New York Times Covers Kids at Fullsteam Brewery

"Customers at Fullsteam Brewery, a beer hall in Durham, N.C., have complained to managers and bartenders about the abundance of children. To try to address these frustrations, the owner Sean Wilson added a cheeky disclaimer to his website...“We’re trying to help people relax and to explain what this place is,” Mr. Wilson said. He doesn’t think of his establishment as a traditional bar. He calls it a “hall” and a “tavern,” a place for “community and family-friendly celebration.”"

— "Beer for Me, Apple Juice for Her," Jennifer Miller, The New York Times

Durham-based Hiss Golden Messenger Wows Letterman

"I liked everything about this! This is fantastic, right here!"

— David Letterman, after hearing Durham-based Hiss Golden Messenger perform on the Late Show with David Letterman

Bon Appetit Profiles Big Spoon Roasters

"Fifteen years after his [Mark Overbay's] trip to Zimbabwe, I’m spending time with Overbay in his pristine production facility off a less-traveled road in Durham, North Carolina. He’s teaching me how he makes nut butters—before I try it myself at home."

-"How Big Spoon Roasters Makes Some of the Country's Best Nut Butters," Joanna Sciarrino, Bon Appetit Magazine

Garden & Gun Honors Fullsteam Brewery With Award

"Fullsteam produces some of the South’s most creative beers, although you might not know that thanks to the brewery’s so-far limited availability.”

"Fifth Annual Made in the South Awards" Garden & Gun Magazine

Durham Bulls Athletic Park Renovation Earns Top Honor

The Durham Bulls Athletic Park has been recognized by Ballpark Digest as having the “Best Ballpark Renovation Over $2 Million” in its 2014 annual awards.

CBS Evening News Considers "Mysterious Images of Hugh Mangum"

The CBS Evening News visited Durham to discover the "Mysterious Images of Hugh Mangum," whose photos are on display at the Museum of Durham History History Hub and the Hugh Mangum Photography Museum in Durham.

National Geographic Profiles Durham BBQ Pitmaster Ed Mitchell

Eater highlighted a preview of a National Geographic miniseries, "EAT: The Story of Food," which will profile Durham barbecue Pitmaster Ed Mitchell,

Durham earns a spot on Trivago's "US Best Value Cities for 2015"

Durham has earned a #13 spot on Trivago's 50 "US Best Value Cities for 2015," which ranks best valued destinations by hotel prices and reputation rankings.

Garden & Gun Profiles Fullsteam Brewery

"Sean Lilly Wilson, the forty-four-year-old founder of Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, North Carolina, can claim an unusual honor. To the best of his knowledge and ours, he is the only brewer who has ever designed a beer specifically for drinking with fried chicken."

—"The Most Southern Beers on Earth," Jed Portman, Garden & Gun

OpenTable's Top Fine Dining Restaurants

OpenTable's highest ranked top fine dining restaurants in the Triangle include Durham's Chamas Churrascaria (#9), and The Black House at Straw Valley (#6).

Grist Profiles Durham's Syngenta

"In Durham, N.C., there’s a biotechnology lab where scientists are figuring out who will win, and who will lose, in this climate change game — in the plant kingdom, that is."

—"Which plants will survive climate change? This greenhouse could have the answers," Liz Core, Grist

Bon Appetit Features Big Spoon Roasters' Almond Butter

Bon Appetit Magazine has featured Big Spoon Roasters' Mission Almond butter in the November, 2014 edition in its Prep School feature, saying, "Big Spoon Roasters Mission Almond Butter has an intense flavor and crunchy-creamy texture. It's subtly sweet and salty, so it works equally well in a sandwich with banana or alt-hummus."