US/NC/Durham

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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

Durham skyline from the north, showing the former CCB Building and the "Blue Pickle"

Articles

• /assisted living
• autism
• /brontosaurus: life-sized prehistory
• commuter rail
• construction projects present and planned
• family care homes
• /history
• /landlords
• /lawyers
• mental health
• /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
  • Carolina Friends School
  • Durham Police Department
  • 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)

People

• Wiki users: Harena, Woozle, Tim Crone
• Other residents Will Cook
• Notable Natives: Fred Brooks, John D. Loudermilk
• Local Writers:
  • Kate Shefte: lulu.com (2007-05-24 news article)
  • Mur Lafferty (Twitter)
  • Pam Spaulding (Pam's House Blend blog)
• Memorials:
  • Frank L. Borchardt, 1938-2007 (appreciations, anecdotes, photos etc.)
  • Lucie Lee Abramson Wing, 1926-2006
  • Kenneth Daland Hall, 1926-1999
  • Jennifer Ruth Hall, 1965-1983

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:
  • LooBoo
  • ThinkLocal
  • Yahoo Local

Crime

• statistics / data:
  • Durham Crime Mapper
  • CityRating crime stats
• 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:
  • Blogger.com users in Durham

Images

• Durham at Wikimedia Commons
• flickr group
• durham, nc flickr photoset by rollertrain
• Bird's Eye View of Durham: Picasa photoset by Joshua Allen, shot from the top of the Hill Building

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:
  • Endangered Durham
• 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
  • 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

Art

see also: #Performance Spaces, #Pottery

Audio

• consumer audio, car audio
  • Best Buy
  • Tweeter (next to Intrex)

Automotive

see also #Sustainability

• Repair & Service
  • Crossroads European Automotive [[W!]] (on 55, just off I-40)
  • Durham Auto Diagnostic [[W!]]: on 15-501 business, behind Precision Tune, just next to Peak Fitness (formerly Circuit City)
  • 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)
• Commercial Vehicles
  • Commercial Refinishers "is the leading truck collision repair and truck painting facility in the Raleigh-Durham area for commercial auto body work including truck collision repair, truck painting, and body modifications on your tractor, bus, rv, and just about anything else with wheels."
• Directories
  • yellowpages.superpages

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
  • Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
  • Durham Bike Co-op
• 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
  • Grandfather Clocks: The Clock Depot in Durham.
  • 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
  • The Studebaker Building

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:
  • Best Buy: 5454 New Hope Commons Dr., 27707
• 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
• Durham String Thing meets weekly off 9th Street
• The Tarheel Crocheters meet monthly; a somewhat more conservative bunch, some from small rural towns north and west of Durham
• The Scrap Exchange

Crime Prevention

• Durham Crisis Response Center: "the sole provider of comprehensive shelter and support services in the Durham area, providing counseling, legal advocacy, support groups, and shelter to survivors and their families in the aftermath of domestic or sexual violence"; "youth prevention workshops and training to schools, the general public and professionals throughout the Triangle"
• Durham County - District 14 Domestic Violence Policy: a short statement emphasizing the District Attorney's firm stand against violence in domestic or intimate relationships
• Durham Police Department
• North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (based in Durham) seems to be more of an advocacy organization than one which provides support, but they may have useful information

news

• 2008-07-16 Durham Holds First Domestic Violence Task Force: lists the organizations involved

Dentists

• Michael D. Fleming, DDS
• Lists:
  • HelloDurham

Dining

see also #Catering, #Food

• pizza in Durham, NC
• Chinese:
  • China Buffet
  • Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant, 3003 Guess Road, 27705
    • Reviews: Yelp
• Dessert: see #Food
• Diners
  • Elmo's Diner: 9th Street (also a location in Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro)
  • Honey's: 2700 Guess Road, 27705
• Greek / Mediterranean:
  • Baba Ghannouj "middle-eastern Mediterranean grill and deli"
  • Taverna Nikos in Brightleaf Square (they also have another location in Morrisville)
    • Brightleaf Square listing
  • 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
• Japanese:
  • Kimono Japanese Restaurant
• seafood:
  • Fishmonger's: downtown, across from Brightleaf Square
  • Harbor Bay Seafood
  • Shrimp Boats: seafood, chicken, and southern meals
• other:
  • El Rodeo: behind South Square
  • Grayson's Café: 2300 Chapel Hill Road 27707
  • 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 Road closed; 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 - Pre-K through 12th grade
    • 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
    • Triangle Day School: northwest side of town, near Bennett Place
  • Public (including charter schools): Durham Public Schools
  • Organizations
    • Durham Council of PTAs
• 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
• 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

