Lee Anderson stands on a small mulch path, garden hose in hand, watering plants in a garden partially funded by grants from the city of Durham. One of his seven housemates, Tony Simpson, stands right behind him, admiring the size of the growing watermelons and cantaloupes. Simpson is ecstatic. “Those are some weird-looking tomatoes. They […]
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How Much Should Durham Pay to Help Homeowners After a Developer Went Bust?
After a heated debate last week, Durham City Council members narrowly approved spending more than $2.16 millionof which $1.8 million will come from taxpayerson improvements in the Ravenstone and Stone Hill Estates subdivisions, after the subdivisions’ developer, MacGregor Development, left that infrastructure unfinished. The city will now pay 85 percent of the cost of repairing […]
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Durham Will Spend Nearly $2 Million to Help Homeowners Left in a Lurch by a Bankrupt Developer
After a heated debate Monday night, Durham City Council members narrowly approved spending more than $2.16 million—of which $1.8 million will come from taxpayers—on improvements in the Ravenstone and Stone Hill Estates subdivisions, after the subdivisions’ developer, MacGregor Development, left that infrastructure unfinished. The city will now pay 85 percent of the cost of repairing […]
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Durham Approves Sunday Morning Alcohol Sales
Make your reservations now—the brunch bill is in effect in Durham. Durham City Council on Monday added an amendment to the city code, allowing alcohol sales in restaurants to start at ten a.m. on Sundays, instead of noon. The new section follows Governor Roy Cooper’s June 30 sign-off on Senate Bill 155, better known as […]
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Durham Public Schools and a Contractor Agree to Pay $77K to Settle Claims of Custodial Workers Owed Back Pay and Overtime
In a settlement approved by a federal court today, custodial workers who worked for Integrity Facilities Management LLC, which contracted with Durham Public Schools, secured pay they are owed but never received. The N.C. Justice Center, representing 149 plaintiffs in a case against DPS and a contractor, SSC Service Solutions, settled for $77,000, which will […]
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Farad Ali Officially Kicks Off Durham Mayoral Campaign
Farad Ali wanted to have a community gathering and not just “another speech” to kick off his campaign for mayor of Durham. So Tuesday night, he addressed a crowd at Forest Hills Park. It’s not just “another park” either, Ali said. “This park is in between affluent and less affluent neighborhoods. It’s in the middle. […]
