Pollution in Falls Lake has long concerned environmentalists and others. Now the city is pursuing an unconventional way to treat the lake’s water quality: algae.
Esmé Fox
Posted inNews
Reckless Roxboro May Get a Revamp If Locals Can Persuade NC DOT
Currently, the Roxboro and Mangum street redesign project is in its engagement phase, with community members encouraged to attend open houses and meetings to give input.
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Meet the Candidate: Nimasheena Burns for Durham County Board of Commissioners
“We don’t want you to bring a company here that is not paying above a living wage. And we don’t want you to come here unless you can commit to working with women and minority businesses.”
Posted inNinth Street Journal
Durham’s Pickleball Problem
The sport has gotten so big that Durham Area Pickleball Players, an association for the advancement of the sport, has campaigned for a dedicated pickleball center for the past year now.
Posted inNews
Durham Schools to Seek $11 Million in Added Funding
The vote came at the school board’s March 23 meeting, where DPS parents, employees, and board members spoke out in favor of salary increases for teachers and classified workers.
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Shootings Near Brogden Middle School Rattles Parents
The shooting near Brogden is the second fatal shooting connected to Durham Public Schools in a month after a teen was killed near Hillside High School in February.
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Council Okays North Durham Industrial Park
Despite concerns from residents of nearby Braggtown, motions to rezone and annex land by the intersections of Hamlin and Old Oxford Roads passed unanimously.
Posted inNews, Ninth Street Journal
Night Howls: It’s Coyote Season in Durham’s Hills and Valleys
“Coyotes are very well adapted to any type of habitat. I would not at all be surprised to hear somebody say that they saw a coyote wandering the streets in downtown Durham.”
Posted inNinth Street Journal
A Durham Swap Meet Where Seeds Are Stars
Durham Co-op’s “Seed Swap” shows no sign of slowing after 10 years of squash, cilantro, and Jimmy Nardello hunting.