US/NC/Durham

Durham skyline from the north

The former CCB (now SunTrust) building and the "Blue Weenie"

Earth: United States: North Carolina: Durham

• Near to: Chapel Hill (9), Hillsborough (10), Oxford (33), Raleigh (33), Roxboro (32) (distances in miles)
• Part of: The Triangle, Durham County
• Same name: Durham, NH; Durham, England

Articles

• Commuter Rail
• Construction Projects present and planned
• History
• Neighborhoods
• News Items
• Race issues
• Waste Disposal
• Businesses
  • Adan Landscaping - from a business card
  • China Buffet
  • Duke Golf Course - seed article
  • Golden Corral, Durham, NC
  • Kashmir Indian Cuisine
  • Nice Price Books - nothing yet!
  • Sitar India Palace
  • Stone Brothers & Byrd
  • TrinocCon
  • Wheels
• Other Organizations
  • Carolina Friends School
  • Pinecrest Road Neighborhood

Investigations

• 2006-05-10 Changes to billing procedures for Speech and OT if you have CAP (relates to services for families with autistic kids)

Where to Find Things

• Red Devil powdered lye (necessary for soapmaking): (2005-08-11) Kroger on Hillsborough Road (not South Square Target, K-Mart, Harris Teeter, or Food Lion at Lakewood)

People

• Wiki users: Harena, Woozle, Tim Crone
• Other residents Will Cook
• Notable Natives: Fred Brooks

Reference

• Wikipedia
• Wikitravel
• CityRating stats: crime
• The Columbia Gazetteer of North America, 2000
• We Love Durham
• LooBoo: local business listings

Miscellany

• Durham Classifieds: free searchable classified ads
• Durham Gas Prices: volunteer-reported gas prices in Durham

Categories

Activism

• Durham Loop: supporters of the East End Connector and the US 70 Upgrade
• Durham People's Alliance
  • community links
• The Institute for Southern Studies: "The Voice of the Progressive South"
• Seeds: neighborhood-oriented greenspace initiatives

Advertising

• Carl Johnson Advertising

Agriculture

• Durham Farmers' Market

Appliances

see also #Hardware

• The Appliance Center

Automotive

• Repair & Service
  • Hawkins Auto Care
  • Jake's Transmissions
• Tires
  • Durham Tire Company: 2 Durham locations; webcam showing service area
  • Tire King: locations in Durham (4), Morrisville, Chapel Hill, RTP, Raleigh
  • Costco: warehouse club chain (limited selection, but good prices)
  • Merchant's Tire and Auto Centers: chain
• Parts
  • Advance Auto (several locations)

Banking

• Local
  • Cardinal State Bank
  • Self-Help Credit Union: Durham-based, serves NC
• Regional
  • Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T) (based in Charlotte)
  • SunTrust: recently acquired CCB (Central Carolina Bank), replacing the decades-old landmark CCB building sign

Blogs

• PamInDurham on Daily KOS
• Blogger.com users in Durham

Business

• Locally-owned online businesses
  • I & B Enterprises: "The Art of Technology and the Technology of Art"
  • vbz.net, an online store selling mostly t-shirts

Books

• Books Do Furnish a Room: used music (CDs, LPs), books, comics
• Durham County Library: includes online renewal system
• Nice Price Books: see CitySearch: user music (CDs, LPs, 45s, 78s), books, videos, comics
• The Regulator Bookshop: new books

Catering

see also #Food

• Sage & Swift Gourmet Catering

Childcare

• Craig's List
• Mother's Choice Nanny Services, LLC: Durham, Chapel Hill, and surrounding areas

Churches

• First Chronicles Community Church
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
• St. Philip's Episcopal Church
• Watts Street Baptist Church

Clothing

Untidy Museum appears to be #Defunct

Coffee

see also #Food
Ooh La Latté appears to be #Defunct

Crafts

• Carolina Memories: scrapbooking supplies; store manager: Leslie Jacques-Capon
• Tarheel Crocheters (Yahoo! Group): meets monthly at the Hillandale Road Shoney's
• The Scrap Exchange

Dining

see also #Catering, #Food

• China Buffet
• Dale's Indian Cuisine: very good lunch buffet
• El Rodeo: behind South Square
• Fishmonger's: downtown, across from Brightleaf Square
• Harbor Bay Seafood
• Kashmir Indian Cuisine
• The Mad Hatter's Cafe and Bake Shop
• Shrimp Boats: a Durham institution since 1970
• Sitar India Palace
• Restaurant Chains
  • Golden Corral
  • Shoney's: Hillandale Road

