The Bull City will elect a new mayor and three City Council members this fall. The primary election is Oct. 5. After that, the top…
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The city of Durham used to rely on a simple approach to identify the roads that needed the most repairs: a technician driving around the…
Mayor Steve Schewel announced Thursday that he will not seek a third term. Saying that he had “struggled mightily with this decision,” he told a…
The current and past leaders of the Durham County commissioners agree that board members need racial equity training. But getting started has been bumpy. At…
For as long as the residents of Watts-Hillandale can remember, Belmont Park has been neglected. “I’ve driven by this park many times, and rarely—if ever—have…
The stoplight is red and the “OVERHEIGHT MUST TURN” sign flashes urgently as a semi-truck waits at the intersection. The driver has a moment to…
In 2020, a turbulent year of disease and conversations of racial equity and police violence, residents of Durham were most unhappy with the city streets. …
In Sasha Pass’s three-bedroom unit at the Hoover Road public housing community, toilets keep clogging. Because of a broken showerhead downstairs, Pass must trek upstairs…
Last Tuesday, Jan. 19, was “Secretary Mandy Cohen Day” in Durham. But Dr. Cohen, the North Carolina secretary of health and human services, didn’t come…
In 2019, the city of Durham committed itself to an ambitious climate goal. The City Council passed a renewable energy resolution that said by the…