Wednesday, June 29, 2011

USA Today - Coach K

"Coach K is 900-284 in 36 seasons at Army and Duke. That's two wins shy of Bob Knight, his college coach and mentor who holds the Division I men's record. While calling it a "really neat thing" to pass Knight, Krzyzewski says it would be even more meaningful if he were retiring — which he says he isn't doing anytime soon."

- Coach K to 'refresh' himself with young Duke team, USA Today

Monday, June 27, 2011

Delta Sky Magazine - Ninth Street District

"Durham’s charming Ninth Street District is loaded with specialty shops and nationally acclaimed restaurants, many of which have been a central part of the community for years. The district includes the area between Ninth and Broad Streets and is a fun place to spend an afternoon or an entire evening."

- Exploring the Triangle, Delta Sky Magazine

The New York Times - Durham an Unexpected Food Hub

"In the last few years, downtown [Durham] has been transformed — a ghost town no longer — and an exciting, unexpected food hub has emerged."

- Durham Dining: Pies, Panini and Barbeque, The New York Times

Delta Sky Magazine - Cameron Indoor Stadium

"The basketball teams at Duke University are well known for their intensely passionate fan following, making a home game one of the most thrilling collegiate spectator experiences in the nation."

Carolina Sports Haven, Delta Sky Magazine

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Edmonton Journal - Marry Durham

"In March, there was an extraordinary wedding in Durham, N.C. Everything you'd expect was there: a cake, tuxedos and dresses, vows. There were brides and grooms but they were only marrying each other in an abstract sense: the 1,600 people at the wedding were marrying Durham. The vows were civic promises: buying local, supporting the arts scene, keeping the city clean, voting and volunteering."

 -  Love can make our city great, Edmonton Journal

Travel + Leisure - American Dance Festival

"Dancers have descended on Durham, NC for this summer’s American Dance Festival... Begun in 1934 in Bennington, VT with Martha Graham, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman among the first participants, the American Dance Festival (then known as the Bennington School of Dance), was a bastion of avant guarde movement and accessible dance training. In 1977 the festival moved to Durham and has been a cultural institution here ever since."

- Destination Durham: American Dance Festival, Travel + Leisure

Thursday, June 16, 2011

USAToday.com - Durham Farmers' Market

"...the exceptionally diverse market is known for its spirit of community and humanity."

- Readers Favorite Farmers Markets, USAToday.com

Black Enterprise - Ellis D. Jones & Sons Funerals Directors

"Nina Jones has no problem keeping up with the Joneses. As manager of Ellis D. Jones & Sons Funeral Directors in Durham, North Carolina, she has a hand in just about everything related to the front and back office, from keeping track of the financial books to helping families plan funeral arrangement and related matters for their loved ones."

- How to Keep a Family-Owned Business Thriving from One Generation to the Next, Black Enterprise

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The New York Times - Durham a Summer Dance Destination

"Durham has become a major summer dance destination, with hundreds of students from the United States and elsewhere descending on the Duke University campus each year to take a wide range of classes and workshops and to watch the dozens of performances that the festival crams into its six-week run."

- An Eccentric Sendoff for a Festival’s Leader, The New York Times

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Charlotte Observer - Bull City Burger & Brewery

"When Seth Gross opened Bull City Burger and Brewery in Durham this spring, his aim was to get as close to everything-from-scratch as he could. Besides grinding their own beef for burgers and hot dogs, they make their own barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, relish and mustard and bake their own burger buns. "We do everything except ketchup and that's because tomatoes aren't in season yet," he says. He'll start making ketchup in July. "The idea was quality over quantity. When you make your mustard twice a week, it's so hot and vibrant."

Monday, June 6, 2011

Coco & Creme - Duke Diet and Fitness Center

"Kithe has been responsible for making some of our favorite celebrities look fabulous including Tyra Banks, Halle Berry, Eve and many more and he felt it was time for him to look just as amazing. Last week, he had a huge reveal party in New York City showing his phenomenal 82 lb. weight loss. He was able to achieve this feat with the help of the Duke Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, NC where he was given intense training mixed with education on nutrition as well as a complete evaluation of his health."

- Celebrity Stylist Kithe Brewster Loses 82 Pounds and What He Is Teaching Us About Health, Coco & Creme

Winston-Salem Journal - American Dance Festival

"Charles Reinhart never danced professionally. But he has done just about everything else in dance, from managing the renowned Paul Taylor Dance Company to producing major dance events in New York. He also has directed or co-directed the American Dance Festival in Durham since 1969. This summer marks his last at ADF, the premier dance showcase of its kind in the United States. After he retires, Jodee Nimerichter, the festival's co-director, will become the festival's director, completing a transition that began several years ago."

- Season to mark director's last at American Dance Festival, Winston-Salem Journal

World Music Central - Carolina Theater 2011-12 Season

"The Carolina Theatre of Durham (North Carolina) today announced its 2011-12 Star Series with 23 outstanding performances in a newly-renovated Fletcher Hall beginning October 1 with a concert by Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham. Highlights include concerts by Sweet Honey in the Rock, Aaron Neville, former Yes lead singer Jon Anderson, and Chris Thile of Nickel Creek; comedy by Mike Birbiglia, and a performance by actress and author Carrie Fisher."

-The Carolina Theatre of Durham Announces its 2011-12 Star Series, World Music Central

Friday, June 3, 2011

Holden.UNC.Edu - Cool Corner of the Triangle

"Having a strong artistic presence also increases a town’s hipness. Some believe Durham is overtaking Chapel Hill and Carrboro as the cool corner of the Triangle. We can’t let that happen. We can’t let the Southern Part of Heaven and the Paris of the Piedmont outsource their cool to the Bull City."

- The art of downtown and beyond: Office of the Chancellor, Holden.UNC.edu

Thursday, June 2, 2011

News 14 Charlotte - Appia

"Due to a generation of mobile technology users that is increasingly growing, the marketplace for mobile applications is expanding along with it. A Durham-based startup company recently received international recognition of their efforts to meet the demand."

- Durham Startup company grabs global spotlight, News 14 Charlotte

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Mythical Monkey - Bull Durham

"From my notes on Bull Durham, the 1988 comedy written and directed by Ron Shelton about a romantic triangle set in baseball's Carolina League: 'what makes it art is not the romance or the baseball but its pitch-perfect insights into the existence of a marginally-talented man.'"

- That's Typing Tuesday #5: Bull Durham, Mythical Monkey