of every size and color.…
The job posting is unlike any you’ve seen before. Preferred height of 5-foot-8 to 6-foot-1. Dance experience encouraged. Must be able to drive a go-kart…
It’s a little dreary for Memorial Day, but the overcast sky above Durham Central Park is brightened by the reds and blues of a two-lane…
Two months after being released by the Durham Bulls, Tyler Zombro is getting another chance to play baseball. The 28-year-old pitcher has only played two…