Durham’s Main Bus Station to Get $13.5 Million Makeover
After 16 months of design work and 12 months of on-the-ground construction, commuters can expect to experience the new facilities in full by early 2025.
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.
Hayti Business Leaders Worry About Impacts from Out-of-State Developers
Call it the replacement theory in reverse. Longtime Hayti residents witnessing ongoing developments contemplate a future in which they will have little say, no place to live, and no business to own in the Bull City’s most celebrated Black community.
Durham’s Harriet Tubman YWCA Will Be Renovated For Affordable Housing
A $1 million grant from HUD will go towards developing the historic location affordable studio apartments.
Durham Mayor O’Neal: “Two Main Streets in Durham”
“On one end of Main Street, you see the high-rises, shops, and amenities that illustrate the leaps toward prosperity that many have experienced over the last few years. On the other end, you see a community that has not kept up with the prosperity.”
Durham Man Charged in East Durham Shootings That Killed Two Teens and Wounded Four Other Children
Keon Rayquan Beal into custody on Saturday. Officers transported Beal back to Durham on Wednesday. Beal, 21, has been charged with two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder.
Durham Mayor Working with Gang Members to Reduce Violence
Elaine O’Neal pushed back on Black liberation minister’s accusation that she has been having “secret meetings” with gang members.
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A Former Teacher Cleans the Streets of Some of Durham’s Toughest Neighborhoods
Justin Poindexter aims to “restore the love back to the community.” But in cleaning Durham’s streets, he could also be reckoning with a tragedy that changed his life.
Twenty-two Things to Watch in 2022
The fight over gerrymandering, rising gun violence, and the pandemic’s Omicron era will shape the next year.
As the Year Comes to an End, Bull City Leaders Grapple with a Gun Violence Epidemic
With a few more days to go before the year ends, Durham police have investigated a record 48 homicides, easily surpassing the city’s deadliest year in 2016, when 42 people were victims of violence.
With the Fatal Shooting of Two Children Early This Morning, the Bull City’s Season of Gun Violence Continues
A group of city and county leaders will speak publicly about the Mathison Street shooting at 3 p.m. Monday at the downtown police department headquarters.
Durham Mayor Elaine O’Neal Sworn in Monday
“I may be the first Black woman mayor of Durham. But I certainly won’t be the last woman to sit in this seat.”
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