“A native of Mexico, Flores came to Durham from California in the mid-90s when the Latino population was about 2,000 people, just 1 percent of the city’s population, according to a study by the Latino Migration Project at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

As Durham’s Hispanic population has grown to about 36,000 people – about 14 percent of the city’s 288,000 in 2010 – so did Flores and her business, with the help of a community intent on seeing Latinos integrate, succeed and mature.”

via From Tobacco to Tortillas: Latinos Remake Durham, North Carolina – NBC News.com.

“We all know coastal living is expensive, but just how much more would it cost you to live as close to the water as possible in San Diego?

A new study by Zillow says a waterfront house in America’s Finest City costs 240 percent more than the median-priced home.”

via San Diego’s truly waterfront properties come at a premium | UTSanDiego.com.