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{{#lst:North Carolina|navbar}}: Durham
- Near to: Chapel Hill (9), Hillsborough (10), Oxford (33), Raleigh (33), Roxboro (32) (distances in miles)
- Satellites: (north) Bahama, Rougemont; (east) Butner, Creedmoor,
- Part of: The Triangle, Durham County
- Same name: Durham, NH; Durham, England
Articles
- commuter rail
- Construction Projects present and planned
- family care homes
- History
- neighborhoods
- news
- race issues
- waste disposal
- Businesses
- Adan Landscaping - from a business card
- China Buffet
- Duke Golf Course - seed article
- Golden Corral
- Kashmir Indian Cuisine
- Nice Price Books - nothing yet!
- Sitar India Palace
- Stone Brothers & Byrd
- TrinocCon
- Wheels
- Other Organizations
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 lye has been discontinued by the manufacturer. The last time we looked was 2005-08-11, and we could (only) find it locally at Kroger on Hillsborough Road. –The Hypertwins
People
- Wiki users: Harena, Woozle, Tim Crone
- Other residents Will Cook
- Notable Natives: Fred Brooks, John D. Loudermilk
- Local Authors:
- Kate Shefte: lulu.com 2007-05-24 news article
- Memorials:
- Frank L. Borchardt, 1938-2007
Reference
- Wikipedia
- Wikitravel
- Issuepedia
- Downtown Durham Inc. (DDI)
- Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
- The Columbia Gazetteer of North America, 2000
- City-Data: pictures, graphs, detailed statistics
- HelloDurham
- We Love Durham
- Sperling's BestPlaces: population and demographics data; mini-forum
- Topix: Durham News
- Other directories:
Crime
- statistics / data:
- organizations:
- The Durham Roundtable: group comprised of city leaders (including 2 former mayors) whose focus seems to be largely on reducing crime through improvements to the judicial system
- Durham, NC crime category
eCommunity
Blogs
- Another Pink World: Lisa "spacegrrl" Linn
- Christian Conversations by Rev. Kevin Baker, Reconciliation UMC
- cronereport.com
- Endangered Durham (alt): lots of historical building photos, and comparisons with today; discussions of planning
- For butter or for horse by lymang
- Pam Spaulding: [ Pam's House Blend ] [ PamInDurham @ Daily KOS ]
- The Bull in Full by Michael Bacon
- tfad online: by and for the residents of The Forest at Duke
- nicomachus.net by Phillip Barron frequently posts about Durham's bike culture
- Bull City Rising news, musings and general gossip about Durham
- The un-official marriage of Harris and Natalie, two residents of the Cleveland Holloway Neighborhood
- Lists:
Images
Wikis
- DUiki: Durham page
- Duke University:
- DUiki: "The wiki of Duke University" (unofficial): run by student Andrew Tutt
- TIP wiki (alt): unofficial wiki for Duke's Talent Identification Program
- Duke University Wiki (unofficial; log-in required to view pages; created c.2006-08-17)
Images
- Durham County Library: Changes in the Landscape of Downtown Durham, 1950-2000
RSS feeds
- News:
- Herald-Sun
- The News & Observer: |index| (registration required for access)
- WRAL: |index| |local news| |AP NC news|
- Other:
- Note: Any MediaWiki site (including HTYP, DUiki, and TIP wiki) automatically has an RSS feed of edit activity, though much of this is typically irrelevant. Click on "Recent changes" near the top left, then look under the "Search" box. You should see links to both RSS and Atom feeds.
Miscellany
- Durham Classifieds: free searchable classified ads
- Durham Gas Prices: volunteer-reported gas prices in Durham
Directory
Activism
see also #Blogs, #Sustainability
- Durham Loop: supporters of the East End Connector and the US 70 Upgrade
- Durham People's Alliance
- The Institute for Southern Studies: "The Voice of the Progressive South"
- Seeds: neighborhood-oriented greenspace initiatives
Advertising
Agriculture
Appliances
see also #Hardware
Art
see also: #Performance Spaces, #Pottery
Audio
Automotive
see also #Sustainability
- Repair & Service
- Crossroads European Automotive [[W!]] (on 55, just off I-40)
- EuroClassics [[W!]] 4520 Hillsborough Rd. 27705
- Flying Circus English Cars [[W!]]
