Apartment Therapy - Durham, Duplex Style

"When faced with a move from a 1,000 square foot house to an apartment nearly half the size — and over a thousand miles away — Liz took the opportunity to pare down her collection of vintage and thrifted possessions (as seen in House Call: Liz's Durham Digs). Her skillful editing has resulted in a home that is interesting but clutter-free and put-together but comfortable."

- Liz's Well-Edited Half of a Durham Duplex, Apartment Therapy

A.V. Club - The Mountain Goats cover "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

"The Mountain Goats--a.k.a. John Darnielle and band--visited the round room earlier this year for one of the more memorable Undercover sessions yet... we figured he would be perfect for a little holiday chestnut. He chose the classic "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," delivered directly to you, the viewer."

- The Mountain Goats cover "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", A.V. Club

Food & Wine - Big Spoon Roasters

"These North Carolina nut butters are ground with local wildflower honey and nuts. $7 for an 8-oz jar."

- Editor's Pick, Food & Wine

CitiesSpeak - Northeast Central Durham Livability Initiative

"Over the last couple years, the definition of livability created by the HUD-DOT-EPA’s Partnership for Sustainable Communities has become well known to those of us in the “city business.” ... They’re hard at work in cities like Durham, N.C., building livable communities from the bottom up, with support from the Partnership, of course.  The Northeast Central Durham (NECD) Livability Initiative is adding value to the livability discussion by placing citizens right where they belong—at the foundation of the community’s livability planning efforts.  In doing so, the initiative is using livability planning as a vehicle with which to establish a more engaged citizenry and a more inclusive community."

- The Northeast Central Durham Livability Initiative Populates the Livability Discussion, CitiesSpeak

Forbes - Semprius

"As other solar start-up companies chase the economies scale provided by mega-projects, Durham, NC-based Semprius is scrambling to stay small. Semprius’ triple-junction solar cells are about 600 microns wide, which is roughly equivalent to the diameter of a dot made by a ballpoint pen. The gallium-arsenide cells use low-cost lenses to concentrate sunlight on tiny cells"

- Semprius Bets on Super-Small Cells, Forbes

Los Angeles Times - ReverbNation

"ReverbNation, a do-it-yourself online marketing service used by 1.8 million bands, is throwing open its doors to concert venues Tuesday... a service called Promote It,  lets them create Facebook marketing campaigns for as little as $25... Some clubs in Los Angeles have already taken advantage of the service, designed specifically to promote concerts, in the past few months on a trial basis as ReverbNation ironned out the kinks to prepare it for launch this week. The reviews so far have been good. Tonya Cooke, Roxy Theatre's social media manager, gave it a thumbs up, saying Promote It's campaigns have boosted attendance in concerts where she used the service."

- ReverbNation throws its doors open to clubs, venues, Los Angeles Times

The State of Things - Gary Kueber, Open Durham

"Dr. Gary Kueber first came to Durham, NC as a student at Duke University. After graduating, then moving back many years later, he started looking into the history of physical Durham. His discoveries inspired the blog Endangered Durham that detailed which buildings in the city were at risk of demolition. Recently he launched Open Durham, an interactive website that maps Durham's past and present with an eye toward informing the future."

- Open Durham, The State of Things (NPR)

Destinations Magazine - Durham Film Festivals

"Film festivals, once largely limited to major U.S. cities or international destinations like Cannes, have sprouted up in countless communities of all sizes, bringing thousands of visitors and, sometimes, millions of dollars to the host locales... Durham, NC, for example, hosts about 10 film festivals each year. The largest, the documentary festival Full Frame "is a great way to raise the profile of Durham," says Shelly Green, president and CEO of the Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau. "It's a festival of a size that has some billboard ability, The New York Times is a sponsor, so they're always writing about it." Full Frame drew 29,000 attendees over four days this year and generated $1.8 in visitor spending, Green says. The CVB offered attendees a mobile gaming platform called Scavenger which used visitors' smart phones to send them on a scavenger hunt through the city. Participants could win prizes and offer feedback on the festival's films as they explored Durham. The Destination Marketing Association of North Carolina awarded the Durham CVB a platinum award for the game."

- Film Exposure, Destinations Magazine

Metro Pulse - Carolina Chocolate Drops

"Most bands who win the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album do not turn around and hire a beatboxer as their newest member. And most bands who top the Billboard Bluegrass chart for seven straight weeks are not likely to break out a 2001 R&B hit as a staple of their live show. But Carolina Chocolate Drops are not most bands."

- Carolina Chocolate Drops Add a Beatboxer and a Cellist, But Keep Playing That Old-Time Music, Metro Pulse

Woman's Day - Durham Bulls

"What makes America such an extraordinary place to live? The fun, surprising and sometimes strange visiting spots you’ll find all across the country, like the eight below. 1. Batter Up! Join the boys of summer for a day of laidback, low-cost fun at a Triple-A Durham Bulls minor league game in Durham, NC. After Sunday games, kids get to run the bases. Tickets start at $7; season runs April 7–September 17; Triple-A Durham Bulls, 919-956-2855, DurhamBulls.com."

- 8 Quirky U.S. Attractions, Woman's Day

Treehugger - Bountiful Backyards

"Designing and implementing your own edible landscape can be an intimidating business, especially if you have little or no training in the matter. Luckily residents of the Triangle region of North Carolina can take advantage of Bountiful Backyards, an "edible landscaping collective" based in Durham that designs gardens, provides ongoing training, and organizes workshops on everything from vermiculture (worm composting) to mushroom cultivation..."

- Bountiful Backyards: Edible, Urban Landscaping, Treehugger

Sports Illustrated - Coach K

"The career victory numbers -- 1,075 for her, 907 for him, totals that leave every other male and female coach in Division I basketball behind -- only hint at why Sports Illustrated has chosen Mike Krzyzewski and Pat Summitt as its 2011 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year... As for Krzyzewski, with four more seasons he will complete 40 years as a collegiate head coach. He won his fourth and unlikeliest national title in 2010, and -- oh, by the way -- sandwiched around it two almost criminally underappreciated international gold medals, at the 2008 Olympics and 2010 World Championships, as head coach of a U.S. national team program that had been in steady decline. No other coach has ever won the Olympics, the NCAAs and the Worlds -- and Coach K did so in a span of 26 months."


