Durham has been recognized by Google as one of the seven leading cities in North America for tech start-ups and digital entrepreneurs. Each city has a “tech hub” that houses an innovation ecosystem designed to give entrepreneurs and innovators the best chance of success at the start of their next big, or first thing. The […]

Find great bargains on gently used books at the Friends of the Durham Library Fall Book Sale, October 4-6 at the Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. Durham 27701. Thousands of books, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs are categorized for easy shopping in the library’s auditorium and garage, and under tents set up for the event. […]

A man waving a gun and shouting in a downtown Durham plaza was fatally shot by police yesterday afternoon after an hour-long standoff. According to video, the man appears to say “shoot me” repeatedly while pointing his gun in the direction of police. Bishop Franklin Hanes told WRAL News this morning that Derek Walker, an […]

Residents ready to cast their votes in the 2013 Primary Election should mark their calendars for Election Day 2013, scheduled on October 8, 2013. The primary election will include voting for the City of Durham Mayor and Durham City Council Ward 2. On Election Day, all City of Durham precincts will be open from 6:30 […]

Veterans in need will be able to access help with housing, food, basic medical and legal assistance, employment counseling, local health and human services, substance abuse services, mental health assessments, flu shots, mammograms, haircuts, showers, and more at the annual Bull City Stand Down, Sept. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The activities will […]

Residents ready to help clean up Durham should dig out their work gloves and boots and mark their calendars now for the annual North Carolina “Big Sweep,” coming to Durham on Saturday, October 5, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 2013 Big Sweep, coordinated by the City of Durham’s Stormwater Services Division with […]

Durham Central Park’s annual Labor Day weekend food truck rodeo will be 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday. More than 60 trucks will gather at the downtown Durham park to sell food. In addition, Durham’s Fullsteam and Triangle breweries will be selling beer, according to The News & Observer. The event also will include musical entertainment by Mudbones […]

Hillside High School in Durham kicked off the school year yesterday by encouraging dads to become more involved in their children’s lives at school. Fathers, male relatives and other male caregivers escorted their children to class on the first day as part of the nationwide Million Father March – a movement for black men to […]

The Lupus Foundation of America, North Carolina Chapter (LFANC) announced today that it will be offering a support group in Durham County for those living with lupus, their family and caregivers. The group will meet the second Wednesday of each month and kick off its inaugural meeting in September: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 6:00-7:30PM First […]

What:              “How to Bid Projects and Complete Requests for Proposals/Qualifications with the City of Durham” – Seminar #1 in the FY13-14 Workshop Series for Small Businesses Who:               City of Durham Equal Opportunity & Equity Assurance Department When:             Thursday, August 29, 2013, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Where:            City Hall Council Chambers 101 City […]

In recent weeks, Durham County Manager Mike Ruffin announced his plans to retire on January 31, 2014.  Filling the soon-to-be vacant position of County Manager is sure to be a challenging process. The recruitment process will include an extensive search in addition to gathering input from citizens to ensure recruitment of candidates best suited for […]

Durham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Eric J. Becoats today announced on Thursday all but one of Durham’s 12 public high schools achieved a graduation rate of 80 percent or higher in 2013 – with three schools graduating 100 percent of their students. The 2013 graduation cohort rate for Durham Public Schools (DPS) reached just under […]