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…
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…
On Dec. 23 and 24, a blackout at JJ Henderson Senior Apartments left residents confused, afraid and at risk. Now Durham Housing Authority officials say…
Twelve doctors, wearing their white lab coats, stood in front of the North Carolina Legislative Building on Wednesday and implored their elected officials not to…
Members of the Durham City-County Appearance Commission waited in a conference room on the ground level of City Hall on a recent February evening, ears…
The Durham School Board has approved new elementary school boundaries for the 2024-2025 school year, but parents have many questions. And school officials say they’re…
When the six Democratic legislators representing Durham County — two senators and four representatives — head to work in a Republican-controlled legislature, they have to…
If you’ve been hearing nighttime howls, your ears aren’t deceiving you — coyote season in Durham is underway. Residents from across Durham, including Forest Hills,…
The website for the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee says meetings are held “bi-monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m.” at the Animal Protection Society…
Editor’s note: This story is part of “Under the Radar,” a series examining the little-known boards and commisions of Durham’s local government. The agenda was…
While the days leading up to Christmas are often marked by celebration and warm memories, for residents of JJ Henderson Senior Apartments, Dec. 23 and…
Around 6 on Monday morning, a beaver scampered across the American Tobacco Campus and hopped into the Old Bull River, an artificial concrete channel that…
Durham County last week welcomed the expansion of a major pharmaceutical company, giving the corporation a multi-million dollar boost to aid the project. In a…
In most ways, 321 Coffee looks like any other trendy café on a busy Saturday afternoon. Sunbeams filter through full-length windows. Pops of turquoise, mustard…
Palm trees lined the Venice Beach boardwalk, shading the sea of tourists, street artists, and chintzy tee-shirt vendors below — just like in the movies…
Andréa “Muffin” Hudson is an activist for incarcerated individuals, directs two criminal justice nonprofits, and believes prisons do catastrophic harm. She is also a gun owner. …
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a new LGBTQIA+ and gender support policy for its students, staff, and families on Thursday, December…
While most of my friends spent Halloween at costume parties or trick-or-treating, I was at the Durham County Courthouse listening to the opening statements of…
The first question for Revenge Tour was easy: Why did they want revenge? “Last year, we suffered incredible heartbreak, and we haven’t forgotten about it,”…
It is a Wednesday afternoon in October in suite 4700—the Durham County Public Defender’s Office. A woman sits in the corridor, Face-timing a friend. Minutes…
During Thursday’s Durham Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Pascal Mubenga applauded billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s $18 million donation to the school district, but urged patience…
In Durham County Courtroom 7C recently, prosecutor Mary Jude Darrow scans a docket of first appearances, bond hearings, and probation violations. Outside, a pair of…
A row of college baseball caps decorates the wall behind William T. Logan’s desk. The caps — from Clemson University, North Carolina State University and…
Judge Amanda Maris rocked her gray chair back and forth at the mahogany bench in her courtroom, where she was hearing cases involving domestic violence. …
Despite worries of voter intimidation, chaos at the polls, and post-election denialism, North Carolina’s midterm voting seems to have run smoothly. “I can say without…
As early voting in the November election gets underway and state and national races capture ad time and headlines, Durham voters are also weighing $423.5…
On a chilly Saturday morning, Djamila Bakour ties together clusters of white, gold, and pale green balloons to adorn the concrete facade of a shopping…
A U.S. Supreme Court case about North Carolina redistricting could have dramatic consequences on national elections. It’s called Moore v. Harper, and politicians, activists and…
Saying that he is “doing great things,” Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead says he deserves a second four-year term. Birkhead, 61, cites recent accreditation from…
A broad-shouldered, thick-calved man gently followed his public defender toward the mahogany podium in between the defense and prosecution’s desks in Courtroom 4D. Staring down…
On Friday, Sep. 23, as members of the Lyon family took a student-led tour through the halls of Durham’s newest elementary school, some students wondered…
On September 14, just before 2 p.m., Courtroom 7D buzzes. Attorneys chatter in the well; family members, religious leaders, and local organizers share smiles in…
Across North Carolina, self-proclaimed defendants of election integrity are disrupting the day-to-day ways county officials preserve the integrity of elections. The effort seems to be…
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,…
Leonardo Williams was pleasantly surprised one evening when, while vacationing in Savannah, a bartender let him know that he could enjoy his drink outdoors. Sipping…
On April 22, a cryptic Craigslist advertisement titled “Durham FREE Historic Houses (10) YOU MOVE: Act fast!” rattled Durham Facebook groups and email inboxes. Local…
Cars zip past the small sidewalk, blurs of metal and exhaust. Pedestrians run across streets, and sidewalks appear to be an afterthought. Five lanes of…
Sports Illustrated and Rotten Tomatoes (and many film critics) call it the best sports movie of all time. It’s got highly quotable characters, hilarious scenes…
BY Sevana Wenn and Maddie Wray At first glance, an environmental activist, a Native American artisan, and a clogging Spanish professor may not seem to…
Browning banana peels, decaying fishbones, crumbling pizza crusts. These ingredients may not seem appetizing to most, but to seedlings hungry for fertile soil, they’re the…
A cluster of bee-curious adults and children lick luscious drops of golden honey off their knuckles. At a craft table nearby, crowds of young kids—dressed…
Anna Pauline “Pauli” Murray wore many robes. Murray was an activist—a poet-turned-lawyer-turned-priest. She was a Durhamite—a child who grew up wandering the West End. She…
Like any North Carolina barbecue connoisseur, Nelson Lee has a strong opinion on the eastern versus western-style debate. “Eastern,” he says without hesitation, raising his…
The Union soldiers had come down Old Oxford Road, chasing Confederate soldiers out of Stagville Plantation. They arrived at Stagville’s Horton Grove, which at the…
On a Monday evening, Hayti residents, community leaders and city representatives file into the Monument of Faith Church sanctuary. The room bustles with anticipation as…
The Greensboro sit-in of 1960 is famous, celebrated in museums and history books. Yet three years earlier, a group of seven young activists sparked the…
After narrowly escaping demolition, a building that played an important role in Durham’s African-American history is getting a new lease on life. The red-brick structure…
Sherron Road. Doc Nichols Road. Baptist Road. Olive Branch Road. These roads run through southeast Durham, connecting small townships and farms, overhung by pine branches.…
With its skating rink, go-karts, mini-golf and a snack bar, Wheels Family Fun Park was once among Durham’s most popular venues for parties and community-building…
