US/NC/Durham

[[Image:2005-05-09 Downtown Durham from Foster Street - zoom.jpg|thumb|Durham skyline from the north]] [[Image:2005-05-09 Downtown Durham from Foster Street - zoom.crop.jpg|thumb|The former CCB (now SunTrust) building and the "Blue Weenie"]]

Earth: United States: North Carolina: Durham

• Near to: Chapel Hill (9), [[Hillsborough,

NC|Hillsborough]] (10), Oxford (33), [[Raleigh, NC|Raleigh]] (33), Roxboro (32) (distances in miles)

• Part of: The Triangle, [[Durham County,

NC|Durham County]]

• Same name: Durham, NH, Durham, England
• Related pages: Category:Durham, NC

Neighborhoods

See also History

• Neighborhood Associations
  • Duke Park Neighborhood Association
  • Erwin (Road) Area Neighborhood Group
  • Forest Hills Neighborhood Association
  • Hope Valley Neighborhood Association
  • [http://www.oldnorthdurham.org/ Old North Durham Neighborhood

Association]

• • Old West Durham Neighborhood Association
  • Pinecrest Road Neighborhood
  • [http://www.rtpnet.org/~whhna/ Watts Hospital - Hillandale

Neighborhood Association]

• • Trinity Heights Neighborhood Association
  • Trinity Park Neighborhood
  • [http://www.rtpnet.org/~tlna/ Tuscaloosa-Lakewood Neighborhood

Association]

• • Villages of Cornwallis
  • [http://www.woodlakecommunity.org/ Woodlake Community Home Owners'

Association]

• Related Entities
  • Inter-Neighborhood Council

Recent News

• 2005-05-27 three crosses burned in Durham
  • [http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/news/052605_NW_crossburnings.html

Channel 11 ABC] (5/25)

• • Durham Herald-Sun

(5/26)

[http://www.pamspaulding.com/weblog/2005/05/this-sht-shouldnt-happen-here-crosses.html Pam's House Blend] (5/26)

• • [http://pamindurham.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/5/27/8573/77874

Daily KOS] (5/27)

• • The Independent:

"Durham, Heal Thyself" (6/1)

• 2005-05-06

[http://www.newsobserver.com/news/durham/story/2381957p-8760092c.html The News & Observer]: Westboro Baptist Church protests "The Laramie Project"

• • Daily KOS story

and pictures

• • [http://www.godhatesfags.com/featured/epics/20050508_durham-epic.pdf

PDF report] of the event from WBC's POV

• • [http://indyweek.com/durham/2005-05-11/first.html The Independent

Weekly]: Byron Woods interviews Fred Phelps

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

Miscellany

• 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

Banking

• Local
  • Cardinal State Bank
  • Self-Help Credit Union: Durham-based, serves

NC

• Regional
  • Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T)
  • SunTrust: recently acquired CCB (Central

Carolina Bank), replacing the decades-old landmark CCB building sign downtown with their own

Blogs

• PamInDurham on Daily KOS

Books

• Books Do Furnish a Room: used

music (CDs, LPs), books, comics

• Nice Price Books: see [http://triangle.citysearch.com/profile/6199631

CitySearch]: user music (CDs, LPs, 45s, 78s), books, videos, comics

• The Regulator Bookshop: new books

Clothing

• The Untidy Museum: vintage

clothing & kitsch

Coffee

• Ooh-La Latte

Crafts

• Tarheel Crocheters: group meets

monthly

Dining

• 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
• Shrimp Boats: a Durham institution since 1970

Education

• Private Schools
  • CFS
  • Durham Academy
  • Immaculata

(Catholic)

• Public Schools
  • Durham Public Schools
    • Central Park School: a magnet school within the DPS system
    • Githens Middle School
  • Maureen Joy Charter School: a charter

school on West Cornwallis Rd.

Entertainment

Movie Theaters

• Starlite Drive-In: Under [http://www.saveourstarlite.org/

reconstruction].. [http://www.saveourstarlite.org/photos_historic.php 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)

Furniture

• Habitat Hand-Me-Ups: used furniture

Gardening

see also #Landscaping

• Stone Brothers & Byrd: plants, lawn ornaments, tools... an

old-fashioned general store in downtown Durham

Genealogy

• Durham-Orange Genealogical Society

Government

• City of Durham

Homeowner Services

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

History

• [http://www.preservationdurham.org/ Historic Preservation Society of

Durham, NC] (includes historic neighborhoods)

Internet

• RDU Online: web hosting

Jewelry

• Jewelsmith

Landscaping

• Adan Landscaping

Mental Health

• 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

Publications

• The Durham News: Durham section of the

Raleigh News & Observer

Religion

• [http://www.immaculate-conception-church.org/ Immaculate Conception

Catholic Church]

• St. Philip's Episcopal Church

Shopping

• 9th Street

Social Services

• The Durham Center

Wanted Articles

• Durham stubs: stub articles relating to

Durham