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| [[Category:Local]] | | [[Durham, NC]] is where both of [[The Hypertwins|us]] grew up. {{woozle}} is the latecomer, having moved here at the age of two in [[1967]]. Both of us have spent substantial amounts of time away from here but so far haven't found any place that feels more home-ish. |
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| [[Image:2005-05-09 Downtown Durham from Foster Street - zoom.crop.jpg|thumb|The former CCB (now SunTrust) building and the "Blue Weenie"]]
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| [[Earth]]: [[United States]]: [[North Carolina]]: '''Durham'''
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| *'''Near to:''' [[Chapel Hill, NC|Chapel Hill]] (9), [[Hillsborough, NC|Hillsborough]] (10), [[Oxford, NC|Oxford]] (33), [[Raleigh, NC|Raleigh]] (33), [[Roxboro, NC|Roxboro]] (32) (distances in miles)
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| *'''Part of:''' [[The Triangle, NC|The Triangle]], [[Durham County, NC|Durham County]]
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| *'''Same name:''' [[Durham, NH]], [[Durham, England]]
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| *'''Related pages:''' [[:Category:Durham, NC]]
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| ==Neighborhoods==
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| ''See also History''
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| *Neighborhood Associations
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| **[http://www.rtpnet.org/dukepark/ Duke Park Neighborhood Association]
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| **[http://erwinneighbor.org/ Erwin (Road) Area Neighborhood Group]
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| **[http://www.fhnanews.com/ Forest Hills Neighborhood Association]
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| **[http://www.hope-valley.org/ Hope Valley Neighborhood Association]
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| **[http://www.oldnorthdurham.org/ Old North Durham Neighborhood Association]
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| **[http://www.owdna.org/ Old West Durham Neighborhood Association]
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| **[[Pinecrest Road Neighborhood]]
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| **[http://www.rtpnet.org/~whhna/ Watts Hospital - Hillandale Neighborhood Association]
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| **[http://www.thna.org/ Trinity Heights Neighborhood Association]
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| **[http://trinitypark.org/ Trinity Park Neighborhood]
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| **[http://www.rtpnet.org/~tlna/ Tuscaloosa-Lakewood Neighborhood Association]
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| **[http://www.rtpnet.org/~vochoa/ Villages of Cornwallis]
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| **[http://www.woodlakecommunity.org/ Woodlake Community Home Owners' Association]
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| *Related Entities
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| **[http://www.durhaminc.org/ Inter-Neighborhood Council]
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| ==Recent News==
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| *2005-05-27 three crosses burned in Durham
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| ** [http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/news/052605_NW_crossburnings.html Channel 11 ABC] (5/25)
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| ** [http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-611060.html Durham Herald-Sun] (5/26)
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| ** [http://www.pamspaulding.com/weblog/2005/05/this-sht-shouldnt-happen-here-crosses.html Pam's House Blend] (5/26)
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| ** [http://pamindurham.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/5/27/8573/77874 Daily KOS] (5/27)
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| ** [http://indyweek.com/durham/2005-06-01/news.html The Independent]: "Durham, Heal Thyself" (6/1)
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| *2005-05-06 [http://www.newsobserver.com/news/durham/story/2381957p-8760092c.html The News & Observer]: Westboro Baptist Church protests "The Laramie Project"
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| ** [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/5/6/22220/02926 Daily KOS] story and pictures
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| ** [http://www.godhatesfags.com/featured/epics/20050508_durham-epic.pdf PDF report] of the event from WBC's POV
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| ** [http://indyweek.com/durham/2005-05-11/first.html The Independent Weekly]: Byron Woods interviews Fred Phelps
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| ==Where to Find Things==
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| *'''Red Devil powdered lye''': (2005-08-11) Kroger on Hillsborough Road (not South Square Target, K-Mart, Harris Teeter, or Food Lion at Lakewood)
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| ==People==
| | * [[:category:Durham|Durham]] category, with photos and subcategories |
| *'''Wiki users''': [[User:Harena|Harena]], [[User:Woozle|Woozle]] | | * [[htyp:Durham, NC|Durham]] directory at HTYP |
| *'''Others:''' [http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/ Will Cook]
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| ==Reference==
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| *[[WikiPedia:Durham%2C_North_Carolina|Wikipedia]]
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| ==Categories==
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| ===Activism===
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| *[http://www.durhampa.org/ Durham People's Alliance]
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| **[http://www.durhampa.org/Community.html community links]
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| *[http://www.southernstudies.org/ The Institute for Southern Studies]: "The Voice of the Progressive South"
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| *[http://seedsnc.org/ Seeds]: neighborhood-oriented greenspace initiatives
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| ===Agriculture===
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| *[http://durhamfarmersmarket.com/ Durham Farmers' Market]
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| ===Banking===
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| *Local
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| **[http://cardinalstatebank.com/ Cardinal State Bank]
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| **[http://self-help.org/ Self-Help Credit Union]: Durham-based, serves NC
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| *Regional
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| **[http://bbt.com Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T)]
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| **[http://suntrust.com/ SunTrust]: recently acquired CCB (Central Carolina Bank), replacing the decades-old landmark CCB building sign downtown with their own
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| ===Blogs===
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| *[http://www.dailykos.com/user/pamindurham PamInDurham] on Daily KOS
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| ===Books===