- Krzyzewski, Summitt named SI Sportsman, Sportswoman of year, Sports Illustrated

Foursquare Blog - Duke Innovation

"Over in North Carolina, Duke University has been doing a bunch of innovative things with foursquare, from creating a time machine with historic campus images to saving their students from last minute printer woes."

-  Paper jam prevention, time machines, and more! – the Blue Devils bring foursquare to campus!, Foursquare

Voices of America - The Duke Campus Farm

"Duke University’s new campus farm in Durham, North Carolina celebrated its first-ever harvest festival recently... In just its first year, the farm has provided the campus dining halls with more than two tonnes of fresh produce... The Duke Campus Farm is celebrating its first season in business. Many of its growing pains lie ahead. The same can be said for the movement it represents. These are exciting but difficult times for young farmers getting their first taste of farming life."

-  New Farmers Confront Realities of Local Food Movement, Voices of America

Curve Magazine - Toys 4 Tots at The Bar

"One of the most festive and fulfilling aspects of the holiday season, is that it is a reminder and an opportunity to give back. For lucky lesbian sin the North Carolina area, this year’s annual toy drive comes with drinks and dancing with Toys 4 Tots Marine gifting program. In it’s 22nd year, 2011’s event is being held at The Bar, Durham's LGBT neighborhood bar, but it originally started at Catherine Tillery's home. Tillery, a North Carolinian lesbian began this tradition by inviting her close friends over to her house the first Friday of each December to collect gifts for Toys 4 Tots... Over the years, the local lesbian Durham community came together to turn a house party into the lesbian event of the year."

- Lesbian Event Collects Hundreds of Gifts for Toys 4 Tots, Curve Magazine

EcoCentric - Fullsteam, Farm-Focused Brewing

"One of beer’s greatest attributes is the amazing variety of flavor that can be derived from four ingredients: grain malt (typically barley), hops, yeast and water. Even given this simplicity, microbrewers and enthusiasts – like their locavore cousins – are eager to have locally-sourced ingredients in the product. Such is the case for the recently released BSA Harvest from Notch Sessions Brewery, which features New England-raised grains. The same is true further south in Durham, NC, where Fullsteam puts out a seasonal craft beer employing many local ingredients, from yeast to sweet potatoes. In Fullsteam’s endeavor to promote “radical, farm-focused brewing,” a nearby farmer has set aside one acre dedicated to hop cultivation."

- Brewing Better Local Economies with American Craft Beer, EcoCentric

CNN - Bull Durham Chewing Tobacco and the Origins of the Bullpen

"[Atlanta Braves coach Bobby] Dews played with the Cardinals farm team. Just like his father, who played more than a decade in the minors, Dews dreamed of playing in the majors. He recalls a story about chewing tobacco that his father passed down that may shed light on the roots of that baseball tradition. "It was a couple years before I was born: around 1937 or '38, shortly after they built the old ballpark in Durham, North Carolina," Dews said. "My father was in the bullpen a lot. He was a catcher. The ballpark's right field wall backed up to the Bull Durham Tobacco Factory. Young ladies who lived near the stadium would flirt with the guys in the bullpen and occasionally throw 'em tobacco." Could that be where the term bullpen derived? Bull Durham chewing tobacco? The story sounds like good old-fashioned folklore. This is a story I've lived with. You hear stories in your family so much they become true."

- Chewing tobacco and a Major League dream, CNN

Washington Post - Artist Todd Drake at Duke University

"Artist Todd Drake [is] trying to build interfaith bridges by asking Muslims to turn the lens on themselves. Drake’s traveling exhibit, “Muslim Self Portraits,” started after he decided he needed to learn more about his Muslim neighbors. 'I just started cold-calling mosques,' Drake said during an exhibition of his work at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. 'I had an intuitive feeling that they would be interested in this project. I asked them to represent themselves, not to let me define them.'"

- Muslim self portraits defy stereotypes, The Washington Post

The Detroit News - Mike Posner

"Mike Posner is getting back to basics. The Southfield-bred pop/hip-hop singer...  made his name releasing his music for free on the Web... While that batch of songs wound up scoring him a record deal, it was made on the fly in his parents' basement and in his dorm room at Duke University. Conversely, the songs on "The Layover" were recorded all over the world, including sessions in Australia and Switzerland."

- Hip-hop singer's new mix has traveled the globe, The Detroit News

The Washington Post - Amazing Faiths Dinner Dialogue Day Concert

"Say the word “interfaith” and the next word to roll off the tongue is probably “dialogue.” It’s hard to think of one without the other. But college students know there are other ways to communicate, and music may be chief among them. Students from three North Carolina universities — Duke, North Carolina State and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill — on Wednesday (Nov. 16) hosted an interfaith concert they dubbed “Abraham Jam” in an attempt to “do interfaith” in a novel way. The two-hour concert at Duke featured three singer-songwriters — a Jew, a Muslim and a Christian — plucking their guitar strings onstage and crooning their way toward a new spirit of understanding."

-  Students ‘do interfaith’ through universal language of music, The Washington Post

Greenversations - Sustainable Durham

"Each time I visit downtown Durham, North Carolina, I am pleasantly surprised and impressed by the improvements and renovations... Durham isn’t stopping there. Through the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, the city is working with EPA, the US Department of Transportation (DOT), and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to create a more sustainable community... Durham will be the first community to implement and use EPA’s new tools and strategies."

- Science Wednesday: Durham’s Journey to Sustainability, Greenversations

Times-News - Rockettes at DPAC

"Seeing The Radio City Rockettes’ Christmas Spectacular live was one of those “bucket list” items that I never thought I’d check off. But thanks to the touring production, which is performing live at the Durham Performing Arts Center, The American Tobacco District, 123 Vivian St., now through Nov. 27, others can mark it off their to-do lists, too, without having to travel to New York City... From the snow falling in the theater to streamers being shot out into the crowd, there’s enough going on to keep even the most active child (or adult) entertained... The entire time, I couldn’t stop smiling. The Radio City Rockettes’ Christmas Spectacular just has that sort of effect on audiences across the world. It’s a holiday tradition you don’t want to miss."

