By Carl Kenney
November 30, 2010
By Kobi Reynolds Teen Health Food Critic the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Hi again, readers, this is Kobi Reynolds, your health food critic with a great dining experience to report. Have you ever tasted Sushi? Well, I have, and I love it! The restaurant I went to is called Shiki Sushi, owned by Tham Nguyen, located […]
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By Isha Jackson NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Continuing its 35-year tradition, the Volunteer Center of Durham is once again matching people who wish to give with those in need through its Share your Christmas program. The center matches individuals or groups interested in donating new gifts to disadvantaged Durham residents referred by […]
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By Sheneka Quinitchette NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Now that the holiday season is fast approaching, people turn their attention to finding and giving the perfect gift. But Union Independent School’s third graders have been working for months on the perfect gift for some of Durham’s less fortunate. They have been knitting hats […]
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By Jerome Brown NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com NECD’s new District 1 police commander is far from new to Durham. A 27-year veteran of the Durham Police Department, Captain Paul Daye hopes to build on initiatives already working in the community. Daye, a graduate of Southern High School, went on to major in […]
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November 29, 2010
By Clinton Centry NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Wellness City, a unique haven in Durham for individuals struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues, lived up to its motto of being a place for the “creation of opportunities and environments that empower people to recover, to succeed in accomplishing their goals, and […]
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November 23, 2010
By Kendra McNair-Worley NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com A recent shooting outside of an unlicensed club or “liquor house” on Delano Street in East Durham injured eight people and totally shocked the surrounding community. Now, residents plan to come together to find solutions to reduce crime. This goal will be made a little […]
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By Purity Kimaiyo NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Durham residents outraged over gun crime and violence spurred the Safety in Numbers campaign which is celebrating the end of its inaugural year. Project Safe Neighborhoods, a division within the Durham Police Department, coordinates the campaign by partnering citizens with law enforcement representatives to reduce […]
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By Jennifer Kim UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces (SEEDS), located at 706 Gilbert St., strives to offer various gardening projects to fit the needs of the Northeast Central Durham community. According to their website, the program started in 1994 when Brenda Brodie and Annice Kenan wanted to […]
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By Sarah Ross UNC co-editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Tchaikovsky and Michael Jackson are two names rarely, if ever, used in the same sentence. Until “Nutcracker: The Musical” came to town, that is. Not to be confused with the classic ballet, this modern-day Nutcracker is the brainchild of Wanona Satcher, an architect originally from Atlanta […]
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By Natasha Duarte UNC Co-editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Last year, Anita Cash sat down at one of the used computers in the Durham Economic Resource Center lab, and she took her first step toward a new career. “I got me what’s called an e-mail address,” says Cash, who graduated from DERC’s work force training […]
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By Margarita Correa-McAvoy Communications & Public Relations Director El Centro Hispano 201 W. Main St. Ste. 100 Durham, NC 27701 919.687.4635 ext. 29 ECH teaches adults to read and write in Spanish at the primary and secondary educational level. With the successful completion of each educational level participants receive the appropriate certificate from the Mexican […]
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En nuestra cultura actual, existe un inmenso énfasis sobre la educación. Leamos las noticias y este mensaje claro: “cuan mayor su educación es, mejores serán sus posibilidades”. El impacto de una sociedad educada en ambos, oportunidades económicas y actitud general, es invaluable y la conciencia de los beneficios que nosotros como sociedad recibimos cuando se […]
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By Mallory Darida UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The store at Northgate Mall was bustling with eager shoppers Saturday, Nov. 20. Women perused overflowing racks of blouses and pantsuits. Shoppers with arms filled with clothing waited for the dressing rooms. Lines the length of the store led to the busy cashiers. But this […]
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November 22, 2010
By: Alanna Dvorak UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com African shirts, abstract paintings, digital photography, wine-scented candles, vases and jewelry all could be found in the same place in Durham on Nov. 20 and 21, when almost 200 artists filled the Durham Armory to sell their wares. The Durham Arts Council, in conjunction with […]
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November 10, 2010
