‘Concrete Chorus’ records the warblers, wrens and wood thrushes of Durham
By Marin Yearley
On Sundays and Mondays between 6 and 9 a.m., most Durham residents are snoozing their alarms, brewing coffee and skimming their inboxes. Meanwhile, at unmarked...
A Moment in Durham: Celebrating refugees, despite uncertainty and fear
By Marin Yearley
Bob Marley tunes and the scent of fresh popcorn wafted through Durham Central Park on Saturday in celebration of the city’s sixth annual Refugee Day....
Building a refuge for exonerees after prison
By Storey Wertheimer
When Joseph Sledge was released from prison at age 70 in 2015, he had spent 36 years locked away for a double murder he didn’t...
In the race to clean up Falls Lake, the city’s unlikely ally is…algae
By Esmé Fox
Pollution in Falls Lake has long concerned environmentalists and others, even landing parts of the lake on North Carolina’s list of impaired waters. Now the...
Durham veteran takes his message to D.C. — on foot
By Sophie Endrud
Bruce Bair emailed or called his senators every three days for five months straight. When that wasn’t enough, the 73-year-old veteran journeyed from Durham to...
A Moment in Durham: From garbage to glam at the ‘Trashion’ show
By Marin Yearley
On a recent Saturday evening an eclectic group clad in technicolor patterns and bold silhouettes gathered around a massive velvet throne draped with baby dolls...

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Mother, granddaughter and daughter left in the dark after COVID-19 hit nursing homes

Mother, granddaughter and daughter left in the dark after COVID-19 hit nursing homes

By Victoria Eavis on July 13, 2020

Before the federal government banned most visitors from nursing homes on March 13, Sally Palmer and her daughter spent many hours by her disabled son’s…