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| *[http://www.booksdofurnisharoom.com/ Books Do Furnish a Room]: used music (CDs, LPs), books, comics
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| *Nice Price Books: see [http://triangle.citysearch.com/profile/6199631 CitySearch]: user music (CDs, LPs, 45s, 78s), books, videos, comics
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| *[http://regbook.com/ The Regulator Bookshop]: new books
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| ===Clothing===
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| *[http://untidymuseum.com/home.html The Untidy Museum]: vintage clothing & kitsch
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| ===Coffee===
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| *[http://www.oohlalatte.com/ Ooh-La Latte]
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| ===Dining===
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| *[http://www.dalesindiancuisine.com/ Dale's Indian Cuisine]: very good lunch buffet
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| *[http://www.atourcity.com/elrodeo/ El Rodeo]: behind [[South Square]]
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| *[http://fishmongers.net/ Fishmonger's]: downtown, across from Brightleaf Square
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| *[[Golden Corral, Durham, NC]]
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| *[http://harborbayseafood.com Harbor Bay Seafood]
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| *[[Shrimp Boats]]: a Durham institution since 1970
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| ===Education===
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| *Private Schools
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| **[[CFS]]
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| **[http://da.org/ Durham Academy]
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| **[http://www.immaculate-conception-church.org/Immaculata/ Immaculata] (Catholic)
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| *Public Schools
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| **[http://www.dpsnc.net/ Durham Public Schools]
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| ***[[Central Park School]]: a magnet school within the DPS system
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| ***[[Githens Middle School]]
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| **[http://www.joycharter.org/ Maureen Joy Charter School]: a charter school on West Cornwallis Rd.
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| ===Entertainment===
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| ====Movie Theaters====
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| *Starlite Drive-In: Under [http://www.saveourstarlite.org/ reconstruction].. [http://www.saveourstarlite.org/photos_historic.php historic photos]
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| ===Events===
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| ====April====
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| *[http://www.durhamearthday.org/ Durham Earth Day] (April 23)
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| ====May====
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| *[http://tasteofdurham.org/ Taste of Durham Festival] (May 28)
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| ====June====
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| ====July====
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| *[[TrinocCon]] (July 15-17, 2005; annual event, but dates vary)
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| ===Furniture===
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| *[http://hhmu.org/ Habitat Hand-Me-Ups]: used furniture
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| ===Gardening===
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| ''see also [[#Landscaping]]''
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| *[[Stone Brothers & Byrd]]: plants, lawn ornaments, tools... an old-fashioned general store in downtown Durham
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| ===Genealogy===
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| *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Durham-Orange Genealogical Society]
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| ===Government===
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| *[http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/ City of Durham] | |
| ===History===
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| *[http://www.preservationdurham.org/ Historic Preservation Society of Durham, NC] (includes historic neighborhoods)
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| ===Internet===
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| *[http://www.rduonline.com/ RDU Online]: web hosting
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| ===Jewelry===
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| *[http://www.jewelsmith.com/ Jewelsmith]
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| ===Landscaping===
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| *[[Adan Landscaping]]
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| ===Mental Health===
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| *Autism
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| **[http://durham-autism.org/ Durham Autism Society]
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| *Therapy
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| **[http://cognitive-therapy.com/ The Center for Cognitive Therapy]: Peter Perlman
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| ===Museums===
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| *[http://ncmls.org/ Museum of Life and Science]
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| ===Music===
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| ====Lessons====
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| *[http://www.joyfulnoisestudios.com/ Joyful Noise Studios]
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| ====Instruments====
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| *[http://www.musicloftdurham.com/ The Music Loft]
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| ====Recordings - Retail====
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| *[http://www.booksdofurnisharoom.com/ Books Do Furnish a Room]
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| *[[Nice Price Books]]
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| ===Outdoor Activities===
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| *[[Duke Golf Course]]
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| *[http://www.ttbikes.com/ Tobacco Trail Bicycle Rentals]
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| ===Religion===
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| *[http://www.immaculate-conception-church.org/ Immaculate Conception Catholic Church]
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| *[http://www.stphilipsdurham.org/ St. Philip's Episcopal Church]
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| ===Shopping===
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| *[http://www.ninthst.com/ 9th Street]
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| ===Social Services===
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| *[http://durhamcenter.org/ The Durham Center]
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| ==Wanted Articles==
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| *[[:Category:Durham stubs|Durham stubs]]: stub articles relating to Durham
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