Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Spin Profiles Durham's Merge Records and Superchunk

"...The city's once-abandoned downtown is now teeming with vibrant local businesses, including a staggering array of first-rate, farm-to-fork destinations, often natural extensions of already-successful vendors in the bustling Durham Farmer's Market and rapidly expanding swarm of food trucks. Bars, breweries, galleries, and urban farms have sprouted up, while the arrival of luxury condominiums..."

"Merge Country: How Superchunk's Label Turned Durham Into a Thriving Indie-Rock Company Town," David Bevin, Spin Magazine

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

New York Times Blog Features Durham's Elf

"If you catch yourself wondering why he was riding his Elf that far, it’s because when he bought it, he decided to ride it home from where he picked it up at Organic Transit’s Durham, N.C., headquarters. Mr. Stewart was on the road for over two weeks, having traveled along the Greenway and enjoyed the hospitality of strangers."

"Navigating the Greenway: 1,200-Mile Journey in an Electric Bicycle-Car," Benjamin Preston, Wheels, New York Times Blog

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Durham's Organic Transit Turns Heads With the ELF

"Mark Stewart turns quite a few heads as he zips through the streets on his neon green ELF bike. With each pedal, his feet take turns sticking out from the bottom while a gentle motor hums in the background...Stewart bought the ELF from Durham-based Organic Transit."

"Not a Car or Bicycle, but a Blend - an ELF Vehicle," Valerie Bonk, Associated Press