Residents of Durham’s Walltown neighborhood aired their concerns over the Northgate Mall redevelopment at a community meeting Saturday attended by the developer’s attorneys.
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Northgate Mall’s New Owner’s Plan Doesn’t Include Housing, But Durham’s Council Still Has Leverage Over Its Future
Walltown residents have fought for decades to bring prosperity to their community. With a developer’s plans for a research campus at nearby Northgate Mall requiring a rezoning, Durham’s city council holds the cards.
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Food Recycling Program Finds Success in Walltown
After launching just six months ago, a city food waste collection program in Walltown is keeping tons of waste out of Durham’s landfills.
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Tenants of Durham’s Braswell Apartments Are Fighting Back After Learning They’ll Need to Vacate Their Homes Just in Time for the Holidays
Last month, the tenants learned they will have to move by New Year’s Eve. With the help of Bull City Tenants United, the tenants wrote up six demands that they are requesting their landlord respond to by Thursday.
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Letter: Durham Council Should Work to Preserve the Wealth and Identity of the Historic Walltown Neighborhood
New zoning and development policies could limit the further displacement of Walltown residents as the mall is redeveloped by Northwood Ravin.
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Durham Mayor Claps Back at Testy Letter from Northgate Mall Developer
Durham Mayor Steve Schewel believes affordable housing should be part of a developer’s plan for the Northgate Mall property. The developer has other ideas.
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Walltown Residents Fight to Preserve the Community’s Historic Legacy
The Walltown Community Association and Walltown residents have ideas about how Northgate Mall should be redeveloped; Northwood Ravin, the firm that has plans of its own for the property, remains unmoved.
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The Will of Walltown
In the sunlit doorway of an apparent dream come true, Joseph Henderson leans precariously toward Friday afternoon’s autumn rays, balanced on crutches. The first thing you notice is the stark white brace encasing the length of his left leg. The second, his smile. Not your average, run-of-the-mill “glad-to-meet-you” smile, but a sweeping “you-won’t-believe-what-I’m-about-to-tell-you” shaft of […]