Durham Alerts Residents of Temporary Water Treatment Change as Taste and Smell May Vary
The City of Durham has informed residents of the upcoming temporary alteration in their water treatment process. From February 27 until April 13, the disinfection method is set to change, which could result in some variations in the taste and smell of the tap water, as per a news release published on the City of...
South Indian Fast Casual Concept Opening in Raleigh
RALEIGH, NC — Anjappar Chettinad Indian Restaurant, a South Indian fast-casual concept, plans to open in April at 4112 Pleasant Valley Rd #124, Raleigh, NC 27612. Franchisee Prekash Sambath told Business Debut the Raleigh restaurant will be a smaller, takeout-focused version of the brand, which already operates...
Shots fired damage homes and vehicles in Raleigh neighborhood
Raleigh police are searching for whoever opened fire in a neighborhood on Streams of Fields Drive. Bullets hit two homes and several cars Wednesday. The area remained blocked off for hours as investigators placed evidence markers across the street and documented damage to the properties. No one was hurt. Police say...
Masked Gunman Stages Midday Heist At East Durham Dollar General
A midafternoon robbery jolted an east Durham shopping strip yesterday when a man in a ski mask walked into the Dollar General on Ganyard Farm Way, flashed a handgun and grabbed cash from the register, according to police. The robbery happened just after 1:15 p.m., and officers said the suspect sprinted out of the...
‘Survival of the fittest’: Housekeepers rebid for shifts amid Duke facilities restructuring
Duke housekeepers were required to rebid for their shifts and building assignments as part of a restructuring of University Environmental Services, a process that eliminated existing schedules and reassigned workers across campus. The changes have disrupted the routines of many housekeepers, some of whom have found...
WCPSS parents concerned about school pictures after reference in Epstein files
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) — Some Wake County parents are raising concerns about the company that takes their children’s school photos after a connection was made in the newly unsealed Jefferey Epstein files. Rene Barton’s son has picture day tomorrow; however, he will not be participating with the rest of his class....
Durham OKs thousands of new homes near Chapel Hill in split votes, despite petition
Within the next decade, or two, 81 acres between Durham and Chapel Hill will be a bustling community with thousands of homes, retail and office space. The Durham City Council approved plans for the Leigh Village Center development in two, 5-2 split votes Monday night. Mayor Leo Williams and council members Nate...
Durham’s Iconic Weeks Motor Co. Building Reopens as Delancey Tavern
This story originally published online at The 9th Street Journal. When you walk by the old Weeks Motor Company showroom on West Geer Street at the end of Rigsbee Avenue, the first thing you notice is this: It has phenomenal windows. There are 28 of them, stacked side by side and wrapping neatly around the curved...
Wake School Board Braces for Audit Showdown as Savings Shrink
Wake County school leaders are in for a long Tuesday, with a fresh independent audit landing on their desks just as the district’s financial cushion keeps getting thinner. The Wake County Board of Education is set to review the district’s most recent audit while juggling a packed slate of budget talks and committee...
Blackwood And Challenger Trade Blows Over ICE Jail Transfer Uproar
Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood is pushing back hard on accusations that his office quietly cooperated with federal immigration agents in a controversial jail transfer that has rattled a Carrboro neighborhood and spilled into the sheriff’s race. Challenger David LaBarre says the move handed U.S. Immigration...

















