By Carl Kenney
October 20, 2015
On a cool rainy October afternoon many residents of Durham were sitting down to watch the game or catch up on their usual Sunday afternoon nap, but for the 540 residents of Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, the day was anything but ordinary.
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February 5, 2014
What began as a small community garden, has grown to provide food for hundreds of students at Durham Technical Community College. The Campus Harvest Food pantry, modeled after similar programs at other universities, was long in the works before it opened in January 2013. The main goal of the pantry aimed to get students out […]
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September 22, 2010
By Natasha Duarte UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com On a Saturday night at Durham’s Night Life Comedy Club and Lounge, Timothy “Vespertine” Simpson stands in front of a crowd, spotlights illuminating his small frame. He begins to perform a spoken word poem, delivering rhythmic lines in a booming, emotion filled voice. “I’m here to […]
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November 5, 2009
By Julian March UNC Staff Writer The Durham Voice thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Achievement Academy is nestled in a suite in the South Bank Building in downtown Durham. Behind the door, students and volunteers move in and out of the hallway and the two main rooms. Gayle Erdheim, academic director, is on the phone with a parent […]
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