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November 20
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Outreach ministry seeks gifts to warm the neeedy
DURHAM -- New Beginnings Outreach will hold its sixth annual Distribution of Warmth "Providing Clothing for the Winter" campaign to needy members of the public beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at its 206 Hood St. offices.
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LOCAL BRIEFS
Volunteer awards set
I-85 traffic flow trimmed
Cities to be honored here
Series finale set at library
Art exhibit free to public
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Medicare enrollment runs until Dec. 31
DURHAM -- The open enrollment period for Medicare Part D patients to adjust their prescription plans runs through Dec. 31, and help is available for the bewildering array of choices.
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State road upkeep shelved, for now
RALEIGH -- A study group has shelved, for now, the idea of advising the General Assembly to make cities take responsibility for maintaining 5,000 miles of state-owned roads.
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Attractions top tourism list
DURHAM -- The range of top attractions Durham has to offer both tourists and its own citizens shows impressive diversity for a city of its size.
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Cell call preceded football star death
CARRBORO -- Shortly before his death in an auto accident, Chapel Hill High School student Rodney Torain called his mother on a cell phone and told her that a car was following him and his friends, harassing them, and he was afraid it would run them off the road.
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November 19
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Teen in-room TVs trouble predictors
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK -- Bedroom televisions are a significant predictor of white teens engaging in smoking and sex, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International, UNC Chapel Hill and Middle Tennessee State University.
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KwanzaaFest 2008 on tap
DURHAM -- The St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Inc. and the African American Dance Ensemble will present KwanzaaFest 2009 Dec. 26-Jan. 1. at the Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St.
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Tolls are off the table, but in tax terms, that's it
RALEIGH -- Motorists likely will face a variety of new or higher taxes if state officials decide to try raising almost $1 billion more per year for road and transit work, a study group says.
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Mall's playground shift irks some
DURHAM -- Some parents say more than just play dates will suffering from closing the playground at the Streets at Southpoint mall.
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Reward at $13K in 3-year-old homicide
DURHAM -- A reward of up to $13,000 is being offered for information about a quadruple homicide that occurred three years ago on Alpine Road in the Breckenridge subdivision. One arrest has been made in the case, but investigators are trying to identify other suspects involved in the shootings.
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The preening of the Eagles
Durham -- Is it cool to wear pajama bottoms to class?
How about do-rags, or way-big baggy jeans?
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NCCU trustees OK 3.1 percent tuition spike
DURHAM -- The N.C. Central University board of trustees agreed Wednesday to a 3.1 percent tuition increase for undergraduate students for fiscal 2009-2010.
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Guthrie Avenue fire displaces family
DURHAM -- Fire displaced a family and left a firefighter slightly injured during a Wednesday morning blaze that heavily damaged a house at 518 N. Guthrie Ave. in East Durham, fire officials said.
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Police seek break-in thief
DURHAM -- Police are trying to identify a man who broke into a vehicle and stole a purse Oct. 19 in the parking lot of the ABC store at 1930 Holloway Street. The victim's stolen bank cards have been used several times.
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
Duke AD closes ranks
'Nutcracker' set at UNC
18 honored at Duke
Cohen wins UNC award
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LOCAL BRIEFS
Series finale set at library
KwanzaaFest sets program
Art exhibit free to public
Warm clothing is sought
Cold prompts shelter fears
Prayer vigil set Monday
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Historic buildings get new look thanks to residents' investments
DURHAM -- Light streams through two giant windows into a loft apartment across from the SunTrust building in downtown.
Inside, a safe dating from 1880 sits there, too heavy to move during a recent renovation, and owner Scott Donner says playfully: "It could be a wet bar maybe? That would be really great to have."
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November 18
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Duke cites need for expanded center
DURHAM -- Duke University Health System has filed a certificate of need with the state of North Carolina for construction of a proposed 265,000-square-foot cancer center that would expand and consolidate Duke's comprehensive outpatient cancer services and research facilities.
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