Durham’s affordable housing efforts got a boost last Thursday as City Council members voiced support for a $6-million dollar project that would preserve and develop…
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Homicides, rape incident reports, and property crime climbed in the first quarter of 2023, Durham’s Police Chief told the City Council on Thursday. Homicides spiked…
Like many elementary school libraries, R.N. Harris’ multi-media center is decorated with stuffed animals, vocabulary word posters, and hundreds of picture books. On Monday, this…
Lack of affordable housing coupled with rising rents appears to have worsened Durham’s homelessness problem, according to an analysis by a Durham non-profit. In a…
When Elaine O’Neal announced she was running for mayor in 2021, she said her goal was a “Durham for Everyone.” A lifelong Durhamite, O’Neal knew…
The 9th Street Journal is tracking Durham Mayor Elaine O’Neal’s campaign promises with the O’Neal-O-Meter, which rates the promises on a scale similar to PolitiFact’s…
Any Durhamites who showed up to City Hall on Monday night expecting to witness another profanity-laced screaming match between members of the City Council may…
The day was hot, sunny and humid, but that didn’t stop hundreds of people from attending the 52nd Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival in Durham last Saturday,…
Although the contest started with a big surprise — a top mayoral candidate suspended her campaign just weeks before Election Day — there were very…
By Jake Sheridan, Julianna Rennie, Caroline Petrow-Cohen, and Olivia Olsher Durham’s new mayor-elect Elaine O’Neal cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday’s municipal election. The…