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After much community anticipation, the Wheels Roller Skating Rink in east Durham is reopening under city ownership. Roller rinks across the country have declined drastically since the 1990s. Since then, North Carolina has lost roughly half of its rinks.

North Carolina environmental regulators say it could take until the end of the year to determine how to clean up lead contamination at five public parks in Durham.

As the Wheels Roller Skating Rink in east Durham prepares to reopen this fall, skaters gathered for a party in Durham Central Park to help inspire Triangle-area artist Dare Coulter, who is building a public art installation for the roller rink.

ShotSpotter, which uses hidden microphones to warn police about potential gunfire, has been controversial in Durham since its adoption.

Editor's note: This story is part of an occasional series on what area community leaders and residents are doing to balance "peace and pride" in their…