Friday, August 26, 2011

Serious Eats - Toast

"I recently found myself at Toast in Durham, North Carolina, halfway through an eight-hour drive between D.C and Asheville. I was hungry, I was tired, and a good sandwich... The Rapini and Sweet Italian Sausage panini ($6.50) far from disappointed; it excelled."

- Sandwich a Day: Rapini and Sweet Italian Sausage Panini at Toast in Durham, NC, Serious Eats

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Prefix Magazine - 9th Wonder

"No, it's not the Durham, N.C.-based rapper-producer's dedication to the classic family sitcom.... The Wonder Years is 9th Wonder's proper debut album... With his growing status, The Wonder Years is just as much about his own work as that of his guests on the album... he's dropping an album that's just as important for him as it is for hip-hop as a genre."

- Five Reasons Sept. 27 is Important for Hip-Hop, Prefix

Monday, August 22, 2011

Forbes - Unusual Retirement Lifestyles

"The idea of retirement typically conjures up images of Florida and grandchildren. But for retirees looking for a little more excitement during their golden years there are some more unconventional options to pick from. As Bedda D’Angelo, a financial planner out of Durham, North Carolina, puts it, 'Don’t get me wrong. Retirees enjoy their grandchildren but for the most part they have other have other fish to fry.'"

- The Most Bizarre and Unusual Retirement Lifestyles, Forbes

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Stadium Journey - Durham Bulls Athletic Park

"In the heart of basketball country, where legendary names like Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski are commonplace, stands a minor league baseball gem. The Bulls have been a staple in Durham since 1913 and have been rather infamous ever since the release of the 1988 feature film Bull Durham. Although you won’t find Crash Davis and Nuke Laloosh here, you will find a baseball experience that will rival any other in Triple A Baseball."

- No Crash and Nuke at the D-Bap, Stadium Journey

The New York Times - Duke University Summer Reading

"Can a peaceable literary vegetarian from Brooklyn bring together what a bloody Southern basketball rivalry has torn asunder? That was surely the hope of administrators at Duke and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, when they chose Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” as the joint summer reading for this fall’s incoming freshmen. So far, the carnivore-unfriendly choice does not seem to have elicited any complaints from the local barbecue industry..."

- Inside the List, The New York Times

Monday, August 15, 2011

San Antonio Express-News - Durham, NC

"A lush corridor of trees welcomed me as I drove from the airport into downtown Durham, N.C., making me feel as if I were driving through the rural countryside rather than a major educational and commercial region.It was a fitting introduction to a trip marked by scenic beauty and hospitality, and it's owed to a long-standing ban on billboards. Even in the midst of a humid heat wave — where stepping outside at 8 a.m. meant being soaked in sweat 10 minutes later — my trip was all about spending time outdoors, punctuated by interludes of exceptional regional food and discovering local culture."

- 72 Hours or Less: Durham, NC, San Antonio Express-News

Friday, August 12, 2011

Seattle Times - Carolina Chocolate Drops

"Twenty-five years ago, few African-American musicians would have dreamed of playing music so blatantly associated with street-corner minstrelsy — especially with a name like 'chocolate drops.' But like many new black singers of rural blues, this Durham, N.C., group has joyfully re-appropriated its own tradition."

- Carolina Chocolate Drops serenades lions and tigers, Seattle Times

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Inside Higher Ed - DukeEngage

"Now in its fifth summer, DukeEngage provides the opportunity for undergraduates to undertake a fully funded eight-week civic engagement project... early data suggest that students who participate in the program are more likely to undertake research with a faculty member, attend graduate school or go into nonprofit work. Last year, it was the leading reason given by high school students for why they were applying to Duke."

- Engaging Globally, Inside Higher Ed

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Asheville Citizen-Times - Family Travel

"Considered one of the top attractions in the state, the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science in Durham packs a lot within its confines... if your family simply loves animals and nature, then check out the Duke Lemur Center."

- Family Travel: Research Triangle Area Full of Fun with Science, Animals, More, Asheville Citizen-Times