“In the heart of the American Tobacco Campus, an emblem of a bygone era signals new life in downtown Durham.”
Read mor in Our State Magazine.
Discover Durham Virtual Tour
You know Durham is cool. Now you can show everyone why. Take a virtual tour of the Bull City no matter where you are. Visit 360.durham-nc.com on your mobile device or desktop computer to get started.There’s no need to download an app. The Discover Durham Virtual Tour is available on:
- Desktop
- Laptop
- Touch-screen and non-touch screen monitors
- VR headsets
For the full Virtual Reality experience, you can use VR headsets:
- Open link in your phone browser: http://360.durham-nc.com
- Click on VR Icon in the upper right corner (it looks like a rectangle with two circles cut out of the inside).
- The screen will appear orange at first. Don’t worry. The image will change to full color once the experience begins.
- Click “Enter the VR Experience” button.
- Click “Enter VR” again.
- Turn your phone to landscape view.
- Insert phone into VR viewer.
- Align the circle in the center of the screen with any icon to see another location (you’ll see the circle get smaller as it registers your selection)
- Tilt your head all the way down to find the main menu
- Tilt your head all the way up to find the main sky menu
Questions about the Discover Durham Virtual Tour, please contact: virtual@durham-cvb.com
Do you want to look at Durham in a whole new way? Here’s your chance
“There’s a new way to see Durham. The Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau (DCVB) has released a new tour of the Bull City that shows off 13 hot spots around downtown with a twist – it’s a 360-degree virtual tour.”
Read more in the News & Observer.
Virtual tour of downtown Durham gives unique look at the Bull City
“Oh, the places we will go in the Triangle! Anchored by three cities: Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, the Triangle is a melting pot of places to visit and explore in North Carolina.
So this post is not by all means inclusive of everything that the Triangle has to offer but I know you will find great options for day trips in the Triangle here.”
Read more at WTVD.com
Four Chic New Southern Hotels
“An inside look at a 1950s motel turned modern-day oasis in New Orleans. Plus, three more boutique stunners opening up around the South.”
Read more in Garden and Gun.
A Home for the Holidays – Video
It’s the last week for bid on these one-of-a-kind playhouses benefiting Habit for Humanity of Durham.
Bidding Link: https://one.bidpal.net/habitathomeforholidays/welcome
Video: https://vimeo.com/246515231
Announcing the opening of Momentum Learning, Inc at American Underground
• Momentum Learning, Inc has opened for business in the American Underground as a training company with the aim of serving the Triangle’s tech market.
• Momentum will offer courses for career changers and professionals along with customized training for organizations.
• Momentum’s immersive code education courses expect to start early 2018 for career changers seeking career opportunities as software developers.
• Momentum is in partnership with the American Underground to bring industry driven talent development and training into the ecosystem.
• Momentum’s founders were founders of The Iron Yard’s campus in Durham in 2014 and both served in senior leadership positions for the company.
Raleigh/Durham, NC – (November 29, 2017) – Momentum Learning, Inc has officially opened to serve the tech and business community in the Triangle as the premier place for transformative professional education.
In partnership with the American Underground, Momentum will be a center for transformative education that meets the needs of the modern workforce by supporting career changers and professionals.
Momentum’s primary offering is a 3-month immersive code-education course designed to provide the skills needed for people to earn jobs as professional software developers. Pending approval from the state, Momentum expects to start immersive courses in spring 2018 and will offer courses throughout the year between Durham and Raleigh.
Momentum will also offer customized training for organizations and has already taught its first custom training for a local software company. Additionally, Momentum will offer a suite of part-time classes for developers along with free crash-courses for those looking to enter the industry.
Momentum was founded by two former members of The Iron Yard’s leadership team. Jessica Mitsch, formerly an executive at The Iron Yard is leading Momentum as CEO. Clinton Dreisbach, a former instructor and Director of Academics at The Iron Yard will serve as Momentum’s CTO in charge of curriculum and instruction.
Both Mitsch and Dreisbach were founders of The Iron Yard’s Durham campus, which opened in 2014. Mitsch oversaw national code school operations for The Iron Yard, a position she earned after running a successful startup operation with The Iron Yard in Durham. Tied with Dreisbach, who is the technical mastermind behind Momentum, the two are a strong force to start and lead Momentum.
“I have worked in tech ecosystems across the country and am proud to be from Raleigh/Durham. We have an impressive tech and startup community and we’re incredibly excited to focus on building Momentum and continue to grow the Triangle as a premier place for talent” Mitsch says.
Additionally, Momentum has a board comprised of Adam Klein, Director of Strategy for Capitol Broadcasting Company Durham + Rocky Mount, who brings a unique perspective of the local ecosystem and resources from CBC’s network. Doug Kaufman, CEO of Transloc is also on the board, tying in the perspective of a tech employer.
The Iron Yard announced its closing nationwide this summer and wrapped up its operations in Raleigh/Durham last month. Momentum has taken over the leases on both spaces The Iron Yard occupied: one in Durham at AU’s American Tobacco Campus and the other on Fayetteville Street downtown Raleigh. The partnership with the American Underground goes beyond real-estate. The companies plan to work alongside each other to continue boosting the Triangle area as a center for talent and innovation.
“Momentum will make the Triangle’s tech talent pool even richer, boosting our national standing and benefiting everyone from our startups to our maturing companies to our full fledged corporate juggernauts,” said American Underground Executive Director Doug Speight. “We look forward to watching Momentum graduates move through the ranks, supporting our culture of innovation and perhaps becoming startup founders themselves.”
You can sign up for additional announcements and information at momentumlearn.com or by contacting info@momentumlearn.com. For more on the American Underground’s perspective, please contact BWarden@GBWStrategies.com.
American Underground exec takes on bigger role
“Adam Klein, who has directed the American Underground startup hub since 2012, is taking on a bigger role with AU corporate parent Capitol Broadcasting. Replacing Klein at the AU is Durham entrepreneur Doug Speight.
CBC, which also is the parent of WRAL TechWire, WRAL and the American Tobacco Campus in Durham among other properties, made the announcement Thursday.
Klein will serve as director of strategy for CBC properties in Durham as well as Rocky Mount effective Jan. 1. He will “lead efforts to advance” the American Tobacco Campus as well as Rocky Mount Mills, an emerging mixed-use development. His previous title at AU was chief strategist.”
Read more at WRAL Tech Wire.
7 U.S. Cities That Are Hipper Than You Think
“Sick of $400 hotel rooms, tourist-flooded attractions, and overpriced restaurants? Take a trip to one of America’s hippest small towns. Offering equal parts art, culture, and cool factor, towns like Boise, Kansas City, and others are giving XXL metropolises like NYC and LA a run for their money. Here, 7 unexpectedly hip towns worth downsizing for.”
Read more in Jetsetter.com
The Ultimate Walking Weekend in Durham, NC
“Eat spoon bread as light as air, drink cocktails on your hotel roof, all without ever getting behind the wheel.”
Read more in Bon Appetit.