About Bull City Rising

Bull City Rising is a daily blog that covers news, politics, events, downtown, development and more in Durham, N.C. -- the Bull City. Sometimes we recap and analyze the day's news; sometimes, we break the news through original reporting and reader contributions.

Ranked one of the top five Durham blogs by outside.in, BCR is your local source to stay informed on what's happening in Durham and to stay engaged with life in the City of Medicine. BCR's mission is to be a commons for the Bull City, a place for information, discussion and debate.

The name is not accidental. To many, the places that comprise Durham -- a town rich with historic tobacco warehouses, Civil War sites, and Tobacco Road relics -- point to a city firmly rooted in its past.

But Durham is clearly moving forward, amidst a redevelopment and renewal support new and adapted residential, retail and commercial areas, many of which are taking root in the restoration of yesterday's neighborhoods and factories.

Today's Durham is home to nationally known restaurants and down-home barbecue shacks, to cutting-edge teaching and research and some of the South's first post-war industrial areas. It's an historic center of black-owned financial firms, and the incubator for everything from high-tech startups to interesting and eclectic shopping.

Which is not to say that this blog is a halcyonic look at life in Durham. Delving into the occasional missteps in local politics and government, analyzing factors that play into Durham's challenging socioeconomic divide, and looking at the occasional groaner in the local papers is all fair game at BCR.

You'll see both the passion for Durham and the opportunities the city can improve in the blog comments, from the 1,000 unique readers most weekdays and almost 12,000 per month who come to Bull City Rising to stay connected to what's happening.

And to keep up with what's happening in Durham, we need your help.

Contributing to BCR

Many of the fifteen-plus stories at BCR each week are original reporting. Some come from the corners and pockets of government records, or from the happenings at public meetings.

A good number of other stories come from you, our readers. Know of a new business coming to town, or a business closing? Heard an interesting rumor or report you'd like to know more about? Is your group holding a Durham-oriented event?

If so: let us know!

• Submit questions and story ideas by email to info@bullcityrising.com. (Due to the volume of email received, replies can sometimes take a few days; I try to catch up on blog email each weekend.)
• Call BCR at (919) 323-8432.
• By postal mail:
  
  Bull City Rising
  PO Box 282
  Durham, NC   27702-0282

About the Editor

Born in Orlando, Kevin Davis spent ten years living in Boston, with interim stops in Charlotte, Richmond, Louisville, and Washington D.C., before settling in Durham in 2005. Davis, a former writer/editor and technology columnist for The Harvard Crimson, lives in Trinity Park and works as a university administrator. Contact the author at ksdavis@gmail.com.

About Our Correspondents

• Sonny Byrd is BCR's arts, culture and lifestyle correspondent. Sonny is a 2008 graduate of Duke University and is living and working in Durham while considering grad school plans. You can reach Sonny at sonny.byrd@gmail.com.
• Erik Landfried grew up just outside of Boston, MA.  Erik moved to Chapel Hill in 2002 and got his Master's in Regional Planning from UNC in 2007.  He now lives in the Walltown neighborhood in Durham and works in the public transportation industry.  You can reach Erik at erik.landfried@gmail.com.

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Disclaimers

The opinions expressed at BCR are those of the author and/or commentors and do not necessarily reflect those of the author's employer or of any other entities.

As a matter of policy, the author does not report non-public information on matters associated with individuals, companies or organizations with which he has a personal or familial financial or employment interest.

The coverage of stories and topics at Bull City Rising is intended to be editorially independent from the decision of businesses, organizations and individual to advertise or not advertise at BCR.