Touring the Durham Beer Scene with All About Beer Magazine

"...the growing beer culture seems to parallel the efforts that have breathed life into the old tobacco warehouses and textile mills. Once we embraced craft beer, we did so in a manner that grafted new approaches onto old traditions that feel true to Durham."

"A Long Weekend Touring the Durham Beer Scene," Julie Johnson, All About Beer Magazine

Metro News Canada Pays Durham a Visit

"Catch Durham’s chilled-out vibe in the ultra-hip American Tobacco Historic District —factories that once supported America’s tobacco industry now house a collection of shops, restaurants and bars..."

—"Forget Hollywood, North Carolina is the place for travelling cinephiles" Vawn Himmelsbach, Metro News Canada.

Serious Eats Seriously Loves Taquiera La Vaquita and Li Ming's Global Mart

"Spot this Durham favorite by the cow statue on the roof. La Vaquita makes great carnitas, perfectly juicy with little caramelized bits. They're best simply tucked into the housemade corn tortillas, along with onions, cilantro, and a dribble of the green sauce... Halfway in between Durham and Chapel Hill, tucked into an old strip mall, you'll find Li Ming's Global Mart, with a wide range of "Asian Specialties." The hot bar holds the best deals in the area."

—"Our Favorite Cheap Eats Around The Triangle, North Carolina," Kimberly Gormley, Serious Eats

Next City Profiles Durham Urban Farmers

"Urban farming has just taken off in Durham in the last few years."

"Who's Afraid of the City Farmer," Brady Dale, Next City

DCVB Recognized for Increasing Tourism in Durham

"Gillispie said the Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau can take credit for the positive attention and increased tourism that the city has garnered. The bureau has promoted various attractions such as public performances, restaurants and museums such as the Nasher Museum of Art and the Museum of Life and Science"

"Tourism Incrreasing in Durham, Across the State,"  Sasha Zients, The Chronicle

Durham's Vin Rouge Muscadet List Featured in Wall Street Journal

"Muscadet lovers in Durham, N.C., are in luck: The 1996 Domaine de la Louvetrie Le Fief du Breil Muscadet Sèvre et Maine is on the list at the restaurant Vin Rouge for $87 a bottle. It's one of many Muscadets that Vin Rouge wine director and general manager Michael Maller features."

— "Muscadet, an Unsung Wine, Comes of Age," Lettie Teague, Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal Profiles Counter Culture Coffee's Kim Elena Ionescu

"As a coffee buyer for Counter Culture Coffee, Kim Elena Ionescu travels about three months a year from the company's Durham, N.C., headquarters to farms in Latin America, Kenya, Ethiopia and Southeast Asia"

—"What's in Your Bag? Kim Elena Ionescu" Sarah Nassauer, The Wall Street Journal