-  Rockettes serve up holiday cheer in Durham, Times-News

Sports Illustrated - Grant Hill Reflects on Coach K

"Thinking today of [Coach K's] intensity, his will to win, his drive, his passion and his incredible attention to detail throughout that drive to our first national championship gives me chills... His constructive criticism and his willingness to hold me accountable for the good and the bad was a vital part of my maturation... Coach profoundly encouraged me and implored me to overcome adversity and perform at the highest level I could against some of the best athletes in the sport. "

- Coach Krzyzewski had a powerful impact both on and off the court, SI.com

Tech Journal South - Groundwork Labs

"It’s always good to get a second chance... The North Carolina Research Triangle had an accelerator, very recently, and it was successful, and it closed up shop, which caused a lot of disappointment and heartbreak within the startup community. But it’s important to note that while Groundwork Labs will fill the void left by Launchbox in the American Underground in Durham, it’s not a replacement. It’s something new, with new players, a new mission, and a new vision."

- New startup accelerator Groundwork Labs launching in Durham, Tech Journal South

The New York Times - Coach Krzyzewski

"There are 902 reasons why Krzyzewski is poised to set the record for victories in men’s Division I college basketball, one for every game he has won in a five-decade career that began at Army in 1975 and includes four national championships in 31 seasons at Duke. But there are also a few consistent themes that have emerged during his years on the bench, from his motivational skills to his work ethic and, of course, his connection to Bob Knight. It is Knight, Krzyzewski’s coach at Army and his longtime mentor, whom Krzyzewski has tied atop the career victories list. That makes it all the more appropriate that Knight will be at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday to see Krzyzewski get his first chance to set the record, when No. 6 Duke faces Michigan State."

- Still Full of Fire, Duke's Krzyzewski Is Set to Break Record for Wins, The New York Times

Sports Illustrated - Blue Devils' Plumlee Brothers

"When Duke refers to its basketball family this year they'll probably be talking about the Plumlees. The Blue Devils have three Plumlee brothers on the team: Senior Miles and younger brothers Mason, a junior, and Marshall, a freshman. That's just the third time that's happened at a Division I school and the first time since the 1950s."

- Oh, brother! 3 Plumlees on Duke's front line, Sports Illustrated

The Herald - American Tobacco District

"More than 50 Rock Hill officials... visited Durham Wednesday to take notes. They're hoping to get some ideas about how to transform the former Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Co., known as the "Bleachery," from a pile of dirt and old buildings into what the American Tobacco District has become - a success story with a hefty economic impact."

- 50 Rock Hill Leaders tour Durham for growth ideas, The Herald

The Atlantic - Durham Tech Start-ups

"Silicon Valley is the tech Mecca of the world, but is there a Southern city that can potentially rival the San Francisco Bay Area?... Durham, N.C., a part of Research Triangle Park, also is full of success stories... "I think Durham is one big, Groupon-like success story away from a wave of coverage about how good the area is for tech companies," Madrigal writes."

- Can the South Ever 'Out Tech' Silicon Valley?, The Atlantic

Washington Post - Mike Krzyzewski

 "The always-busy Mike Krzyzewski has a lot on his plate — even for him. He’s trying to lead a young Duke team to a fourth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title, attempting to lead the U.S. national team to back-to-back Olympic gold medals and is on the verge of becoming the winningest men’s basketball coach in Division I history... For Krzyzewski, the inevitable march toward history isn’t about a specific number, but the company it puts him in."

- On verge of 903rd win, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski keeps march toward hoops history in perspective, Washington Post

The Atlantic - Durham's Startup Culture

"Durham is a fascinating example of what happens when a community bands together to try to attract entrepreneurs. They've set up all the mechanisms and institutions to foster innovation and now they're waiting to see if startup culture can take root. The city itself has "great bones," as they say, with a dense downtown core filled with beautiful old-timey architecture... Durham is one big, Groupon-like success story away from a wave of coverage about how good the area is for tech companies."

- Durham's Innovation Ecosystem, The Atlantic

The Atlantic - Bull City Startup Stampede

"While the industrial-chic American Tobacco Campus seems like a natural magnet for entrepreneurs, the newest and scrappiest companies in town make their home a few blocks away on the second floor of the Durham Chamber of Commerce. The Bull City Startup Stampede program provides sixty days of support for a select group of entrepreneurs, with the goal of establishing and retaining new businesses in the city center."

- Durham's Kickstarter Kids, The Atlantic

The New York Times - The Nasher Museum Acquires a Work by Ai WeiWei

"The empty chair has always been a profound metaphor for Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and dissident who was detained by Chinese authorities in the spring and released under close surveillance in June... That is the shape he recreated in a 2008 series of sculptures called “Marble Chair.” Each work is carved from a single block of marble. One was just acquired by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in Durham, N.C., and put on view. The marble chair, a symbol of both continuity and changing traditions, is the first work by Mr. Ai to join the Nasher Museum."

-  Sotheby’s as a Gallery; an Ai Weiwei at Duke, The New York Times

Philanthropy Roundtable - James B. Duke & the Duke Endowment

"Born on a small homestead, and interred in the chapel of the university that bears his name, [James B.] Duke was a man of the Carolinas... Unlike Carnegie and Rockefeller, Duke focused his largesse in just two states—to give elsewhere, he thought, “would be productive of less good by reason of attempting too much.”...In the 86 years since its creation, the Duke Endowment has distributed more than $2.7 billion."

- Duke of Carolina, Philanthropy Roundtable

Eater.com - Megafaun

"There are bands that probably choose landmarks or nature in terms of how to see the world on their own when they're on tour, but food is the one luxury we try to seek out when we are going around the country. There's this sense of comfort when you come back to a place you really know and trust."

