Durham NC

Dozens of Hillsborough residents and visitors alike lined up Saturday afternoon to grab beer in the parking lot behind the Wooden Nickel Pub. A few minutes after people got their carefully portioned brews in specially-designed glasses, they raised them to the sky in a toast to the day’s celebration.

Justin Gainey and his staff were quiet Saturday and Sunday, but hosted another potential addition to the backcourt.

This story originally published in The 9th Street Journal. Over half of Durham Public Schools high schoolers were chronically absent in the first six months of the current school year — yet another challenge for a district already facing state underfunding and declining enrollment. “In no way are we...

About once a month this year, the back kitchen of Remy's Lounge in downtown Durham has been taken over by Dosirak Durham, a Korean food pop-up. One evening in mid-April, it inhabited pots of tteokbokki (chewy rice cakes in a spicy sauce), sotteok (skewers of saucy sausage and rice cakes), soondae (blood sausage with glass noodles), and corn cheese dip. There were...

Durham County's newest four-legged resident is living his best life — and capturing hearts along the way.

Next Saturday, the Bull City hands over a big chunk of its streets and trails to the Garmin Marathon Series, as thousands of runners descend on Durham for a full marathon, half-marathon, 10K and 5K. City officials say drivers should expect rolling closures along the four race routes, with delays especially likely downtown and around Duke University as the pack moves through nearby...

NC Rep. Bryan Cohn joins Creedmoor officials urging Mayor Antwane Downey to resign after DWI charges, as commissioners strip many mayoral powers and pursue removal from office.

Local singer/songwriter Grady White stopped by Live & Local this week, following the recent release of his latest EP, “Love Songs for Mrs. White, Vol. 1.”. Follow Grady White on Instagram. Grady White has lived in Durham for nearly a decade (minus a one-year rumspringa in Las Vegas) but...

Tar Heel fans knew that Marcus Paige would excel in his new coaching role at Charlotte.

If you were anywhere near Raleigh Brewing yesterday, you could tell pretty quickly that Y’all Means All had found its crowd. The first-year festival brought together North Carolina breweries, food trucks, local vendors, live music, and a packed crowd for an afternoon that felt easy, upbeat, and genuinely welcoming. It had the kind of energy Raleigh does well — people hanging out, trying new...