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Earlier this month, UNC-Chapel Hill debuted a policy that gave the university license to secretly record classes without a professor’s knowledge. At a faculty council meeting Friday afternoon, Chancellor Lee Roberts announced the university is reversing course. “The whole idea was to create clarity and reassurance,”...

Durham is ending Black History Month with a celebration built around community, culture, and connection. The For The Culture Festival is taking over Durham Central Park on February 28, 2026, bringing together Black-owned businesses, live entertainment, and family-friendly fun in one vibrant space. From 3 p.m. to 10...

Some restaurants serve food, and some restaurants serve experiences wrapped in nostalgia with a side of really good wings. Abbey Road Tavern & Grill in Cary, North Carolina, firmly belongs in the second category, and if you’re a Beatles fan, this place is basically your personal paradise. Let’s be...

Drugmaker Merck will lay off over 150 workers in Durham as it winds down production of an HPV vaccine, the company said this week. Some 147 workers at the plant at 5352 Old Oxford Road and seven at the 100 Rodolphe Street facility stop work by May 1, Merck said in a notice to state officials dated Feb. 24.

Neighbors in Durham are turning up the heat on City Council, demanding it undo a controversial rezoning that cleared the way for a 140-unit apartment complex beside Sandy Creek Park. Petitioners say the March 17, 2025, 4-3 vote was taken in "bad faith" and puts flood-prone backyards, a prized birding corridor and...

I’m Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter on business, labor and technology in North Carolina. On Tuesday evening, residents packed into the Durham City Hall lobby to hear (and have their voices heard) about a rezoning plan that may never come to be. Local...

Durham is a huge food town—barbecue, chef‑driven Southern, and yes, absolutely burgers. These five spots are constantly in the conversation when locals talk about their favorite burger in Bull City. 1. Bull City Burger and Brewery. If you ask ten Durham locals for a burger recommendation, at least...

Bourbon is more than a business for Jesse Carpenter -- it's a tribute to the city that shaped him.

While there are still some UNC fans who want Hubert Davis fired, ESPN's Jeff Borzello explained why it likely won't happen this offseason.

This Black History Month, a closer look at the Triangle's geography reveals that some of the most powerful civil rights stories aren't archived in museums.