Deondra Rose, assistant professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, is accustomed to letting facts drive the discussion of policy. But as a member…
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On a mission to improve transportation downtown, Durham officials are experimenting with an emerging method to trace where and how people move. They are buying…
Chuck Manning Sr. says the new program provides support at a critical time. Photo by Katie Nelson On his first day of freedom after a…
At the turn of the 20th century, downtown Durham’s Parrish Street was the hub of Black Wall Street, with NC Mutual Life Insurance Company at…
Above, Jose Gomez has to walk in the grass beside a busy highway for his morning commute to work because there are no sidewalks. Photo…
Mayor Steve Schewel has a werewolfish habit of staying up late into the night answering emails. While most of the city is asleep, he sends…
Durham County had a big blue wave in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Turnout outstripped the previous midterm in 2014 by more than 30,000 more votes cast.…
Durham voters who still need to cast their ballots in Tuesday’s elections can get a free bus ride to the polls. For the second straight…
In front of the entrance to Duke University Hospital on Erwin Road, Lynn Brandon stood with her daughter late one afternoon, waiting for the bus…
Durham’s efforts to encourage commuters to find alternatives to their cars have won the city $1 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Durham Mayors Challenge Team…