My lady lives in Durham & I've been making my way down from DC a third or the month or so. She's a lil disconnected from the scene here & travels for work so there's a lot of nights I'm looking for something to get into.

Basically looking for a spot to grab a drink, hear some hiphop, maybe catch the playoffs or something.

Been following a few #DURM accounts on Twitter but that's mostly for weekend events. Do any POC come out to just chill during the week?

Any spots I should be looking to check out/people I should follow to keep up to date? Trying to get my lil community poppin off here since I'm going to be spending time here for the foreseeable future.

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theres plenty to do. Check out "The luxury box" off hwy 70, cool spot and its black owned. The Brier Creek area in Raleigh has "Bar Louie" and "Carolina Ale house" which us a good place to catch the game. Theres also a Carolina Ale House in Durham not quite the crowd the other ine has tho, but if you got a girl that probably wont matter anyway. Lol

Almost forgot... the North Hills area in Raleigh is live as hell, definitely check out Kings Bowling Alley.

Much appreciated man.

Yea, I'm pretty good about finding out when there are shows/events but haven't really found a groove as far as just chillin. Thanks for the suggestions.

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A lot of people in their late-20s to 30s hang out there. And as far as nightlife goes, I prefer the Glenwood area over Fayetteville St. in Raleigh.

I don't really hang out in Durham a lot anymore. There really aren't as many spots as Raleigh.
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yea, my girl said that most POC have been leaving Durham the past few years.

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every time I'm in or near Downtown Durham there's definitely a different feel. A lot of the blacker neighborhoods near downtown are definitely changing. The businesses are different too.

In about three to five more years, that transformation will probably be complete or close to it. Durham is already trying to make room for taller buildings now. I just hope that POC find ways to get in on the growth in the most beneficial ways possible.
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The Brier Creek area in Raleigh
>has "Bar Louie" and "Carolina Ale house" which us a good place
>to catch the game.

Didn't this area used to be Durham before they built Brier Creek?

My supervisor telecommutes and lives in one of them cities.
I'm sure he lives in the whitest of the white of the two.

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definitely Durham.

>I'm sure he lives in the whitest of the white of the two.

Bet he lives in Cary.

>Bet he lives in Cary.

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they run things.

i heard that's a phenomenal company to work for.

bout a decade ago dude just up and built a school for the kids of his employees or something like that.


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>bout a decade ago dude just up and built a school for the kids
>of his employees or something like that.

My super speaks very highly of the schools
And yes, Goodknight is the SAS dude

They're the google of the east coast

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There's a ton of white people I'm coming in contact with that live in downtown Durham. That sounds so crazy to me. I live in Durham county, but moving back to Wake because, you know, Durham County Schools... My oldest is getting close to Kindergarten age.

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part of the reason why we homeschool.

excellent education compared w/ avg for NC and the country. but they still be on some bullshit.

if your child doesn't fit the cookie cutter, they gonna have problems. and if they're black, they're gonna be subject to more discipline, suspensions, and tasering than everybody else (just like everywhere else, but still).



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All of the above. I have a son with autism, and all the public options are terrible. We've been talking homeschooling and it's definitely a strong possibility that's coming.

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also, there are lots of homeschooling posts on here that i've done in the past that give a general overview, etc., as well as practical considerations.



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We are thinking about "redshirting" him, since his birthday is late August. We will probably be looking at 2018 starting, but I will reach out once we make that leap.

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The wife has been working on my 4 year old reading and it's paying off. We are looking at that Sonlight program, any additional information you could provide would be great! We live in Charlotte, BTW.

tell me about your experience with Durham Public Schools and why you feel moving to wake is a better option.


thanks,

Thanks bro. She lives off West Chapel Hill Street near the bus station

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first of all, welcome.

great lil city with a ton of pride and lots to do, depending on what you like to do, and what you're used to doing.

as far as cool spots, i love going to beyu cafe on main st, not far from where your lady lives. up from beyu is dames chicken n waffles.

i'm not an "in the building scene guy" so i don't really know a lot of spots where you can see hip hop show specifically, but pinhook and motorco are places worth checking out.

i prefer to ride my bike and explore the city. the farmer's market is a good scene on saturday mornings. the american tobacco campus has a lot going on as far as restaurant and bars and a dope lawn to chill on.

the durham bulls stadium is a very nice spot to catch a game. the tickets are cheap, but if you want to watch the game for free, the Tobacco Road House sports bar/restaurant over looks the field and they have a nice patio for watching the game.

