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Construction underway to restore Wheels of Fun Park in Durham
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Construction crews are now working to restore and reopen the old Wheels Fun Park in Durham after it closed a few years ago. When you drive by the old park, you’ll now see park in progress signs put up by the City of Durham, which now owns the property. Construction crews recently started working on the old roller rink. Parks and Recreation director Wade Wulcutt tells CBS 17 it’ll open this fall.
Durham woman wins $200,000 with scratch off from NC gas station off I-85
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Durham woman won $200,000 after buying a $5 scratch-off ticket from a gas station where a $500,000 winning ticket was also sold, North Carolina Education Lottery officials said Tuesday. Wanda Waiters of Durham bought the ticket at a gas station along Guess Road, just...
Hot Tin Roof to close in Hillsborough
This story has been updated. The Hot Tin Roof, which for 11 years served as a popular hang out in downtown Hillsborough, announced today on its Facebook page that it is closing. Its final day of business will be April 30. “It saddens us to write this, but after 11...
Del Taco plans five North Carolina locations. Could the Mexican chain come to Fayetteville?
A West Coast-based Mexican fast-food chain plans to open a North Carolina location this summer. Del Taco is set to open in August at 4716 Apex Highway in Durham, according to the company website. The California chain also submitted plans to the city of Sanford for a 2,021-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru at 3116...
Photo of Hillsborough ShopRite Employees Featured on Boxes of Cheerios
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Shoppers and sales associates might notice some familiar faces staring back at them from boxes of Cheerios as they walk down the cereal aisle at the ShopRite Village Supermarket. ShopRite Associates Dina Sandford, customer services manager, and Linda Shemeley earned their spot on Special Edition boxes of Cheerios in recognition of their in-store efforts to fight hunger. Also included in the photo is Bill Miliotis, store manager.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Ceremonies were held at the store April 16, Associates at the ShopRite of Hillsborough raised nearly $10,000 this year for local food banks. Sponsored...
Carrboro firefighters save cat stuck in storm drain
CARRBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — You may have heard about cats being stuck in trees, but Carrboro firefighters said Monday afternoon they rescued a cat from a storm drain. Around 4 p.m., the Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department said a crew was dispatched to the call of a cat trapped in a sewer drain. The department said the crew was able to safely remove the storm drain cover, retrieve the cat and return it to its owner.
“…With the Giddy Feel of a College Reunion”: The Fun Frame Documentary Film Festival Returns
In the spirit of springtime renewal, the Durham, North Carolina-based Full Frame Documentary Film Festival returned to in-person mode for the first time since 2019. And while Full Frame presented virtual versions from 2020 through 2022, the festival was canceled altogether last year, due in large part to fiscal struggles undermining its parent, the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. An April 2023 report in Duke’s The Chronicle indicated that the university would undertake a review of the Center. Members of the festival’s Advisory Committee circulated a petition on social media, helping to assure the festival’s return and, a year llater, Duke reaffirmed its support as Presenting Sponsor, with Full Frame continuing as a program under the auspices of the Center. So, with the giddy feel of a college reunion, Full Frame ‘24 lured a cross section of emerging artists and grizzled veterans alike, along with a coterie of programmers, educators, publicists and journalists like me.
'The Grief Lady:' Durham woman creates healing art from mother's funeral flowers
Grief is a journey – and you never know for sure where it'll take you. When Janet Willis' mom passed away from small cell lung cancer in her 70s, Willis said she felt like she lost more than a mother; she lost a piece of herself. The loss launched her on a 100 day journey, creating art with the dried flower petals saved from her mother's funeral and sharing her grief experience with her followers.
‘Kitten season’ puts strain on Triangle shelters; fosters needed to care for baby cats
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Newborn kittens are in need of fosters this spring as ‘kitten season’ puts a strain on Triangle shelters, according to the Animal Protection Society of Durham. “Although the name ‘kitten season’ sounds precious, the reality of the strain it puts on shelters isn’t...
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