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Durham and baseball are intimately connected in the minds of many Americans because of the movie "Bull Durham." But the relationship between the city of…

Durham and baseball are intimately connected in the minds of many Americans because of the movie "Bull Durham." But the relationship between the city of…

Jim Goodmon was immersed in the world of broadcasting as a young kid, watching his grandfather build Capitol Broadcasting Company from the ground up. He…

Jim Goodmon was immersed in the world of broadcasting as a young kid, watching his grandfather build Capitol Broadcasting Company from the ground up. He…

This week, six teenage reporters grabbed a microphone and went out into Durham to find a story. They encountered enthusiastic interviewees and some…

Durham-based Bronto Software has been sold for $200 million dollars to NetSuite of San Mateo, California.Bronto Software, founded in 2002, has been…

American Brands closed the Lucky Strike tobacco factory in downtown Durham in 1987. It was still abandoned in 1995, when Jim Goodmon, President of Capitol…

For decades, ten of thousands of workers walked in to the American Tobacco Company in Durham each day. This is the story of one of those who stayed the…