At yet another Durham City Council candidate forum, three very vocal challengers were questioning the competency of three incumbent City Council members. Among the targets…
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It’s a rainy, cold October day and early voting for the city council general election has kicked off with a whimper. A parking lot outside…
In a Nike Dri-Fit polo, khaki shorts, and a Notre Dame baseball cap, Daniel Meier reclines casually in a leather chair at his downtown law…
In a music video dropped in May called “What a Wonderful Durham,” Joshua Gunn sits at a desk in a high school classroom. Wearing a…
Sylvester Williams lowers his voice and leans across the booth in the dimly lit basement of Triangle Café. “I’ve had a prophet tell me…” –…
Every fall, Michael Shiflett tugs on sturdy waders and protective gloves, treks into Ellerbe Creek and extracts plastic bottles, abandoned basketballs and any other floating…
As a building boom in Durham transforms the cityscape, new developments under construction downtown such as the Willard Street Apartments building and the 555 Mangum…
Residents of the city of Durham recently received a survey about a sexy topic: food waste and composting. Composting can sometimes seem like the province…
If you walked into the Durham City Council meeting Monday night the first thing you likely noticed were not the elected officials or 13 members…
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…