With an eye towards equity, Durham sets model for the region by coordinating...
Durham’s Joint City-County planning Committee spent last Wednesday morning hearing from city experts on the state of affordable housing near planned transit stations. As efforts to enhance mobility...
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The Durham Living Wage Project
As #WageWeek continues to celebrate local and state efforts to improve wages across the country, The Progressive Pulse is highlighting the work of advocates, businesses, and elected officials engaged...
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Conference: North Carolina doesn’t have to wait for legislature to stop...
There are more teens processed in the adult criminal system in North Carolina than the juvenile system. That may not come as a surprise to most, but what many officials don’t know is that they don’t...
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Durham precincts switch to paper sign-in system after reported electronic issues
Durham residents may have to wait a little longer than usual to vote today as each precinct has switched to a paper sign-in system. The county’s Board of Elections spokeswoman Briana Khan said there...
View ArticleState Board of Elections instructs local boards to dismiss McCrory protests...
The State Board of Elections has instructed all local boards to dismiss all protests filed by Gov. Pat McCrory’s campaign “that merely disputes the eligibility of a voter.” The announcement was made...
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In north Durham, scientists tackle the health of the Eno River Watershed;...
A map of the Eno River Watershed in Durham (Map courtesy City of Durham) For the next three weeks, a regiment of scientists and engineers, armed with dippers and water sampling bottles, will...
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Former segregated school in Durham reopens for pre-K, senior living
In case you missed it, perhaps one of the most fascinating public school reports this weekend came from The Herald-Sun in Durham. According to the paper’s Greg Childress, Durham seniors are now...
View ArticleTimothy Tyson on North Carolina’s anti-Confederate history
In the wake of Charlottesville and this week’s toppling of a Confederate monument in Durham, today’s N&O piece by best-selling author Timothy Tyson is well worth your time. In the piece Tyson,...
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People rally in Durham to support activists in toppling of confederate statues
A crowd of more than 100 people gathered outside the Durham County magistrate’s office Thursday to protest charges against activists who toppled a Confederate statue this week. More than 100 people...
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Durham DA: I will seek “a just resolution” in Confederate monument cases
Durham County District Attorney Roger Echols Durham County District Attorney Roger Echols made a public statement Thursday on the cases of 8 activists so far charged in the toppling of a Confederate...
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UNC Professor on Silent Sam, Confederate monuments: “They should come down.”
Dr. Harry Watson of UNC. Dr. Harry Watson is the Atlanta Alumni Distinguished Professor of Southern Culture at the University of North Carolina, an expert on the history of North Carolina and the...
View ArticleCharlottesville, Durham and the Greensboro Massacre
In the wake of deadly violence at a white supremacist rally over the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, VA and the toppling of a Confederate monument in Durham last week, the political ground has...
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Durham residents plan meeting to oppose charter takeover tonight
With North Carolina officials considering a controversial plan for a charter takeover of two Durham schools, the city’s residents will call on the state to back off during a planned community meeting...
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Durham school to rally on charter takeover proposal tonight
Protesters gathered in Durham last week to combat N.C.’s charter takeover proposal. Durham community leaders will once again meet to discuss—and, likely, to protest—North Carolina’s contentious...
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Innovative School District head defends background with groups seeking state...
ISD Superintendent Eric Hall The head of North Carolina’s Innovative School District (ISD) says his professional ties to two groups seeking state contracts to manage struggling schools should not be a...
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State official recommends Robeson County elementary—excludes Durham, Rocky...
(Note: This is a developing story; check back for updates.) The leader of North Carolina’s Innovative School District (ISD) will recommend a Robeson County elementary for the first year of the state’s...
View ArticleCases of Durham protesters who brought down Confederate statue continued to...
If you’ve been following our continuing coverage of the controversy surrounding Confederate statues in the state, you’ll be interested to read that the cases of eight protesters accused of toppling a...
View ArticleWhite supremacists, rumors and demonstrators in Durham
Back in August, after demonstrators brought down a Confederate statue outside the Old Durham County Courthouse, a rumor spread that the Sons of Confederate Veterans — or was it the Klu Klux Klan? —...
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Low levels of perfluorinated compounds detected in Durham drinking water; new...
The Duke University women’s rowing team practices at Lake Michie in spring 2016. Lake Michie is a drinking water source for Durham; recent tests show low levels of perfluorinated compounds in the...
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Report: Districts prepare for mass teacher protests May 16
Forsyth Co. teachers Frankie Santoro and Sara Thompson UPDATE: The Durham Board of Education voted Wednesday evening to close schools on May 16th to accommodate the more than 1,000 educators expected...
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