Y’all, it’s almost October, which means you can basically start getting your pumpkins ready for carving and all of your Halloween decorations out. But before then, uh, we’ve got some news to rundown for you. 1) In the market for a new AR-15, 1,000 rounds of ammo, and a Hillary Clinton portrait? Grass Roots North […]
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Neighbors Complain After “Party Houses” Start Up, Again
Another school year means another spate of residents complaining about college students gettin’ rowdy in their neighborhoods. Yep, that’s right. College students are partying in the Durham neighborhoods surrounding our universities. It’s nothing new, by any means, but we can’t help but just shake our heads at some of the latest rounds of complaints—mainly because […]
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South Durham Continued to See Growth in 2015. Northern Durham, Not So Much.
The maps presented to the Durham County Board of Commissioners on Monday illustrated a point that many in Durham had an inkling about—development south of Interstate 85 in Durham continues to boom, while development north of I-85 is lagging behind. The Durham City-County Planning Department, as part of its annual report to the county commissioners, […]
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Why Are One out of Five Durham County Teachers Leaving Each Year?
It’s no secret that teaching isn’t a glamorous jobthe pay isn’t great, the hours can be brutal, the kids aren’t always happy to be in school. Across North Carolina, schools are struggling to keep educators in the classroom. Over the past five school years, the state average for teacher turnover has exceeded 14 percent. In […]
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Last Year, the Bull City Connector Eliminated Two Stops. Was That a Mistake?
Earlier this year, Durham’s Human RelationsCommission recommended thatGoDurham restore two stops on the Bull CityConnector, including one at Durham Station, which was the connector’s most-frequented station and was often used by low-income minority riders. Despite that, GoDurham, Duke University, and the city—which together manage the connector—decided to eliminate those stops in August 2015 to speed […]
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Who Wants to be the Next Durham School Board Member? One of These Eleven People
With the resignation of Sendolo Diaminah in August the Durham Public Schools Board of Education must fill a vacant position, and there’s no lack of interest with thirteen applicants vying for the spots. However, two of the applicants—Florida DeVaul Dudley an Shonda Wilson—were removed from consideration because they do no live within District 2. Diaminah […]
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Good News, Bull City Stoners: The Durham City Council Moves Toward Marijuana Deprioritization
On Thursday afternoon, during its work session, the Durham City Council unanimously voted to allow the city manager to work with the Durham Police Department to figure out how to have the department issue citations and warnings for low-level marijuana offenses instead of arresting individuals. The directive came after Randy Chambers, the president of Self-Help […]
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N.C. Central Students Peacefully Rally After Keith Scott Shooting
The rain didn’t stop them. Nothing could have stopped them. They’ve seen too much, been through too much. They wanted a change. “They” being students and community members who gathered at N.C. Central University on Wednesday night. The crowd of about 175 packed under a shelter at the Greek Bowl, just outside of the James […]
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The Morning Roundup: Protests in Charlotte Continue, One Protester Shot
Top of the morning to y’all. If you haven’t been up all night watching the news pour in, here’s a primer for what has been happening over the past twenty-four hours. 1) The death of Keith Lamont Scott, after being shot by police in Charlotte, sparked new protests and demonstrations in Charlotte and in Durham. […]
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Durham Jail Forum Highlights the Need for an Independent Investigation
Chief District Court Judge Marcia Morey summed up my thoughts pretty well during a September 15 town hall on the Durham County Detention Facility. After a lengthy discussion of what the jail is and what leads to someone being incarcerated—in which there was a lot of yelling and flying accusations and general distrust of the […]