Most Durhamites know of Chris Rosati by now. He’s the handsome, 44-year-old guy with a beautiful wife and two daughters who was diagnosed with ALS in 2010. Searching for something happy to focus on, he hatched a crazy plan to steal a Krispy Kreme truck and give out donuts – just to make people smile. No […]
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“Be connected, be always learning, be fully aware and be present.” –Joi Ito I intended to write throughout much of 2015 how the physical and emotional changes of pregnancy impacted my yoga practice. Those journal entries and that reflection never happened – and my son is now 8 months old! The truth is I never
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We were in the Nana’s kitchen with Scott Howell for a photo essay that will be published in TASTE 2016, our annual food guide that comes out next month. The real star if the Nana’s shoot – these gorgeous golden beets that Scott prepared. How cool was it seeing Durham’s Phillip Riggs on the GRAMMYs
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MURALISTS! Art + Resistance – Thursday, 7pm, and Friday, 6-9pm (Through Feb. 27) – 13 artists who collaborated with the Durham Civil Rights History Mural Project – Franco, Brenda Miller Holmes, Rodrigo Dorfman, Malcolm Goff, Jhordan Perry, Maja Kricker, Gary Atkinson, Cynelsa Broderick, Lenny Green, Gary Atkinson, Nate Key, Faye Brandon, Marcus Boone, and Rachel
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VP of Content Andrea Griffith Cash checks in with Ali Rudel of the new East Durham Pie Company for a sugar fix just before Valentine’s Day; previews TASTE 2016, which is happening in April; raves about Durham Distillery’s Damn Fine Chocolate Liqueur; and encourages listeners to watch a very special video on Durham Magazine’s site
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We’re loving the brand-new, art-filled Cocoa Cinnamon location on Hillsborough Road! VP of Content Andrea Griffith Cash headed to DPAC Friday for the Next Women of Country tour. Man, Jennifer Nettles has quite a set of pipes! The real draw of the concert for Andrea was hearing Brandy Clark perform. If you haven’t listened to
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It’s hard to believe, but Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Whether you are spending it with someone special or celebrating being single, it definitely requires cake … specifically, chocolate cake. I know what you’re thinking: “Not another flourless chocolate cake recipe!” But I promise this is not your standard flourless chocolate cake. It
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Cabaret singer Ellen Ciompi puts on her eighth Valentine’s Day show this Friday, Feb. 12, at 7pm at The Regulator Bookshop, accompanied by her longtime pianist and musical coach Glenn Mehrbach and bassist Robbie Link. Originally from New York City, she received her bachelor’s in music from the State University of New York and her
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↑ Aelfie “Heat Wave in Rajasthan” 4-by-6 rug, $359. Indio, Brightleaf Square ← Damn Fine Chocolate Liqueur (375 ml), $23.95. Durham Distillery, 711 Washington St. ↑ Hand repair kit with almond milk beeswax hand cream, lemon butter cuticle cream, shea butter hand repair cream and cotton gloves, $13. Burt’s Bees ↑ Handmade plate, $80.
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A New Home for Visitors Bureau In mid-January, the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau moved from its location of 23 years at 101 E. Morgan St. to the first and mezzanine floors in the Trust Building at 212 W. Main St., greatly increasing its facility size from 5,000 square feet to 8,610 square feet. The
