The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) articles from December 2002

The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) archives from December 2002

Durham, N.C., Charter School Secures Building.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Michael Petrocelli Dec. 31--DURHAM, N.C.--Leaders of a new Durham charter school are so excited to be moving into the Central Park neighborhood that they are renaming the school after it. Founders of the school, set to begin...

North Carolina Judge Recommends Allowing New $14 Million Hospital Facility.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Jim Shamp Dec. 31--A state administrative law judge has recommended that North Carolina Specialty Hospital should be allowed to build a new $14 million facility, despite repeated objections from Durham's other hospitals, county...

Business Story of the Year in Durham, N.C., Centers on Development.
December 30, 2002... Dec. 30--DURHAM, N.C.--Development and redevelopment projects topped Durham's top 10 business stories of 2002. A panel of local experts picked the March opening of The Streets at Southpoint as the most important story of the year, with...

Durham, N.C., Convenience Store Chain Takes Bids.
December 27, 2002... Byline: Anne Krishnan Dec. 27--Pieces of Swifty Serve's empire soon will be sold to the highest bidders. The Durham company, once the nation's second-largest privately owned convenience store chain, has asked a bankruptcy court judge...

Hillsborough, N.C., Wine Shop's Success Thrills Owner.
December 25, 2002... Byline: Rob Shapard Dec. 25--HILLSBOROUGH, North Carolina--Todd Wielar says he's finding enough fellow wine lovers in town to make him feel good about the prospects for the new wine shop he opened on South Churton Street in November. ...

Target Is Coming to Former Mall Site in Durham, N.C.
December 24, 2002... Byline: Ron Landfried Dec. 24--A Target store is definitely coming to the South Square Mall site, and the concrete walls and parking decks of the defunct shopping center will start tumbling down any day now, according to an official with...

Jets to Arrive Early for Midway's Rebirth as US Airways Express.
December 20, 2002... Byline: Anne Krishnan Dec. 20--RALEIGH, N.C.--Midway Airlines will get its Christmas present a day early this year when two 50-seat jets are delivered in preparation for the airline's Jan. 1 takeoff. The airline's New Year's Day...

Documents Show Durham, N.C.-Based Pharmaceuticals Firm Sought Competing Bids.
December 19, 2002... Byline: Anne Krishnan Dec. 19--Triangle Pharmaceuticals executives were soliciting bids from other companies and settling terms with Gilead Pharmaceuticals just hours before Triangle's board of directors approved the company's...

Gilead Sciences to Pay $464 Million for Durham, N.C., Pharmaceutical Firm.
December 18, 2002... Byline: Anne Krishnan Dec. 18--In every acquisition involving a publicly traded company, there are winners and losers. Gilead Sciences' acquisition of Triangle Pharmaceuticals, a Durham biotechnology company, is no exception. The...

Duke Power Lauds Job Crews in the Carolinas for Work during Ice Storm.
December 16, 2002... Byline: Jim Shamp Dec. 16--RALEIGH, N.C.--Duke Power has nearly 500,000 more customers in North Carolina and South Carolina than it had a decade ago, but only about two-thirds the number of workers to fix downed power lines. Still,...

Durham, N.C., Crafter of Guitars Hope for Hit Brand.
December 16, 2002... Byline: Anne Krishnan Dec. 16--DURHAM, N.C.-- Ryan Gadow's guitars are not intended for smashing at the end of a concert. While most electric guitars are factory-made, Gadow spends six weeks crafting just six or eight of the...

North Carolina Zoo Society Gets $2.5 Million Bequest.
December 16, 2002... Byline: Rob Shapard Dec. 16--CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--After he graduated from UNC in 1968, Walker Lipscomb worked and traveled around the world for the next three decades, but he never lost his affinity for Chapel Hill and his home state of...

Duke Power Official Defends Restoration of Chapel Hill, N.C., Service.
December 13, 2002... Byline: Ray Gronberg Dec. 13--CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Duke Power's district manager defended the utility's efforts to restore electrical service in Chapel Hill on Thursday night, even as President Bush was making the town part of a 36-county...

Panel Urges $13,650 in Fines for Problems at Durham, N.C., Adult-Care Homes.
December 12, 2002... Byline: Jim Shamp Dec. 12--DURHAM, N.C.--A state committee recommended Thursday that Burlington businessman Faiger Blackwell pay $13,650 in fines for shoddy operation of three Durham adult care homes, including one where a resident died...

Most Mail Makes It Through Despite Ice in North Carolina.
December 12, 2002... Dec. 12--HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.--Through rain, sleet, snow and ice, most of the mail got through. While everyone was having problems getting around last week and trying to deal with the loss of electricity, the post offices in Hillsborough,...

Durham, N.C.-Area Research Park Survives Ice Storm.
December 12, 2002... Byline: Jeff Zimmer Dec. 12--While last week's ice storm hit Durham's residents hard, it didn't stall out the area's economic engine -- Research Triangle Park. Many, if not most, of RTP's 137 organizations lost power for at least...

The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C., Midweek Buzz Column.
December 11, 2002... Dec. 11--DURHAM, N.C.--A deli that touts rather hefty sandwiches, Texas-style baked potatoes and free soft-serve ice cream is opening today in New Hope Commons. Jason's Deli, a Texas-based chain, will open its first Durham store at 10...

