Profanity-Laden Argument Between Durham Council Members Follows Thursday’s Work Session
The encounter between mayor pro tem Mark-Anthony Middleton and council member DeDreana Freeman followed the introduction of a resolution to censure council member Monique Holsey-Hyman.
Durham Council Member Monique Holsey-Hyman is the Target of an Extortion Probe
Thursday’s was a difficult work session for Holsey-Hyman, who, in addition to the extortion investigation, could be censured for allegedly engaging a city staff member to work on her eelction campaign.
Durham Council Considers Downtown Social District
At the Durham city council’s work session yesterday, nearly 20 small business owners voiced their support for a new downtown “social district” that would allow people to drink alcoholic beverages while they walk or shop in a designated area.
Developer’s Offer to Transform a Durham Parking Deck into Apartments Met with Cold Shoulder
A Triangle-based firm wants to turn half of the city-owned Durham Centre parking garage into a towering apartment complex, but Durham’s city council isn’t so sure.
Darryl Howard Asks Durham City Council to Reconsider Paying Him $6 Million Awarded by Grand Jury
The wrongfully convicted man who spent decades in prison asked the council to ignore an arcane city law that is preventing the city from paying him $6 million a grand jury found he is entitled to.
Emancipate NC Officials Call on Durham Council to Pay Darryl Howard $6 Million
A federal grand jury awarded Howard the money after he spent decades in prison for a wrongful conviction of murder. Durham officials cite an arcane law that’s stopping them from paying him.
ShotSpotter CEO Receives Muted Community Response at Open Forum
ShotSpotter has faced criticism in cities like Chicago, where police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after responding to a ShotSpotter alert, and Charlotte, where officials described the software as overpriced and ineffective.
More Durham City Council Coverage
Durham Council Member Rescinded Vote for Insurrectionist to Join Human Relations Commission
“I absolutely want Durham residents to know that I am willing to welcome all different perspectives and diverse opinions, and believe they all work for a better good. I do believe working from a common set of values is necessary to move forward.”
Durham Council to Appoint the City’s First Poet Laureate
Bertha Johnson, Durham’s deputy city manager, noted that poet laureate programs promote opportunities for organizations and municipalities to formally recognize poets’ contributions to literary culture and society.
Skating Fans Seek Retread for Wheels
Durham residents ask the city to preserve a skating rink in its renovation of the Wheels Family Fun Park lot.
How Durham Council Is Skirting $6 Million Payment to Wrongfully Convicted Man
How Durham’s city council has avoided paying a jury award to a man who was falsely convicted of a double homicide in 1995.
Missing Campaign Finance Reports in Durham
City official in Durham could face steep fines over missing documentation.
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