- Hawkins Auto Care
- Jake's Transmissions
- Lonnie's University Auto Center [[W!]] (service center, not sales): 2 locations in 27705
- Midas
- Rover Club House [[W!]]: sales, parts, service
- Wasp Auto [[W!]]: specializing in Japanese makes
- 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)
- Directories
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
Bicycling
see also #Outdoor Activities for venues
- Organizations
- Retail
- The Bicycle Chain: locations in Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh
- Tobacco Trail Bicycle Rentals: at Solite Park just off the American Tobacco Trail
Business
- Locally-owned online businesses
- DesignHammer: web site design
- I & B Enterprises: "The Art of Technology and the Technology of Art"
- Preation: web site design, development & promotion
- vbz.net, an online store selling mostly t-shirts
- Business properties
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
- Ultimate Comics: "new and old comic books, toys, games, trading cards and many other unique items"; also located in Chapel Hill
Catering
see also #Food
- Sage & Swift Gourmet Catering
Charity
see also #Churches
- Changing a Generation Outreach Ministries: the Reverend Rodney Green's services for the needy
Childcare
- Craig's List
- Mother's Choice Nanny Services, LLC: Durham, Chapel Hill, and surrounding areas
Churches
see #Charity, #Religion: Christianity
Clothing
see also #Consignment / Thrift
- Chain stores:
- Hot Topic [[W!]] (Streets at Southpoint Mall) "~clothes that ROCK!~ It's all about the music!"
Coffee
see also #Food
Ooh La Latté appears to be #Defunct
Computers
see also #Internet, #Web Design
- Intrex
- chain stores:
- directories:
- Computer & Equipment Dealers at switchboard.com
- Computers-Service & Repair at switchboard.com
Consignment / Thrift
- Classic Treasures: 15-501 business (Chapel Hill Blvd.)
Crafts
- A.C. Moore: part of a national chain
- Carolina Memories: scrapbooking supplies; store manager: Leslie Jacques-Capon
- Tarheel Crocheters (Yahoo! Group): meets monthly at the Hillandale Road Shoney's
- The Scrap Exchange
Dentists
Dining
- pizza in Durham, NC
- Chinese:
- China Buffet
- Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant, 3003 Guess Road, 27705
- Reviews: Yelp
- Dessert: see #Food
- Greek:
- Taverna Nikos in Brightleaf Square (they also have another location in Morrisville)
- Spartacus near South Square
- Indian:
- Dale's Indian Cuisine: very good lunch buffet
- Reviews: Yelp Fuqua Culinary Club
- former web site appears to have been taken over by a domain squatter
Kashmir Indian Cuisine: either out of business or moved- Sitar India Palace
- Dale's Indian Cuisine: very good lunch buffet
- seafood:
- Fishmonger's: downtown, across from Brightleaf Square
- Harbor Bay Seafood
- Shrimp Boats: seafood, chicken, and southern meals
- other:
- El Rodeo: behind South Square
- Symposium Café (and wifi spot) on the American Tobacco Campus
- The Mad Hatter's Café and Bake Shop (alt)
- Shrimp Boats: a Durham institution since 1970
- Watts Grocery
- chains:
- Golden Corral
Shoney's: Hillandale Roadclosed; new restaurant now open at same location
Education
see also #Youth Activities
- Grade School (K-12)
- Private
- Camelot Academy
- Located in the Foushee House
- Carolina Friends School
- Duke School: Pre-K through 8th grade
- Durham Academy corner of Academy Road and University Drive
- Immaculata (Catholic)
- Lerner Jewish Community Day School on West Cornwallis Rd.
- Mount Zion Christian Academy
- Camelot Academy
- Public (including charter schools): Durham Public Schools
- Organizations
- Private
- College / University
- Duke University
- DUiki "The wiki of Duke University" (unofficial): run by student Andrew Tutt
- 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
- Duke University
- Educational Camps
- Schoolhouse of Wonder at West Point on the Eno Park
Elections
see Issuepedia
Employers
- Duke University Human Resources
- Measurement Incorporated: development and scoring of educational tests
Information Technology
- Motricity 2800 Meridian Parkway, Suite 150, 27713
- Web Performance, Inc.
