For this Durham commission, feet and pedals come first
By Mele Buice
On a recent Wednesday evening, the Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission gathered to talk about cul de sacs, bike paths and sidewalks. From the...
‘I knew you still had it in you’: Carousels and cotton-candy skies at Durham Spring Carnival
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Jeremiah Sterling has six shots in him—three Pfizer vaccinations, two Jack Daniels shooters, and one bullet from Iraq—and he feels them all on an unusually...
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By Chase Pellegrini de Paur
At 6 p.m. on March 20, about 30 cyclists gathered near the Shell station at the intersection of West Main, West Morgan, and Watts streets....
Dog court: County appeal board decides fate of ‘dangerous’ canines after an attack
By Jacqueline Cole
On Dec. 2, 2021, Jazmine Bunch had a small birthday celebration for Stormi, her Maltese/Yorkie mix. The dog wore a pink party hat and got...
Leftover resentments follow appliance purge in Durham Public Schools
By Chase Pellegrini de Paur
April 1 is famous for pranks and practical jokes. But to overworked Durham Public Schools teachers with microwaves and fridges in their classrooms, there’s nothing...
Renovations in motion for former Wheels roller rink
By Sevana Wenn
Peering through the glass doors of Wheels Fun Park’s main building, it’s hard to imagine that the empty roller rink once teemed with skaters. The...
Absence policy outrages high-achieving students
By Charlotte Kramon
Ana Bursac, a junior at Durham School of the Arts, was involved in a car accident last semester that kept her in the hospital for...
Council members question chief about crime-fighting team
By Jenna Smith
At a recent Durham City Council meeting, a routine crime report by Police Chief Patrice Andrews evolved into a tense discussion about the impact of...
Selina Mack: Cultivating lasting community, one house at a time
By Sevana Wenn
Selina Mack nods at the purple and yellow pansies that bloom in front of the tidy Burch Avenue duplex. “This is important for me, that...
‘No normal walks!’: Clowns lope, whoop and honk their way through downtown
By Isabella Larsen
Under a cloudy purple night sky, a small group of clowns gathers on the lawn at Bull McCabe's. Above the fluffy blue, pink, and red...

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Reflections: The power of verbs — and community

Reflections: The power of verbs — and community

By Sevana Wenn on August 8, 2022

Simmer, crunch, trawl and lambast are my favorite words on the verb wall. Scrawled across the white board by four different hands— Maddie, Akiya, Ana,…