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Durham Police Chief Presents “Sobering” Crime Report for the First Quarter of...
This story originally published online at The 9th Street Journal. Homicides, rape incident reports, and property crime climbed in the first quarter of 2023, Durham’s Police Chief told the City Council...
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Durham Council Signals Support for Major Affordable Housing Proposal
This story originally published online at The 9th Street Journal. Durham’s affordable housing efforts got a boost last Thursday as City Council members voiced support for a $6-million dollar project...
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Solarize the Triangle’s 2023 Program Kicks Off With Pizza, Beer, and a Pitch
This story originally published on at The 9th Street Journal. On a warm evening earlier this week, the aroma of freshly baked pizza greeted those who trickled into the Hi-Wire Brewery and lined up at...
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Durham School Board Orders Plan to Address Racial Achievement Gaps
Durham Public Schools’ academic performance improved over the last school year, but achievement gaps between the district’s Black and Hispanic students and other students remain stark. In a September...
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Durham Crisis Response Center Faces a Crisis of Its Own
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. The Durham Crisis Response Center, facing a series of steep budget cuts, is asking the city and county for help. In a meeting on...
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Neighbors Question Durham School of the Arts Move
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. As the Durham Board of Education moves forward with plans to build a new Durham School of the Arts in northern Durham, some community...
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Overflow Crowd at DPS Board Meeting Urges Delay of Parents’ Bill of Rights
A new North Carolina law called the Parents’ Bill of Rights drew a packed house of speakers at the November 16 Durham Board of Education meeting. Many community members urged the board to delay...
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Facing Rising Costs, Durham Public Schools May Delay Some Renovations
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. Eight Durham Public Schools construction projects were to be funded with money from the 2022 Durham County bond referendum. But due to...
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Durham Public Schools’ CFO Resigns Following Raucous School Board Meeting
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. Update: On Friday afternoon, Durham Public Schools issued a brief statement saying that the school system’s Chief Financial Officer...
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Scenes from a Sick Out: DPS Educators, Staff, and Their Supporters Rally for...
This story was published in partnership with student reporters at the 9th Street Journal. Protesters gathered outside the Fuller Building in downtown Durham Wednesday afternoon were considerably...
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Incoming Durham Public Schools Board Member Wendell Tabb No Stranger to Drama
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. Wendell Tabb has never minded the spotlight. At five years old he serenaded his local church pews with spoken word, and in high school...
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Short on Money and Teaching Days, DPS Leaders Eye February 22 Pay Decision
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. After a series of recent school closures, Durham Public Schools looms close to having to cut into teacher workdays or student vacation...
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Meet the Candidate: Michelle Burton for Durham County Board of Commissioners
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. Editors’ Note: Eleven candidates—all Democrats—are vying for five seats on the Durham County Board of Commissioners in the March 5...
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For Voters, Durham Schools Drama Loomed Large
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. There was only one contested Durham school board seat on the ballot this Super Tuesday, but education was nevertheless top of mind for...
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Durham Public Schools Seeks a New Superintendent, Faces a Ticking Clock
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. As the Durham school board launches its search for a new permanent superintendent, a consultant advising the search urged the board to...
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Murals and Mosaics Multiply Through Durham’s Public Art Initiatives
This story originally published online at the 9th Street Journal. The lights went out for Wheels Fun Park in 2020 after nearly four decades of skaters and birthday parties. Now tables are stacked...
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