The air is finally cooling down, the leaves are changing color and assignments are piling up. Looking to take a break and explore the natural wonders of Durham and the surrounding area? Welcome to The Chronicle’s guide to some of the best hikes near campus.
Elaine O’Neal made history Tuesday evening when she was elected the first Black female mayor of Durham. She ran for mayor on a platform centered around neighborhood safety and well-being, housing & transit, youth engagement & education and economic relief & recovery. During her term, she hopes to “get [Durham] to a point where we can reunite as one.”
A new activist group that includes Black politicians and other local leaders aims to take action against the rising tide of gun violence in Durham.
October brings plenty of reasons to be scared. Midterm season seems endless at Duke. Yet at some sites around the Triangle, legend tells of terrors more supernatural in nature.
Nearly 300 leaders from the Latino community on Monday met with Durham municipal election candidates to discuss the North Carolina Congress of Latino Organization’s common agenda on housing and public safety.
“Architecturally, the ATC expansion will carefully and imaginatively fit with the historic look of the original American Tobacco campus while embracing the amenities, efficiencies and innovations of new builds,” the project's website reads.
Durham mayoral and city council candidates discussed their visions for their positions as well as topics such as vaccine mandates and income inequality at Tuesday's Meet the Candidates Forum.
Raleigh topped LendingTree’s Best Places to Start a Small Business list. Durham fell not far behind at fourth, while Charlotte, though not located in the Triangle, ranked third.
After a record-breaking turnout during the 2020 presidential election, polling booths across Durham County were nearly empty for this year’s municipal primary races.
Price wrote that while he is satisfied with what he accomplished during his years in the House, he knows that he "should not expect a complete sense of closure," given that he believes there is still much progress to be made.
House Bill 96 mandates that all NC residents under the age of 18 must obtain signed parental approval before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at pharmacies across the state.
While specific policies vary across Triangle universities, Duke is one of the few that have instituted a vaccine mandate.
There were two reported deaths from COVID-19 in North Carolina on Friday, the lowest since July 18.
She wrote that she is proud to have become the first Latina city councilor elected in North Carolina.
Property values have been rising in Durham in recent years, attracting wealthier people to the area and raising property taxes. The median sale price for homes sold in Durham increased by over 50% between mid-2010 and October 2019. This process of gentrification results in the displacement of lower-income residents and is phasing out the legacy Black neighborhoods which have been in Durham for many years.
About 10% of registered voters cast their ballots in Durham's primary municipal elections on Tuesday. The top two vote recipients in each category will go on to the election in November.
After not receiving payments for a year, landlords are beginning to evict for non-payment of rent after a recent Supreme Court ruling. Who's primarily affected by the evictions? What's driving up the cost of living in the area? And what is Durham doing to help its tenants?
With midterm season in full swing, you’ve been counting down the days until fall break kicks off. If you need to get off campus during your long weekend, here is a world of activities and opportunities to explore in Durham.
“Our board is absolutely committed to maintaining the safety of all of our students and staff, and they see that vaccination is the way to go,” said Chip Sudderth, chief communications officer of Durham Public Schools.
“As an elected official, I’m a brand ambassador of the city of Durham. All the wonderful things that go on in our city, I believe it, I trumpet it and I represent it, not only here, but around the country."
