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2 longtime NC places for drinks are leaving North Carolina. Durty Bull, popular beer spot near Geer Street, & downtown basement lounge Annexe announce closures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"\nA popular brewery and longtime bar are closing in Durham. 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