Although she didn’t intend to, jazz singer and composer Nnenna Freelon wrote her first book, set to be released Oct. 21. The memoir, Beneath the Skin of Sorrow: Improvisations on Loss, explores Freelon’s experience with grief through essays, poems, lyrics and recipes.
The restaurant, located on Fayetteville Street, is Durham's oldest continually operating Black-owned restaurant and has been serving fried chicken to the community since 1957.
As Durham inches closer to the municipal primary on Oct. 7, it’s unclear if City Council Ward 2 will experience a turnover in leadership. Eyes are on the incumbent, Mark-Anthony Middleton.
23-year-old Elijah King is running for the Ward 1 City Council position on the platforms of small business support and his lived experience of the issues defining the election.
The Eno River faces mounting threats from development and climate change. For more than 60 years, the Eno River Association has worked to protect land and foster community and connection around its waters.
After years of watching Durham’s rapid growth, marketing director and community advocate Samaria McKenzie is running for the Ward 1 City Council seat, to prioritize neighborhoods over developers.
Coming from a background of arts education, attending Durham public schools, and volunteering as an English and Spanish teacher, Ward 3 Candidate Durant Long tackles questions of development and affordable housing in Durham, and expanding the City Council.
Pablo Friedmann looks to be Durham's first Latino mayor as he runs against four other candidates in a campaign that highlights responsible development and affordable living.
From his professional background in sustainability advising to his environmentally-focused policy proposals and his volunteer experience on the Durham Environmental Affairs Board, sustainability is at the center of Kopac’s campaign.
From watching her father, Bill Bell, serve as mayor, to working in arts education, Anjanée Bell's experiences uniquely prepared her for the Durham Municipal Election.
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