Amanda MacLaren

Amanda MacLaren is the executive editor of Durham Magazine. Born in Mesa, Arizona, she grew up in Charlotte and attended UNC-Chapel Hill, majoring in journalism. She’s lived in Durham for eight years. When she’s not at work, you can usually find her with a beer in hand at Fullsteam, Dain’s Place or Bull City Burger or getting takeout from Guasaca.

Weekend at a Glance: Cinderella, Concerts and Kwanzaa

Winter Wonders at American Tobacco – Through Sunday – Bring the whole family to the American Tobacco Campus this season for a host of holiday-themed activities. Free Highlights Tour – Thursday, 6pm – Let a Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University gallery guide take you through the museum’s current exhibitions The Bondsmen – Thursday, […]

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Weekend at a Glance: Thanksgiving, Throwbacks and Tea

Thanksgiving Day Love – Thursday, 7am-3pm – Assist in the Durham Rescue Mission‘s effort to feed those that are less fortunate on Thanksgiving Day. If you’re interested in volunteering, send in your name, address,and phone number, along with whether you want to serve, help prepare the meals or be a driver for deliveries. Thanksgiving Day

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Pop the Bubbly and Break Out the Oysters with Piedmont

For its fall Seasons of the Sea dinner – a seasonal, multi-course dinner featuring guest chefs, fishermen and organizations supporting sustainable seafood – Piedmont Executive Chef John May brings Chef Dean Neff of Wilmington’s PinPoint restaurant on board for a six-course Gullah-inspired dinner celebrating sustainably farmed oysters. As Dean’s restaurant is named for a Gullah

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Support Local Biz During Shop Independent Durham Week

Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list during the seventh annual holiday Shop Independent Durham Week. It all starts on Small Business Saturday (November 26) and runs until Sunday, December 4, with discounts, promotions and special events at more than 45 member businesses of Sustain-a-Bull, Durham’s nonprofit independent business alliance that promotes and supports

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We’re Looking for Winter/Spring Interns

Durham Magazine and Chapel Hill Magazine are looking for a few proactive editorial interns based out of our Chapel Hill office. Winter Interns: 5-10 hours per week; the weeks of December 5-9, 12-16, 19-21, 29-30, Jan 2-6, 9-13 and 16-20. Spring Semester Interns: 10-12 hours per week (specific days and hours are extremely flexible); Runs January 9 through April 28.

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Barktoberfest Raises More Than $12,000 to Help Area Pets and Their Owners

There was no shortage of adorable pups at this year’s Barktoberfest, a fundraiser to benefit the Coalition to Unchain Dogs, a nonprofit that works to help local families in underserved communities access critical services for their pets. The event featured contests – including best trick, a costume and kissing contest – games, several raffles, a

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