The Durham mayoral race is heating up, and two candidates are emerging as front-runners after winning key endorsements. Former judge Elaine O’Neal has been backed…
Posts tagged as “Steve Schewel”
Mayor Steve Schewel announced Thursday that he will not seek a third term. Saying that he had “struggled mightily with this decision,” he told a…
Last Tuesday, Jan. 19, was “Secretary Mandy Cohen Day” in Durham. But Dr. Cohen, the North Carolina secretary of health and human services, didn’t come…
Three weeks ago, city and county officials boasted in a press release that they doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans and grants…
On March 13, the nation was just beginning to realize the danger and rapid spread of the coronavirus, but “Les Misérables” was still scheduled to…
A new amendment loosens Durham’s stay-at-home order, but keeps local coronavirus-related limits stricter than rules imposed by the state. The update, in effect at 5…
A lawyer grouses about people who aren’t wearing masks at Harris Teeter. A music teacher pleads for help from a small business relief program. A…
Durham Mayor Steve Schewel talked with The 9th Street Journal on Thursday afternoon. This Q&A has been edited for brevity and clarity. What is the…