Serious Eats New York - Counter Culture Coffee

"Though many people have different ideas of what a career in coffee truly means, it's safe to trust the folks at Counter Culture Coffee to back up their new Professional Coffee Education Series with cup after cup after cup of learning."

- Coffee Chronicles: Higher Palate Education, Serious Eats New York

UPI.com - Duke University

"Researchers at Duke University in Durham, N.C....found children who were more challenging at age 5 also required greater effort from their teacher at age 12."

- Some hard to teach because of genetics, UPI.com

Post Gazette - Counter Culture Coffee

"This petite cafe sources its beans from Counter Culture, based in Durham, N.C..."

- On the Menu: Culinary scene sizzles in Philadelphia, Post Gazette

The Associated Press - Durham

"George, 54, lives in Durham, N.C., where she has a business helping senior citizens with bills and paperwork."

- RSV-Passe? Custom's decline spells hosts' vexation, The Associated Press

SlashFood - Carolina Sauce Company

"That's no surprise to Gloria Cabada-Leman, owner with her husband of the Carolina Sauce Company, in Durham, N.C. Started in 2003, Carolina Sauce is an Internet food retailer specializing in condiments and sauces."

- What's Hot in New Condiments: Just Say "Caliente!", SlashFood

The Washington Post - Duke University Medical Center

"...Duke University has been focusing closer attention on the neighborhood that surrounds it by forming a partnership with Durham's Federally Qualified Health Center. It's an experiment in community care that began well before health care became a heated political battle."

- At Duke University, an experiment in community health care, The Washington Post

Fox News - Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

"Dr. Thomas D’Amico, professor of surgery at Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, told FoxNews.com that when he first met Bell, he was not that surprised to find out about her cancer."

- Waiting to Exhale: Lung Cancer at 21, Fox News

Decisive Magazine - Durham/Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

"In fact, the whole trip was bananas. I had headed to Durham, N.C. for its wonderful, 13th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Fest, which offers, for four days, morning to midnight, the very best in documentary film..."

- Road Trip: Detroit to Durham in the Audi S5, Decisive Magazine

WeightWatchers - Duke University Diet and Fitness Center

"With each pound of muscle you gain, you'll burn more calories every day," says Kelly Cory, an exercise physiologist at the Duke University Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, North Carolina."

- Strength Training Demystified, WeightWatchers

Creative Loafing - Counter Culture Coffee

"...you should get acquainted with Counter Culture Coffee...The small company has steadily made a name for itself by becoming the preferred roaster for many retailers — namely some of Atlanta's best coffee shops and restaurants such as Octane Coffee and Empire State South. Although all of Counter Culture's roasting happens in Durham, N.C., the company has regional training centers (including one here in Atlanta) as opposed to coffee shops."

- Food Find: Counter Culture Coffee, Creative Loafing

Travel + Leisure - Scratch

"Phoebe Lawless’s trademark crusts are made with plenty of butter (for maximum flakiness) and very little sugar (to showcase the milk’s natural sweetness). Most of her pies are stuffed with the season’s bounty—native persimmons, for example, available for a short stint during the holidays. But her double-crusted beauty Shaker Lemon is offered year-round. Lawless fills it with whole, sliced lemons that have been macerated for up to three days. Once baked, they take on the consistency of marmalade. Pucker up!"

- America's Best Pies, Travel + Leisure

Zomppa.com - Only Burger and Other Food Trucks

"For those of you who watched Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race, you may have heard of Only Burger, which is only Durham’s best burger. Even if I’m not stalking them on Twitter, you can sometimes just “run” into them at food truck “rodeos.”"

- TidBit of the Day: Only Durham Food Trucks, Zomppa.com

Hidden Track - Durham World Beer Festival

"All About Beer Magazine’s annual World Beer Festival  in Durham has a special feel to it that separates it from other North Carolina beer events. For starters, All About Beer is based in Durham, and the weather tends to be gorgeous this time of year, making for a fine hometown party."

- Review: Durham's World Beer Festival, Hidden Track

Rivals.com - Duke University Basketball

"There was a school of thought as recently as a year or two ago that the Duke program had slipped from its place among the nation's best. Now with a national championship last season, being the nation's top-ranked team going into next season and enjoying a formidable recruiting class for 2011-12, the Blue Devils will be among the country's best teams for the foreseeable future -- we need to get used to the idea."

