Idrissa A. Smith takes us to Noodle 501 in Durham, NC, a noodle specialty restaurant that aims for a blend of Thai spices and Japanese ramen broth. Does it have what it takes to be proclaimed "Dris Eats the Streets Certified?"
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Durham Central Park hosts the nonprofits Summer Block Party from 3 to 6 p.m. today.
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This week’s SoDu Crime Watch review covers 61 public-facing incident listings from South Durham, southwest Durham, and southeast/RTP-edge corridors.
Target children’s sandals and toys, toddler towers, fire pits, heated insoles, and dozens of other products also appear in 43 federal safety actions announced through July 16.
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From thoughtful heroes to quietly terrifying villains, the New Zealand actor brought empathy, integrity, and wry humor to every genre he touched.
