When some streetlights around North Carolina began mysteriously turning purple this month, residents turned to Reddit for answers. They wondered whether the colored lights were…
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A neighborhood email list promising leftover vaccines launched Bruce, a diabetic Durhamite, on an odyssey. In want and need of a COVID-19 shot, the 76-year-old…
On May 26, 2020, working mom Cara August laced up a pair of roller skates for the first time in over 30 years. She swung…
When Susan Rankin realized someone stole her Prius sedan’s catalytic converter for a second time in three months, it was really frustrating. “Grrrrrrrrr,” she recalled…
Mayor Steve Schewel expressed confidence in Durham Public Schools teachers Monday as they began welcoming some children back to their classrooms for the first time…
A year ago today, March 10, Gov. Roy Cooper rolled out North Carolina’s first emergency order addressing the coronavirus pandemic. No one envisioned all that…
The sky was pitch black, but Hannah Slocum was on the move. Rolling out her purple yoga mat and cueing a new playlist, she turned…
Mike Lee says he has voted with Durham’s teachers consistently during his seven years on the Durham Public Schools board. But after he and other…
At the Blue Corn Cafe, co-owner Danielle Martini-Rios keeps a close eye on her servers’ hands. When she trains them, her directions are clear: “Don’t…
If you haven’t visited downtown Durham much during the pandemic, here’s an update: the building boom did not stop while you were gone. On Rigsbee…