The sound hits like a wave — whistles, drums and shouts cutting through the air as thousands of people flood Durham Central Park on Saturday…
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In the Oct. 7 municipal primary elections, 462 Durham voters cast a provisional ballot—by far the highest number in the state. Cumberland County logged the…
When customers enter Kabab and Curry on Ninth Street, they enter a hidden retreat. Beneath ornate copper panels that engulf the ceiling and past the…
Since graduating from Duke in 2022, Julianna Rennie has moved every single year. Voting while frequently changing addresses has been a challenge; she skipped voting…
There are vanishingly few places today with a dress code that requires, rather than prohibits, an exorbitant amount of sparkle. During last Friday’s premiere of…
This story has been updated with additional details. An earlier version incorrectly described Kaya Manson’s bird feeders. They are platform ground feeders, not troughs. Carolina…
It’s Tuesday evening at the Velvet Hippo’s rooftop bar. From the wooded deck, a few dozen hipster bargoers admire a picture-perfect view of downtown Durham:…
On a quiet street in Old West Durham, three newly built houses with wide front porches look out over the street, near a “Coming Soon”…
With a sheaf of letters in hand, Ellen Holmes, a Spanish teacher at Jordan High School, stepped up to the lectern before the Durham board…
Maps and detailed survey results stretched across tables on a recent Wednesday as residents moved from station to station, scribbling feedback on Post-It notes. At…









