http://www.yourstreet.com/news/durham YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us North Carolina is getting its first Nordstrom Rack, the lower-priced alternative to the Seattle chain that specializes in designer clothes and luxury goods. The Nordstrom Rack will be in the Renaissance Center, just across the road from The Streets at Southpoint Mall... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756497/durham-is-getting-a-nordstrom-rack Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:24:08 -0800 Two out of three ain't  bad, as that's two Tri-Nine teams in the third round (or sweet 16) of the state high school playoffs. Middle Creek defeated Durham   Hillside 24-19 and Fuquay-Varina crushed Southern Pines Pinecrest 41-7. Southern Durham clipped Athens Drive... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756514/looking-back-at-friday-s-games-second-round-edition Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:19:08 -0800 DURHAM -- It wasn't the zone part of the equation that eluded Radford, but the defense. Duke shredded the Highlanders' ill-advised zone with 18 3-pointers in a 104-67 romp in Saturday's untelevised game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Freshman Andre Dawkins (20 points)... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756521/duke-104,-radford-67 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:13:08 -0800 Staff photo by Chuck Liddy DURHAM – Before Duke’s exhibition opener even started, a security guard ordered students to hand down the signs they’d brought to Cameron Indoor Stadium. Harrison Barnes, a 6-foot-6 forward from Ames, Iowa, who’s rated the top high... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751955/barnes-watches-duke-thump-pfeiffer Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:12:08 -0700 DURHAM --  Behind a sturdy defense, Duke held on Saturday for a 17-13 victory over Maryland at a rain-soaked Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue Devils (4-3, 2-1 ACC) needed a defensive stop late in the fourth quarter as they clung to their four-point lead. With... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751959/duke-17,-maryland-13 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:15:08 -0700 Zoning and land-use changes that remove a proposed subdivision site from a critical area near Jordan Lake won approval from the Durham County Board of Commissioners Monday night. Their 3-2 vote culminated months of controversy, but left multiple matters unresolved,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742244/jordan-boundary-vote-goes-developers-way,-3-2 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:46:08 -0700 DURHAM - Police are warning students at the University of New Hampshire to take precautions after a fellow student was attacked and robbed late Sunday night as he walked home. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747742/unh-student-assaulted-by-trio-on-campus Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Durham advertising agency McKinney has snared yet another new account: EAS, the sports nutrition brand that is owned by health care giant Abbott Laboratories. McKinney, the Triangle's largest ad agency, announced this morning that it will provide a full range of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742269/mckinney-s-winning-streak-continues Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:56:08 -0700 Durham's American Tobacco Campus has inked one of its original anchor tenants to an additional seven years. Ad agency McKinney announced this week that it has extended its lease to 2021. The company moved from downtown Raleigh to American Tobacco in 2004 and now... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740789/mckinney-extends-its-lease-at-american-tobacco Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:03:08 -0700 Inspire Pharmaceuticals will pay up to $11 million for the right to line up a second supplier for its experimental cystic fibrosis drug. The Durham company currently has a contract to buy the drug's key ingredient exclusively from Yamasa Corp. of Japan. But Inspire... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740802/inspire-to-pay-millions-to-seek-new-supplier-for-cystic-fibrosis-drug Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:46:08 -0700 1) Southeast Raleigh (7-0) 133.1 2) Harnett Central (7-0) 130.5 3) Leesville Road (7-0) 129.3 4) Wake Forest-Rolesville (6-0) 127.0 5) Southern Durham (6-1) 124.7 6) Fuquay-Varina (6-0) 122.8 7) Pikeville Aycock (6-0) 121.2 8) Hillside (3-3) 120.9 9) Northwood (7-0)... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740813/pasteur-s-area-rankings Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:43:08 -0700 The theme: Bebop & Brews in the Barn The time: tonight, starting with a reception at 6pm, followed by dinner at 7. The place: the barn at Fearrington Village. The goods: a three course dinner prepared by Fearrington House executive chef Colin Bedford, paired with... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740819/reminder-beer-dinner-tonight-at-fearrington Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:45:08 -0700 Bassadour Butler & Eugene , a Raleigh-based real estate development company, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last week. The company joins a growing list of local real estate firms that have run into trouble since lenders tightened standards and the pace of new... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739681/raleigh-real-estate-firm-bassadour-butler-eugene-files-for-bankruptcy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:11:08 -0700 Lots of readers have stories to tell about run-ins with deer, and near-misses (see today's Road Worrier column, with reader comments ). Deer can be especially dangerous if you're riding on only two wheels. Ned Kennington of Durham was riding his bicycle on U.S. 70... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739689/deer-dangerous-for-two-wheelers,-too Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:02:08 -0700 A Roxboro company that makes parachutes plans to expand its Person County operations to meet increasing demand and create 375 jobs. North American Aerodynamics will expand and renovate two existing buildings near its headquarters, about 30 miles north of Durham. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739690/parachute-maker-to-expand-in-person-county,-create-375-jobs Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:30:08 -0700 Matt Wright Austin might lag slightly behind Dallas when it comes to popular cities where people would like to live, but when it comes to smarts, there's hardly any comparison: a recent study by The Daily Beast ranks us as 12th most intelligent among major... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739440/austin-ranked-12th-smartest-metro-area-mdash-rest-of-texas-not-so-much Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:30:08 -0700 With gray and rainy weather and only two races on the ballot, for the City Council Ward 1 and Ward 2 seats, it was not until  about 2 p.m. that voter number 80 arrived at the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics, historically one of the city’s busiest ... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739693/voting-low,-slow-and-smooth-so-far Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:25:08 -0700 Coming off an important win over Miami, Virginia Tech tries to avoid an enormous upset in Durham. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733859/preview-story-for-virginia-tech-vs-duke Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:49:08 -0700 You always sort of knew it would come to this: Former "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks hitting the boards on Broadway, playing a wild-card supporting role in "Grease," which opens in Durham next week. For details on that, plus Hicks' thoughts... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733870/taylor-hicks-the-angelic-years Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:00:08 -0700