By Carl Kenney
April 19, 2012
By Jade McClain YO:Durham Intern the Durham VOICE When you see someone smoking you might wonder do they really know what they are doing to their bodies. Especially when it comes to teen smokers. A recent report from the U.S. Surgeon General describes the shocking data of a rise in teen smoking. This was […]
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April 12, 2012
By Brittney Jenkins NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The gospel music and soul food may keep customers coming back to JC’s Kitchen on Main Street, but owner Phyllis Terry recognizes the role that having a solid business plan has played in the success of her restaurant. Being an entrepreneur is not for everyone […]
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April 11, 2012
By Matt Phillips NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com The kids at Josephine Dobbs Clement Early College don’t mess around. They handle academic business. Their high school — part of the Durham Public School System — is situated in the Robinson Science Building at N.C. Central University. The school is a finalist for the […]
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By Morgan Crutchfield NCCU Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.co With gas prices nearly reaching $4, many people are searching for an alternative way of getting around. Northeast Central Durham residents and workers have the perfect alternate, a bus that charges no fare. The BullCity Connector is a fare-free bus that runs between the […]
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By Chioke Brown NCCU Staff Writer and Videographer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com In 1978 Daniel Roberts opened his first thrift store. Today in Northeast Central Durham he has a new shop called D&J Thrift Store at the corner of Angier Avenue and Driver Street.
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By Danielle Tepper UNC Staff Writer/Videographer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Students from two UNC journalism classes came together at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, to Skype with a journalism class in China. Led by professor Jock Lauterer, the historic event is expected to be the first of many in an effort to launch […]
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By Leslie Ann Blake UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Symoni Patel looks forward to her weekly dose of Reality. Yes, it’s Reality with a capital ‘R’. One of Reality Ministries’ newest programs, Daytime at the RC, is a part of Real Friends, the ministry for people with developmental disabilities. Daytime at the RC […]
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By Norman Gossett UNC-CH Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Tucked over behind a wooded lot between Angier Ave. and the railroad is an old scrap yard known to the old-timers as Sid Rancer’s scrap yard. One had to turn onto Briggs Ave. to find the gate to Sid’s old place. Five years ago, the […]
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By Abby Moore UNC-CH Staff Writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com In the spring of 2009, Eastway Elementary School counselor Ingrid Saddler-Walker decided to go to the gym and take a yoga class. During the class Saddler-Walker had an idea: Why not use yoga to help children calm down? Three years later, Saddler-Walker is starting Wytha […]
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By Taylor Coil Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Hundreds of Durham residents gathered at The Scrap Exchange in Northeast Central Durham on Saturday, March 31, for Brew Durham, a sold-out charity event celebrating home brewing and sustainable living. Keil Jansen started Brew Durham after attending a similar event in Raleigh. He believed the Durham […]
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By Jagir Patel UNC Co-Editor the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com A group of Durham teenagers discussed the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a large room in Duke Memorial United Methodist Church on Monday, April 2. As part of the YO:Durham program, these 14 students expressed their emotions and conveyed their opinions on the death of Martin, an unarmed […]
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