In 2025, 9th Street Journal reporters and photographers went to meeting halls and polling sites, neighborhoods and trails, backyards and rooftops to bring back stories about local elections, school system challenges, and scores of memorable moments. Below are a few of our favorites.
— The editors
Months after Tropical Storm Chantal ripped through Old Farm, neighborhood residents are still contending with serious damage.
Our reporters also described efforts to record Durham’s “Concrete Chorus” and profiled some of the city’s most consistent voters — those who have voted in every general election for the past 20 years — including Catherine Ferrell , age 113.
We captured the spirit of Bull City Reddit.
We also detailed the arrest of a local theater manager by federal ICE agents and spotlighted a local woman’s efforts to help homeless residents by providing showers on wheels.
Finally, we chronicled a local veteran’s journey on foot from Durham to D.C. to deliver a message to lawmakers.
At top: Chimney Swifts circle downtown rooftops during their annual migration. Photo by Jack Regan — The 9th Street Journal