Education

see also #Youth Activities

• Grade School (K-12)
  • Private
    • Carolina Friends School
    • Durham Academy corner of Academy Road and University Drive
    • Immaculata (Catholic)
    • Lerner Jewish Community Day School on West Cornwallis Rd.
    • Mount Zion Christian Academy
  • Public
    • Durham Public Schools
      • Githens Middle School
      • Charter Schools in the DPS system:
        • Central Park School for Children: in downtown's Central Park area
        • Kestrel Heights School: on Chapel Hill Street across from Lakewood
        • Maureen Joy Charter School: on West Cornwallis Rd.
• College / University
  • Duke University
    • TIP wiki unofficial wiki for Duke's Talent Identification Program
    • 2005-11-08 research news: Monkey Math Machinery Is Like Humans'
    • 2005-11-24 research news: Electrons 'tunnel' through water molecules...
  • North Carolina Central University
• Educational Camps
  • Schoolhouse of Wonder at West Point on the Eno Park

Elections

• Ann McKown, Judge, District Court (2006 incumbent)
• Nancy Gordon running for District Court Judge, 2006

Entertainment

Movie Theaters

• Starlite Drive-In

Events

April

• Durham Earth Day (April 23)

May

• Taste of Durham Festival (May 28)

Employers

• Measurement Incorporated: development and scoring of educational tests

Food

see also #Coffee, #Catering, #Dining

• Ninth Street Bakery (E. Chapel Hill St. downtown): cafeteria, take-out
• Reference
  • restaurant inspection listings at Durham County's web site

Furniture

• Habitat Hand-Me-Ups: used furniture

Gardening

see: #Household Outdoor, #Landscaping

Genealogy

• Durham-Orange Genealogical Society

Government

• City of Durham

Handiwork

carpentry, #Plumbing, and other "handyman" services

• Southern Yankee Home Services: Robert Maher

Hardware

• Durham Public Hardware
• Lowe's of North Durham (#0576): off Roxboro Road north of I-85
• Lowe's of Chapel Hill (#0487): off 15-501 south of I-40

Homeowner Services

• see also #Handiwork, #Landscaping, #Painting
• Homeowner Referral Services
• Tree Removal
  • Above & Beyond Wilmoth Tree
  • Big Blue Tree Service
  • Brad Allen Tree Service
  • Carver Tree Service
  • Dean's Tree Service
  • Joel's Tree Service
  • Perry's Tree Service

Household Outdoor

• Outdoor Bird Company: birdfeeders & supplies, birdwatching, garden ornaments...
• Stone Brothers & Byrd: plants, lawn ornaments, tools... an old-fashioned general store in downtown Durham

Information Services

• SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation: apparently provides "real-time timing and scoring data" for television broadcasts of most major sporting events, as well as for several sports websites (according to Joe M.)

Internet

• RDU Online: web hosting
• Time Warner Cable: cable internet connection

Jewelry

• Jewelsmith

Landscaping

• Adan Landscaping

Law

• Arges Law Firm

Mental Health

• NC NAMI Durham
• Autism
  • Durham Autism Society
• Therapy
  • The Center for Cognitive Therapy: Peter Perlman

Museums

• Museum of Life and Science

Music

Lessons

• Joyful Noise Studios

Instruments

• The Music Loft
• Pearson Music

Recordings - Retail

• Books Do Furnish a Room
• Nice Price Books

Outdoor Activities

• Duke Golf Course
• Tobacco Trail Bicycle Rentals

Painting

• Carrington Painting

Pet Sitting

• Angelic Devotions "Pet Sitting and Home Care Services"

Plumbing

see also #Handiwork

• Acme Plumbing, Heating, & Air Conditioning: Foster Street, downtown

Poverty Reduction

• Urban Ministries of Durham

Printing

• Laser Image Corporate Printing

Publications

• The Durham News: Durham section of the Raleigh News & Observer

Real Estate

• Developments in progress
  • Everwood: "between Old Chapel Hill Road and Garrett Road" (south corner of intersection)
    • following in the grand tradition of ironically-named subdivisions; the land upon which Everwood is being built had been forever wooded...
• Realtors
  • Peak Swirles & Cavallito

Recreation

• Wheels: skating rink and indoor playcenter

Religion

see #Churches

Shopping

• 9th Street
• Northgate Mall
• South Square
• Southpoint Mall

Price Clubs

• Costco (North Pointe Drive, near I-85)
• Sam's Club in South Square, near 15-501 Business

Sights

see also #Museums

• Duke Chapel
  • Durham News article: some additional history and trivia
• Duke Gardens (photos @ Consultwebs)

Social Services

• Durham Area Corp
• The Durham Center
• TROSA: Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers

Waste Disposal

• Waste Disposal in Durham, NC

Youth Activities

• See Saw Studio: "free afterschool design and business program for motivated and creative Durham youth"

Summer Camps

• Camp Riverlea
• City of Durham Parks and Recreation Department
• Durham Bulls Summer Baseball Camp

Defunct

• Ooh-La Latte
• The Untidy Museum: vintage clothing & kitsch