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…
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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…
On a Saturday night in early May, a grown man, known as “Pink Pony Clubber,” descends into the basement of Common Market, brushes past the…
New single-family homes are being built faster than ever in Durham. In 2014, fewer than 300 permits were issued for new single-family homes. Last year,…
On Tuesday, March 18, Ryan Sailstad, recreation and operations supervisor for Durham Parks and Recreation, received an unexpected text message: a UPS shipment had arrived.…
Durham Public Schools unanimously approved a $222 million request for county funding for the upcoming school year on Thursday. The request to the county is…
It was 2 p.m. on a Sunday, and Isaiah Jernigan, 25, and his father, Shane, 51, were three hours into their usual kitchen rhythm. They…