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- Here’s an important notice for our solid waste customers. Curbside bulky item collections are now by request only. Find out how to schedule a free pickup.
- A local nonprofit recently partnered with @DurhamBeautiful & our General Services team to encourage all of us to take part in litter prevention. We show you how they’re setting a good example for doing just that.
- If you’re looking for a way to save money going to and from work, you may want to consider a vanpool sponsored by @movesafedurham’s #WaytoGoDurham. Find out how their new subsidy program works.
- If you want to have a say in the development of our new Comprehensive Plan, we want to hear from you. We have the very latest on the current round of #EngageDurham public engagement opportunities.
- The Durham City Council is now considering a proposed budget of $568.9 million for the coming year. Find out the major projects to be funded with a 0.6 cent tax rate increase, and how you can have input on the proposed spending plan.

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- Our recently updated Durham Small Business Opportunity Loan Fund is now ready to support local businesses. We have the details about what the program is, how it works, and who is eligible to apply.
- The new playground at @dprplaymore’s Valley Springs Park is open for fun! Find out what both the playground and the park have to offer.
- If you want a say in being able to travel to more locations throughout the Triangle by bike, now is your chance. Find out how to give your input to the @DCHCMPO and @CapitalAreaMPO on the current draft of the Triangle Bikeway Study.
- Progress on @DurhamStormH2O’s South Ellerbe Restoration Project is continuing to move forward. We share the latest developments.
- We’re excited to announce that @dprplaymore’s Burton Park has a new playground thanks to a collaboration with @BlueCrossNC and @kaboom.

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- Qualifications are now being accepted for our new Poet Laureate Pilot Program. Find out what the program is and how interested local poets can be considered for the program. -
- Applications are being accepted for the 2022 Innovate Durham Program. The program offers local entrepreneurs a way to develop and test their products and services with both us and the County. We’ll show you how the program works.
- 11 Durham-based projects serving homeless people now have over $1.7 million in federal funds to help support their work. Find out how the funding is going to be used.
- A couple of significant bicycle improvement projects are about to get underway to make traveling throughout Durham safer for cyclists. We’ll have all the details on what the projects are and who they will impact.
- It’s a busy time for the Durham Housing Authority as the groundwork is being laid for addressing significant issues that affect many of its residents. We’ll show you what those issues are.

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- Calling art lovers of all ages! There are a couple of upcoming community art opportunities that you’ll want to be aware of. Find out what they are.
- The deadline to register for the @thedurhampolice Summer Camps is just around the corner. The free week-long camps for youth ages 9-13 can help you add structured activities to your child’s summer. We’ll have all the details.
- Do you want to learn more about and have input on some of the crisis response strategies that we will soon be implementing? If so, you’re invited to an upcoming online town hall. Find out all about it and how you can have your voice heard.
- Durham Police is aiming to go above and beyond when it comes to improving the representation of women among its sworn ranks. We’ll fill you in on what the national 30X30 pledge is all about.
- Durham’s annual Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival is just around the corner, and you don’t want to miss out. Find out when the award-winning festival is being held this year and how you can get in on all of the fun.

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- If you’re looking for a way to celebrate all the ways that our community is going green, you’ll want to mark your calendar now for this year’s Earth Day Festival. We’ll show you how you can get in on the fun on April 24.
- Our city’s administration now has a blueprint of sorts to follow while developing next year’s budget. Find out what some of the Budget Development Guidelines’ spending priorities are.
- The Durham Safe Routes to School Program is continuing to allow us to educate children about safely walking and biking throughout their community. Learn more about the two main ways that we’re doing that.
- The 2019 Trail Implementation Program is moving forward. Find out how the trail feasibility study is helping to evaluate which trail corridors should be considered for public engagement, funding requests, and construction in the next funding cycle.
- An important wastewater project for the northern part of Durham will soon get underway. Find out what it is and why it’s needed.

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- More progress is being made on the development of the new Durham Transit Plan. Find out why some of the previous financial assumptions for the plan are having to be adjusted.
- A significant sidewalk improvement project will soon be getting underway in and near the Bragtown community. We’ll show you which areas will be impacted.
- Our work with the county to lessen gang activity in Durham will continue. Find out what is being done to support the Gang Reduction Strategy.
- The Fitts-Powell affordable housing apartments for formerly homeless individuals who are HIV positive are getting some much-needed improvements. We’ll show you what they are and why they’re needed.
- New improvements are on the way for the Durham Station Transportation Center – thanks to the recent award of millions of dollars in federal funding. Find out what improvements will be made and when construction is expected to begin.

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- If you’re a young person between the ages of 14 and 24, we have a paid summer opportunity that you may be interested in. Find out what it is and how to apply.
- The process for filling the At-Large City Council seat left vacant by former City Council member Charlie Reece is well underway. We’ll show you what that looks like and how you can get involved.
- Residents living on 31 sections of unpaved roads throughout the city will soon be traveling on newly paved streets. Find out why that is and what impacts this project might have on nearby residents.
- If you’re in the market to buy your first home, help to pay for a down payment and closing costs may be available to you. We’ll have all the details on the Durham Down Payment Assistance Program.
- Work on the Greater Triangle Commuter Rail Study is moving forward. Get an update on where the project stands now and what work is coming next.

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- Arbor Day is coming early for residents in the Hayti neighborhood in the form of 60 new trees. We’ll have all the details on when and where these trees will be planted.
- Are you interested in learning more about how our Police Department works? If so, you’ll want to sign up for the next virtual Community Police Academy. Find out when it is and how you can get involved.
- Durham’s public lakes are now open for the 2022 season! Lake Michie and Little River Lake are open to the public from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays. Find out everything you can do at each of these popular destinations.
- Phase 1 of the Jordan Lake Water Supply Project is underway. We’ll explain what the project is and how it could impact Durham’s drinking water supply.
- Rockwood Park is celebrating the opening of its new playground! This re-opening celebration for the playground was held on March 9 after it had been out of commission for nearly a year. Find out why the new playground was needed.

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- Keep Durham Beautiful, DPR and numerous volunteers are working hard to create more biodiverse and bird-friendly spaces throughout the city.
- The Fourth Quarter Crime Report is shedding some light on the number and types of shootings in Durham last year as well as other types of crimes.
- Keep Durham Beautiful's Bulb Blitz 2022 is now complete! That means that 15,000 flower bulbs were distributed between January and February to help make our schools, neighborhoods, and communities more attractive.
- Work on the Little River Dam Embankment Settlement and Seepage Improvements project is moving forward. Find out what the project is and why it’s so important.
- The 2021 Police Satisfaction Survey is offering some affirmation for the job that DPD does every day. We’re proud to say that 91% of residents say they have respect for Durham police officers. We’ll have more of the survey’s results.