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Council Approves $16M Axon Police Tech Contract

The vote overrides Durham's recent pattern of rejecting police surveillance tools, putting drones and unified video feeds in the hands of city police.

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

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Beacon Street Plans 34-Unit Condo Tower Near Durham Athletic Park

With units topping $2 million, the project adds to a wave of high-end residential construction that's reshaping what Durham buyers are expected to spend.

June 2, 2026

Dosirak Korean Convenience Store Opens This Summer

Durham lacks the Korean food access of bigger cities. One pop-up cook is trying to change that with a permanent storefront on W. Main.

June 1, 2026·Downtown

Durham Shooting Deaths Doubled in Q1 2026

Deadly shootings, non-fatal injuries, rape investigations, and assaults all climbed together, a pattern that goes beyond any single incident.

May 31, 2026

Andia's Ice Cream Opens Inside Nanny Goat

The rotating scoop shop runs four days a week with 11 changing flavors, adding a dessert stop to the Geer House bodega one block from Durham Central Park.

May 30, 2026

RDU Awards $400M Runway Replacement to Balfour Beatty

The contract lands as RDU is already mid-build on a $775M terminal expansion, stacking two of its largest construction awards ever in the same window.

May 29, 2026

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

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

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

Durham Weighs Election System Overhaul

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

May 26, 2026

Durham Launches Savings Accounts for Kids

A bipartisan coalition is betting federal wealth-building accounts can reach Durham children who have the least access to financial mobility.

May 25, 2026

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Events

Good Moon: Sylvan Esso with Meshell Ndegeocello

Good Moon: Tyler Childers with aja monet

Good Moon: Sylvan Esso with Silvana Estrada

Emancipation Tours at Historic Stagville

Historic Stagville

Arts on East: Lua Project

Duke University East Campus

Durham Bulls vs. Charlotte Knights Homestand

Durham Bulls Athletic Park · Jun 3–7

Major Taylor International Cycling Convention

Durham Convention Center Plaza · Jun 4–7

An Evening with Cowboy Junkies (Night 1)

Haw River Ballroom

Red Hat Amphitheater

Friday Live Music @ATC | Soul Livin’ Group

Water Tower at American Tobacco Campus

Durham Refugee Day Film Screening

Durham County Library

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Civic

Council Approves $16M Axon Police Tech Contract, 6-1

City Council · Regular Meeting · June 1, 2026

School Board Debates State Raises, H-1B Sponsorship, Budget Transparency

Board of Education · Regular Meeting · May 28, 2026

BOCC Hears Federal Cut Warnings on Food, Health Programs

Board of County Commissioners · Work Session · May 28, 2026

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