Kindergarten registration for the 2013-2014 school year has started. Register your child for Kindergarten today! Click here for more information on Kindergarten Registration. Join us on Friday, August 2, 2013 at the Museum of Life and Science for the Countdown to Kindergarten! Click here for the Countdown to Kindergarten flyer. We look forward to seeing […]
On Saturday, August 3, poets are invited showcase their talent at the Poetry Open Mic Night sponsored by Durham Parks and Recreation. The event will be held at from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. at W.D. Hill Recreation Center (1308 Fayetteville Street). All poets are welcome to participate but must arrive no later than 3 […]
The Greater Emmanuel Temple of Grace located at 2722 East Main Street Durham, North Carolina present “Back to School Community Day Expanding The Vision”, Saturday August 10, 2013 10am-2pm. The Back to School Community Day will feature food, games, health screenings, school supply giveaways, hair Cuts, music, and resource tables of various community organizations. The […]
Durham’s serial pig cooker thief has been caught! Police arrested Raymond Lamont Bailey yesterday. He’s been charged with felony habitual larceny. Investigators say he sold a pig cooker worth $4000 from a home on Mineral Springs Road in May.
Royal Oaks Apartments in Durham were engulfed in flames Monday afternoon. Firefighters had not identified anyone injured in the fire. At least seven of the 12 units were involved in the fire. The apartments are located at Mayfair and Weymouth streets in southwest Durham. courtesy WRAL
We’ve all heard about cars and copper being stolen all over the area, but something new has caught the eye of thieves in the Bull City. Pig cookers. Who knew? The pig cookers have been stolen from backyards, driveways and a church. The latest theft accorded at a home off of Mineral Springs Road. The […]
Blues, bluegrass and traditional African drumming will lift spirits at the Jubilee Music Festival at Historic Stagville on July 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s the second of the summer’s 2nd Saturdays programs at state historic sites and museums statewide this summer. Renowned bluesmen Boo Hanks, Ironing Board Sam and Big Ron Hunter […]
Joslin Simms, a Durham mother, lost her 30-year-old son to gun violence in 2005. He left behind 4 children, one of whom was an infant at the time of his death. Eight years later, her son’s murder is considered a cold case by authorities. Simms, along with a father who lost his 6-year-old son in […]
The 9th Annual NC Juneteenth Celebration will be held today on the CCB Plaza in Durham from 1pm – 10pm. This fun filled, educational and uplifting day begins with a NC Juneteenth Bridge Builders Youth Luncheon. The Luncheon, free for youth ages 10 -17, allows men an opportunity to connect with the youth of Durham […]
Residents looking to play a more active role in their neighborhoods and the Durham community will get their chance to learn how at the 2013 Durham Neighborhood College, a class designed specifically for residents to learn about the organization, operations, and services of their local City and County governments. Applications are now available for the […]
Durham County Library will celebrate the start of a summer of “Digging Into Reading” with a kickoff at Northgate Mall, on Saturday, June 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dozens of booths will be on tap including Scrap Exchange, Paint Savvy, North Carolina Zoo, Museum of Life and Science, Museum of Natural Sciences, a […]
Dr. Aaron Moore is hailed as Durham’s first black physician and one of the original founders of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. However, he was also a strong education advocate who made a great impact on Durham’s public education system and beyond. Residents are invited to learn more about this pillar of Durham’s […]
