By Jock Lauterer
December 9, 2010
By Katie Wyatt, Executive Director KidZNotes 919-451-0077 for the Durham VOICE kwyatt@kidznotes.org On December 18 at 10:30 am KidZNotes will host its first public performance, in the auditorium of the Holton Career and Resource Center, 401 N. Driver St. The concert is free and open to the public. What did children in Venezuela teach a […]
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November 30, 2010
By Kobi Reynolds Teen Health Food Critic the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Hi again, readers, this is Kobi Reynolds, your health food critic with a great dining experience to report. Have you ever tasted Sushi? Well, I have, and I love it! The restaurant I went to is called Shiki Sushi, owned by Tham Nguyen, located […]
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By Isha Jackson NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Continuing its 35-year tradition, the Volunteer Center of Durham is once again matching people who wish to give with those in need through its Share your Christmas program. The center matches individuals or groups interested in donating new gifts to disadvantaged Durham residents referred by […]
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By Sheneka Quinitchette NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Now that the holiday season is fast approaching, people turn their attention to finding and giving the perfect gift. But Union Independent School’s third graders have been working for months on the perfect gift for some of Durham’s less fortunate. They have been knitting hats […]
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By Jerome Brown NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com NECD’s new District 1 police commander is far from new to Durham. A 27-year veteran of the Durham Police Department, Captain Paul Daye hopes to build on initiatives already working in the community. Daye, a graduate of Southern High School, went on to major in […]
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November 29, 2010
By Clinton Centry NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Wellness City, a unique haven in Durham for individuals struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues, lived up to its motto of being a place for the “creation of opportunities and environments that empower people to recover, to succeed in accomplishing their goals, and […]
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November 23, 2010
By Kendra McNair-Worley NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com A recent shooting outside of an unlicensed club or “liquor house” on Delano Street in East Durham injured eight people and totally shocked the surrounding community. Now, residents plan to come together to find solutions to reduce crime. This goal will be made a little […]
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By Purity Kimaiyo NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Durham residents outraged over gun crime and violence spurred the Safety in Numbers campaign which is celebrating the end of its inaugural year. Project Safe Neighborhoods, a division within the Durham Police Department, coordinates the campaign by partnering citizens with law enforcement representatives to reduce […]
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By Jennifer Kim UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces (SEEDS), located at 706 Gilbert St., strives to offer various gardening projects to fit the needs of the Northeast Central Durham community. According to their website, the program started in 1994 when Brenda Brodie and Annice Kenan wanted to […]
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By Sarah Ross UNC co-editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Tchaikovsky and Michael Jackson are two names rarely, if ever, used in the same sentence. Until “Nutcracker: The Musical” came to town, that is. Not to be confused with the classic ballet, this modern-day Nutcracker is the brainchild of Wanona Satcher, an architect originally from Atlanta […]
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By Natasha Duarte UNC Co-editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Last year, Anita Cash sat down at one of the used computers in the Durham Economic Resource Center lab, and she took her first step toward a new career. “I got me what’s called an e-mail address,” says Cash, who graduated from DERC’s work force training […]
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By Margarita Correa-McAvoy Communications & Public Relations Director El Centro Hispano 201 W. Main St. Ste. 100 Durham, NC 27701 919.687.4635 ext. 29 ECH teaches adults to read and write in Spanish at the primary and secondary educational level. With the successful completion of each educational level participants receive the appropriate certificate from the Mexican […]
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En nuestra cultura actual, existe un inmenso énfasis sobre la educación. Leamos las noticias y este mensaje claro: “cuan mayor su educación es, mejores serán sus posibilidades”. El impacto de una sociedad educada en ambos, oportunidades económicas y actitud general, es invaluable y la conciencia de los beneficios que nosotros como sociedad recibimos cuando se […]
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By Mallory Darida UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The store at Northgate Mall was bustling with eager shoppers Saturday, Nov. 20. Women perused overflowing racks of blouses and pantsuits. Shoppers with arms filled with clothing waited for the dressing rooms. Lines the length of the store led to the busy cashiers. But this […]
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November 22, 2010
By: Alanna Dvorak UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com African shirts, abstract paintings, digital photography, wine-scented candles, vases and jewelry all could be found in the same place in Durham on Nov. 20 and 21, when almost 200 artists filled the Durham Armory to sell their wares. The Durham Arts Council, in conjunction with […]
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November 10, 2010
By Kendra McNair-Worley NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Each year in America, nearly 17,000 people are murdered. Left behind are family members and friends who are filled with unimaginable grief and confusion. But the families don’t have to fight this battle alone, at least not any more. Parents of Murdered Children provides the […]
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Sarah Ross VOICE UNC co-editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The same foods that most kids try their best to avoid at the dinner table are now making a daily appearance at Y.E. Smith Elementary School. The school is the proud recipient of the USDA Grant for Fruit and Vegetables awarded at the beginning of this […]
