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…
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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…
For almost three years now, the city of Durham has committed to planting 1,500 trees a year, nearly all of them in low-income communities. The…
After months of waiting, the City Council filled its vacant Ward 3 seat, appointing local artist and activist Pierce Freelon. Sworn in today, Freelon was…