Val Strong News Today

The return of live music to the popular downtown Durham cafe coincides with the launch of Durhams new Bullpen Social District.

Strong says the arts generate an excitement among young people that reminds him of his own childhood in Washington, D.C., where “the arts were easily accessible and all over the place.”

"Where else do you get the opportunity to hear improvised solos that just knock you off your feet?”

Mayor David D.F. Uran said this is the first step in the $69 million wastewater project, scheduled for a 2025 completion.

Wow! We went straight from freezing temps a couple weeks ago to 104º in the shade. How many of you remember these lyrics “Oh Dakota Land Sweet, Dakota Land, as

Updated: 1:36 PM EDT May 23, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript >> WXII 12 NEWS AT 8:00 ON THE TRIAD CW STARTS NOW. JACKIE: POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO MEN THIS MORNING AFTER SOMEONE IS FOUND DEAD IN WINSTON-SALEM. WHAT THEY SAY LEAD UP TO THE VICTIM’S DEATH. AND AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO CLIMB, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK ON YOUR AC. WHY SOME MANUFACTURERS SAY YOU COULD BE FEELING THE HEAT IF YOU DON’T GET A TUNE UP SOON. AIXA: THE SENATE FAST TRACKING A BILL TO INVESTIGATE THE...

“LEVAS” Is an Ambitious Jazz Rendition of a Song Widely Considered to Be the Black National Anthem In 2018, local jazz trumpet virtuoso and The Art of Cool Project co-founder Al Strong washed his hands of Durham’s high-profile Art of Cool Music Festival. It was a big shift in direction; that same year, though, he found himself spearheading something bigger than anything he’d ever recorded: a rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Now, three years later, he’...

Questions about her interests and privatizing the school system and what sort of oversight she would like to see if the school system gets more privatized. >> shepard: you mentioned the reporting on -- gosh. just escaped me as we talked about zinke and devos. the questions that you mentioned with the reporting of cnn and also from the "wall street journal," regarding trading in health securities while he was a congressman inside -- still i get is a congressman. but the questions are about what h...