Manhattan’s Central Park shares little with Durham’s SEEDS garden in size or appearance. But Tom Kenan encouraged attendees at Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony to embrace the comparison – at least when it comes to impact on their respective communities. “When we first came out here 20 years ago, the neighborhood looked sort of tired,” said Kenan, the brother of garden co-founder… Read more →
At the corner of Burlington Avenue and Fayetteville Street, Curnel Glenn has been selling fresh fruits and vegetables from the back of his van for more than a decade. As a child, Glenn sold produce in the projects with his father. He continued years later on a whim after teaching school in Virginia for awhile. Now, he knows the neighborhood… Read more →
Clean Energy Durham, a nonprofit organization focused on cutting energy usage and costs in neighborhoods throughout North Carolina, is working to promote energy efficiency through interactive workshops. Last year, employees produced a teaching program called Pete Street, which the organization sells to different communities in the state. So far, Durham, Chapel Hill, Wilson and Siler City are all licensed to… Read more →
By Hayley Paytes UNC Co-Editor The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com On Sept. 13, a Durham nonprofit celebrated Thanksgiving a little early. SEEDS NC hosted its 9th Annual Harvest Dinner at The Pavilion at Durham Central Park. The organization, Southeastern Efforts to Develop Sustainable Spaces, seeks to educate and improve the community through gardening. The dinner is the organization’s largest fundraiser… Read more →
By Abby Moore UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Bradford pears are blossoming, daffodils are blooming and the bees are buzzing with a clear message – spring is here in Durham. Bountiful Backyards, along with SEEDS, welcomed the season with the first ever Piedmont Fruit School on March 17 and 18. Fruit tree lovers united Saturday and Sunday at… Read more →
By Leslie Ann Blake UNC staff writer The Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com A new center is in the works that will be built by the people, but more importantly, for the people. The proposed Durham Urban Design Center’s main function will be to improve the community in ways the residents see fit, said Wanona Satcher, a consultant for Neighborhood Improvement… Read more →
By Leah Campbell UNC Staff Writer the Durham VOICE thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Residents in Durham’s Eastway Village may have noticed a new installment on the corner of Eastway Avenue and Taylor Street. A table laden with balloons marks the site of the Bull City Cruisers Walking Club sign-up booth, which has recently set up camp at the intersection from 6 – 7… Read more →
By Anita Rao UNC Staff Writer the Durham Voice thedurhamvoice@gmail.com Six ducks, four rabbits and one young couple living on Oakwood Avenue in central Durham soon plan to invite four men and women, aged 21-26, to move in with them. The new housemates will be the first participants in Oakwood Community, a residential community and service-oriented internship program that begins… Read more →
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