• Starlite Drive-In

Events

April

• Durham Earth Day (April 23)

May

• Taste of Durham Festival (May 28)

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

• Durham-Orange Genealogical Society

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

Homeowner Services

see also: #Handiwork, #HVAC, #Landscaping, #Painting, #Plumbing, #Tree Services

• Dickerson Fencing and Landscaping Inc.
• Homeowner Referral Services
• Remodeling
  • HomePerfect: 902 Queensbury Circle, 27713: just east of Southpoint Mall
  • 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.
  • listing at cohousing.org
• 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

• Jewelsmith

Kids

see #Childcare, #Education, #Recreation, #Toys, #Youth Activities

Landscaping

• Adan Landscaping

Law

see /lawyers

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
    • some history
  • Morehead Manor (reviews): near downtown, close to 147

Mental Health

• NC NAMI Durham
• Autism
  • Durham Autism Society
• Rehabilitation
  • Threshold Clubhouse: "Helping adults in Durham with severe mental illness change their lives"
• Therapy
  • The Center for Cognitive Therapy: Peter Perlman

Museums

• Museum of Life and Science

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

• Office Depot

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

• Carrington Painting

Performance Space

• 305 South performance 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

• Urban Ministries of Durham

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

• greytowns / subdivisions
  • 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...
• historic redevelopment
  • Blue Devil Ventures [[W!]]
    • West Village, home of Tosca Ristorante Italiano
    • 2003-07-23 Blue Devil Ventures To Buy, Develop Downtown Durham Factory
  • Scientific Properties [[W!]]
    • Golden Belt
• office buildings
  • Durham Centre, 300 West Morgan Street / 27701; a.k.a. "the blue pickle"
• realtors
  • Peak Swirles & Cavallito
• /landlords
• urban residential
  • The Brownstones: corner of Watts and Morgan, near the planned passenger commuter rail corridor
    • May be the replacement for The Chancellory at Trinity Park
• planned but not built
  • The Chancellory at Trinity Park: neighbors objected to some aspects of the design
    • Neighbors for Sustainable Development in Trinity Park: blog of organization founded to make sure The Chancellory is built right or not at all (ended up being the latter, unless you count The Brownstones)

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
  • Mount Zion Christian Church: home of the godawful abortion truck
  • newhope church (near New Hope Creek)
  • Reality Ministries “'the reality…is found in Christ' Col. 2:17”
  • 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
  • The Play House
• 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:
    • Public Storage
    • Uncle Bob's Self Storage
  • Directories:
    • Yahoo Local
• storage containers
  • Triple S Rentals
• 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
• warehouses
  • Liberty Warehouse (alt): Corporation St. between Rigsbee and Foster, Central Park area

Sustainability

• Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
• Bull City Biodiesel
• Clean Energy Durham
• Durham Bike Collective
• NC Powerdown Triangle Peak Oil Group: meets monthly

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

Veterinarians

• Directories: see Durham County
• Durham Animal Hospital 4306 N Roxboro St 27704
  • listings: raleigh.com
• Westside Animal Hospital 3653 Hillsborough Road: office hours?

Video

• Pelican Productions
  • reportedly owned/operated by Mark Goodwillie, former HS science teacher at CFS

Waste Disposal

• Waste Disposal in Durham, NC

Web Design

• Dazz Design: basic site design & hosting
• Virante, 2635 Meridian Parkway 27713
• WebBasix, 2310 S. Miami Blvd 27703: design & hosting, db/app design/dev, e-commerce

Writers (freelance)

• Alice Bumgarner: "I've written everything from parenting columns for Sesame Workshop to hard-edged news features for Salon.com to travel pieces for Town & Country."

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

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

• Carolina Memories: scrapbooking supplies; store manager: Leslie Jacques-Capon. Went out of business c.2007? Web site now occupied by a domain squatter.
• Fowler's Food and Wine: ceased operations 2006-11-05; replaced by Parker & Otis in early 2008
• Ooh-La Latte
• The Untidy Museum: vintage clothing & kitsch