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Tell it like it was

If you go out Roxboro Road, through Bragtown and past the Braggtown Baptist Church (yes, the spelling is correct); past Durham Regional Hospital and the burger-joint strip; through the inverted Y intersection with Duke Street and watch on your right, you might notice the sign for Monk Road. Published: Feb. 20, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Not bad as snow goes

This past week's precipitation and the resultant cabin fever, along with the promise for more crummy winter weather coming, prompts moments of reflection. Published: Feb. 6, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

The truth, unfiltered

Water has been on a lot of people's minds lately, what with our two neighboring reservoirs -- Jordan and Falls lakes -- suffering pollution and taxpayers suffering the prospect of cleanup bills. Published: Jan. 23, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Chill out, it's not that cold

Winter's come in like old times these past few days. Yes, this extended cool snap might at first bring to mind "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and didn't go away - or your holiday houseguests who finally left just before the temperature nosedived. Published: Jan. 9, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

2-letter word surprises

A funny thing happened at City Hall the other day. Published: Dec. 26, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

A bit of regional panning

"Regionalism" got a nod or two, or at least a little lip service, in our area this week. Published: Dec. 12, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

This city loves its drama

Some of our town's Important People are holding a little affair Monday morning to celebrate the Durham Performing Arts Center's first birthday. Published: Nov. 28, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Durham, find yourself

The good folks creating a Durham history museum have a formidable job. There are all sorts of things to do, like raising money and getting people to buy into the idea and raising money. And a lot of decisions to make along the way, like how? and where? Published: Nov. 14, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Money up the creek

Ellerbe (or Ellerbee - take your pick) Creek has been a point of contention here lately, with Northgate Park neighbors annoyed about a restoration plan that looks like 20 years of overgrown scrub and Wake County griping about how much crud it carries into their drinking water. Published: Oct. 31, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Goin' around in circles

City Hall is studying on doing something about our Bull City's infamous Downtown Loop, that thoroughfare to nowhere some observers have likened to a noose around Durham's town center. Published: Oct. 17, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

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