- The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution "Recognizing North Carolina Central University on its 100th Anniversary."
- Aaron Houghton and Ryan Allis, Co-Founders of iContact, were named Corporate Volunteers of the Year by Business Leader Magazine.
- Durham-based Cree, Inc. has made a three-year, $1.5 million pledge to provide high-efficiency Cree LED downlights for the kitchens in all new Habitat homes built in the United States.
- The Daily Beast ranked Durham, NC as the #4 Best City for College Graduates.
- Durham Academy Senior Mollie Pathman was honored as the 2009-10 Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year. Pathman will play for Duke next season.
- Jackie Randell, a Jordan High School student, was awarded first place in the Columns category of the National Federation of Press Women competition.
- E.K. Powe Elementary School was chosen for a "READesign Library Makeover" from The Heart of American Foundation and Target.
- The Durham Literacy Center is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
- Preservation Durham is celebrating its 35th anniversary.
- LabourLove Gallery is celebrating its first anniversary in Golden Belt.
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- Full Frame Documentary Film Festival was named one of the top 50 Film Festivals in the World by Indiewire, the premiere online news for the film industries.
- Duke University head coach Mike Krzyzewski was awarded the New York Athletic Club's Winged Foot Award given annually to the head coaches of the men's and women's NCAA Tournament champions.
- Durham, NC was listed as one of Yahoo Finance's 20 Cities Surviving the Recession.
- The Durham, NC MSA rose by 26 spots, to the 59th strongest economy among 366 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas.
- Stephen Allsop is the first student-athlete in the history of NCCU to be accepted into Harvard Medical School's M.D./Ph.D program.
- Fifteen of Duke's teams received NCAA Public Recognition Awards for ranking in the top 10 percent for Academic Progress Rates within their respective sports. N.C. Central was included in the awards for the first time and received recognition for men's golf, women's track and women's cross country.
- Durham School of the Arts senior Patrick Frame was awarded 1st prize in the District 4 Congressional Art Competition.
- Duke University was awarded a $1.1 million grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. to spearhead an effort in North Carolina to provide access to health care to people living with HIV/AIDS.
- The Latino Community Credit Union is celebrating its 10 year anniversary.
- Durham had the 18th lowest foreclosure rate among the 203 U.S. metros of more than 200,000 people dropping 61% from a year ago despite an increase in the overall foreclosure rate in both North Carolina (+27% from 4/2009) and Raleigh-Cary (+15.91% from 4/2009).
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- The Durham, NC MSA was ranked #1 by Forbes for the Best Mid-Sized Cities [sic] for Jobs.
- Buddy Guy, the legendary blues guitarist, will headline the 23rd Bull Durham Blues Festival, on September 11, 2011 at DPAC.
- A team of students from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics beat out 104 other teams from 42 states to win the 2010 U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl.
- Tom Berry, a Durham native, was honored as North Carolina's sportswriter of the year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
- The 2010 All-ACC Women's Golf team included Duke University freshman Lindy Duncan as ACC Player and Freshman of the Year, while senior Alison Whitaker earned All-ACC honors for the third time in her career.
- Papa Mojo's Roadhouse and Watt's Grocery are finalists for the Best Dish in North Carolina's Casual Dining category sponsored by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Our State magazine.
- Three students with Durham ties were chosen as 2010 U.S. Presidential Scholars; Megan E. Mikhail, Durham Academy Upper School, Saumil A. Jariwala, N.C. School of Science and Mathematics, and Kelley A. Katzenmeyer of Durham.
- The St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Inc. was awarded a grant in the amount of $100,000 from GlaxoSmithKline to support the GlaxoSmithKline-Charles 'Chuck' Davis Endowment to support dance programs, collaborations with the African American Dance Ensemble (AADE) and the naming of the dance studio at the Hayti Heritage Center in honor of the AADE founder.
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