Bookstore, Vinyl, and Coffee Concept Coming to Durham
DURHAM, NC — Echo + Page, a curated bookstore, vinyl shop and coffee shop, is targeting a late February or early March opening at 406 S Driver St, Durham, NC 27703, owner Jermaine Bantum told Business Debut. What to Expect. Echo + Page will combine coffee service with a...
Alcami consolidates NC footprint with $6.7m manufacturing facility
Contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Alcami announced its purchase of a third facility in North Carolina’s RTP, a prominent US-based hub for biotechnology innovation. The two-story $6.7 million facility has over 37,000 square feet of space. “By increasing its presence in the Research Triangle...
UNC and town take action on Chapel Hill’s housing crunch
On the same day that UNC-Chapel Hill announced it would proceed with developing its Carolina North satellite campus, the town of Chapel Hill also passed a sweeping set of reforms meant to make it easier to build new housing in the town. Why it matters: Local leaders hope those two...
11 No-Frills Seafood Restaurants in North Carolina Serving the State’s Classics
North Carolina’s coastline and inland communities are packed with no‑frills seafood spots serving the state’s classic dishes with genuine local flavor. From simple fish shacks where the catch of the day is king to longtime dockside institutions overlooking the water, these restaurants focus on fresh seafood done...
Icy roads in Durham create slick conditions for drivers, affect business bottom lines
The City of Durham has prioritized clearing bridges, main roads, and major side streets.
One person arrested following large drug bust in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — A traffic stop in New Bern led to the seizure of a large quantity of illegal drugs and the arrest of a Cary man, according to the Craven County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies with the sheriff’s office K-9 Bureau conducted a traffic stop on Jan. 24 along First Street near Broad Street. During the […] The...
Multiple schools in North Carolina announce closures for Wednesday
NORTH CAROLINA — Many school systems across North Carolina have announced closures, remote learning days and delays for Wednesday as communities continue to deal with hazardous conditions following a major winter storm. In the Piedmont Triad and surrounding regions, several districts will not hold in-person classes...
Downtown Raleigh store with checkered past to be demolished. What’s next?
The former home of Taz’s Supermarket on South Wilmington Street has changed hands and is slated to be torn down. The move closes the chapter on a troubled downtown Raleigh property nearly three years after a fatal stabbing inside the store led to the owner’s murder conviction and a $1.3 million wrongful death...
Newport shooting suspect Thomas Blevins arrested in Raleigh after 11-day manhunt
Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck tells News 12 they located Thomas Blevins in a public space in the city of Raleigh after tracking him with the U.S. Marshals. Blevins is accused of opening fire during a confrontation in Newport on 9 Foot Road. For 11 days, Carteret County detectives tracked...
Bull City Solera Closes After Five Years of Reinventing Itself
A Durham restaurant known for its hard-to-pin-down menu and offbeat marketing tactics—like purposefully hanging its outdoor sign upside down, so that passersby might be enticed to stop in and point out the mistake—has closed its doors. In a Monday social media post, Bull City Solera and Taproom owner...
