American Tobacco Lights Lucky Strike Tower for Holidays

American Tobacco Lights Lucky Strike Tower for Holidays Student choirs perform as the Lucky Strike Tower comes to life with lights. The Lucky Strike tower on the American Tobacco Campus is now a holiday beacon for all of downtown Durham.   WRAL-TV Anchor Ken Smith emceed the ceremony to flip the switch and welcome the […]

Get Ready to Battle! Kick-off Challenges Corporate Bands To Compete

Close Window Get Ready to Battle! Kick-off Challenges Corporate Bands To Compete MIX 101.5’s Bill Jordan (left) serves as Kick-off Field Commander for the Battle launch event. Soldiers, camouflage and guitars recently collided on downtown Durham.   No, an Army base isn’t moving to the Bull City, the 2008 Triangle Corporate Battle of the Bands […]

Holiday Events Abound at American Tobacco

Holiday Events Abound at American Tobacco The American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham is getting into the spirit of the holidays with several upcoming events.   From lighting the Lucky Strike Tower to collecting coats for kids, the 16-acre campus is the place to be this festive season. LIGHT UP DURHAM: LUCKY STRIKE TOWER LIGHTING […]

Black Journalists Association Honors Pope as Humanitarian

CBC’s Paul Pope is honored by the TABJ with its Humanitarian Award. The Triangle Association of Black Journalists held their annual awards gala and one of our own was presented a well deserved recognition. CBC VP of Community Relations & American Tobacco General Manager Paul Pope was presented the TABJ Humanitarian Award. WRAL-TV Anchor/Reporter Ken […]

Ducks Deliver at 2nd Annual Race

Almost 1,000 ducks hit the water at the American Tobacco Campus for the 2nd annual race to benefit the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. Ducks and downtown Durham?  Not a pair you’d usually expect, but the duo got along just fine on Saturday, Sept 29, 2007.   All in the name of a good cause. The 2nd […]

Get Quackin’

Have you got your duck yet?   Many birds may be getting ready to fly south for the winter, but American Tobacco is getting ready for an invasion of the duckiest kind.  The 2nd Annual Great American Tobacco Duck Race will take place on Saturday, Sept 29th.  Get your duck today! Prizes will be awarded […]

Ducks Set to Race Against Hunger At American Tobacco

The ducks are back.  For the second year in a row, American Tobacco is taking a quack at hunger. Thousands of rubber ducks will take to the waters of the “Old Bull River” located on the American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham, Saturday, September 29th as the second annual Great American Tobacco Duck Race takes […]

WUNC Holds Summer Festival at American Tobacco

Close Window WUNC Holds Summer Festival at American Tobacco WUNC-FM fills the American Tobacco Campus with fun during the station’s “All Things Festive” event. A crowd of 2,000 filled the American Tobacco Campus on Saturday, June 23, 2007, for music and fun.   WUNC held its All Things Festive outdoor event with a line-up of […]

Triangle Community Foundation Opens Offices at ATC

Close Window Triangle Community Foundation Opens Offices at ATC A large crowd gathers for an ice cream social to celebrate the Triangle Community Foundation’s grand opening at American Tobacco. The Triangle Community Foundation has a new home, brand new renovated offices at the historic American Tobacco in downtown Durham.   The TCF celebrated their recent […]

Bravo! CBC Well-Represented on Metro Magazine Favorites List

  Metro Magazine readers love CBC.  That’s evidenced by the recent publication of the 8th annual MetroBravo winners.   Several CBC personalities and entities made the list voted on by Metro Magazine and its readers. CBC’s MetroBravos are all the more impressive when you look at the honorees standing beside, and under, them. The Durham […]