East Durham /tags/east-durham East Durham en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:37:13 GMT 'When rinks close, they don't return.' Reopening of Durham's Wheels bucks trend of shuttering rinks /race-class-communities/2025-02-26/wheels-east-durham-roller-skating-rink-reopen-culture 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. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:37:13 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-02-26/wheels-east-durham-roller-skating-rink-reopen-culture Eli Chen Durham parks lead cleanup plan still months away /environment/2024-05-23/durham-parks-lead-cleanup-plan-walltown-east-northgate-lyon 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. Thu, 23 May 2024 18:06:33 GMT /environment/2024-05-23/durham-parks-lead-cleanup-plan-walltown-east-northgate-lyon Will Michaels At a skate party in Durham, excitement builds for the reopening of the Wheels Roller Skating Rink /arts-culture/2024-05-02/wheels-roller-skating-rink-durham-reopening-art-dare-coulter 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. Thu, 02 May 2024 21:11:37 GMT /arts-culture/2024-05-02/wheels-roller-skating-rink-durham-reopening-art-dare-coulter Eli Chen ShotSpotter shuts down in Durham after city council vote /news/2023-12-19/shotspotter-shuts-down-in-durham-after-city-council-vote ShotSpotter, which uses hidden microphones to warn police about potential gunfire, has been controversial in Durham since its adoption. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:21:31 GMT /news/2023-12-19/shotspotter-shuts-down-in-durham-after-city-council-vote Bradley George Peace And Pride: East Durham Neighborhood Works For Balance /race-demographics/2016-07-21/peace-and-pride-east-durham-neighborhood-works-for-balance 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… Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:35:03 GMT /race-demographics/2016-07-21/peace-and-pride-east-durham-neighborhood-works-for-balance Leoneda Inge