Research Triangle Park
Research Triangle Park, NC · Municipal
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5 Best Restaurants in Durham, North Carolina You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them
Durham, North Carolina — a city where tobacco warehouses stand shoulder to shoulder with glassy new towers, where the laughter of Duke students mingles with the wisdom of old-timers, where every street corner pulses with the energy of makers, dreamers, and families who’ve called this place home for generations. Here, the city’s soul is stitched together by the legacy of Black Wall Street, the rhythm of jazz and gospel, and the promise of new beginnings. It’s a place where barbecue smoke drifts through neighborhoods, where the scent of biscuits and collards mingles with the spice of new arrivals, and where every meal is a gathering — a celebration of memory and hope, of resilience and reinvention.
WBTV
Former NC lawmaker and former Mooresville commissioner face embezzlement charges
Timeless Dishes
Raleigh News & Observer
Durham board rejects nearly 500 homes over traffic, environmental concerns
Residents fighting against traffic congestion and strained infrastructure in Durham celebrated a preliminary victory Tuesday night after the Planning Commission rejected two proposed developments. During a nearly three-hour meeting, the commissioners heard proposals for three new housing developments across the city, rejecting two controversial ones. Both the 437-home Morgan Farm II subdivision and a downsized 27-unit townhome project on Grandale Drive failed to secure the advisory board’s favorable recommendations. A 192-unit affordable housing project in Braggtown, however, got a unanimous recommendation for approval. The commission’s decisions are recommendations to the Durham City Council, which will vote on the projects at a later date. A fourth planned hearing, for 300 apartments on 10 acres along Slater Road in southeast Durham, was rescheduled to December. An approval for Bragtown Walk In the first case of the night, the Bragtown Walk project returned to the Planning Commission not for a rezoning, but for a “Statutory Development Agreement” to help the construction of a 192-unit affordable housing development and on-site daycare on eight acres at Old Oxford Road and Danube Lane. The project’s rezoning was successfully approved in 2023 under the name “Fairhaven Walk.” A Statutory Development Agreement is a legal contract between a
FOX8 News
indyweeknc
‘It’s Going to Take a Lot of Water’: Drought Conditions Continue in Durham
For over a year, the City of Durham has suffered from ongoing drought conditions. City officials estimate that Durham has roughly 80 days of easily accessible water remaining in its two reservoirs, Lake Michie and Little River, which sit at a combined 33% capacity. Upcoming weather forecasts are also not...
Raleigh News & Observer
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This 8,000 Square Foot North Carolina Mosque Has A Stunning Dome Decorated Entirely By Hand
The part that stays with me is how long this place took to become real. Construction began in 2008, and the mosque slowly grew into a permanent home for its Muslim community. I find that patience more impressive than any single architectural detail. Families saved, planned, and kept building until...
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The Durham Association of Educators sets its sight on district pay policies
Public employees in North Carolina are barred by state law from negotiating their pay and contracts. That has long hampered state employees from forming effective unions that bargain with their employers. But in Durham, the local chapter of the North Carolina Association of Educators has amassed considerable influence with its...