Justin Laidlaw

Residents in Lakewood, Lyon Park, and West End are developing small area plans, roadmaps for neighborhood growth based on community input. City council recently adopted Durham’s first small area plan for Walltown.

With new funding to purchase land awarded to Durham County, the public can give input on plans for the 26-mile trail network linking downtown Durham to neighboring Roxboro

Through a collaboration between the city of Durham and other partners, the apartments provide affordable and convenient housing for seniors in pricey downtown Durham.

The new interactive lab can simulate hundreds of unique environments to help nursing students learn how to handle emergencies in a low-risk setting.

Volunteers have begun moving old skate park equipment from Wheels to Lakewood Shopping Center for a new park that will include Durham’s first public mini ramp.

Under dePyssler’s leadership, the student newspaper went from having one computer to winning 300 awards. But more than that, students and colleagues say dePyssler, who stepped down this summer, made the Echo a family.

Sterling Bay abruptly withdrew its request to rezone the Heritage Square shopping center in Hayti Monday night before city council could vote on the controversial proposal.

The City of Durham is looking at the feasibility of a bus rapid transit system that would run from Duke to Wellons Village.