Bull City Cool, and founder Reinvestment Partners, are officially members of the Safe Bathrooms Club! On April 6th we held an HB2 protest and community-building event in Durham, and now we’ve put ourselves on the map to “demonstrate [our] stance as allies to the LGBTQIA community and fight discrimination together and publicly.” Learn more about […]
100 East Geer Street – A Photo Documentary
100 East Geer Street is a stunning photo documentary, by Holly Bourne, about Reinvestment Partners’ neighborhood revitalization work on the 100 block of East Geer Street in Durham. For those of us who have been involved with Reinvestment Partners (RP) for years, it’s a beautiful tribute the the sweat and tears that we’ve put into […]
The Bathroom – Being All It Can Be (Part II)
Reinvestment Partners and the LGBTQ Center of Durham hosted an event at Bull City Cool on Wednesday, titled “Everyone is Welcome (to use our bathroom!).” (Read all about our bathroom’s sordid history HERE). It was a community event to protest HB2 and foster solidarity and inclusion. And it was a success on all fronts. But […]
Bull City Cool’s Old Condenser Makes a New Connection!
Bull City Cool is an entity that makes connections. Whether that’s through our tenant Farmer Foodshare, who connects local growers to local eaters, or through Farmers’ Meetings hosted at the Hub. That’s great, but what does this have to do with a used refrigerator condenser, you may ask? Well, we had to replace the unit […]
SEEDS for community growth
What can gardening teach you? Coming from a family of farmers, I’d have to say, “Waste not, want not.” After all, when you witness firsthand what it takes to grow your own food, no one has to tell you to value it. Luckily there are organizations like SEEDS that continue to teach “respect for life, […]
What does the trash say?
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is wasting no time getting comfortable in their new space at and around the Bull City Cool Food Hub. How can you tell? They have trash here, and it’s talking! These compost bins – adjacent to their urban garden – make it clear they’ve been getting their hands in the dirt. And […]
A Garden in the Desert
The Bull City Cool Food Hub is located in a USDA-designated food desert, or an urban neighborhood “without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food.” And strategically so. The hub is designed to bring fresh veggies to food-desert residents, many of whom are more than a half-mile from the nearest supermarket. We’re bridging the […]
New sidewalks make it a beautiful day for our neighbors
The City of Durham’s sidewalks are looking shiny and new! No more strollers in the busy streets because the sidewalks are impassible… North Durham residents, who use various modes of transportation including buses and walking, are already making good use of the improved sidewalks. Featured here is a car-less family on a brand new strip […]
Sidewalk repairs make it a “beautiful day in the neighborhood”
We are thrilled to see the City of Durham’s sidewalk repair project in action all around the food hub! Reinvestment Partners has advocated for the past three years to improve the neighborhood’s neglected sidewalks. Reduced to crumbles and weeds in many sections, poor sidewalks have forced individuals in wheelchairs and families with strollers into the […]