Business
Born in St. Louis to an entrepreneur father and visually gifted mother, the art history major spent her early career in New York City discovering just what form of art she’d like to pursue. Finally landing on interior design, Heather started her own business and moved to Durham 14 years […]
With a background in economics, Po-Ming Wong worked in finance as the director of treasury operations at Duke University prior to opening Magpie Boutique in 2009. “I took a leap of faith leaving the field of finance to explore a vocation that represented a personal passion, not just my qualifications,” […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Isa honed her skills in corporate America but found herself eager to use her talents to give back. She was also motivated to honor her late father, Doval, who tragically died when the bus he had chartered to bring local teens to Hampton University’s Open House Day crashed in April […]
We asked the experts at Aura Salon & Boutique what colors and trends they were seeing on fingertips this season. “Stamped nails continue to be a design used by professionals throughout the year. Other graphic designs that are trending include: Swarovski crystals, glitter, negative space (as illustrated by nail No. 4) […]
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Museum of Life and Science was recognized at No. 8 on the “Top 20 N.C. Tourist Attractions of 2015” list compiled by Carolina Publishing & Associates. The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey recognized Durham as No. 2 on their list of Top 10 Most Educated Mid-Sized Metros, with 44.8% […]
In his sophomore year at Duke University, Zach Maurides was assigned a class project: Conceptualize a web-based software system that would benefit his life. As an offensive guard on the Duke football team, Zach had to manage his schedule as both an athlete and a student, and so he came up with […]