- Megafaun's Brad Cook on Stunt Sushi and Cooking Like Thomas Keller, Eater.com

Sports Illustrated - Duke Blue Devils #1 Backcourt

"Austin Rivers, Seth Curry, Andre Dawkins, Quinn Cook, Tyler Thornton Rivers, whose father is Celtics coach Doc Rivers, is expected to be one of the college game's most electric scorers as a freshman. Curry, who had to take a backseat to star Nolan Smith last season, can light it up as well, and Dawkins is a sharpshooter who spreads the floor. If Cook and Thornton can give the Blue Devils quality minutes at the point guard spot, they'll be even scarier."

- Luke Winn's Top 16 Backcourts, Sports Illustrated

ABC News - Duke Global Health Institute

- ABC News Highlights DGHI's Work Around the World, ABC News

The Florida Info Guide - Downtown Durham

"There's always a lot going on in Durham. In a half mile radius of downtown, you have 25 locally owned restaurants that you cannot find any where else on the planet."

- Durham, North Carolina, The Florida Info Guide

Consequence of Sound - "Weird Al" at DPAC

"'Weird Al' is notable in the music industry for courteously receiving permission from artists before using their material in a humorous fashion, and even more so for providing a discography of laughs beyond any rational measure…and last night he brought the weirdness to Durham, NC without fail... It even ended shortly after 9:00 p.m. on a Sunday night. Those of you in Raleigh who missed it, you have no excuses."

- Live Review: “Weird Al” Yankovic at Durham, NC’s DPAC (10/9), Consequence of Sound

Rejuvenate Meetings - Corey Bizzell

"Corey Bizzell believes it’s important to enter an organization or job from the bottom to learn it all. Potential employers have puzzled over this, but he’s managed to keep climbing upwards every time... Repeat the scenario several times, and you’ll follow Bizzell’s path through to hotels and a third-party event management group to the Durham CVB... His local MPI chapter recognized his winning recipe in May, naming Bizzell Supplier of the Year."

- 40 Under 40: Corey Bizzell, Rejuvenate Meetings

Convention South - Durham, NC

"Home to Research Triangle Park and Duke University, Durham keeps at the forefront of innovation and that remains true for its hospitality sector."

- Insider's Guide to the North Carolina Triangle, Convention South

BusinessNews Daily - School House

"Instead of looking for a job after graduation, Rachel Weeks created one. For Weeks, founding School House, a socially responsible clothing company specializing in collegiate apparel, was a passion of hers since her time as an undergraduate at Duke University, but her journey was anything but simple."

- Entrepreneur Brings Manufacturing Back Home to N.C., BusinessNews Daily

Wine Enthusiast Magazine - Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Cameron Indoor Stadium

"Basketball fans will want to pay homage to Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University, where the Blue Devils hold court. Nature lovers should stroll through the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, a 55-acre spread of colorful terraces and chirping songbirds."

-  Destination: Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

The Republic - School House

"A North Carolina clothing company that wants to help revitalize the state's textiles industry has its first fully made-in-America delivery ready to go. School House, the fashion brand based in Durham, said Wednesday that it has orders for schools including Stanford University and the University of Oregon that were entirely made in the United States."

-  Durham-based collegiate clothing company announces first 'made in USA' delivery, The Republic

Prefix - 9th Wonder

"It must be 9th Wonder's work ethic that makes him such an obvious choice for documentarians. Along with a proper film dedicated to a year of his life, the producer/rapper/label head/professor was also recently the subject of a mini-documentary by some students at Chicago's Columbia College. They spent the day with the multi-talented Durham, N.C. native... This is essentially a must-watch for aspiring hip-hop artists and, of course, anyone interested in 9th's career."

- Watch: A Mini-Documentary On 9th Wonder, Prefix

NPR Music - Mount Moriah

"What Mount Moriah's "Lament" lacks in complexity, it gains in clarity and sharpness... The North Carolina band came about after McEntire and Miller began digging deeper into their Southern roots. "Lament" is from their self-titled debut, an infectious brew of gospel, folk, rock and country that asks questions of the establishment while looking at love from every angle."

- Mount Moriah: Love From Every Angle, NPR Music

The Salt Lake Tribune - DPAC

"Cavernous performing arts centers — similar to Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker’s proposed 2,500-seat mega-playhouse — buoy business, pose no threat to traditional arts groups and are thriving. So say theater experts from Denver; Durham, N.C.; and Dayton, Ohio... "We have continued to have success and sellouts, even in this economy," said Reginald Johnson, interim director of the Durham Department of Community Development."

- Big theaters are big winners, experts tell Salt Lake leaders, The Salt Lake Tribune

AirTran Magazine - Only Burger

"This Durham grill spent its first few years of business on four wheels, before settling into its current brick-and-mortar location. The simple concept— creating the best burger around without any bells and whistles—has earned them raves just shy of ecstatic."

- Go Eat, AirTran Magazine

AirTran Magazine - Casbah

"In its short lifespan, this florist’s shop-turned-midsized music hall has played host to an impressive roster of nationally recognized artists as well as the local acts most likely to go big. The well-stocked bar and proximity to some of Durham’s best restaurants make this a near-perfect spot to end up on a weekend night."

- Go Party, AirTran Magazine

The New York Times - John Williams III, Teacher at Glenn Elementary School

"Mr. Williams [fifth grade teacher at Glenn Elementary School in Durham, NC], who has spent 14 years teaching poor children, said: “I want to do everything I can to keep that child in class. If he’s sitting in the principal’s office, he’s not learning...”  In 1993, when Mr. Williams graduated from high school in Goldsboro, N.C., with an A average and a 1,320 on his SATs, he had many options, but he chose the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program. The idea is simple: the state pays top academic students to attend a public college, and in return they spend at least four years teaching in a public school."

-  A State Grooms Its Best Students to Be Good Teachers, The New York Times

Meetings Focus - Durham Convention Center

"The Durham Convention Center recently reopened after being closed since January for a renovation. The convention center, which is attached to the Durham Marriott City Center, received a $6.9 million upgrade that included refurbishment of the interior spaces and a technology upgrade. The facility offers 44,000 square feet of meeting space."

