{"id":5988,"date":"2021-12-17T14:44:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?page_id=5988"},"modified":"2021-12-17T14:44:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T18:44:12","slug":"the-9th-street-nine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/the-9th-street-nine\/","title":{"rendered":"The 9th Street Nine"},"content":{"rendered":"
To celebrate the end of the year, we chose some of our favorite stories from 2021, a mix of features, profile \u2026 and a story about a dog. Enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n \u2013 BILL ADAIR and STEPHEN BUCKLEY<\/span><\/p>\n A man, a dog and a scooter<\/b> – Nicole Kagan\u2019s <\/span>feature about bartender David Cunningham<\/span><\/a> and his dog Miss Betty White is a wonderful tale of friendship. Cunningham acquired the lovable collie from a Lexington kennel during a low moment during the pandemic and they\u2019ve been inseparable ever since. For Durhamites who have seen them cruising the city on Cunningham\u2019s Vespa, the story also answered the question, \u201cWhat\u2019s the deal with the dog on the scooter?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n I watched all 162 crashes at the Can Opener. Here\u2019s what I saw<\/b>. – We thought we had read every possible feature about the Can Opener, the low-clearance bridge on Gregson Street with the unfortunate habit of shaving the top off of tall trucks. But Carmela Guaglianone <\/span>watched every crash and provided fresh insights<\/span><\/a> into human behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n Justice is blind. But what you wear to court matters.<\/b> – We tell ourselves that, in the pursuit of justice, only the facts matter. But as we discover in Milla Surjadi\u2019s <\/span>illuminating story<\/span><\/a>, so does perception. And many times, how judges perceive witnesses and victims hinges on what they\u2019re wearing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Does courts coverage do more harm than good? – <\/b>Lilly Clark didn\u2019t think it made sense: Why would The 9th Street Journal publish the names of people who have committed minor crimes? In fact, why do most news outlets do this? In doing so, are reporters really serving the public good? Her thoughtful <\/span>essay offers a provocative perspective.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n One political mailer sheds light on Durham election dynamics<\/b> – Caroline Petrow-Cohen <\/span>examined the claims in a single mailer<\/span><\/a> to show where the candidates stood on \u201cdefunding\u201d the police and related issues. The article provided voters with a helpful look beyond the sometimes-confusing rhetoric.<\/span><\/p>\n Durham ICU nurse reflects on COVID: \u2018Definitely not out of the woods\u2019<\/b> – KC Cherveny, an ICU nurse at Duke Regional Hospital, has gotten so experienced with COVID that she knows it\u2019s time to intubate critical patients long before test results say so. \u201cYou can see it in their face, and you can see it in their whole body,\u201d she told reporter Jake Sheridan. <\/span>Jake\u2019s profile<\/span><\/a> provides a revealing look at the toll COVID has taken on Durham\u2019s hospitals and shows the hard work by dedicated professionals such as Cherveny.<\/span><\/p>\n A Pandemic Year<\/b> – One year after COVID first appeared in Durham and disrupted everything from yoga classes to the county jail, reporters from The 9th Street Journal <\/span>revisited a wide range of people<\/span><\/a> to see how they adapted and moved on.<\/span><\/p>\n Changing things up to keep business alive during a pandemic<\/b> – <\/span>Akili Hester<\/span>, the owner of the Black Wall Street Barber Shop, found ways to survive after the pandemic shut down his haircutting business. Rebecca Schneid <\/span>provided a revealing look<\/span><\/a> at Hester and his smart efforts to adapt.<\/span><\/p>\n