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

Neighborhoods

See also History

• Neighborhood Associations
  • Duke Park Neighborhood Association
  • Erwin (Road) Area Neighborhood Group
  • Forest Hills Neighborhood Association
  • Hope Valley Neighborhood Association
  • Old North Durham Neighborhood Association
  • Old West Durham Neighborhood Association
  • Pinecrest Road Neighborhood
  • Watts Hospital - Hillandale Neighborhood Association
  • Trinity Heights Neighborhood Association
  • Trinity Park Neighborhood
  • Tuscaloosa-Lakewood Neighborhood Association
  • Villages of Cornwallis
  • Woodlake Community Home Owners' Association
• Related Entities
  • Inter-Neighborhood Council

News Events

• 2005-05-27 three crosses burned in Durham
  • Channel 11 ABC (5/25)
  • Durham Herald-Sun (5/26)
  • Pam's House Blend (5/26)
  • Daily KOS (5/27)
  • The Independent: "Durham, Heal Thyself" (6/1)
• 2005-05-06 The News & Observer: Westboro Baptist Church protests "The Laramie Project"
  • Daily KOS story and pictures
  • PDF report of the event from WBC's POV
  • The Independent Weekly: Byron Woods interviews Fred Phelps
• 2004-02 "Welcome to Durham", the movie

Where to Find Things

• Red Devil powdered lye: (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
• Other residents Will Cook
• Notable Natives: Fred Brooks

Reference

• Wikipedia
• Wikitravel
• CityRating stats: crime
• The Columbia Gazetteer of North America, 2000

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

Agriculture

• Durham Farmers' Market

Automotive

• Hawkins Auto Care
• Jake's Transmissions

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

Books

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

Catering

• Sage & Swift Gourmet Catering

Clothing

• The Untidy Museum: vintage clothing & kitsch

Coffee

• Ooh-La Latte

Crafts

• Carolina Memories: scrapbooking supplies; store manager: Leslie Jacques-Capon
• Tarheel Crocheters: group meets monthly

Dining

see also #Catering

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

Education

• Grade School (K-12)
  • Private
    • Carolina Friends School
    • Durham Academy
    • Immaculata (Catholic)
  • 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

Entertainment

Movie Theaters

• Starlite Drive-In: Under reconstruction.. historic photos

Events

April

• Durham Earth Day (April 23)

May

• Taste of Durham Festival (May 28)

July

• TrinocCon (July 15-17, 2005; annual event, but dates vary)

Employers

• Measurement Incorporated: development and scoring of educational tests

Furniture

• Habitat Hand-Me-Ups: used furniture

Gardening

see: #Household Outdoor, #Landscaping

Genealogy

• Durham-Orange Genealogical Society

Government

• City of Durham

Homeowner Services

• see also #Landscaping, #Painting
• Homeowner Referral Services

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

History

• History of Durham, NC: notes towards a detailed history
• Historic Preservation Society of Durham, NC (includes historic neighborhoods)

Internet

• RDU Online: web hosting

Jewelry

• Jewelsmith

Landscaping

• Adan Landscaping

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

Recordings - Retail

• Books Do Furnish a Room
• Nice Price Books

Outdoor Activities

• Duke Golf Course
• Tobacco Trail Bicycle Rentals

Painting

• Carrington Painting

Poverty Reduction

• Urban Ministries of Durham

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"
    • This doesn't quite make sense; old CH Road crosses Garrett... and the signs are further up CH Road, towards Shannon

Religion

• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
• St. Philip's Episcopal Church

Shopping

• 9th Street

Sights

see also #Museums

• Duke Chapel
  • Durham News article: some additional history and trivia

Social Services

• Durham Area Corp
• The Durham Center

Local Articles

• Adan Landscaping - from a business card
• Carolina Friends School
• China Buffet
• Duke Golf Course - seed article
• Golden Corral, Durham, NC
• Kashmir Indian Cuisine
• Nice Price Books - nothing yet!
• Pinecrest Road Neighborhood
• Sitar India Palace
• Stone Brothers & Byrd
• TrinocCon