- Site Scene, Meetings Focus

Huffington Post - Duke University & The New Ivy League

"The only thing that can rival Duke University's academic reputation is the school pride of its students."

-  The New Ivy League: Unigo List, Huffington Post

San Francisco Chronicle - Duke University

"Duke's investments increased 24.5 percent in the fiscal year ended June 30... Duke's performance for the year beat Harvard University, whose endowment investments returned 21 percent for the year, and Stanford University, where annual returns were 22 percent."

- Duke, MIT Investments Surge as Colleges Rebound From Crunch, San Francisco Chronicle

Meetings Focus - Bay 7

"Bay 7 is one popular facility that hosts off-site group events. Located on the American Tobacco campus, an adaptive reuse project that converted one of Durham’s tobacco facilities into a destination for shopping, dining and recreation, the venue accommodates up to 400 people and its “urban chic” design features include exposed brick walls, hardwood floors, steel girders and a balcony area."

- Southern Beauts, Meetings Focus

Meetings Focus - DCVB, Shelly Green

"Whatever method a DMO might launch, many use research to back up their efforts. They want to ensure that stakeholders, governments and others with funding controls have the local story about the hospitality industry’s economic impact. One manager who values the role that research plays for her bureau in procuring and preserving funding is Shelly Green, president and CEO of the Durham [N.C.] CVB... Green believes that many DMOs don’t do enough research on tourism impact, which is increasingly important in today’s recessionary climate."

- Market Value, Meetings Focus

The Splendid Table - Locopops

"'Locopops' - a Latin-influenced popsicle flavor sensation."

- Locopops, The Splendid Table / NPR

USA Today - Baseball and Bull Durham Tobacco

"Baseball's spitting image dates back to the game's roots. The term "bullpen" was derived from Bull Durham tobacco, which was first produced by the Blackwell Tobacco Co. in 1860."

- USA Today, Will Major League Baseball toss tobacco?

MSNBC - McKinney's SPENT

"Most Americans know the facts about low-wage work, but many have been lucky enough to avoid actually having to live on $8 or $9 an hour. A computer game called Spent gives you the opportunity to see what it would be like to walk in a poor person’s shoes. The game, by an advertising firm called McKinney and Urban Ministries of Durham, N.C., starts with a choice: Would you like to be a server, a warehouse worker or a temp?"

- MSNBC, Can you live on $9 an hour? Play the game

Salon.com - Bull Durham

"If two of America's biggest pastimes (and industries) are baseball and the movies, why are there so few truly great baseball films? That's the question we posed to several experts -- novelists, sports journalists, even a former baseball commissioner... "Bull Durham" turns out to be, as one writer put it, "the gold standard"..."

- What's the best baseball movie?, Salon.com

TIME - Bull Durham

"Walt Whitman called baseball "our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us." Anyway, that's the close paraphrase of Whitman's panegyric by Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon), a keen student of the game and its minor-league players in Durham, N.C., and one of the most liberated, lubricious females in the history of movies — certainly of sports movies, where the usual function of females is to stand at ringside or courtside and cheer their men on."

- The All-TIME 25 Best Sports Movies, TIME

TheCabin.net - The Scrap Exchange's Events By the Truckload

"With endless possibilities and endless fun for the family, The Scrap Exchange, a largely self-sustained non-profit organization, helps educate children and adults not only on environmental issues but also how to stay green while feeding their creative side... “Events By the Truckload” is a traveling version, allowing visitors to create their own art from junk, vintage goods, unique items and even trash."

-  Scrap Exchange's 'Events by the Truckload' Coming to ArtsFest, TheCabin.net

InformationWeek - Parata Systems

"Parata Systems followed the tablet trend not to be trendy, but to reap tangible business gains. The Durham, N.C.-based company (with 365 employees) makes technology that automates the prescription fulfillment process for pharmacies."

- Our iPads Pay for Themselves: One SMB's Story, InformationWeek

Music.MyNC - Motorco Music Hall

"It was only a year ago when Motorco Music Hall opened its doors with high expectations in Durham...  Motorco has seen a strong presence of promising and often acclaimed Triangle-based bands — Bowerbirds, Lost in the Trees and The Love Language, just to name a few."

-  Motorco welcomes new talent buyer, hopes to attract nationally recognized acts, Music.MyNC.com

The New York Times - André Leon Talley

"André Leon Talley, a contributing editor for Vogue who seems to represent everything urban: stylishly dressed, a force of nature who stands out visually even in a world filled with unceasing competition for the eye. After he’s finished with fashion shows in New York or Paris or Milan, Mr. Talley retreats to a quiet Westchester hamlet. His home there reminds him of his childhood in [Durham] North Carolina, and happy moments on his grandmother’s front porch."

- Talking with... André Leon Talley, The New York Times

Foreign & Commonwealth Office Blog - Research Triangle Park

"There are many famous triangles in the world: the golden triangle in India, which takes in Delhi, Agra (home to the Taj Mahal) and Jaipur; the golden triangle of Oxford, Cambridge and London which has a wealth of talent and innovation that is hard to match anywhere in the world... Having recently visited [North Carolina’s Research Triangle], I feel safe in saying it is one of the most impressive triangles and amongst the strongest for science, innovation, and R&D."

- Foreign & Commonwealth Office Blog, Understanding the famous Triangle

The Daily Tar Heel - Megafaun

"When Durham’s Megafaun played a set at a three-day music festival in England earlier this month, fans thought they were seeing the wrong band... A very different band stood before an audience who had come to know Megafaun from the twisted acoustic folk on its first full-length,The band’s sound has always been changing ­— from the shouted, sloppy harmonies that open to the spaced-out, texturized 12-minute “Comprovisation For Connor Pass” on — Megafaun has constantly found new sounds to tell their stories."

- The Daily Tar Heel, Rocking with Megafaun

QNotes - NC Pride 2011

"Thousands of onlookers will gather along the NC Pride Parade route to watch student groups, churches, nightclubs, elected officials and others march in this historic parade. The parade begins at 1 p.m. snaking its way from Campus Dr. down Main St. toward Broad... After the parade and from 2:30-5 p.m., the rally continues, featuring keynote speaker Randy Jones of the Village People and others."

