In the great tradition of government buildings, the main office of the Orange County Local Reentry Council is “barren of existence and bad for the…
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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,…
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…
Durham City Council and Durham county commissioners each took major steps recently towards building a trail connecting Durham and Roxboro by approving money for land…
In the parking lot of the Hilton Raleigh North Hills on Thursday morning, I spotted a white Nissan Altima and a silver Chevrolet Equinox, a…
As the first federal immigration agents arrived in Durham to begin an enforcement effort, elected officials joined community and religious leaders to declare that the…
City Council voted to move towards preserving and restoring the Durham Athletic Park (DAP) at Thursday’s work session, rejecting two other options which would have…
Voters overwhelmingly gave Mayor Leonardo Williams a second term on Tuesday, supporting his “Durham is Dope” enthusiasm and his strong support for development. At his…
Durham’s voters wanted fresh blood. On Tuesday, they chose newcomers Matt Kopac and Shanetta Burris for the City Council, ousting DeDreana Freeman and Mark-Anthony Middleton. …
Durham has more than 240,000 registered voters. Yet in any given election, thousands of those voters stay home. Here at The 9th Street Journal we…