I remember as a child barely being able to wait for strawberries to come into season. It meant that the end of school was coming, and strawberries welcomed the much-anticipated summer. Picking strawberries also creates a little bit of nostalgia for me. As a girl on the way home from school, we would stop and […]
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Moogfest – Thursday-Sunday – Moogfest brings the future to Durham. The festival, which aims to synthesize art and technology, features various workshops and lectures by day, and musicians that have pioneered and that are on the forefront of electronic music by night. (See our 7 Moog musts here!) The Modular Marketplace, for example, is free and
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Andrea chats with singer/songwriter Kamara Thomas – who is featured in Durham Magazine’s new Women’s Issue – about the album she’s working on and why she prefers Durham to Brooklyn. Plus, she introduces listeners to groundworkk, an event-based crowdfunding organization that encourages the community to come together to better ideas. And she gives a plug
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“I was born in Michigan during a period of relative calm between the Detroit riots and Motown’s move to LA.,” Curtis Eller says. “It’s a good town to be from, especially if you’re a musician. This is a place that Iggy Pop, John Lee Hooker and Stevie Wonder all called home. I expect the Motor City
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Andrea stopped in to Wine Authorities‘ spring rose garden party on Saturday. We are so grateful for a new, healthy lunch option. Hooray, Happy and Hale! Make brunch a little more interesting – head to The Little Dipper for three courses of breakfast favorites, like bagels & lox and French toast! The eggplant and chorizo
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Sarah Parker was born in Andrews, Texas, but spent most of her life in Los Angeles and Sacramento. She moved to Durham 10 years ago and has been working for Durham Catering Co. for two. She lives in historic Hope Valley with daughters Haley, 13, and Hannah, 11, who both attend Duke School, and Lexie, 3,
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Andrea catches up with Chef Ricky Moore of Saltbox Seafood Joint. He sounds off on responsibly sourcing seafood, his plans to make Saltbox a regional business and the dinner party guest list of his dreams. Plus, Andrea talks Moogfest, coming to Durham May 19-22, and encourages families to check out the Chapel Hill–Carrboro YMCA Fam
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Durham entrepreneurs came to The Carolina Inn to hear from franchiser Tom Ferguson of Rise Biscuits & Donuts. (Left to right: Gray Ferguson, Brian Wiles, Tom Ferguson of Rise and Jonathan Lehman of Brood Soda.) We were amazed at just how big the “small” spicy pork ramen bowl was at Basan! Another gorgeous weekend, another good excuse to enjoy Ponysaurus’ roof
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Back Porch Music on the Lawn: The Old Ceremony – Thursday, 6pm – Hosted at the American Tobacco Campus in joint production with WUNC, each of these eight free concerts begin on Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. The lineup this season is full of all-stars, including The Old Ceremony to kick off the series tonight and
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