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…
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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…
The Durham City Council is an elite group: attorney, attorney, Duke professor, pastor, “non-profit administrator,” consultant and a game developer. The lofty jobs reflect a…
A scooter swarm will soon be coming to Durham. After weeks of deliberations, the City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to regulate the use of…
I was sitting a few rows away from Durham City Council member Charlie Reece when he recounted his trip to Raleigh to try out the…
After expanding the group to increase diversity, the Durham City Council Monday unanimously approved the appointment of 17 city residents to its new Racial Equity…