After months of waiting, the City Council filled its vacant Ward 3 seat, appointing local artist and activist Pierce Freelon. Sworn in today, Freelon was…
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Overseeing a statewide election in a pandemic gives Damon Circosta plenty of things to fret about. But when the chair of the North Carolina Board…
When we started The 9th Street Journal two years ago, our student journalists were narrowly focused on Durham city and county government. Our home page…
By Henry Haggart New demands that Durham Police Department improve how it treats residents swelled last week after news broke that police officers approached Black…
Editor’s Note: After we published this story yesterday, we asked about a recipient that seemed odd to us – Ascot Diamonds, Inc. a chain jewelry…
The group running Durham’s $2 million COVID-19 small business relief program was obligated to tell the city which businesses got the cash. But the city…
While working as a technology specialist in Durham Public Schools, Laura Fogle learned about a student whose phone screen was so cracked, glass shards cut…
Three weeks ago, city and county officials boasted in a press release that they doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans and grants…
After 12 years as Durham’s city manager, Tom Bonfield is retiring, effective September 30. Bonfield has worked 42 years in public service. He cited a “variety…
After more than three years of renovations, Durham Main Library was slated to reopen in April. But the coronavirus pandemic threw a wrench in those…