Halloween weekend is, of course, the perfect time to go out in search of the offbeat and unusual. This year, Durhamites won’t have to look very hard. October 30 marks the first day of the Durham ...

Talking with filmmaker Eli Yetter- Bowman about PFAS, the Cape Fear River, and 'GenX: The Saga of Forever Chemicals.' ...

The cafeteria inside the State Legislative Building has been on my list of places-to-try since I started writing this column. It’s about as hidden as a hidden gem gets—literally underground, in the ...

In one of Wake County’s last battleground districts, Democrat Evonne Hopkins challenges one-term GOP Rep. Mike Schietzelt to a rematch ...

DHA officials updated the Durham City Council on efforts to turn its properties into mixed-income housing and move tenants from aging public housing to Section 8 vouchers.

The Durham Association of Educators is advocating for six broad priorities aimed at improving pay and working conditions.

A fried chicken sandwich from Home Plate Chicken is held aloft at the Durham Bulls stadium. Credit: Photo by Matt Ramey Sometimes I go to the movies and skip the concession stand, content to feast ...

Durham’s parks ranked dead last in the national 2026 ParkScore index. Durham officials owe residents a plan to get out of ...

State legislators should incentivize residents to be less reliant on cars and help cities like Durham offer bus and bike ...

After Christina Jones was elected to her first term on the Raleigh City Council in 2022, she set up a monthly meeting with representatives from the dozen or so organizations that had endorsed her ...

Students walk through the hall at Lyons Farm Elementary School in Durham, NC on October 9, 2026. Credit: Photo by Matt Ramey When fifth-grade teacher Megan Lewis was hired to teach at Lyons Farm ...