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Newspapers:
The News & Observer Durham Herald Sun
Local events:
Independent Weekly Duke Performances
Restaurants:
Around 9th Street: Map Upper Scale ($$$$) Magnolia Grill Mid-Range ($$-$$$) Parizade (Mediterranean) Blu (Seafood) Vita (Modern American) Blue Corn Cafe (Latin American) Metro 8 (Steakhouse) Vin Rouge (French Bistro) Modestly Priced ($-$$) Elmo's Diner (Diner) Cosmic Cantina (Mexican) Jimmy Johns (Gourmet Sandwiches) Bahn's Cuisine (Vietnamese) Devil's Pizzeria (Pizza) Locopops (Gourmet Frozen Popsicles) Brightleaf Square: Brightleaf Square
Shopping:
Brightleaf Square Northgate Mall The Streets at Southpoint and Main Street

 

Activities:

• American Tobacco Campus
• Brightleaf Square
• Duke Gardens
• Duke Forest
• Durham Bulls - AAA Minor League Baseball
• Eno River State Park
• Lemur Center - Duke University
• Nasher Museum
• Exploring the Geology of the Carolinas
• North Carolina Botanical Gardens
• NC Museum of Natural Science
• Great Dismal Swamp
• Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
  
  

Music, etc:

• American Tobacco Campus
• Bryan Center
• The Carolina Theatre
  
  

Information on Duke, Durham and the Triangle:

Durham:

• Durham Visitors Bureau
• Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
• Durham New Resident Guide
• Durham Community Calendar
• City of Durham
• Duke University
• Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership:
• North Carolina Central University

Chapel Hill:

• Chapel Hill Visitors Bureau
• Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
• Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
• Town of Chapel Hill
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Raleigh:

• Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau
• City of Raleigh

North Carolina State University

Directions to the Center

History of the Erwin Mill buiding

Places of Interest Near By:

• The Outer Banks of North Carolina (The Ocean)
• Asheville, NC (The Mountains)
  
  

Housing (Long-term Stay):

• Duke Employee Rentals (Employee Trading Post)
• Community Housing .com
• Durham Rentals
• Home Rentals.com
• Sublet.com
• Apartment Guide.com
• Chapel Hill Rentals

 

Childcare:

• Duke Child Care
• UNC-Chapel Hill Child Care
• NC Health info

Housing (Short-term Stay):

• West Village Apartments

Heather Brown, 919-682-3690, hbrown@druckerandfalk.com
Brick tobacco warehouses renovated to furnished Urban Loft Apartments

[About a mile from NESCent, long walking distance]

• Homestead Suites
  King studio w/ bed, loveseat, desk, full kitchen
  Shuttle to Duke
  
  
• Extended Stay
  Queen rooms w/ bed, full kitchen
  Shuttle to Duke
  
  
• Duke Towers
  807 W. Trinity Ave, Durham, N.C. 27701
  (919) 687-4444 - FAX (919) 683-1215 - Toll-Free (866) 385-3869
  [About a mile from NESCent, long walking distance]