Durham · Chapel Hill · Raleigh
Just moved to the Triangle?
Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh are three different cities that share an airport, a job market, and a lot of the same weekend plans.
"The Triangle" isn't an official place — it's the nickname for the three university cities anchoring this part of North Carolina, named for the shape they make on a map around Research Triangle Park. Each one has its own downtown, its own government, and its own personality. Most people who live here end up in all three in a normal week.
Happening around the Triangle
- Tuesday, October 27Beck · Durham
- Tuesday, October 27Christian McBride & Ursa Major · Durham
- Tuesday, October 27Pumpkin Party on the Patio · Durham
- Tuesday, October 27Price Cone Liptzin Lecture: cinematographer Guy Mossman · Chapel Hill
- Tuesday, October 27Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins · Raleigh
Pick your city
Durham
The Bull City — Duke, downtown, and a lot of old tobacco warehouses turned into something else.
Read the guide →📚Chapel Hill
UNC's town, plus Carrboro next door — smaller, walkable, and college-town at its core.
Read the guide →🌳Raleigh
The City of Oaks — North Carolina's capital and by far the biggest of the three.
Read the guide →🏛️Hillsborough
The Orange County seat — a small historic downtown on the Eno, fifteen minutes up I-85 from Durham.
Read the guide →🌾Pittsboro
Chatham County's seat, built around a traffic circle with an 1881 courthouse in the middle of it.
Read the guide →🌲Cary
Officially still a town, sitting between Raleigh and Research Triangle Park.
Read the guide →🏡Living Here
The practical stuff for getting settled, plus the places that make it feel like home.
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Get the local rundown — news, events, and things to do — every few days.