Entertainment
Movie Theaters
Events
April
- Durham Earth Day (April 23)
May
- Taste of Durham Festival (May 28)
June
July
Food
see also #Coffee, #Catering, #Dining
- Durham Food Co-op
- Locopops gourmet frozen pops (Mexican paletas)
- Ninth Street Bakery (E. Chapel Hill St. downtown): cafeteria, take-out
- Reference
- restaurant inspection listings at Durham County's web site
- Restaurants: see #Dining
Furniture
- Habitat Hand-Me-Ups: used furniture
Gaming
see: #Books
Gardening
see: #Household Outdoor, #Landscaping
Genealogy
Government
- City of Durham (alt)
- Streaming Media Archive: streamable video recordings of City Countil meetings
- CODE OF ORDINANCES, City of DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
- see also Durham County
- Durham Police Department
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
History
Homeowner Services
see also: #Handiwork, #HVAC, #Landscaping, #Painting, #Plumbing, #Tree Services
- Dickerson Fencing and Landscaping Inc.
- Homeowner Referral Services
- Remodeling
- remodeling-guru.com: West Chapel Hill St., 27704
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
Housing
- Eno Commons cohousing neighborhood
- SolTerra: cohousing community, corner of Erwin Rd. and Randolph Rd.
- The Forest at Duke: retirement community on Pickett Road
- tfad online: blog: no entries as of 2007-11-19
Senior Housing
- Senior Living Directory for Durham at RuxCon.org
HVAC
(Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning)
- ACME Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning: heating, air conditioning. 636 Foster St. 27701
- Carolina Air Conditioning: 809 Ramseur Street, 27701. "Since 1947"
- Comfort Engineers, Inc.: 4008 Comfort Lane, 27715
- Lee Air Conditioners: based in Durham and Morehead City; factory authorized Carrier dealer, but "trained to service all makes and brands of residential and commercial heating and air equipment". Service request form online. "Since 1951"
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
see also #Web Design
- RDU Online: web hosting
- Time Warner Cable: cable internet connection
Jewelry
Kids
see #Childcare, #Education, #Recreation, #Toys, #Youth Activities
Landscaping
Law
- Arges Law Firm
- Olive & Olive, P.A.: intellectual property
Lodging
- bed & breakfast (a list: Inns of Durham):
- Arrowhead Inn: north, near Eno
- Blooming Garden Inn: Holloway St. downtown
- Greystone Inn: corner of Vickers and Morehead, near downtown
- Morehead Manor (reviews): near downtown, close to 147
Mental Health
- NC NAMI Durham
- Autism
- Therapy
- The Center for Cognitive Therapy: Peter Perlman
Museums
Music
Lessons
- Beautiful Music Studios: J. Michael Pope – 2903 Chapel Hill Road 27707 – Google map
- Joyful Noise Studios
- Pearson Piano Studios - Lessons and Instruction
Instruments
- The Music Loft
- Pearson Music
- Sound Pure LLC: high-end instruments & equipment
Recordings - Retail
- Books Do Furnish a Room
- (Chaz's) Bull City Records: "Durham's finest in punk, indie and rock'n'roll. CDs / LPs / 7"s. New & Used. Located next to Cosmic Cantina." (near 9th Street)
- Nice Price Books
Office Supplies
Outdoor Activities
see also #Bicycling
- Trails:
- Duke Golf Course: includes 5-mile unpaved jogging trail
- American Tobacco Trail: includes a 7-mile paved bike trail along disused railroad tracks from downtown to near I-40 and Southpoint Mall, and additional trails in various stages of completion totaling a planned 20+ miles of contiguous trail
- Horseback riding
- Nature Activities - Horseback Riding listings at Durham Convention & Visitors' Bureau
Painting
Performance Space
305 Southperformance space closed mid-May 2007, anti-mall slated to close by 2007-10-31
Pet Sitting
- Angelic Devotions "Pet Sitting and Home Care Services"
Plumbing
see also #Handiwork
- Acme Plumbing, Heating, & Air Conditioning: Foster Street, downtown
Pottery
- Sarah's House of Clay (alt) (Ridge Rd.)