- QNotes, Preview: NC Pride 2011

The Rock Hill Herald - Durham a Model for Redevelopment

Rock Hill city manager David Vehaun would visit nearby Durham to watch the city's minor league baseball team play... "If I had not gone and seen it with my own eyes, I would not have been able to believe what they have accomplished in Durham," he said. "It's absolutely remarkable. It's one of those things, quite honestly, you have to see, with regards to what can be done with old buildings." Rock Hill city officials are taking notes from Durham as they look to redevelop the historic Bleachery site...

- The Herald - Does Durham, N.C. hold keys for Bleachery's future?

Huffington Post - Music Education

"So often, we hear that music education is being cut away in American schools, leaving our children without the preparation to play instruments, to listen creatively, to sing or read music or write it... But I have recently begun to re-think this lament, because, looking more closely, I am finding so many communities, so many classrooms and concert halls, where kids are coming together to make music... A growing music movement in the U.S, El Sistema is a Venezuelan-born music education system that uses ensembles to change the lives of poor children. In Venezuela, it teaches music to 300,000 children -- lifting experience, aspiration and possibilities. In the U.S, there are now more than 40 El Sisetema programs in a growing network, locally inspired and locally led. The commitments to community and to poor children persist; the music is grounded in places like Durham, North Carolina..."

- Music and Our Children, Huffington Post

Courier - Durham Bulls Athletic Park

"Thanks to the 1988 Kevin Costner hit film "Bull Durham," the Durham Bulls have become one of America's best-known minor league baseball teams. Visitors to the 10, 000-seat stadium find local food vendors, covered and uncovered seating modeled after Baltimore's Camden Yards..."

- Eight Carolina Classics, Courier

Shuffle Magazine - Shirlette Ammons

"[Shirlette Ammons'] name already rings out in North Carolina, but she wants more. The dominant traits of And Lovers Like—the new focus on everyday life, the cultural cross-section of collaborators and styles—stem from her desire not to be just a local artist, a local African-American artist, or a local African-American queer artist. She is all of these things, and they’re all reflected in the record, which is largely narrative and autobiographical."

- Shirlette Ammons is On Her Grind, Shuffle Magazine

Meetings Focus - Durham Convention Center

"The Durham Convention Center, a city- and county-owned facility in Durham, N.C., reopened after being closed since January for... a $6.9 million renovation that included a new roof, refurbishment of the interior spaces and a technology upgrade."

- Durham Convention Center Reopens, Meetings Focus

Garden & Gun - The Monti

"Jeff Polish is the creator of The Monti, a live-audience storytelling series based out of Durham, North Carolina, which puts five brave souls on a bare-bones stage once a month to share a true story. Since 2008, the evenings have caused such a stir that now every “Monti” sells out via Twitter and Facebook in minutes."

- The Full Monti, Garden & Gun Blog

Houston Chronicle - Spoonflower

"Be it upholstery for a slipcover, linen-cotton canvas for a snazzy throw pillow or perhaps cotton silk for gorgeous drapes, the textile design website Spoonflower has the fabric and the pattern of your dreams - assuming you're artistic. Spoonflower allows creative types to design, print and sell their own fabric designs. Using digital textile printers, the Durham, N.C.-based company transfers patterns to natural fiber fabrics using eco-friendly, water-based pigment inks."


- Create the perfect fabric, Houston Chronicle

Brian & Ashley's Hiking Blog! - Eno River State Park

"One of the hikes that Ashley and I had the opportunity to do during a family trip to North Carolina was the Buckquarter Creek & Holden Mill Trail Loop in the Eno River State Park. The Eno River State Park is well maintained and is a great place to go hiking. The Buckquarter Creek & Holden Mill Trail Loop closely follows the Eno River and gives you a great chance at seeing local wildlife... Ashley and I both would recommend a hike in the Eno River State Park the next time you are in North Carolina."

- Eno River State Park (Buckquarter Creek & Holden Mill Trail Loop), Brian & Ashley's Hiking Blog!

WCNC - Bull Durham and the Real Crash Davis

"[Bull Durham] brought a modicum of fame for the real Davis. He stopped by the film set one day in Durham. 'All these people jumped up when I said my name was Crash Davis,' he told the Associated Press. 'You would have thought I’d been resurrected.'.... Bull Durham was released 23 years ago, but still has an impact. Sports Illustrated and Rotten Tomatoes have both ranked it as the best sports movie ever made. It is a must-watch for those who worship at the Church of Baseball. It’s immensely quotable. And it allowed Crash Davis, the real Crash Davis, to live on even now, a decade after his death."

- Remembering the real Crash Davis, 10 years after his death, WCNC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MinorLeagueBaseball.com - Durham Bulls Athletic Park

"Durham Bulls Athletic Park, built in 1995, is one of the crown jewels of Minor League Baseball."

-  Bulls' innovation on display in TV booth, MinorLeagueBaseball.com

Ethnolust - SeeSaw Studio Summer Photoethnography Intensive

"For most of us, the first time we had the opportunity to engage with the discipline may have been in our first year of college... But why not start earlier? That is exactly what a group of teens is doing at SeeSaw Studio during a summer intensive.  They are exploring the different ways that people around them in the city of Durham, NC define and construct community in a variety of ways.  And they’re doing it with photoethnography."

- If Kids Were Anthropologists, Ethnolust

LGBTQNation - Durham, NC Opposition to Ban on Gay Marriage

"The Durham, N.C. city council on Thursday passed a resolution stating its opposition to a proposed state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage... Because of its location in the North Carolina Research Triangle, Durham has been attempting to market itself as a prime location for gay and lesbian couples to live and raise a family... Not only did the city pass a resolution in 2009 expressing its support for marriage equality, but it is also one of three cities in North Carolina — the others being Chapel Hill and Carrboro — which extend domestic partner benefits to gay and lesbian couples."

- Durham N.C. city council passes resolution opposing anti-gay marriage amendment, LGBTQNation

The New York Times - 'The Uncommitted' at American Dance Festival

"'The Uncommitted,' by the choreographer Paul Taylor at the American Dance Festival in Durham, N.C., is a haunting work with so many moments of beauty that the music, while familiar, becomes a pure, new voice for the body."

