Andrea talks to Cheryl-Anne Kast and Nancy Creamer of the Farm to Fork Festival about the local chefs involved (and the participation of President Obama’s former chef Sam Kass) and how the event supports beginning farmer training programs. Plus, she previews The Carolina Inn’s Barbecue Throwdown on June 11 and the 28th annual UNC-Chapel Hill/American […]
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When Matt Konar asks what I think the premise is of his event series, groundworkk, during an afternoon meeting at Cocoa Cinnamon, I respond, “Like ‘Shark Tank’?” “Right,” he says. But it’s also nothing like the popular entrepreneur competition on TV. Instead of sharks, Matt says, imagine a community. And instead of fighting for a
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“We’re here and accepting computers,” Larry Herst wants the Durham community to know. His company, Triangle Ecycling, originally began as a computer recycling service but has since grown into much more. Now – in addition to recycling – the company handles computer refurbishing, has a nonprofit of the same name and boasts a strong youth
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Pizzeria Toro‘s white pizza with fiddlehead fern, shaved prosciutto, cippolini, nettles and grana is a work of art. We had a great time at The Animal Protection Society of Durham‘s Walk for the Animals this past Saturday. Winston would like to personally thank everyone for all the loves. Those hushpuppies though … City Barbeque‘s new location
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Born in Greensboro, Jessamyn originally discovered yoga when she was coerced as a teenager to attend hot yoga classes with her aunt. She rediscovered the practice six years ago, writing about her “yogapades” for three years and professionally teaching yoga for one. She lives in Duke Forest. If you’re looking for a new Bull City
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Plumping System by Kevin Murphy “The product we can’t live without is the fabulous Plumping System by Kevin Murphy. Using the eyelash-lengthening industry as inspiration, Kevin Murphy brings a very successful line for woman that uses different natural ingredients adapted to the feminine hormones, so we can now grow hair very fast – an amazing
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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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