Speakers praise school budget’s ‘bold ask,’ seek more funding for specialized teachers
By Lauren Pehlivanian
After months of uncertainty about the school system's payroll and budget, the public had a chance to speak on interim superintendent Catty Moore’s proposed budget...
‘Reckless Roxboro’ may get a revamp — if locals can persuade DOT
By Esmé Fox
Chris Perelstein was working in the living room of his Roxboro Street apartment in early November when a cacophony of noises — squealing tires, a honking...
Analysis: After months of victories, school workers’ union faces an end-of-year test
By Sofie Buckminster
Story by Sofie Buckminster; Photos by Kulsoom Rizavi On Feb. 15, 14 union members faced the Durham Board of Education and their lawyers. The two...
As it seeks a new superintendent, DPS faces a ticking clock
By Audrey Patterson
As the Durham school board launches its search for a new permanent superintendent, a consultant advising the search urged the board to move swiftly and...
A moment in Durham: ‘Do you wanna see?’
By Samantha Owusu-Antwi
The Museum of Life and Science in Durham, North Carolina is closed every Monday. But this Monday, a young man wearing a maroon “Life +...

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To reopen, Durham needs more coronavirus testing, ramped-up tracking of possible infections, mayor says

To reopen, Durham needs more coronavirus testing, ramped-up tracking of possible infections, mayor says

By Ben Leonard on April 20, 2020

In order to reopen, Durham needs two vital things: more coronavirus testing and the ability to keep tracking down people unaware they were exposed to…