Durham’s 911 Center Earns Important Designation

The Durham Emergency Communications Center is now a partner in the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Missing Kids Readiness Project. The project promotes best practices for responding to calls of missing, abducted, and sexually exploited children. Durham is one of only 11 centers in the state to receive this recognition.

Virgin Atlantic Swoons over Durham's Adaptive Reuse

"Exploring the urban South doesn’t usually include stunning examples of Adaptive Reuse Architecture, a practice built on the reuse and repurposing of a building or site while retaining a large portion of the original look and feel, but Durham, North Carolina, stands as an example of how a city can honour its industrial past while retaining the energy and vibrancy of a younger city."

"Durham Tobacco Houses Reimagined," Jason Frye, Virgin Atlantic

Competitor Magazine Names Durham Run Best of 2013

Competitor Magazine has named Bull City Running Company's Full Steam Ahead Pub Run the best "Running Store Group Run" in 2013.

Saltbox Named to the Saveur 100

Saveur Magazine named Durham's Saltbox Seafood Joint to its "Saveur 100," saying that "Saltbox Seafood Joint...fulfills our wildest fantasies of what a takeout fish shack can be."

Durham's Greenway Transit Wins National Award

Greenway Transit of Durham was named one of three winners in the “People & Planet” Green Small Business Contest, which recognizes America’s best green small business with $5000.

Durham's Hatch Chosen as "Top Emerging Pop Up Brands in America"

Storefront has announced that Durham's Hatch retail store is among 8 winners of a highly competitive event to win a spot in the Holiday Pop-Up Shop hosted by the W San Francisco Hotel.

Durham Ranked Fourth Best College Town for Small Metros

Durham was ranked the fourth-best college town for small metros by the AIER 2013-2014 College Destinations Index, which ranks college towns by objective data with a variety of factors including student diversity, city accessibility and cost of living.