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Weekend Best Bets: Bluebird, Beer and Braxton

Out & About /

Hopslam & Sexual Chocolate Draft Release – Thursday, 5-11pm *RESCHEDULED TO NEXT WEEK* – Sam’s Bottle Shop will be tapping into two beers from two breweries – Sexual Chocolate and Hopslam! Bring friends! Sam’s Bottle Shop, 1112 W. N.C. Hwy. 54; 919-973-2489 Artist-in-Residence Event: Anthony Braxton – Thursday, 6pm *CANCELED* – Duke professor and  poet Nathaniel Mackey will talk with the legendary multi-instrumentalist and […]

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New Kids on the Block: Mateo

Eat & Drink /

Matt Kelly, the frenetic, big-bearded, salty-tongued owner of Mateo, is sick of butternut squash. “We love it, but we’re like, ‘Yo, let’s move on.’” This culinary wanderlust is at least part of the reason that Matt’s Five Points tapas restaurant has been buried in buzz since even before it opened last year. The menu changes

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Weekend Best Bets: Choirs, Collage and Choreography

Out & About /

Motown the Musical – Through Sunday, times vary – The true story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and more. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $40+; 919-680-2787 Open This End: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Blake Byrne

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VIP Pass

Taste /

You don’t want to miss our VIP Event prior to the Grand Taste Experience on April 23 with James Beard winner Andrea Reusing of Lantern, who is also opening a restaurant/rooftop bar in The Durham boutique hotel, coming soon to Chapel Hill Street. At our reception, the chef/owner will please your palates with farm-to-table small

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All-Access VIP Pass

Taste /

Can’t choose which events to go to? Go to them all – that’s six scrumptious events in four days! (Turn the page or go to tastetheevent.com to learn more about each event!) Event 1  VIP Reception Hosted by Andrea Reusing on April 23, prior to the Grand Taste Experience Event 2 Grand Taste Experience at

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Chef, Interrupted

Eat & Drink /

Put aside the cruel irony of a chef being attacked by the stove of his dreams, and it was still bad. Like, really bad. Scott Howell, owner of Nana’s, is lucky to be alive, let alone walking with a cane, after a 1,200-pound Montague he’d ordered from eBay fell off the delivery truck and “went

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Raising Hope

Uncategorized /

Editor’s Note: This article was featured in our June/July 2008 issue. John Hope Franklin passed away in March 2009. John Hope Franklin is an elegant name, and the man fits the moniker. When shown into the combination dining room-study in his settled home on a curving, tree-shadowed street in the Rockwood section of town, I

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Lorelei – ADOPTED!

Pets /

Lorelei is a sassy coal black kitty with bright green eyes and a fluffy coat. She has a few white flecks in her otherwise inky coat and an affectionate personality. Lorelei is a real sweetheart who loves to strut up to you and rub her cheek on you and purr. Stop by and visit this

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The Heart of Yoga

Culture, Wellness /

Are you looking for a thoughtful and active way to ring in Valentine’s weekend this year? Check out these five local yoga-inspired events to get out of the house and into a calm, inspired place (physically and mentally!). Take yourself on a solo date or bring along a loved one! Saturday, February 14 Vision &

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