By Kendra McNair-Worley NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Each year in America, nearly 17,000 people are murdered. Left behind are family members and friends who are filled with unimaginable grief and confusion. But the families don’t have to fight this battle alone, at least not any more. Parents of Murdered Children provides the […]
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Sarah Ross VOICE UNC co-editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The same foods that most kids try their best to avoid at the dinner table are now making a daily appearance at Y.E. Smith Elementary School. The school is the proud recipient of the USDA Grant for Fruit and Vegetables awarded at the beginning of this […]
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By Natasha Duarte UNC Co-editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Two years ago, Christina Cooper was living by herself and working at McDonalds at 18. “I was still trying to go to school, still trying to work, and having my own place at the same time,” Cooper says. So she dropped out of school. “I felt […]
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By: Alanna Dvorak UNC staff writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Five cancer survivors. Three hip replacements. Two knee replacements. Nine back surgeries (from one member). These are certainly not your average cheerleading stats, but then again, the Durham Divas ‘n Dude are not your average cheerleaders. After all, the age range of its participants is […]
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By Tamara Edwards NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore helps build Durham and Orange counties, with new, used and surplus goods. The ReStore, located near the Durham-Chapel Hill border on 15-501, offers gently used furniture, appliances and household goods as well as construction materials. Developed in 1995, with over $600 […]
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By Jerome Brown NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com AYP? EOC? EOG? The alphabet soup of standardized test terminology is confusing for many parents who want to know what determines their child’s proficiency in school. On Nov. 4, the Durham Allies for Responsive Education tried to clear things up for about 30 parents who […]
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By Clinton Centry NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The Durham Center for Senior Life could hardly be called a place for seniors to rest. The engaging establishment located at the Rigsbee and Seminary Streets in downtown Durham, offers full days of activities and programs as well as fellowship and camaraderie for folks in […]
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By Jennifer Kim UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The cold weather and rain didn’t deter shoppers on Saturday at the Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA) Yard Sale at their headquarters located at 1820 James St. “I think it’s turned out to be a community event in Durham,” said Michael Keene, vice […]
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By Isha Jackson NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com A distinct group of young men is making change in NorthEast Central Durham, one haircut at a time. It’s the first student-established barber organization that works on having a positive influence on the youth in their community. Beyond Vision Barbers is a group of local […]
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By Purity Kimaiyo NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Empathy and goodwill are the important qualities that enable the Jones family to succeed in their business. For with every customer, comes death and grief. Ellis D. Jones, Sr. founded Ellis D. Jones & Sons Funeral Directors in 1935. The business has stayed in the […]
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By Chris Hess NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com “It’s not fast food, it’s good food fast.” That is the motto of Tasty Haven, a soul food restaurant at 518 E. Trinity Ave. in Durham, owned and operated by Shelby Wilson. Most customers who walk in seem to know Wilson on a first-name basis. […]
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By Sheneka Quinitchette NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com About 30 eager Durham teenagers attended a costume party to let loose for Halloween. Durham Parks and Recreation held the party on Friday, Oct. 29 at the W.D. Hill Recreation Center. The costume party, for 13- to 18-year-olds gave teenagers the opportunity to socialize, enjoy […]
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November 7, 2010
By Margarita Correa-McAvoy Communications and Public Relations Director El Centro Hispano There were a good amount of people already waiting in line when the ECH staff arrived at 7 in the morning at the Holton Career & Resource Center to prepare for the ECH Health Fair 2010. They wanted to be there early to make sure they were able to receive the much needed health care services and information about their and their family’s general health condition. The day before, we received many calls at ECH offices from people asking… “Do we have to be at the Fair at 4 or 5 a.m?” Today, millions of people lack appropriate, if any, health insurance in the United States, The continuing rise in uninsured has been attributed to a number of factors, such as: rising healthcare costs, the economic downturn, the […]
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By Margarita Correa-McAvoy Communications and Public Relations Director El Centro Hispano Había gran cantidad de personas esperando ya en fila cuando el personal de ECH llego a las 07:00 am al “Holton Career & Resource Center” para preparar la Feria de la Salud 2010 de ECH. Querían llegar lo más temprano posible para asegurarse que […]
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