DURHAM — City Council members voted 6-1 Monday to green-light further design work on the proposed Walltown Recreation Center, but at the same time put the project’s architect on a short leash and said he will be penalized if the design work falls behind schedule.
The decision came after administrators warned that postponing the decision to [...]

Preliminary work on designing a new animal shelter continues this summer as the county searches for an architect and volunteers to design it.
The new center could change the way the Animal Services Department operates, said its director, Bob Marotto.
“I just think it’s such an extraordinary opportunity for community members and people who are concerned with [...]

In my house, my wife picks out the paint colors and the furniture and the pictures that go up on the walls and has the final say on just about everything connected with interior or exterior design.
There’s a very good reason for that: I have absolutely no fashion sense. I’d go as far as saying [...]