On a scorching Friday afternoon in early June, Sal’s townhouse stands identical to the other homes that form a maze of a neighborhood. From the…
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At the edge of Duke Park, families unfold their lawn chairs as a warm June sun steams off the morning rain. Local singer Juliana Finch…
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a $1.04 billion budget Monday that will boost school funding and raise property taxes. The county will hike…
Durham Public Schools needs to address an array of maintenance issues, and the bill may total nearly $1 billion over the next decade, a consultant…
Every Tuesday night, up a creaky, sticker-covered staircase surrounded by black walls, you’ll find a dive bar lit by red-bulb chandeliers, the cartoon “Adventure Time”…
Faced with the complexities of Durham’s 2026 budget at Tuesday night’s Board of County Commissioners meeting, Antoinette Hawes’ message was simple. “Invest in humanity. Invest…
By early evening on Tuesday, the daylong rain in Durham had eased. And inside the Fuller Administration Building Boardroom at Durham Public Schools headquarters, all…
On a recent Tuesday night, on the center patio of Ponysaurus, a woman in a magenta tennis outfit juggles a pilsner in one hand and…
Rodney Medley stood framed by three tables stacked with jars of honey, amber and prismatic like a honeycomb. “They call me the ‘Halchemist’,” he said,…
In a wide-ranging interview with The 9th Street Journal, Durham District Attorney Satana Deberry discussed the challenges of being a prosecutor, the stresses of the…