An Evergreen Business Model
Defying time, national chain stores and the 2008 financial crisis, local garden centers have thrived by offering the right mix of expertise and customer service
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June/July 2019 – Best of Durham
This year, our Best of Durham issue comes on the heels of a tragic event. The gas explosion on April 10 has left a deep scar that is going to take a long time to heal. My heart is still with all of the victims continuing their recovery, and especially with the families and friends of
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Experience 5 Can’t-Miss Foodie Events at Taste 2019
Taste the Event, our annual food festival, is back for its sixth year! New for 2019, the festival has moved from spring to early summer, with five delicious events from July 26-30. Also new for this year, we are featuring back-to-back Grand Taste Experiences. Read on for the scoop on this year’s festival schedule. 1.
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RTP: A History of Looking to the Future
For the past 60 years, many of the innovations and ideas that shape our world were formulated, hatched and brought to reality in the wide swath of piney forest known as Research Triangle Park. The park was founded as an attempt to keep the talent that was being churned out by Duke, UNC and N.C.
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North Carolina Hemp Producers Await the Birth of an Industry
North Carolina produces more tobacco than any state in the country, and the crop is inseparable from the state’s history and economic success. But the tobacco infrastructure, along with some entrepreneurial foresight and significant changes in federal law, could position us near the front of another leafy, industrial revolution: hemp. The national debate over legalizing
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Weekend at a Glance: Tacos, Tea Cup and Tours
Great May Carpet Sale – Monday-Friday, 10am – 6pm; Saturday, 10am – 5pm – The Persian Carpet is having a sale of its 7,000 rugs through the month of May. Every rug in their showroom has been marked down between 30% and 75%, including antique Persian, Caucasian and Chinese rugs. Taco Grande at ATC Popup – Through May
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May 2019 – The Women’s Issue
I drove into work on April 10 listening to one of my all-time favorite songs, “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley. It’s on the Spotify playlist I often listen to when I’m under stress, and as we were on deadline with this issue, I needed a little reminder that “every little thing is gonna be
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Weekend at a Glance: Romanovs, Rise Up and Reggae
Dinner to Benefit No Kid Hungry – Thursday, 6pm– Come out for a dinner at Counting House at 21c Museum Hotel to benefit No Kid Hungry of Durham, an organization working to end child hunger in America today by ensuring that all children get the healthy food they need. The event will also include a cocktail hour and silent
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Weekend at a Glance: Dogs, Dugouts and Durham 150
Durham Beer Tap Takeover – Thursday, 5-10pm – The Glass Jug Beer Lab taps a series of beers that were brewed by Durham breweries in partnership with other Durham food and beverage producers. The Glass jug has partnered with Durham Distillery, Ponysaurus has partnered with Dashi and Fullsteam has partnered with Goorsha, just to name a few of the combinations you will
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The Revival of Black Wall Street: Filling the Gap
By Ray Gronberg | Photography by Beth Mann At the start of the 20th century, Durham’s Black Wall Street, an African-American business sector with few peers, commanded the attention of no less a personage than civil rights icon W.E.B. Du Bois. Looking around, Du Bois saw about 200 enterprises, everything from groceries and shoe stores
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