Business

After a long application process and nationwide search, the Durham Police Department found its new chief this spring: Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis, a native North Carolinian, born at Fort Bragg to “a very big family, a very close military family,” she says. When her father retired, the family packed up and […]

When shoppers walk into Melissa Browning’s Little Shop of Horror for the first time, they generally react with “stunned silence or sometimes rather loud expletives of awesomeness.” From posters to hundreds of VHS tapes ranging from the tame (“Scooby Doo”) to the thrilling (“Dawn of the Dead”) lining the walls, her […]

The founders of The Makers Mercantile, a locally sourced online shop and artist-focused blog, are on a mission to connect makers to a community “who appreciates the mission, story and craftsmanship of each artist,” says Maggie Meyer, who, along with Maria Carroll-Holton, launched the website in June. “The online shop strives to reach a broader consumer group unable to always attend […]

If you’re eagerly anticipating Google Fiber’s move into our city, you’re probably anxious for more information. Currently, best estimates for the first neighborhoods to go live are around mid-2017, though Google won’t confirm that. A lot of residents in south and southeast Durham are noticing a decided uptick in construction activity, but there’s still […]

Smashing Boxes Smashing Boxes’ Director of Growth Margaret McNab, Director of Project Management Carolyn Barry and Managing Director of the company’s New Orleans location Val McKay meet in the conference room, a repurposed storage container painted “Smashing Pink” in the midst of the company’s open floor plan. Developer Lindsey Miller shares […]

For more than two decades, Cole Park Veterinary Hospital has been taking care of our community’s furry family members. Read on to learn more about their talented veterinarians, and remember to wish them a happy 23rd anniversary this month! “It is with a deep sense of gratitude to the community that has relied […]

“You’re never fully dressed without a shine,” is the tune of Nick Nichols, who can be found at Classic Bootblack, his shoeshine stand between Saladelia and the American Tobacco Barber Shop in the Crowe Building of the American Tobacco Campus. “Shoe shining is a necessity, like cleaning your clothes,” Nick […]

CrowdTunes is an American Underground @Main-based startup that invites people to connect with commercial spaces by taking ownership of the music playing around them. With the app, stale background tunes become interactive crowd-sourced playlists. “As a patron,” CEO Brandon Magsamen says, “you can download our application and request any song […]