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Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr.
Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. (December 20, 1927 – October 10, 2007) was a two-time mayor of Durham, North Carolina. Mayoralties First mayoralty Rodenhizer was elected in the 1979 Durham mayoral election. During Rodenhizer's first term as mayor, he was instrumental in getting the Durham Freeway extended along its modern route. Rodenhizer lost reelection in the 1981 Durham mayoral election. Second mayoralty Rodenhizer was reelected to a second non-consecutive term in the 1991 Durham mayoral election. In his second term, he laid the financial groundwork for what would become Durham Bulls Athletic Park, persuading the owner of the minor league team to keep the Bulls in Durham. Rodenhizer lost reelection in the 1993 Durham mayoral election. Other activities From 1978 to 2004, Rodenhizer owned and operated the Pizza Palace, a Durham institution located on Ninth Street, near Duke University's East Campus. Rodenhizer transferred ownership and day-to-day operation of the restau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP, pronounced "d-bap") is a 10,000-seat ballpark in Durham, North Carolina that is home to the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. It is also home to the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Central Eagles college baseball teams. The $18.5-million park opened in 1995 as the successor to the Durham Athletic Park. History The ballpark was designed by HOK Sport (now Populous), who also designed Camden Yards in Baltimore, Progressive Field in Cleveland, and Coors Field in Colorado as part of the "new" old-stadium-like movement of the 1990s. The Bulls began playing at the DBAP in 1995 when the team played in the Class A Advanced Carolina League. In 1998, Durham moved up to the Triple-A level, causing the DBAP to be expanded to 10,000 seats. The first Triple-A game was played on April 16, 1998. A roof covers approximately 2,500 seats behind home plate and down both the first and third base lines to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Births
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1995 Durham Mayoral Election
The 1995 Durham mayoral election was held on November 7, 1995 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Sylvia Kerckhoff Sylvia Kerckhoff (born 1928) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Durham, North Carolina, from 1993 to 1997. Early life and education Kerckhoff was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1928. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin†.... Results Primary The primary took place on October 10, 1995. General election References {{1995 United States elections Durham Mayoral elections in Durham, North Carolina Durham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Chronicle
''The Chronicle'' is a daily student newspaper at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It was first published as ''The Trinity Chronicle'' on December 19, 1905. Its name was changed to ''The Chronicle'' when Trinity College was renamed Duke University following a donation by James Buchanan Duke. History One of the most highly honored college newspapers in the United States,Chronicle nabs top awards at national media convention ''The Chronicle.'' 31 Oct 2006. ''The Chronicle'' commands a budget of more than $1 million and employs a staff of 120, including undergraduates at |
North Carolina Highway 157
North Carolina Highway 157 (NC 157) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway runs in a north–south direction from Interstate 85 (I-85), U.S. Route 15 (US 15), US 70, and US 501 in Durham, to US 158, US 501, and NC 57 in Roxboro. The highway serves the cities of Durham and Roxboro, along with the communities of Caldwell and Hurdle Mills. NC 157 is named Guess Road between its southern terminus and Hurdle Mills, and Hurdle Mills Road between Hurdle Mills and the Roxboro city limits. NC 157 does not directly parallel US 501, however, the two highways generally follow a similar alignment between Durham and Roxboro. NC 157 serves the counties of Durham, Orange, and Person. Much of the alignment of NC 157 were formerly secondary roads linking Durham, Caldwell, Hurdle Mills and Roxboro. NC 157 was established in 1948, running from NC 57 in Caldwell to US 158, US 501, and NC 57 in Roxboro. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, Washington Duke. The campus spans over on three contiguous sub-campuses in Durham, and a marine lab in Beaufort. The West Campus—designed largely by architect Julian Abele, an African American architect who graduated first in his class at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design—incorporates Gothic architecture with the Duke Chapel at the campus' center and highest point of elevation, is adjacent to the Medical Center. East Campus, away, home to all first-years, contains Georgian-style architecture. The university administers two concurrent schools in Asia, Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore (established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninth Street (Durham, NC)
''Ninth Street'' is a 1999 black-and-white drama, written by Kevin Willmott. Filmed in the United States, the movie was primarily released in English. Plot Set in 1968 Junction City, Kansas sometimes called "Junk Town" reflect on the history of "East Ninth Street" during the 1940s when famous jazz musicians played the nightclubs. In 1968, the area has deteriorated into strip clubs and cheap bars where Vietnam War draftees from nearby Fort Riley stop and drink. People in the group include a drunk (Don Washington) who lost a leg in World War II, a taxi dispatcher (Isaac Hayes), a saloon owner ( Queen Bey), and a crazy bag lady ( Kaycee Moore). (Nadine Griffith) who is trying to get out of the business, but is forced to work by a malicious boy friend (Byron Myrick) and the fact that she has to provide for her baby (Meagan Cordero). Martin Sheen also stars as a white preacher who likes the people in the area better than his own congregation. Cast * Don Washington * Kevin Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pizza Palace
Pizza Palace is a pizzeria in Knoxville, Tennessee. The restaurant opened on August 10, 1961, and has been featured on the Food Network series ''Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives''. See also * List of ''Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives'' episodes References 1961 establishments in Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Pizzerias in the United States Restaurants established in 1961 Restaurants in Tennessee {{Tennessee-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Durham Mayoral Election
The 1993 Durham mayoral election was held on November 2, 1993 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the election of Sylvia Kerckhoff Sylvia Kerckhoff (born 1928) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Durham, North Carolina, from 1993 to 1997. Early life and education Kerckhoff was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1928. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin†..., who unseated incumbent mayor Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. Kerckhoff became the city's first female mayor. Results General election References {{1993 United States elections Durham Mayoral elections in Durham, North Carolina Durham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
