Durham-based yogi Jessamyn Stanley – who was featured in our 2016 Women’s Issue – launches her debut book “Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get on the Mat, Love Your Body” at Motorco Music Hall Tuesday, April 4. So, we caught up with her while she was in Seattle (she is an internationally celebrated […]
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The sport of Ultimate Frisbee – not to be confused with disc golf or the games you play with your dog – has had an organized presence in our area for two decades thanks to the efforts of Triangle Ultimate, a nonprofit based at The Frontier in RTP that promotes the sport with a mission
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In early March, close to 125 artists, musicians and community members came together for Musical Chairs 2017, a joint fundraiser at the Durham Arts Council to support The Scrap Exchange and Durham Medical Orchestra. Twelve artists adorned old chairs in a style inspired by the orchestra, which were presented to a panel of judges who awarded prizes
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The Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club played host to a benefit gala celebrating the 25-year partnership between Duke Cancer Institute and Caring House, which provides affordable housing, a healing environment and a supportive community for cancer patients and their families. WRAL Anchor/Reporter David Crabtree emceed the evening, which featured a live auction and speeches
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Gabriel Eng-Goetz’s signature “DURM” line of clothing has caught on since he launched in 2011, but the sheer velocity of enthusiasm still takes him by surprise. “People embrace [our Runaway] brand so much, and that is so powerful and special to me,” he says. “But at the same time, it’s like, ‘Who am I?’ I’m
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Fittingly, the concept behind British-Indian gastropub Viceroy came up over a pint. “Our background has always been in bars, in British bars or Irish bars,” says Bull McCabe’s owner Malachy Noone, who partnered with fellow McCabe’s owner Rhys Botica and B.J. Patel of the Tan-Durm food truck to open Viceroy last November. “And we thought
The sleek, modern JB Duke Hotel opened its doors to the public in the middle of the first snow of the year, and welcomed guests to an elegant open house to explore its rooms and meeting spaces just a few weeks later. As we were greeted with a glass of champagne before embarking on an
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Laura and Chad Quinn had all but given up on buying a home. A yearlong search for the right fit led the couple to an eight-month-long journey of trying to build instead, but that wasn’t in the cards, either. “[Building] was over our budget,” says Chad, the director of planning and design at In2it Studio,
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*With wintry weather in the forecast, please check individual event websites to see if event will still be held.* Frozen Over – Through Jan. 29 – Weave through a giant icicle forest, build an “icy” shelter, and skate on a synthetic ice rink in your socks during the month of January at Museum of Life
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While we’re celebrating traditions, I thought I’d share my newest – Recovery Yoga with Anna Cordova at Fullsteam Brewery. Every Sunday at 10:45 a.m. (I do my very best to get there five minutes early to find a good spot) 20 to 30 people join together for this donation-based class, from the novice to experienced
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