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By Natasha Duarte UNC Co-editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Two years ago, Christina Cooper was living by herself and working at McDonalds at 18. “I was still trying to go to school, still trying to work, and having my own place at the same time,” Cooper says. So she dropped out of school. “I felt […]
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By: Alanna Dvorak UNC staff writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Five cancer survivors. Three hip replacements. Two knee replacements. Nine back surgeries (from one member). These are certainly not your average cheerleading stats, but then again, the Durham Divas ‘n Dude are not your average cheerleaders. After all, the age range of its participants is […]
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By Tamara Edwards NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore helps build Durham and Orange counties, with new, used and surplus goods. The ReStore, located near the Durham-Chapel Hill border on 15-501, offers gently used furniture, appliances and household goods as well as construction materials. Developed in 1995, with over $600 […]
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By Jerome Brown NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com AYP? EOC? EOG? The alphabet soup of standardized test terminology is confusing for many parents who want to know what determines their child’s proficiency in school. On Nov. 4, the Durham Allies for Responsive Education tried to clear things up for about 30 parents who […]
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By Clinton Centry NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Durham Center for Senior Life could hardly be called a place for seniors to rest. The engaging establishment located at the Rigsbee and Seminary Streets in downtown Durham, offers full days of activities and programs as well as fellowship and camaraderie for folks in […]
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By Jennifer Kim UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The cold weather and rain didn’t deter shoppers on Saturday at the Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA) Yard Sale at their headquarters located at 1820 James St. “I think it’s turned out to be a community event in Durham,” said Michael Keene, vice […]
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By Isha Jackson NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com A distinct group of young men is making change in NorthEast Central Durham, one haircut at a time. It’s the first student-established barber organization that works on having a positive influence on the youth in their community. Beyond Vision Barbers is a group of local […]
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By Purity Kimaiyo NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Empathy and goodwill are the important qualities that enable the Jones family to succeed in their business. For with every customer, comes death and grief. Ellis D. Jones, Sr. founded Ellis D. Jones & Sons Funeral Directors in 1935. The business has stayed in the […]
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By Chris Hess NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com “It’s not fast food, it’s good food fast.” That is the motto of Tasty Haven, a soul food restaurant at 518 E. Trinity Ave. in Durham, owned and operated by Shelby Wilson. Most customers who walk in seem to know Wilson on a first-name basis. […]
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By Sheneka Quinitchette NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com About 30 eager Durham teenagers attended a costume party to let loose for Halloween. Durham Parks and Recreation held the party on Friday, Oct. 29 at the W.D. Hill Recreation Center. The costume party, for 13- to 18-year-olds gave teenagers the opportunity to socialize, enjoy […]
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November 7, 2010
By Margarita Correa-McAvoy Communications and Public Relations Director El Centro Hispano There were a good amount of people already waiting in line when the ECH staff arrived at 7 in the morning at the Holton Career & Resource Center to prepare for the ECH Health Fair 2010. They wanted to be there early to make sure they were able to receive the much needed health care services and information about their and their family’s general health condition. The day before, we received many calls at ECH offices from people asking… “Do we have to be at the Fair at 4 or 5 a.m?” Today, millions of people lack appropriate, if any, health insurance in the United States, The continuing rise in uninsured has been attributed to a number of factors, such as: rising healthcare costs, the economic downturn, the […]
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By Margarita Correa-McAvoy Communications and Public Relations Director El Centro Hispano Había gran cantidad de personas esperando ya en fila cuando el personal de ECH llego a las 07:00 am al “Holton Career & Resource Center” para preparar la Feria de la Salud 2010 de ECH. Querían llegar lo más temprano posible para asegurarse que […]
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October 19, 2010
By Jennifer Kim UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com (Editor’s Note: In an earlier version of this story, the names of Rose Greene and Paula Veasey were misspelled. The VOICE regrets the error.) Asbury Temple United Methodist Church, located at 201 S. Alston Ave., has helped feed the hungry in the community for seven […]
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By Purity Kimaiyo NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Rev. Melvin Whitley, may be best known as the guy behind “operation pipe dream,” but the political activist and community organizer in East Durham has fought and won many battles. The awards plastered on his office wall are a true testimony of a man […]
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By Tanikka Thomas NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Churches contribute to every community’s foundation. In Northeast Central Durham, members of Orange Grove Missionary Baptist Church take their role seriously by providing a safe and productive environment for the community. OGMBC, located on East End Avenue, is open to different cultures and racial backgrounds. […]
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By Alanna Dvorak UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com On Nov. 7, 2009, Durham Parks and Recreation unveiled a new skate park in the city as a part of Durham Central Park. Located at 505 Rigsbee Ave., Durham Skate Park boasts 10,000 square feet of obstacles, including rails, stairs, a quarter pipe and an […]
