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[Nerdspresso] Ode to a Nerdy Tee: My Life in Fandom
My love affair with nerd wear began early. I was 8 years old. It was the summer of 1977 and my Mom bought me a Star Wars T-shirt at the mall. Back then, there weren’t racks and racks of geek apparel available just anywhere. If you wanted to drape yourself in nerdery, you found a…
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Lottery Fund Projects, Facilities Condition Assessment Contract Up for DPS Consideration
The most dramatic topic of Thursday’s Durham Public Schools Board of Education meeting may be the recent classified pay situation, but the consent agenda also includes some items of interest for DPS families, including repairs and renovations proposed with North Carolina Education Lottery funds and a proposal to hire a company for a facilities condition…
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DPS Classified Employees Keeping Increased Pay – For Now
Classified employees working for Durham Public Schools will keep their increased pay rate through January, according to Bettina Umstead, chair of the DPS Board of Education. So they won’t have pay clawed back by the district for October through December, and they keep that rate through January. It remains to be seen, however, if the…
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South Durham Restaurants Participating in Triangle Restaurant Week
Triangle Restaurant Week kicks off Monday, running through Jan. 28, with culinary opportunities spread from Raleigh to Chapel Hill. But which South Durham restaurants are participating? We’ve got a few options in the neck of our woods where we can visit and enjoy special three-course menus: Glasshouse Kitchen, 5 Laboratory Dr. Listed as the Research…
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DPS Drivers Urge: Don’t Blame Us for Transportation Snarl
A rocky week for Durham Public Schools student transportation is wrapping up, with the district reporting that 60 out of 150 school bus drivers called out on Friday. But it’s still up in the air what next week might hold in store. “We have no directive currently regarding Monday’s transportation needs,” said Crystal Kimpson Roberts,…
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Pedestrian Safety, Teen Equipment Among Winning Participatory Budgeting Projects
Durham residents voted and now city officials are moving forward with five winning projects in the latest phase of the city’s participatory budgeting process. On Thursday, Durham City Council members received a presentation of the top five projects, voted on by residents 13 and older. The city has $2.4 million to spend in this third…
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Bus Transportation Remains Limited for DPS Families on Friday
Parents of Durham Public Schools students can expect continued shortages of bus drivers on Friday, and the district is asking once again for parents to manage drop off and pick up. At least 50 bus drivers have called out this week in the aftermath of the district’s decision to roll back pay increases for classified…
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Extended Power Outage Prompts Durham Emergency Shelter Opening
Thousands of Duke Energy customers remain without power after problems at a substation on Wednesday. Utility workers may get power back on by 6 p.m. today. However, if residents remain without power after that, the Durham City-County Emergency Management Department is opening an emergency shelter at 8 p.m. The shelter is at the old Northern…
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More Trouble Ahead Thursday for DPS Families
Durham Public Schools is expected to remain short dozens of school bus drivers on Thursday. Parents who dealt with a two-hour morning delay on Wednesday due to cold weather found themselves needing to pick up their children after school because about 50 school bus drivers called out. It’s not likely to improve Thursday and may…
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New Early College for Healthcare Coming to DPS, Durham Tech
Durham students in the coming years will make new inroads into the City of Medicine. An early college program for Durham high school students considering careers in healthcare is getting a boost through a $29.5 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The money will fund a partnership between Durham Public Schools, Durham Technical Community College, and…
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Ready for the Next Big Chill, Neighbors?
A strong cold front will bring temperatures in the teens and low 20s in our area on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Combined with winds gusting up to 25 mph, we could see wind chill temperatures in the single digits. Drivers also should be alert for isolated icy spots and patchy black ice.…
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Chelsea Cook Selected to Serve City Council Ward 3
In the end, it was unanimous. But for a short while, the Durham City Council was deadlocked 3-3 on the prevailing candidate to finish Mayor Leonardo Williams’ term for Ward 3. Chelsea Cook, an attorney with Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Durham Eviction Diversion Program, was tied with Durham lawyer Shelia Huggins. Cook had the…
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