- Ending Up All Alone, And Making it Beautiful, The New York Times

The Detroit News - Durham Bulls

"A series against the Durham Bulls at the Bulls' home field would, for most baseball lovers, seem like an idyllic way for a visiting minor league prospect to spend a weekend. Unless you're Casper Wells."

- Toledo OF Casper Wells takes anger out on pitchers, The Detroit News

US Airways Magazine - Chef Sara Foster

"The South is taking center stage for some of the best creative and fresh eats around the country... Chef Sara Foster, having worked with Martha Stewart, moved back to North Carolina and opened Foster’s Market in Durham in 1990... 'I don’t think of my style as new South. I like to think of it as old South. It’s about going back to basics — fresh, local ingredients, simple preparations, and a deep appreciation of the seasonal. I feel we have come full circle: For our grandparents’ generation, “farm to fork” was a necessity. Now it is a movement,' [says Foster]."

Eat It, North Carolina - Full Steam Brewery

"Fullsteam Brewery is Durham is one of the hippest breweries in North Carolina right now. They are brewing great craft beer and it has been a consistent spot to find the greatest food trucks in the Triangle. The brewery has won multiple national awards for its beer and they continue to be innovators in the craft beer industry while being advocates for the North Carolina craft beer movement. Did I mention that everyone that works there are incredibly nice and welcoming? It is just a great place to hang out with friends and drink good craft beer."

- Wanderlust: Fullsteam Brewery's Cherry Imperial Stout - Durham, Eat It, North Carolina

Ad Age - McKinney's 'Boot or Bust' Campaign for Lenovo

"Lenovo is about to take product demonstrations to a whole new height -- about 30,000 feet. A new marketing campaign for its laptops shows one being dropped out of airplanes attached to an unopened parachute. The only way the computer can "save itself" is by booting up in fewer than the 10 seconds it takes to hit the ground... The high-flying "Boot or Bust" campaign created by McKinney, Durham, N.C., is an extension of an effort running since May."

ESPN.com - Changes to Duke Blue Devils Football Program

"Things are quietly changing in Durham, N.C., as David Cutcliffe has shaken things up a bit entering his fourth year as the coach for the Duke Blue Devils... When Cutcliffe arrived on campus, the Blue Devils were the only team in major college football that didn't have a 100-yard practice field. They practiced on a 70-yard field. That was changed quickly. Now they are less than a month away from completing an indoor practice facility. They added a media center and full training facility and other things were giving face lifts. Basically, there's been a complete renovation and restoration of the Duke football program, including the roster."

- Recruits noticing changes at Duke, ESPN

Al Dente - Pizza Chef Gray Brooks

"Gray Brooks, one of my favorite chefs in Seattle is hitting the road, heading back to his roots in Durham, N.C., where he'll eventually own his own pizza place."

- A Little Tribute to Departing Serious Pie Chef, Al Dente

ESPN.com - Duke's Top Recruit, Austin Rivers

"[North Carolina's Harrison Barnes and Duke guard Austin Rivers] will be the centerpieces of two teams with yearly aspirations at national titles. As you might have heard, both will play in the same basketball-berzerk corridor of central North Carolina. As you might have heard, both are backed by respective fan bases that prefer to reserve their most spirited disdain for members of the other... This fall, both will carry that weight onto the college court. Once there, both will meet all the scrutiny, intensity and intrigue of the promise of a new season -- not to mention a new season in the 11-mile stretch that separates Durham, N.C., from Chapel Hill -- entails."

- Another top recruit enters Tobacco Road, ESPN.com

Garden & Gun - The Banjo Room

"In his professional life, musician Jim Mills spent fourteen years as the Grammy-winning, banjo-playing sideman to bluegrass great Ricky Skaggs. But in the inner circles of the music world, he’s even more famous for his banjo room, a walnut-paneled, 1,000-square-foot space in a house in Durham, North Carolina, that’s home to the world’s largest privately owned collection of Gibson flathead five-string Mastertone banjos made between 1930 and 1942."

-  The Banjo Room, Garden & Gun

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

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

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

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

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

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."

-  Stir up something special; make your own condiments, Charlotte Observer

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

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

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

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

Massive Multiplayer Online Gaming Association - Durham

“Durham, along with nearby Raleigh and Chapel Hill, anchors North Carolina’s Triangle, home to 40+ gaming companies, as well as the East Coast Game Conference, now in its third year. The area boasts a healthy mix of universities and large and small gaming companies, most notably Gears of War and Unreal Engine developer Epic Games.”

- Epic, Insomniac, And More Talk Growth In Roundtable In North Carolina’s Triangle, MMOGA Blog

QNotes - Carolina Theatre

"[Carolina Theatre] home to the North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, will undergo a $1.8 million renovation this summer..."

- N.C. Gay & Lesbian Film Fest home is getting a makeover, QNotes

Science News - National Evolutionary Synthesis Center

"Some birds that live near noisy sites can alter their songs to deal with din. But closely related species with similar songs may tweak their tunes in different ways, says a new study led by Clinton Francis of the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in Durham, NC."

- Can you hear me now? Songbirds Tweak Their Tunes in Different Ways to Cope With Clamor, Science News

Pitchfork - Durham Home to Megafaun, Phil Cook

"Megafaun stand out from a crowded field of Americana-inspired indie rock bands because of their investment in musical heritage, from old-time string bands and traditional folk ballads to jazz to 20th century classical. Last September in Durham, the historically rich North Carolina city the band calls home, they collaborated with former bandmate Justin Vernon, Brooklyn singer/songwriter Sharon Van Etten, and Virginia jazz combo Fight the Big Bull on an expansive reinterpretation of one of American folk's sacred documents, Sounds of the South, the anthology recorded by Alan Lomax circa 1960."

- Phil Cook & His Feat Hungry Mother Blues, Pitchfork

The Sun News - Doughman

"Durham's third annual Doughman might seem like a competition that might, pardon the ick-factor here, make you want to toss your cookies or vegan meatballs. But the event, cooked up several years ago over beer in a Durham bar, is for a good cause."