If you like nature you have the eno river and falls lake which are just right outside of the city. they have many trails and absolutely beautiful landscapes.

if you are here this weekend, you should look into going to the bimbe african culture fest. https://durhamnc.gov/999/Bimbe-Cultural-Arts-Festival

overall, i love durham! i've been here for 8 years although we're moving to cali in a month. i love the feel of it although it is changing rapidly. when we moved here, downtown was desolate. the transformation we've seen was fast and exceeded our imagination. being that durham is hot now, the prices are rising, and the downtown condos and houses are being bought by many non-durham natives. to say that black folks are leaving durham isn't true, but you see less of us in certain places. bull mccabe's is a chill spot on W. Chapel Hill St., but on the lawn you'll see almost an all white crowd, while beyu cafe is usually predominately black. i'm such a loner that this has no effect on how i see my city or how comfortable i am in these environments. durhm is pretty chill. the crime is bad, but it's the same thing you'll have in any area where they is a high concentration of poverty and drugs. typically those areas aren't close to downtown anymore.

inbox me if you need any other details. i really hate to move from this city that i've grown to love, but it's time. i hope you find things about durham that you love as well.

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Thanks man! Yea, she's been here a few years so has the spots she likes to check out & we've gone to a lot of the art/music events around town.

I'm still looking for the basics like a barber/go to bar to not be the only non-white person or a spot to have the background be something I can vibe with.

I've definitely dug it the more time I've spent here. Food's on point & people are friendly.

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>Yea, she's been here a few years

>I'm still looking for the basics like a bar to
>not be the only non-white person

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naw, black (caribbean) but she's a homebody

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close to downtown is an area called brightleaf square...there are several bars and restaurants in the area. alil sportsbar that i like that is an area staple is called Satisfactions...and across the street is another one called Devine's..both have a cool mix of locals/professionals and the college crowd...not too far from yall.

http://www.satisfactiondurham.net/new-page/

http://www.devinesdurham.com/Menus/Appetizers.aspx

2 more spots that are out towards the mall (which is massive...ill get to that) are pale and porter which is kinda lowkey but has good drinks and food, and west 94th st pub which is alil more lively joint with good food and drinks as well...these are about 10-15 mins from you and 5 mins from each other.

http://paleandporter.com/

http://www.west94thstpub.com/

if you want to hear alil music and dance hit up the house on miami blvd...they have oldschool night on sat nights with oldschool hiphop, r&b, etc...food and drinks are good...and right up the street is a new spot called Will's, which is the same type of spot...music and dancing on the wknds, food and drink.

http://thehousertp.com/

http://www.willssocialbistro.com/

not too far from 94th st and pale and porter is southpoint mall which is a nice sized mall with pretty much anything you want shopping wise. its in a nice area with several restaurants and bars surrounding it so its a cool area to explore as well. This should be enough to get u going, but let me know if you have more ?s or are looking for somethg more specific.

https://www.streetsatsouthpoint.com/en.html


Lastly, like Kev said motorco and pinhook have occasional performances... pete rock and cl were at pinhook a week or so ago for the art of cool, and ppl like bilal come thru motorco occasionally. theres a spot in carboro which is about 20 mins awy that has hiphop artists regularly come thru called cats cradle, and raleigh has a few venues that have hiphop shows pretty regularly as well and i can tell u about those too...about 20-25 mins away.

http://www.catscradle.com/

recommendations.

i'm a homebody / recluse / workaholic, so ion't be out and about like that.

cept i can prolly tell you every damn gym from raleigh to durham to greensboro b/c of aau.

that's a good list, tho.

is the hayti center still popping, as far as cultural events? when i first moved down here, like 20 yrs ago, i used to do lil panel speaking events over there, b/c the then-director knew me from my days up in md.

hayti.org


oh. i just looked. it is still on and popping.

here's their events page:

http://hayti.org/events/

they just had an afrofuturist series as part of Art of Cool. that looks(ed) pretty dope.


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screenings and stuff like that pretty regularly...local musical performances too.

much appreciated bro - a lot of good suggestions there. trying to get out there more around folks I could fuck w/in durham but kept running into mostly/all white crowds

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certain nights at certain places where u get a blacker crowd. there are some hole in the wall spots in the hood but i didnt really go down that road lol. but the spots that i mentioned all have a decent black presence...there is an applebees between durham and ch hill that is mostly black these days from what i understand...i havent been there in a min. the house and wills are mostly black on the wknds too.

It's the best venue to see live music in the area. Motorco's been coming up since they've been partnering w/Art of Cool but Cat's Cradle still has the best variety of artists.

It's mostly college radio stuff but then you'll have a show like Run the Jewels or Ghostface all of a sudden. Case in point: Digable Planets and Camp Lo are coming in July.
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some of my ppl have been to several shows out there ppl like mobb deep and rakim have come thru, red and meth, and quite a few others. i see they have BOB and state property on deck coming up in june, and beres hammond later on...might have to catch state prop and beres

http://lincolntheatre.com/events/

Cheap plug for it since I worked there for a spell when I was working for the university and trying to make extra cash. There's one in Durham and one in Carrboro. Outstanding breakfast food, terrific bang for your buck, and they have some pretty good lunch and dinner options too. I'm partial to the BBQ sandwich myself.

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