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By Mallory Darida UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The City of Durham is teaming up with Builders of Hope and Consumer Education Services Inc. Debt Solutions to provide affordable, green housing in Durham. The partnership’s focus will be renovation of 10 homes on Rock Street in Durham. Four of these homes will be fixed […]
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By Sheneka Quinitchette NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Tony Love, an active and athletic child in Chicago, was only 11 when he was infected with MRSA. During a basketball game at school, he collided with an opponent, fell and scraped his elbow. He brushed off what seemed like a normal scrape, but the […]
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By Demaris Chavis Youth Noise Network staff writer “Break it down y’all!” a woman yelled as the Hillside Alumni Band came marching down Fayetteville Street on October 17 leading the 2010 Hillside High Homecoming Parade. The Alumni Marching Band entertained the cheering crowd and showing everyone that they still have what it take to get […]
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By Aaron Saunders NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Every year, in the middle of October, Hillside High School’s past and present come together for a meeting like no other. Homecoming in the African American community is the biggest school event of the year. It’s a time for old friends to catch up and […]
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Durham VOICE staff writer/photographer Alanna Dvorak was on hand to capture images from the Oct. 9 Walkathon at First United Antioch Baptist Church to benefit the Antioch Transitional Ministry for Returning Citizens, which provides transitional housing for recently released prison inmates. The church is led Pastor Michael Page who founded the program “Antioch Builds Community,” […]
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By Tamara Edwards NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Youth United, a program that inspires schools and youth organizations to fund and build Habitat for Humanity homes, will begin construction of a Youth United home on February 6, 2011. In Durham, over the past five years over 20 school and youth organizations, led by […]
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By Jerome Brown, Jr. NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Northeast Central Durham Leadership Council met on Oct. 14 to discuss plans for the future of NECD and recent successes in the community. The one hour meeting, presided over by Assistant Director for Neighborhood Improvement Services (NIS) Earl Phillips, was attended by the […]
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October 18, 2010
A Pulitzer Prize winning Latino photographer will be headlining the Southern Coalition for Social Justice “Free Within Ourselves” photo event in Durham, 6 p.m., Sat., Nov. 6. On display at Bull City Forward, 101 W. Main Street, will be photographs from the finalists of SCSJ’s photo contest. The $500 grand prize winner will be announced. […]
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“Lenses by Troi” will sponsor a free, live musical fashion photo-shoot titled “MOON OVER CAROLINA,” Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Republic Bar and Lounge on 353 W. Main St. beginning at 1 p.m. DC based fashion photographer Troy Hansley says he is trying to expand into North Carolina and likes Durham. He says his showcases […]
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October 6, 2010
By Natasha Duarte UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Shortly after moving from Eugene, Ore., to Raleigh 10 years ago, Ife Grady was diagnosed with breast cancer. Grady, who had been making silver, gold and copper jewelry for most of her life, was forced to give up her craft. She could no longer be exposed […]
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By Kendra McNair-Worley NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Walk into Star Sampson’s office and it’s almost certain that you’ll be greeted with an enormous amount of the energy and enthusiasm that she embodies for her work as principal at Eastway Elementary School in NECD. Born in Salisbury, and raised by her mother and […]
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By Jay Jones NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Durham residents looking for a fun time for the kids, a chance to mingle in the community, good food and shopping came together last week for this year’s Phoenix Fest. Hundreds gathered for the ninth annual festival in front of the Phoenix Shopping Center located […]
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By Alanna Dvorak UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com On Sat., October 9, 100 people will gather on Holloway St. in Durham to walk for others. First United Antioch Baptist Church in Durham, in conjunction with Antioch Builds Community, is hosting their 3rd Annual Walk-a-Thon to raise money for the Antioch Transitional Ministry for […]
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by Mallory Darida UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Lewis Days’ house stands out from the rest in Northeast Central Durham. Rather than flowers or plants, his front yard is decorated with bicycles. But Days doesn’t keep the bicycles for himself; he is a passionate giver to the people of Durham. “I’ve said I’m quitting […]
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By Jennifer Kim UNC Staff Writer the Durham Voice thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The staff at Union Independent School, located at 116 E. Corporation St., is preparing for a busy school year as UIS transitions from private to charter school status. UIS applied to become a charter school in February. In July, out of 17 schools in North […]
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By Sarah Ross UNC Co-Editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com It is a typical Saturday morning for more than 30 kids at the Holton Career and Resource Center in East Durham, but typical in this case is free of cartoons and lounging around. These kids have swapped those activities for violins and classical music training — […]
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Antioch Builds Community is hosting its First Friday Fish Fry, Friday, Nov. 5, from 11. a.m. – 2 p.m. in support of the Antioch Builds Community Prison Aftercare and Transitional Housing Ministry The First United Antioch Baptist Church, led by the Rev. Michael Page, is located at 1415 Holloway Street. The menu includes: Hot Fried […]
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