 - A day of eating, exercise raises dough for SEEDS, The Sun News

The Infrastructurist - Emotionally Connected Cities

"Cities that have emotionally-connected citizens will see those same citizens do extraordinary things for their cities. Take the Durham example. Emotionally engaged citizens were the source of [Marry Durham], and in the coming months/years, our cities will need engaged citizens to fill the widening gaps between the communities we desire and the communities we can afford."

 - Why Aren’t We Building ‘Emotionally Connected’ Cities?, The Infrastructurist

Historic Durham Athletic Park Neighborhood a Winner

"The Durham Bulls lost to the Indianapolis Indians Monday night at the historic Durham Athletic Park, but the once-declining neighborhood around the stadium still comes out a winner... There's a more casual vibe in the area around the old ballpark, compared to the new stadium and its bustling neighbor, the American Tobacco Complex. Restaurants near the old stadium lean more toward pine picnic table than white tablecloth, and patrons are more likely to wear jeans and T-shirts than business suits. Skateboarders, on their way to or from the new skateboard park at Durham's Central Park, also near the old stadium, occasionally rattle down the streets."

- Neighborhood Up to Bat, News & Observer

News & Observer - Durham Neighborhoods

"Whether spurred by City Hall, private developers or an influx of home buyers, inner Durham would appear to have the temper of the times on its side."

-  Durham neighborhood comes 'back to life', News & Observer

NorthJersey.com - Research Triangle Park, Durham

“Durham has an eclectic, bohemian feel and an abundance of cultural energy.”

 Research Triangle, N.C.: Scenic beauty, urban charm, NorthJersey.com

The Fayetteville Observer - Durham

"With its music halls, thriving culinary scene and chic galleries, the Bull City is the place to be in 2011."

-Durham a destination for performing arts, tasty restaurants, The Fayetteville Observer

The New York Times - Duke University Law School

"“Tricky Dick,” a musical written by Duke Law School students and starring a 50-person ensemble of professors, administrators and students, was performed Friday at a sold-out arts center in downtown Durham."

- Duke Law Students Give Musical Nod to Nixon, The New York Times

USA Today - Mike Krzyzewski

"Between four national titles at Duke and the revival of the national team, Krzyzewski has become an iconic figure, up there with John Wooden..."

- Duke's Mike Krzyzewski looks golden in chase for fifth title, USA Today

San Francisco Chronicle - Appia

"Appia is the world's largest open app marketplace...Appia is headquartered in Durham, NC..."

- Telcel Launches Mobile Application Store Powered by Appia, San Francisco Chronicle

BroadwayWorld.com - Durham

"Part performance art, part concert, Blue Man Group totally rocked downtown Durham for 90 solid minutes of laugh-out-loud commentary on modern life and modern art."

- Blue Man Group Rocks Durham, BroadwayWorld.com

Serious Eats - Scratch Bakery

"Phoebe Lawless is an endlessly curious, seasonal, artisan baker who knows her fillings. In addition to this nut-studded pie, her sweet potato is also pretty serious."

- Our Favorite Pies in America, Serious Eats

NBC Sports - Duke University Basketball

"It is Duke’s world again. The Blue Devils are just renting out space to the other 67 teams in the tournament field. Based on Duke’s run in the ACC tournament, I think the Blue Devils are going to repeat as national champions."

- Devils will have their day, Duke to win title, NBC Sports

Oprah Magazine - The Scrap Exchange

"Creative reuse centers collect unexpected art supplies—like old VHS tapes, cardboard tubing, wire hangers, paper scraps—and distribute them to artists. The centers are popping up across the country...the Scrap Exchange in Durham, North Carolina...are just a few examples."

- Where to Get Rid of Anything, Oprah Magazine

LAXPower - Durham as Tournament Site

"The tournament site of Durham has proven to be quite popular with participating programs for its ideal weather and central location. Also, the tournament's proximity to leading college institutions like Duke University...adds an extra bonus, allowing players and their families to visit local campuses and attend college lacrosse games."

- Preview of Brine King of the Spring Face-Off Classic, LAXPower

MiLB.com - Durham Bulls Baseball

"The final four of those years were spent in Durham, a city that Richard has come to love."

- Richard happy to retire in Durham, MiLB.com

The New York Times - Vin Rouge

"In Durham, N.C., Vin Rouge, a bistro, departs from its all-French theme to offer manzanilla on a wine list tailored for shellfish."

- America's Love of Sherry Smolders, The New York Times

The Seattle Times - Durham

"After wrestling with the philosophical, [Jonathan] Bloom, a freelance journalist in Durham, N.C., leads a tour of every imaginable link in the food chain."

- 'American Wasteland': a prescription for reducing waste in the food chain, The Seattle Times

The New York Times - Durham

"Sometimes I can’t believe what my 82-year-old mother has been eating. Living now in a retirement home in Durham, N.C., she told me she recently had cherry cobbler for breakfast."

- My Unhealthy Diet? It Got Me This Far, The New York Times

Hartford Business - StatSheet

"Durham, N.C.-based StatSheet Network, a fan-centric sports site launched in November of last year, offers a free, downloadable Huskie Ball QR app, which contains a variety of information about the University of Connecticut’s beloved basketball team."

- QR Gaining Traction, Hartford Business.com

Mashable - McKinney and Urban Ministries of Durham

"It’s one thing to feel bad for homeless people; it’s another to be forced into their shoes. Advertising agency McKinney has teamed up with Urban Ministries of Durham (UMD), a non-profit based in North Carolina, to create SPENT, an online game that guides users through what it feels like to be homeless."

- New Website Guides You Through the Homeless Experience, Mashable

The New York Times - National Evolutionary Synthesis Center

"The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in Durham, N.C., which instigated the road trip in the name of scientific outreach, first held a workshop where seven of its Ph.D.’s staged role-playing games and practiced debunking misconceptions about evolution without sounding confrontational."

- A Nationwide Day for Honoring Charles Darwin, but Handled With Caution, The New York Times