Tempers Flare Among Have-Nots as Durham Area Slowly Gets Power Back.
December 11, 2002... Dec. 11--DURHAM, N.C.--Duke Power restored service to another 12,000 customers in Durham Tuesday, a day after the Durham County Commissioners agreed to ask the state to hold a public hearing examining the company's response to the ice storm....

After Storm Abates, Durham, N.C., Food Inspectors Conduct Surprise Inspections.
December 11, 2002... Byline: Jim Shamp Dec. 11--DURHAM, N.C.--Seven inspectors from the Durham County Health Department are making surprise visits to some of the community's 800 food-selling establishments in the wake of last week's ice storm. "We sent...

Storm Outages Teach University of North Carolina Powerful Lessons.
December 11, 2002... Byline: Eric Ferreri Dec. 11--CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--UNC's main campus lost electricity for only several hours following last week's snow and ice storm, regaining it relatively quickly thanks to power supplied by its own plant. But a...

Raleigh, N.C.-Area Residents Should Act Quickly to Insure Claims Move Smoothly.
December 11, 2002... Byline: Virginia Bridges Dec. 11--CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Contact your agent immediately, save your receipts and check references before allowing any repairs. That's the advice for local residents who have suffered damage to their...

Chapel Hill, N.C., Adds Up Damage from Ice Storm.
December 11, 2002... Dec. 11--CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Governments throughout Orange and Chatham counties spent Tuesday toting up the damage from last week's ice storm, in anticipation of an attempt to secure federal disaster assistance. With estimates still...

Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Airport Cleared Snow, Ice, Kept Travel Safe.
December 6, 2002... Byline: Hope Ullman Dec. 6--DURHAM, N.C. -- Armed with snowplows, snow blowers, rotary brooms and de-icing devices, crews at Raleigh-Durham International Airport were out in full force throughout the storm Wednesday night and Thursday...

Massive Power Outage Continues in Orange County, N.C.
December 6, 2002... Byline: Rob Shapard Dec. 6--CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Tens of thousands of Orange County residents will wake up this morning to another day of cold, dark houses and reports from utility companies that it could take several more days to...

Durham, N.C, Power Outage Makes Firewood, Heaters, Generators Hot Sale Items.
December 6, 2002... Dec. 6--DURHAM -- Most of Durham's business community worked in the dark or not at all Thursday. But the few that did have power after Wednesday night's ice storm did a booming business, especially those offering hot food for cold...

North Carolina Governor Calls National Guard for Help in Power Outage.
December 6, 2002... Dec. 6--Gov. Mike Easley called out the National Guard Friday to help local officials find residents who need help because of the widespread power outage. A National Guard spokesman said troops could be knocking on doors by 9 a.m....

Durham, N.C., Emergency Shelters Also Suffer from Power Outage.
December 6, 2002... Byline: Kimberly Sweet Dec. 6--DURHAM, N.C.-- In a city facing the biggest power outage in its history, even getting enough electricity to an emergency shelter was a chore Thursday. During the morning and mid-day hours Thursday, some...

Durham, N.C.-Area Power Outage Places Vulnerable Citizens at Risk.
December 6, 2002... Byline: Jim Shamp Dec. 6--DURHAM, N.C.--The lack of electricity Thursday throughout the Durham area exposed the community's most vulnerable citizens to a wide range of life-threatening conditions, from freezing cold to hunger and medical...

Durham, N.C., Waffle House Gives Comfort to Power Outage Victims.
December 6, 2002... Byline: Hunter Lewis Dec. 6--DURHAM -- Having lasted through the hourlong line snaking out the door behind them, bleary-eyed and hungry folks elbowed up to the breakfast counter at Waffle House on Hillsborough Road. "Man, you can't...

Florida-Based Developer Faces Opposition to Pittsboro, N.C., Golf Community.
December 5, 2002... Byline: Geoffrey Graybeal Dec. 5--PITTSBORO, N.C., -- About 30 Chatham County residents expressed opposition to plans for the Buck Mountain Golf Community during the first review of the 700-home proposed development northwest of...

Gilead Sciences to Buy Durham, N.C.-Based Triangle Pharmaceuticals.
December 5, 2002... Byline: Anne Krishnan Dec. 5--Triangle Pharmaceuticals, one of Durham's first homegrown biotechnology firms, has agreed to be acquired by a California drug company. Gilead Sciences will pay $6 per share or a total of $464 million...

Morrisville, N.C.-Based Midway Airlines to Reemerge through US Airways Deal.
December 4, 2002... Byline: Anne Krishnan Dec. 4--Midway Airlines probably will take to the air again by Jan. 1, but in the red, gray and blue livery of US Airways Express instead of the Morrisville-based carrier's trademark blue and yellow. US Airways...

Officials Savor Crumbs of Good News in Durham, N.C.'s Economic Review.
December 4, 2002... Byline: Jeff Zimmer Dec. 4--There was no separating the bad news from the good Tuesday during Durham officials' annual assessment of the area's economy. But the fact that there was any good news at all was treated as the silver...

Chapel Hill, N.C.-Based Medical Equipment Maker Raises Venture Capital Funds.
December 3, 2002... Byline: Jeff Zimmer Dec. 3--Investors and business continue to flow to TriVirix International, a local contract medical equipment manufacturer that announced Monday it raised $25 million in its latest round of venture capital financing....