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Faith

Rain or Shine, Durham's Greek Festival Awaits Your Appetite

It’s time again for Durham’s annual Greek Festival at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church! The food, arts and crafts, vendors, and the dancers are all non-denominational at this event, which runs from 11 to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 11 to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Everyone

Business

Farewell, Cheddar Bay

The Red Lobster location in Durham off 15-501 near Garrett Road is now closed, one of dozens of the restaurants shuttered across the country this week. This comes after the 50-year-old restaurant chain began considering the possibility of a bankruptcy protection filing, reportedly due to the expensive popularity of its

Milestones

[In Memoriam] Yvonne Spurney, 73

Yvonne Spurney passed away on May 10, 2024, at Duke Medical Center. She was 73. She was born in Summit County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harold Zakrajsek and the late Cecilia Nestor Zakrajsek, and the sister of the late Harold J. Zakrajsek Jr. Spurney graduated from Ohio State

Local Government

Good Intentions Might Be Too Expensive for Durham County

The best intentions of Durham Public Schools may soon collide with a difficult fiscal reality facing the Durham County Board of Commissioners. On Tuesday, the DPS Board of Education held its quarterly meeting with commissioners, and Interim Superintendent Catty Moore made her pitch for a historic $27.7 million budget

Milestones

[In Memoriam] Jimmy Harold Goacher, 83

The following obituary was originally published by Hall-Wynne Funeral Home: Jimmy Harold Goacher died May 6 due to complications of heart and vascular disease. He was 83. He was born Nov. 17, 1940, in Booneville, Arkansas, to Edyth Etta and Harold Goacher. Goacher and his brother, Randy, spent their youth

News

DPS Board Meets Monday for Superintendent Search Update

Durham Public Schools leaders will get an update on the superintendent search during a special meeting on Monday. So far, according to agenda materials posted on the DPS Board of Education website, consultant Alma Advisory Group as of May 8 received 73 applications to serve as the next superintendent. Of

Milestones

[In Memoriam] William Douglas Bell, 76

The following obituary was published by Clements Funeral and Cremation Service: William Douglas Bell died May 9, 2024, at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham. He was born in Durham, the son of the late William Earnest Bell and Hilda Douglas Bell. He was 76. Known as Doug by most and

Local Government

Durham City Service Changes for Memorial Day

Most City of Durham offices, including City Hall and all nonemergency city facilities and operations, will close May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. Curbside Solid Waste Collections The Solid Waste Management Department will close May 27. All curbside collections for garbage, recycling and yard waste will be delayed by

Fiction

[Fiction] Dear Posse No. 6: Whispers in the Twilight

I’m working on a serial fiction project. Each segment will be published here and on Patreon. It is available in full to Patreon supporters: Dear Posse, Last night, the world was quieter. Or maybe my ears are just giving up. But in the soft silence between the cicada’s

Columns

[Nerdspresso] A Tale of Two Road Houses

It was the Summer of 1989 and in between Batman, Field of Dreams, Dead Poets Society, Ghostbusters II and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, along came Patrick Swayze as a philosophical bouncer, who advocated to “Be Nice” while kicking ass in Road House. I saw this flick as the

News

DPS Updates County Budget Ask for New Bonuses and Supplements

Durham Public Schools officials have rearranged their ask to county commissioners to provide special supplements for early childhood and English as a second language teachers and for classified staff specializing in sign language, deaf/hard of hearing, visually impaired, and spoken language facilitation. Administrators also proposed continuing a $7,000

Local Government

Deadline Ahead for Durham Low-Income Property Tax Assistance

Homeowners of any age who have lived in their Durham home for at least five years, who haven’t received property tax assistance from another program, and whose household income falls below one of the area median income limits can apply for grants to help pay their 2023 property tax

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