On the ballot: Paving miles of dirt roads
By Esmé Fox
On a recent Friday, Lu Tahaj, 52, trudged up Macon Street, an unpaved road around the corner from her house on West Markham. Seventeen houses...
Chitlik looks down-ballot as election day nears
By Nina Moske
Sophia Chitlik is campaigning for state senate — but you wouldn’t know it. At events, she speaks about voter registration and down-ballot races. On social...
A Durham Moment: Diwali Night, ‘a remembrance of home’
By Valentina Garbelotto
As the clock approaches 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, the streets outside the Fruit, a Durham nightclub, lay mostly quiet. Inside, though, a haze...
A Trump supporter in blue Durham
By Sofie Buckminster
When Harley Walker put up the first Trump sign on his front lawn in 2020, the neighborhood rejected it like a bad organ transplant. Within...
For Democrats, the route to winning NC might run along Holloway Street
By Ethan Davidovitch
On a warm July morning, federal Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Gov. Roy Cooper, Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams and U.S. Representative Valerie Foushee walked a loose...
A Durham Moment: ‘I just did 10 billion switchbacks’
By Lauren Pehlivanian
Before most of Durham is up, tree-lined Oval Drive Park is serene, save for a slight morning breeze. That is, until about 30 kids and...

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Progressive advocacy group wants you to vote, and they are not afraid to tell you

Progressive advocacy group wants you to vote, and they are not afraid to tell you

By Rose Wong on October 29, 2020

Getting multiple mailers from the Center for Voter Information or Voter Participation Center? You may be part of the “rising American electorate.” That’s what the…

Sheriff’s Office to host trunk-or-treat with ABC11
The Durham County Sheriff's Office is joining forces with ABC11 Together to host a Trunk or Treat event on Halloween night, Thursday, Oct. 31. More
RDU awarded $12 million federal grant for expansion
Raleigh-Durham International Airport has been awarded $12 million in federal funding to support its Terminal 2 expansion project. More
City, county announce Veterans Day schedules
Most city and county offices, including City Hall and all non-emergency city facilities and operations, will close to the public on Monday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. However, several services will remain open or operate on modified schedules. More
DPS to host series of redistricting info sessions
Durham Public Schools will host a series of information sessions for parents and families to discuss the secondary school portion of the “Growing Together” redistricting plan. More