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It may seem unusual in this decade look-back to highlight Brier Creek, a retail and residential development in Raleigh, as being one of the twenty biggest stories in Durham this past decade...
When I asked for feedback on the top stories of the decade, one item came up in a surprising number of submissions: The 2002 ice storm. And while we're largely focusing on thematic trends in this roundup of news, some stories merit exception, this one among them...
We'll be taking a break from the Daily Fishwrap this week to focus on the Project 20/10 series. Look for the Fishwrap to return after the new year...
The failure of the TTA rail plan has seen the Triangle picking up the pieces on a transit system that was expected to be ready-and-running by this time...
BCR's sixteenth-ranked Durham story of the past decade: local media, from the Herald-Sun to the N&O; to TV outlets, got hammered by a sea change in ad sales and the recession...
Eighteenth in BCR's list of top-20 stories of the decade: Eno Drive's death and its replacement with a package of locally-driven road projects, including the East End Connector and the Eno Drive's eastern-half mutant offspring, the Northern Durham Parkway...
BCR's nineteenth-ranked story of the past decade in Durham: the start of East Durham's revitalization, an effort whose most visible success consists of a triangle connecting the Eastway Village subdivision construction, Golden Belt's renewal as an arts-themed complex, and the renewal of the...
Over the next nine days, BCR looks back at the twenty stories and trends that have had the biggest impact on Durham this decade -- or which stand poised to shape our city in the years and decades to come. Visit http://www.bullcityrising.com for the full article.
#20 on BCR's Project 20/10 list of the biggest Durham stories of the past decade: The final closure of the last Durham cigarette manufacturing facility created new economic opportunity in the form of urban spaces ready for recreation as loft apartments, cool office spaces, and hip retail...
In the news today: Rolling Hills Rolls Forward Again: The City Council moved along the McCormack Baron Salazar and Self-Help proposals for Rolling Hills and Southside to the January 4 consent agenda, a sign of support for the plan to bring 310 rental units and as many as 128 owner-occupied...
The Herald-Sun has the good news of the community coming through in a big way to meet the Durham Rescue Mission's need for toys this holiday season. But one local news source subtly implies its front-page story made all the difference...
Several blocks' worth of the WPA-funded oak trees on Duke and Gregson will be coming down next week, at the end of their natural life and getting in the way of power lines. In their place: new street trees, funded by this generation's economic recovery act...
Last night's Rolling Hills zoning meeting was another opportunity for project proponents (the City and its developer partner) and opponents (the, er, Hesters) to square off over the battleground of two residents still undecided about their support for the redevelopment...
It's a slow day week month for local news. Here's what you've got going on: Bushfan to Run for Superior Court: Durham District Court Judge Elaine Bushfan has announced her intention to run for the seat of Judge Ronald Stephens, who's planning to retire...
Durham's poised to take the first step towards a more rapid and automated collection of residential water usage levels -- and to monthly water bills to boot. Visit http://www.bullcityrising.com for the full article.