Poverty Reduction
Printing
- Body Billboards, Inc.: screenprinting, embroidery, promo items, etc.
- Laser Image Corporate Printing
Publications
- The Durham News: Durham section of the Raleigh News & Observer
Real Estate
see also #Housing
- historic redevelopment
- new 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 was (for)ever woods...
- The Chancellory at Trinity Park: seems to be actually well-planned and sensibly located (near the planned passenger commuter rail corridor), but there have been some objections
- Neighbors for Sustainable Development in Trinity Park: blog of organization founded to make sure The Chancellory is built right or not at all
- Everwood: "between Old Chapel Hill Road and Garrett Road" (south corner of intersection)
- office buildings
- Durham Centre, 300 West Morgan Street / 27701; a.k.a. "the blue pickle"
- realtors
- landlords of questionable repute
Recreation
- Wheels: skating rink and indoor playcenter
Recycling
see also #Sustainability, #Waste Disposal
- The nearest paid recycling facility appears to be Wise Recycling, with locations in Raleigh and Burlington
Religion
- Christian
- First Chronicles Community Church
- Hope For Durham "is a ministry based on the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ. Our desire to serve our neighbors is an outward expression of the grace and humility we have received by being part of the body of Christ. ... Hope for Durham seeks to provide awareness to believers in this area about the current needs in Durham. We have several local affiliate ministries that have partnered with us to more effectively reach the people of Durham."
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
- newhope church (near New Hope Creek)
- Reconciliation United Methodist Church
- St. Philip's Episcopal Church
- Watts Street Baptist Church
- Union Missionary Baptist Church
- Judaic
- Judea Reform Congregation (1933 West Cornwallis Road, 27705)
Schools
see #Education
Shopping
- Brightleaf Square: former tobacco warehouses preserved as a shopping mall
- Shannon Plaza: small shopping center out towards Chapel Hill (near Hope Valley)
- 9th Street: near Duke University's East Campus
- Northgate Mall
- South Square
- Southpoint Mall
- 305 South Anti-Mall at 305 South Dillard St.
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
Storage
- self-storage
- Alston Avenue Self Storage 2542 Alston Ave., 27713
- Ample Storage: 4 locations
- Brassfield Self Storage: east side, near US 70
- Cardinal Self-Storage: North (Old Oxford Road) South (Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway)
- Highway 70 Mini Storage 600 Muldee St., 27703
- North State Storage 2015 Sherron Road, 27703
- Security Self Storage 1945 E Cornwallis Rd., 27713
- chains with Durham locations:
- Directories:
- storage containers
- TROSA Moving: southwest Durham, near where 15-501 Business connects to University Drive (1820 James St. 27707)
- not self-storage; $40 access fee per visit, appointment required
Sustainability
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
- Bull City Biodiesel
- Clean Energy Durham
- Durham Bike Collective
Toys
- Squirrel Tracks
- The Play House: 9th Street
Transportation
- Greenway Transit, LCC: all vehicles run exclusively on human energy or biofuels; fleet includes one pedicab (bike-rickshaw)
Tree 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
- Not Durham-based but serving Durham:
- Arbor Lawn Tree Care, LLC: based in Raleigh
Video
- Pelican Productions
- reportedly owned/operated by Mark Goodwillie, former HS science teacher at CFS
Waste Disposal
Web Design
- Dazz Design: basic site design & hosting
- Virante: 2635 Meridian Parkway, 27713
Youth Activities
- See Saw Studio: "free afterschool design and business program for motivated and creative Durham youth"
Summer Camps
Miscellany
Not quite sure how to categorize...
- Blue Pane Studio (Rougemont, NC): web and other graphic design
- Durham Hope VI: neighborhood revitalization initiative, apparently focused on the former Few Gardens area in "North East Central Durham"
- Vacant House Listing - District 1 (where is the master index?)
- Scrap, Stamp & work with Jennifer (Juhlin)!: could probably go in a "scrapbooking" section, along with the "Carolina Memories" link – but how long will the "scrapbooking" craze last?
Defunct
- Fowler's Food and Wine: ceased operations 2006-11-05
- Ooh-La Latte
- The Untidy Museum: vintage clothing & kitsch