Santa Helps Light Lucky Strike Tower
In downtown Durham, the American Tobacco Historic District rang in the holiday season with the 11th annual lighting of the Lucky Strike Tower. Kids and parents alike were excited in the hours leading up to the lighting with some families arriving at the American Tobacco Campus as early as 3 p.m. “It’s a good time […]
American Tobacco Tree of Bikes Complete in Time for Tower Lighting
A Photo Story The American Tobacco Tree of Bikes is complete! Staffers have now installed 120 brand new bicycles, donated by generous people in our Triangle community, on the tree structure on the Burt’s Bees Patio just in time for the annual American Tobacco Tower Lighting on Friday, December 4, 2015. The Tree of Bikes […]
Two CBC Tower Lighting Events This Week
‘Tis the season for the lighting of the towers. WRAL-TV will start the fun with its annual tower lighting on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, and American Tobacco will follow with its annual tower lighting celebration on Friday, December 4. The TV Tower WRAL-TV marks the beginning of the holiday season each year by lighting the […]
American Tobacco Awarded for New Aloft Hotel
American Tobacco received a nice surprise at the Downtown Durham Inc (DDI) 2015 Annual Meeting. On Tuesday, November 17, DDI presented American Tobacco with its Outstanding New Construction Project Award for the Aloft Hotel. Located in the heart of the American Tobacco campus, the Aloft Hotel is a 134 room, limited-service hotel with meeting and […]
American Tobacco Installs Tree of Bikes
On Thursday, November 19, 2015, a unique kind of Christmas tree went up at American Tobacco. Bull City Metal Fabricators created the structure that will hold about 120 brand new bicycles. Generous Triangle citizens are donating the bikes for Durham children in need. ATC staffers Rodney Collier, Terry McBroom and Craig Hogan did the leg […]
American Tobacco To Deck the Halls with Bicycles?
A new structure is under construction at American Tobacco, one that will make the holidays brighter for some Durham children in need. American Tobacco is creating a Tree of Bikes. The Habitat for Humanity of Durham brought the idea to ATC Vice President of Real Estate Michael Goodmon. They saw it on a video from […]
Ronald McDonald Houses and Three Lucky Ducks Winners Despite Cancelled Family Fest
Mother Nature put the kibosh on the 2015 FOX 50 Family Fest and Great American Tobacco Duck Race, but the Ronald McDonald Houses of Raleigh and Durham still benefited from the planned event. Triangle rubber duck race lovers still purchased ducks to support the worthy non-profit. Three lucky ducks won prizes in a drawing held […]
Ducks, Rain and Helping Families
Due to the increased chance of heavy rain on Saturday, October 3rd, the FOX 50 Family Fest has been cancelled. But you can still support the Ronald McDonald Houses of Raleigh and Durham! Ducks and rain go together like peanut butter and jelly. So the rubber ducks in the Great American Tobacco Duck Race aren’t […]
Embrace the Rainy Weather, Buy a Duck
The weather over the past week, and the week ahead, is basically only fit for ducks. That’s not a problem at American Tobacco! Hundreds of ducks are getting ready to take over the Ol’ Bull River. Rubber ducks, that is. The annual FOX 50 Family Fest featuring the Great American Tobacco Duck Race takes places […]
American Tobacco Featured in Top 17 Best Things to Do in Durham
VacationIdea Dream Vacation Magazine has listed American Tobacco as one of the “Top 17 Best Things To Do in Durham” in the latest edition of the online publication. American Tobacco is listed alongside the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, the Durham Performing Arts Center and the Eno River State Park, “Durham is a […]