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Durham Hosts Black Southern Writers Conference With Danez Smith Keynote
The Griot & Grey Owl Black Southern Writers Conference & Book Fest is scheduled for November 13-15, 2026, in the Durham/RTP area. The three-day gathering is built around the theme “We Were Never Meant to Survive: Rest, Resilience, and Radical Joy” and brings together workshops, panels, author conversations and a keynote address from poet Danez Smith.
Raleigh News & Observer
Over 2,000 people in Durham are homeless. How Duke and others will help house hundreds
Duke University and the philanthropic A.J. Fletcher Foundation are putting $1.65 million into a Durham fund that pays housing costs for people moving out of homelessness, officials announced Thursday. The $1 million from Duke Health and $650,000 from the foundation are the first two major private contributions to Durham’s Strategic Framework to Make Homelessness Rare and Brief. The fund is expected to support about 100 households, or about 210 people, for a year. It pays costs including deposits, application and move-in fees, utilities and a year of rent. City officials estimate the first year costs about $15,500 for a single adult and $17,300 for family of three. Flexible funding is available before a landlord commits to a tenant, allowing partners to clear financial barriers in days rather than months, officials say. “I experienced homelessness as a teenager, early in my life,” said Ian Lee Brown, a health executive at Duke University, at a news conference Thursday. “So, when we talk about the plan, I’m thinking about what it means for a person and for a family to finally have a door of their own.” As of September, over 2,000 people were experiencing homelessness in Durham. Of that number, 1,066 were
spectacularmag.com
Durham Students Land Original Dishes on Local Restaurant Menus Through Kind Kitchen Group
DURHAM, NC — Imagine being a high school student and walking into a popular Durham restaurant to find a dish you created featured on the menu. For several local students, that experience has become a reality through Kind Kitchen Group (KKG), a Durham nonprofit turning culinary education into real-world career opportunities.
triangletribune.com
Championship Saturday: ‘You win it, you’re in it’
N.C. Central (5-5, 3-0 MEAC) vs. South Carolina State (8-2, 3-0) There’s no sugarcoating the Eagles-Bulldogs showdown in Columbia, South Carolina. “You win it, you’re in it,” NCCU coach Trei Oliver said Monday. For the third straight year, the winner of this game either wins the conference...
Raleigh News & Observer
National hair salon chain opening first Triangle locations. Here's where
Full service unisex salon experience chain Hair Cuttery plans to open four locations across the Triangle by next year, opening in Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill by Monday, Feb. 1 . By 2028, the Hair Cuttery Family of Brands plans to add more than 20 new salons and 200 jobs to the Raleigh and Charlotte areas. By mid-2027, 14 locations will be operational, the business’ press release said. “This new chapter is about more than opening new locations,” Eric Bakken, CEO of Hair Cuttery said in a press release. “A salon is more than a place to get your hair done. It’s where life happens, from a child’s first haircut to neighbors catching up in the chair. As North Carolina’s communities grow, we look forward to growing alongside them and finding meaningful ways to give back.” Focused on “crafting confidence with care,” the Triangle salons will offer cut, color, style, chemical treatments, blowouts, waxing, and extension services. New salon locations Raleigh ’s location will be at 2603 Glenwood Ave. at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Oberlin Road. The Durham salon’s address is 1051 Yunus Rd off of Ellis Road while Cary ’s will be in Crescent Commons at
spectacularmag.com
NCCU Receives Historic $1.5 Million Bequest From Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Norman Anderson
DURHAM, NC — North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has received a historic $1.5 million bequest from distinguished alumnus Dr. Norman B. Anderson, marking the largest bequest in the university’s history and creating a lasting legacy of educational opportunity for future generations of psychology students. Anderson, a 1977 NCCU...
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Ongoing drought not only means less water, but less business for some
Melanie Whitten’s parents opened Gunter’s Greenhouse in Durham about 45 years ago. She and her husband took over in 2002. The family sells a wide variety of plants, but this year has looked different because of the ongoing drought. The most recent drought monitor shows 14 counties categorized...
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Durham's water supply dwindles as Triangle municipalities navigate relentless drought
After months of unrelenting drought, the City of Durham now has less than 80 days of easily accessible water left. When including less accessible sources and emergency storage, the city has enough water for just under 150 days. Durham, like much of North Carolina, has been subject to months of...