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…
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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…
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…