- Rivels.com

Movie Fone - Historic Durham Athletic Park

"The ballparks are like cathedrals" is how Crash describes the stadiums of the Major League, but the minor-league DAP (as true Durhamites call it) possessed a cultish charm of its own; it was, after all, Annie's chosen house of worship for practicing her faith in "the church of baseball."

- Movie Fone

Associated Press - Locopops

"I hope that it's not just a trend," said Bicknell, who quit her corporate job and opened [Durham-based] Locopops in 2005. "Popsicles have a wonderful thing in that they're current and they're also nostalgic, which is kind of neat. We strive on our menu to have a little something for everybody."

- Associated Press

Bloomberg - Duke University

"Duke University said its investments rose 13 percent in the past year, beating gains of Harvard University, the world’s richest school, and matching returns of a broad group of institutions."

- Bloomberg

USA Today - Durham

"In an interesting non-conference matchup this weekend, No. 1 Alabama travels to Durham, N.C., to face off with Duke...And the folks at Duke are preparing to be invaded by crimson."

- USA Today

Decatur Daily - Durham

"So the Saturday trip to Duke represents somewhat of a change of pace from the Southeastern Conference venues...And Durham, N.C., is bracing for the influx."

- Decatur Daily

The Roanoke Times - Durham

"Every week, he drove from the job site to the company headquarters in Durham, N.C., or he met a courier halfway, and he picked up the payroll -- all in cash.

- The Roanoke Times

The Wall Street Journal - Shoeboxed.com Inc.

""I got carded," gripes the now 25-year-old chief executive of Shoeboxed.com Inc., a start-up company in Durham, N.C."

- The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal - School House LLC

"Still, Ms. Weeks says she doesn't try to hide her age from her six employees, who include older and younger professionals based in New York, Durham, N.C., and Sri Lanka."

- The Wall Street Journal

Money Magazine - Durham

Durham would rank as a retiree Mecca even without Duke University’s stellar lifelong-learning program. Residents enjoy four seasons -- but without them being too extreme. Homes are affordable, the area is dotted with golf courses and parkland, and the region is home to a renowned university medical center.

- Money Magazine

NewsOk - Only Burger

"Big Truck recaptured the lead, only to end up in a constant battle for the top spot with Durham, N.C.-based Only Burger."

- NewsOK

The New York Times - Counter Culture Coffee

“We have a special obligation to the decaf drinker,” said Peter Giuliano, director of coffee and an owner of Counter Culture Coffee, based in Durham, N.C. “Those guys are the true believers. They’re not drinking coffee because they need to wake up. They’re only drinking coffee because they like the taste.”   

- The New York Times

The New York Times - Quintiles

"Now Durham, N.C.-based Quintiles is the world’s biggest contract research organization…”  

- The New York Times

News and Record - Durham

“Durham wants to get thousands of people to spell “We Want Google’’ at Durham Athletic Park, the baseball home of the Bulls…”  

- News and Record

The Los Angeles Times - Durham

“The success of Crop Mob can be linked to a surge of new small farms in the Triangle area of North Carolina (comprising Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill), according to the organization’s Web site.”    

- The Los Angeles Times

Express Buzz - North Carolina Central University

“The team of two faculty members and seven master’s programme students from the School of Business Studies of North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is on a week’s visit [to Kochi, India] to study and prepare a project at SCMS on international entrepreneurship in businesses related to information technology and BPOs.”  

- Express Buzz

Sun Sentinel - North Carolina Central University, Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina

“He [Author Rogoff] has published a book on the Jews of Durham, NC…as well as a number of essays on the Jews of the South…Rogoff taught for many years at North Carolina Central University. He retired to become the research historian of the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina.”  

- Sun Sentinel

American Heart - Duke University Medical Center

“Modifying lifestyles to achieve a healthy body weight, getting regular exercise, and eating properly not only have physical health benefits, but mental health benefits,” researcher James Blumenthal, PhD, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.”  

- American Heart

Atlanta Journal Constitution - North Carolina Central University

“Students and school leaders at North Carolina Central University will begin a program next semester they hope will persuade students to ditch their do-rags and bag their baggy jeans.”  

