Business
A FATHER AND SON AND THEIR VERY DIFFERENT CAREERS IN THE CHESTERFIELD BUILDING Among the thousands of new workers who’ve arrived in Durham in the last decade, with an estimated 20 more joining us every day, Sedrick White appears pretty typical, and in some ways he is. He is college […]
Noticeably absent from the lobby of Unscripted Durham: a front desk. “We wanted to focus on getting rid of that barrier that separates the guest from the employee in order to really make it a personal interaction,” says Brian Hansen, Unscripted’s general manager. “You walk into the hotel through either […]
Grabbing a pint and some grub at Fullsteam, Motorco, Ponysaurus and the many other dog-friendly restaurants and breweries in Durham with your four-legged friend is always a good idea for these hotter months. But the Bull City has a number of canine-specific events and businesses to try out, too! Yappy […]
Treats without the toothache. That’s what Dr. Jenny Citineni of Triangle Kids Pediatric Dentistry was after. While running a rural children’s dental clinic in New York City, “Jenny became frustrated at how hard it is to really instill healthy eating habits,” says husband and co-founder Tom. “In particular, sugar is […]
Walking through American Tobacco Campus (ATC) to a Bulls’ game, DPAC show or to grab a seat on the green for the Back Porch Music On The Lawn series, you might have noticed an additional structure on the campus. Planted in front of the Burt’s Bees headquarters is a cabin, […]
Susan moved to Durham 12 years ago from Connecticut. She and her husband, Ben (a Durham native), live north of the Eno River in Durham. Susan has three grown sons: Alex, Philip and Ted Russo. Susan grew up on a farm in southern Illinois, where success was something she could […]
The Miami native came to Durham by way of Philadelphia – it was there she met her husband, Lee, online in 1999, “before Match.com existed.” Lee’s job as a chemist at GlaxoSmithKline brought them to Durham 11 years ago. They live in the Grandale neighborhood in south Durham and their […]
Helping fuel Durham’s booming innovation economy are entrepreneurial hubs like American Underground, iNvictus Office Center, ReCity and Duke University’s new Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bullpen, as well as a growing number of high-growth, high-impact enterprises. Adding to this growth is the 15-acre Durham Innovation District already underway just west of downtown […]
Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Amy Sliffe moved to Durham with husband Josh the day after they married in 2010. “We still haven’t gone on a honeymoon; the farm settles you in and you’re not going on vacation very often.” But when they’re not on the farm, she […]

