NC Central’s poor financial health won’t improve overnight. What that looks like
North Carolina Central University, Durham’s historically Black university, is struggling financially. It’s short on cash reserves. It needs to find a way to reliably bring in much more than it’s spending. It hasn’t cleared the financial-health bar that every other UNC System campus has. Laurie Wilcox, the school’s chie
Downtime roundup: Fireworks Spectacular scheduled for Friday, July 3
Area communities plan a variety of activities to celebrate Independence Day and America's 250th birthday.
North Carolina Weighs Firearm, Hound Restrictions on Public Game Land
North Carolina wildlife officials are weighing a rule change that would restrict firearm hunting and deer hunting with dogs on a small section of public game land near Falls Lake. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission scheduled a virtual public hearing on June 23 regarding a petition to amend the rules for t
One of Durham’s most prominent restaurants just closed. What’s taking its place
One of the most prominent restaurants in downtown Durham is set for a rebrand. After seven years in the very heart of downtown Durham, chef Mike Lee has closed M Pocha with plans to open a new concept later this summer. Replacing M Pocha will be M Nikkei, a fusion restaurant highlighting Japanese and Peruvian cuisine.
Worsening drought leaves two North Carolina lakes looking almost unrecognizable from above
"I've lived in NC for 20 years and Falls Lake never looked like this."
The Artistry Collective brings innovation to Main Street Creedmoor
When co-owners Tamara Webb and Laura Adkins bought a salon in Creedmoor, they had not planned to request a zoning amendment for the Main Street district — and succeed. The Artistry Collective is a joint venture between two friends with backgrounds in hairstyling and management who decided to create something they both
Pagemore Hotel at Fenton reaches topping-out milestone in Cary
Construction crews have reached a major milestone on the Pagemore Hotel at Fenton, with project partners recently celebrating the topping out of the seven-story hotel under construction in Cary’s mixed-use Fenton development. General contractor W. M. Jordan Company marked the occasion with a topping-out ceremony recogn
Breeze Airways announces another nonstop destination from RDU
Breeze Airways will begin flying nonstop between the Triangle and Dayton, Ohio, this fall, the airline announced Wednesday. Breeze will fly between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and the home of the Wright Brothers on Mondays and Fridays starting Nov. 6. The new flights bring the number of nonstop destinations fo
One of Durham’s top chefs is set to unveil a new downtown restaurant
The food at M Hansik in Durham is often wheeled through the dining room on carts. This is probably for convenience, but it also achieves an element of performance, catching the eye-levels of sitting diners with pedestals of fried chicken, sizzling ribbons of pork belly and long platters of charred lasagna. M Hansik ope
‘Most important day’: Durham to host three-day violence reduction summit to influence policy
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The City of Durham and Durham County are coming together for a Summit on Saving Lives. The event, starting Wednesday morning at the Durham Convention Center, comes after a six-month effort to gather community input and data on violence reduction. During the public session beginning...

