- Atlanta Journal Constitution

Relocate-America's Top 100 in 2009 - Durham

“Durham's vibrant quality of life and commitment to arts and culture contribute to its ever-growing popularity. A few crowd-pleasing events that take place here include the world-renowned Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Hayti Heritage Center Blues Festival, CenterFest, numerous cultural arts festivals and concerts sponsored by the City's Department of Parks and Recreation.”  

- Relocate-America's Top 100 in 2009

The Associated Press - Quintiles

"The decision by Durham, N.C.-based Quintiles means that the private research company will be even more entwined with the pharmaceutical companies.”  

- The Associated Press

ZD Net UK - PocketGear

“In a bold move that is grabbing headlines throughout the wireless industry, PocketGear, based in Durham, NC, USA announced the acquisition of its biggest rival Irvin, Texas-based Handango.com.” 

- ZD Net UK

The Wall Street Journal - Duke University

“At Duke University, a new National Institutes of Health-funded trial is looking at whether it might be possible to pinpoint genetic characteristics of people for whom aspirin doesn’t block clotting.”  

- The Wall Street Journal

USA Today - Duke University

”Our results concerning social networks suggest that Internet dating will continue to grow as Internet daters tell friends and family about their experiences, thus encouraging other Internet-using singles to use Internet dating," says the study, co-written by sociologist S. Philip Morgan of Duke University in Durham, N.C."  

- USA Today

The New York Times - The Freelon Group

“So not long after this Woolworth announced its closing in 1993, the building was acquired with the hope of making it a museum. It took $23 million in public and private funds to fulfill that vision; the museum's architects are the Freelon Group of Durham, N.C…”  

- The New York Times

Chicago Tribune - Duke University Medical Center

“There are many reasons such labeling would help consumers, says James Lane, a professor of medical psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., who has studied caffeine's effects on the body.”   

- Chicago Tribune

York Dispatch - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

“Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, which in its 10th year continues to be one of the nation's leading events for documentary films.”  

- York Dispatch

The New York Times - American Dance Festival

“The American Dance Festival’s 75th-anniversary celebration has historical implications worth addressing…such a revival is ideal for (its) anniversary.”  

- The New York Times

Downbeat Magazine - Grady Tate/North Carolina Central University Jazz Festival

"For 12 years he [Grady Tate] was the driving force behind the annual Grady Tate/North Carolina Central University Jazz Festival…Tate has played with the Duke Ellington and Count Basie Orchestras. In the studio Tate has played on more than 5,000 albums as house drummer for producers like Quincy Jones and Creed Taylor, backing artists from Stan Getz to Aretha Franklin.”    

- Downbeat Magazine

Calibre MacroWorld - Duke University

“Coach Cutliffe is an experienced leader and a proven winner... Duke is serious about restoring excitement and a winning tradition to Duke football.”  

- Calibre MacroWorld

NC Signature Magazine - Federal Lounge

"With a prime location across the street from Brightleaf Square… Federal is perfectly positioned to become a Durham mainstay. The quality of food and the personality of the décor pay homage to Durham's colorful history."

- NC Signature Magazine

Forbes.com - Durham

“I vowed to…spend three days gasoline-free where it meant something: In my family's hometown of Durham, N.C.--the depths of car-centric, Nascar-loving America.”  

- Forbes.com

Article Base - Research Triangle Park

“The Research Triangle Park [in Durham, NC] has seen the likes of Pulitzer Prize winners, Nobel Prize winners and even U.S. Presidential Award and National Science Foundation Awards being granted to those who have work at this foundation of excellence. RTP has seen development in such areas as the Universal Product Code and the 3D ultrasound technology as well.”   

- Article Base

ABC World News - Duke University

“What's been shown in a lot of research is that people whose blood pressure goes up more when they are under stress are more likely to have heart disease 10 or 15 years down the road," says Dr. Redford Williams, a psychiatrist and head of behavioral medicine at Duke University in Durham, N.C.”  

