The 9th Street Journal video team found there was no wait at Early Voting locations. But if you’re a Durham resident, this election has some…
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Oranges, fruit snacks, chips and water bottles. That’s what Sophia Chitlik, the incumbent District 22 state senator, packs in the snack bags she’s bringing to…
Bettina Umstead, the lone incumbent seeking re-election on the Durham school board this March, acknowledges the problems that have plagued the district. “I agree that…
“I want to see the cattle car.” Steve Goldberg still vividly recalls his friend Abe Piasek’s words. Goldberg, then a high school teacher, had travelled…
“I thought your number had been taken over by a bot.” That was Duke University senior Grace Peng’s immediate reaction to a text from The…
Durham residents generally like where their city is headed and feel good about fire services, quality of life and overall customer service from city employees.…
A year and a half ago, Savannah Miller was nearly the top chef on, well, “Top Chef.” But her pasta was problematic, the spiny lobster…
Endorsements matter in Durham. The 9th Street Journal analyzed Durham County Board of Elections records for the past 10 years and found striking patterns. We…
In the library at Easley Elementary School on Wednesday, candidates for the District 4 school board race appeared at ease. The three former educators settled…
Nadeen Bir is most known for where she is every Wednesday from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.: the northeast corner of Broad and Main streets, where…








