Durham NC

In downtown Durham sits a burger paradise that’s worth crossing county lines for, especially if you have a hankering for duck fat-fried potatoes that will haunt your dreams. Bull City Burger and Brewery occupies a charming mint-green brick building on Parrish Street, where the aroma of sizzling beef patties and...

Students on the traditional calendar year head back to class.

Just over eight months after its inaugural cohort wrapped up with a Demo Day at the Carolina Theater, the FCAT Fellowship was back in action on Wednesday to celebrate its second batch of startups. A joint venture between the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (that would be FCAT) and American...

In a presentation Monday about the impact of Duke University’s cost-cutting efforts on their work, Duke Libraries leaders told their employees that they would no longer provide dedicated support to Russian-language collections due to the “elimination of Duke’s Department of Slavic & Eurasian Studies.”. Leaders from...

97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck (filling in for Andrew Stuckey) welcomes reporter Lisa Sorg of Inside Climate News North Carolina. Her latest piece focuses on the residents of Durham’s McDougald Terrace housing community, who’ve been plagued by a creek that was contaminated by a chemical dump; Durham officials have...

Orlando, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - While the dangers of cigarettes are well-known, more teens today are reaching for e-cigarettes, believing they’re a safer choice. But new research suggests vaping may be more dangerous than you think. About 1.6 million students now use vapes regularly. And experts say the long-term...

On Tuesday, the public got its first official opportunity to weigh in on the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority’s plans for 136 acres of parkland along the shore of Lake Crabtree since it announced last month it was going to create a “recreation and wellness destination” on the property.

For Erika Gilbert, returning to college wasn’t just a personal goal, it was a promise. A full-time healthcare leader at one of the nation’s top medical institutions, a graduate student pursuing her MBA, and a dedicated mother, Gilbert has spent her adult life balancing responsibility with ambition. Her academic path...

Alondra Azcona had gotten accepted. The only thing missing was how to pay for it. Then came a "blessing."

After its March closure, a new team with ties to the former ownership group of 42nd Street Oyster Bar has expressed interest in reopening the Raleigh staple as early as February 2026. Read up on readers' memories from this local gem.