- ABC World News

The Washington Post - African American Dance Ensemble

”Commemorate Black History Month by taking in a performance by the Durham, N.C.'s Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble. The troupe's daytime shows have an educational mission, with Davis (who majored in theater and dance at Howard) as a storyteller, plus dance and music from West Africa. Saturday night's concert features two pieces choreographed by Davis: "BlueGrass/Brown Earth" and "See the Rhythm! Hear the Movement!"  

- The Washington Post

USA Today - Patanjali's Place Yoga Center

“You've heard of Hatha Yoga and Hot Yoga, now -- no joke -- there's Laughter Yoga, The Herald-Sun in Durham, N.C., reported. During a three-day workshop at Patanjali's Place yoga center in Durham, participants pretended to be laughing in an elevator, then laughing with friends, then whooping it up over imaginary tea and wine, the paper said.”  

- USA Today

The Times of India - Duke University

“We hope these data will eventually lead to treatments for obesity-associated problems, by the identification of novel targets within the immune system," said Staci D. Bilbo, Ph.D., co-author of the study, from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University in Durham, N.C.”  

- The Times of India

Yourblogmoney.com - Elmo’s Diner, Bahn’s Cuisine, Bali Hai Mongolian Grill, International Delights

“After a long day of shopping, dine at one of the great selection of restaurants and cafes flanking the Ninth Street. From Vietnamese to Mongolian, American to Middle Eastern, the cosmopolitan flavours and aromas will pamper you to no end. For dining in the Ninth Street visit restaurants like Elmo’s Diner, Bahn’s Cuisine, Bali Hai Mongolian Grill and International Delights among many others.”  

- Yourblogmoney.com

Toledo Blade - Structure House

“So much of dieting is emotional or psychological, it seems. Gerald Musante, founder of Structure House Weight Management in Durham, N.C., and author of The Structure House Weight Loss Plan, advises that you be the first to order at restaurants. Skip the cocktails, appetizers, and dessert. Always eat breakfast.”  

- Toledo Blade

Article Base - Research Triangle Park

”Established as one of the oldest and biggest science research centres in North America, The Research Triangle Park (RTP) [in Durham, NC] is spread over an area of 7,000 acres. Home of Fortune 100 research and development companies and a full time work force that accounts for 42,000 people, RTP is revolutionary in many fields. Approximately 170 companies are based in this vast expanse of land that contributes immensely to the development of the region."

- Article Base

Bloomberg News - Duke University

“Princeton's applications for freshman admission increased by 19 percent, while the number of applicants to Harvard, the most selective college in the Ivy League, rose 5 percent. Brown University's applications soared 20 percent while Duke University's [in Durham, NC] jumped 12 percent.”  

- Bloomberg News

The New York Times - Durham Restaurants

“In North Carolina, 20 restaurants in the Durham…[and] the triangle area will donate 10 percent of receipts on Sunday and Monday to Partners in Health and the locally run Family Health Ministries. Find participating restaurants here.”  

- The New York Times

Providence Journal - Cuban Revolution

“Cuban Revolution has a Downcity location at 50 Aborn St., a restaurant at 60 Valley St., and recently opened a 180-seat restaurant in Durham, N.C.”

- Providence Journal

USA Today - Durham

“Here in the Research Triangle, a region anchored by Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, top-tier universities, high-tech companies and research centers have attracted Asian professionals.”  

- USA Today

Yourblogmoney.com - Zola Craft Gallery, One World Market, The Playhouse Toy Store

“A great place for buying handicrafts for homes, gardens and offices is the Zola Craft Gallery on Ninth Street. One World Market is also in the same area, and offers numerous choices of artworks and hand-made crafts originating from 50 developing countries. Children will be delighted to visit The Playhouse Toy Store which will keep them spellbound while browsing the irresistible toy collection.”  

- Yourblogmoney.com

Los Angeles Times - Duke University

“Parents throughout the world called Duke or simply showed up in Durham seeking the enzyme infusions to save their children.”  

- Los Angeles Times

The New York Times - Curious Sense

''We build digital experiences beyond a typical Web site, which offer long, interactive times between the content and the consumer,'' said Adam Blumenthal, president and chief executive at Curious Sense in Durham, N.C. “  

- The New York Times

CNN.com - Duke University Medical Center

“It's a turning point from previous decades. Life expectancy for a 30-year-old person treated for HIV is 69, said Dr. Charles Hicks, an associate professor of medicine in infectious diseases at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.”  

