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Eli Global Founder Gets 12 Years for $2B Fraud

Thousands of policyholders are still collectively owed over $1 billion, with a court-appointed special master now tasked with sorting out repayment.

May 27, 2026

Craft cocktail and Southern small plates with the Durham skyline at golden hour

The Guide

Best of Durham

The best restaurants, bars, breweries, coffee, things to do, and hidden gems.

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Development

Durham Locks In Engineer for $30M Sewer Project

The Goose Creek basin is full, and Durham keeps approving housing nearby. A two-phase, $30 million fix now has a design team.

May 26, 2026

Development

Camden Takes Over 400-Unit Hopson Road Project

High Street Residential spent years winning approvals; now a national apartment REIT steps in to build, betting on Durham's southwest corridor.

May 26, 2026·Southpoint

Government

Durham Weighs Election System Overhaul

Four ideas are on the table, from dropping primaries to changing who votes in ward races.

May 26, 2026

Schools

NCCU Is the Only UNC Campus Rated Financially Unhealthy

North Carolina's budget stalemate is starving the Durham HBCU of $159 million in enrollment funding it says it needs to recover.

May 23, 2026·Hayti

Environment

Duke Plans $23M Data Center on Central Campus

The project would raise campus energy demand and end Duke's carbon-neutral status, drawing scrutiny from faculty and nearby neighbors.

May 22, 2026·Duke/East Campus

Transportation

Durham Eyes One Free Parking Hour Downtown

A $74,000 annual pilot could draw weekday foot traffic near DPAC and the Carolina Theatre, but Downtown Durham Inc. wonders if one hour is enough.

May 22, 2026·Downtown

Environment

EPA Agrees to End NC Emissions Testing

Durham County drivers would skip annual emissions checks under the plan, saving nearly $20M statewide, but environmental groups warn of air quality risks.

May 22, 2026

Crime & Safety

Durham Sets June Violence Summit

Months of public meetings will feed into a June summit meant to lock Durham's violence reduction strategy.

May 22, 2026

Development

Sewer Capacity Stalls East Durham Development

Seven projects are fully blocked and 64 more are partially frozen as the city pursues a $30 million Goose Creek fix it won't finish until 2030.

May 22, 2026·East Durham

Environment

Durham Parks Rank Last Among 100 Biggest U.S. Cities

Durham landed 100th in the annual ParkScore report as park closures and tight budgets keep pressure on public spaces.

May 21, 2026·Lyon Park

Events

Lynn Blakey: A Celebration of Her Life and Music

Cat's Cradle

SAT30

Zero to Sixty: An Automotive History of Durham

Durham County Library

2026 Walk for the Animals!

APS of Durham

SUN31

Summer Food Truck Rodeo at Durham Central Park!

THU4

An Evening with Cowboy Junkies (Night 1)

Haw River Ballroom

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Civic

Board of Education

Regular Meeting · May 28, 2026

Board of County Commissioners

Work Session · May 28, 2026

Board of County Commissioners

Regular Meeting · May 26, 2026

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