Business
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
Local Government
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
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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
Local Government
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
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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
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
Development
More than 300 acres straddling the Durham and Wake county lines along U.S. Hwy. 70 near Brier Creek could be rezoned for industrial light and planned development residential. Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has scheduled a neighborhood meeting on May 15 via Zoom from 6 to 7 p.
Business
Kempower, in collaboration with EVRevolution and supported by Atlas Copco Group, Husqvarna Construction, Volvo Construction Equipment, and the Sweden-US Green Transition Initiative, successfully installed a fully electrified Kempower Satellite Charging System at its North America headquarters in Durham on Wednesday. The initiative aims to showcase the potential of sustainable construction
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Durham Public Schools could see enrollment climb by as many as 4,802 students during the next 10 years based on residential development data tracked by local planning officials. Mathew Palmer, senior executive director of school planning and operational services for DPS, is expected to make a presentation during Thursday’
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Some local luminaries plan to face the music and dance their way into the hearts of the judges – and the audience – at Dancing with the Carolina Stars, a fundraising event for Carolina Theatre set for May 21. Participants include: * Farad Ali: Co-founder of ALI HEIJMEN and Principal at Point B.
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Milestones
The following obituary was originally published by Hall-Wynne Funeral Home: James Robert “Jim” Mills, of Durham, North Carolina, died unexpectedly Friday, May 3. He was 57. Born in 1966 in Raleigh, North Carolina, to John Wesley Mills and Shirley Curran Mills, Jim was the youngest of three boys. He began
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First Sgt. Jeffery Matthews, who teaches JROTC at Hillside High School, this week was named Durham Public Schools Teacher of the Year for 2023-2024. He’s been teaching at Hillside for seven years. “It’s a passion,” he said. “You’ve got to have a passion for it. 99% of