- CNN.com

Los Angeles Times - Bo Lozoff and Ram Dass

“The project has been fulfilling that request since 1987, when Claremont resident Rick Moore took over a program begun by spiritual gurus Bo Lozoff and Ram Dass in Durham, N.C. From that evolved the nonprofit Claremont Forum, of which the Prison Library Project is the nexus.”  

- Los Angeles Times

WLTX - Duda Paine Architects

“The building was designed by Duda Paine Architects out of Durham, NC and was developed by Holder Properties. The other two occupants will be moving in at a later time.”  

- WLTX, Columbia SC

The Daily Times - Museum of Life and Science

“An abandoned bear, found along the road in Townsend last winter, will get a new home at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, N.C., this month.”  

- The Daily Times

Hip Hop DX - Duke University

“9th Wonder's previous work experience includes being a member of Little Brother, in addition to producing tracks for a myriad of rap artists, including Jay-Z. Now, the producer is onto his next project: helping teach an African-American Studies course at Duke University [in Durham, NC] alongside Professor Mark Anthony Neal."

- Hip Hop DX

HS Today - Duke University

“While the potential of homegrown terrorism is a serious problem, however, jihadist inroads into the US Muslim community have been limited, largely due to strong currents of resistance to radical ideology within the community, according to a new study just released by the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, Durham, NC.” 

- HS Today

ESPN - Durham Bulls

“But on Monday night, the Durham Bulls are taking a step back to their roots, heading back to the Durham Athletic Park, the stadium immortalized in the 1988 flick "Bull Durham" starring Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Kevin Costner. The Bulls, arguably the most famous and popular team in minor league baseball, haven't played at the DAP since making the jump from Class A to Triple-A and moving into the sparkling 10,000-seat Durham Bulls Athletic Park in 1995.”

- Durham Bulls return to famous park, ESPN

Standard-Times San Angelo - Durham

“Durham experienced the nation’s largest improvement in homicide clearance rates, rising from 39 percent in the 1990s to 78 percent since 2008 thanks to a number of reforms.”

- Experts offer strategies to improve investigations, Standard-Times San Angelo

Yahoo Finance - Durham

“There are a number of industries that are helping Durham move out of its recession funk, including pharmaceutical, higher education and research. While prices fell during the recession, they appear to be stabilizing as population growth encourages demand for homes. Yahoo considers Durham a professional hot spot.”

- 20 Cities Surviving the Recession, Yahoo Finance

The Daily Beast - Durham

“The City of Medicine has the slogan “Where Great Things Happen,” making it a likely spot for young go-getters. Beyond the famous medical Research Triangle, young people living in Durham have the choice of more than 300 restaurants and 40 annual festivals to visit in their spare time.”

- 25 Best Cities for College Grads, The Daily Beast

ESPN - Historic Durham Athletic Park

“But the city of Durham spent $4 million and the better part of the last few years turning the stadium into a ballpark once again. The local colleges, Duke and North Carolina Central, now play home games there on a regular basis.”

- Durham Bulls return to famous park, ESPN

Relish - Eno Restaurant and Market

“The farm is home to the family, farm workers and interns, and heritage chickens, turkeys, pigs and cattle, as well as an abundance of heirloom vegetables. All of this bounty is used to supply the two restaurants that Holcomb owns, Zely and Ritz in Raleigh and Eno Restaurant and Market in Durham.”

- Green Acres, Relish

CNN.com - Duke Integrative Medicine

"A naturopathic doctor (or N.D.) gets Western-style medical training but also learns about botanicals, nutrition, and Eastern therapies. "It's a bit of 'buyer, beware' for this specialty," says Tracy Gaudet, executive director of Duke Integrative Medicine, in Durham, North Carolina."

- How integrative medicine can help your health, CNN.com

Sporting News - Durham Bulls

“Took a couples trip to Durham, N.C., for Memorial Day weekend. Caught a Triple-A game while there, and Durham's Angel Sanchez highlighted the night when he "hit the bull" with a two-run homer. It's not the same park in which "Bull Durham" was actually filmed (the bull is in left field now), but nonetheless it was a memorable minor league experience.”

- Pickup Lines: Lost in the hype, Sporting News