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We’re Looking for Summer 2017 Editorial Interns

By Morgan Weston | March 14, 2017

Durham Magazine and Chapel Hill Magazine are looking for a few editorial interns based out of either our Chapel Hill office or Durham office. (If you’re interested in a graphic design internship in our Chapel Hill office this summer, email kevinb@legacy.durhammag.com) Our interns will get great experience and insight into the editorial process. Interns work on assignments […]

From Long-Distance to Life in Durham

By Durham Magazine | March 7, 2017

Chloe Rockow and Xander Madsen adore this city, whether they are grabbing a beer at Motorco, sipping coffee at Cocoa Cinnamon or taking their Corgi, Fionna, to the Piney Wood Dog Park. Yet they’ve spent most of their three-year relationship apart, with Chloe working in politics from Washington, D.C., Minnesota […]

For This Pair of Teachers, Love is an Easy Lesson

By Durham Magazine | March 7, 2017

Ella Bess Bumgarner and Durham native George Marshall met through Teach for America while working on Henderson Collegiate Middle School’s fourth grade team in Henderson, N.C. “It was our shared love of teaching that brought us together and continues to play a large role in our lives,” Ella Bess says. […]

A League of Their Own: Durham Couple Weds in Ballpark

By Durham Magazine | March 4, 2017

Jennifer Covington and Austin Emory both grew up in Durham; Jenny graduated from Durham School of the Arts and Austin, Riverside High. They recall attending the same summer camp, Ventures, but don’t remember meeting until mutual friends brought them together during college (Jenny was at St. Mary’s College of Maryland […]

Retail Therapy Takes On New Meaning at Downtown Boutique

By Durham Magazine | March 2, 2017

Before she opened her downtown boutique, before she practiced psychiatry for 10 years in Durham, and before she studied medicine at UNC, Dr. Rebecca Kuhns, 35, was an international studies major at Yale. As an undergrad with an earnest interest in fashion, she was deeply moved when she learned of […]

Musical Chairs 2017: Turning Trash Into Treasure

By Julia Baker | February 24, 2017

Musical Chairs 2017, multiple events hosted by The Scrap Exchange and Durham Medical Orchestra, seeks to raise money and awareness for the local nonprofits. Twelve artists have been invited to adorn old chairs in a style inspired by the orchestra. The finished chairs will presented to a panel of judges who […]

Hit the Road: Weekend Getaways in NC

By Morgan Weston | February 22, 2017

In a beautiful state like ours, you don’t have to travel far to escape the everyday. Here are some of our favorite places to go when we want to get away from it all (without having to drive too far). mountains “We’ve been up to Boone several times and loved […]

Choose Your Own Adventure with ‘This is Not a Novel’

By Morgan Weston | February 21, 2017

If you grew up reading the “Choose Your Own Adventure” series, Little Green Pig‘s interpretation of “This is Not a Novel” by David Markson will feel like revisiting your childhood – with a slightly darker twist. Director Jaybird O’Berski, whose past immersive works include “Misterioso” with Duke University, encourages visitors to “wander around, sit still […]

Durham Youth Choir Poised to Perform at Carnegie Hall

By Durham Magazine | February 20, 2017

Since its founding 13 seasons ago, the Durham Children’s Choir has instructed hundreds of area singers and performs sacred and secular songs annually at events like Durham Community Martin Luther King Jr. Steering Committee’s Unity March and Rally at First Presbyterian Church as well as Duke Chapel’s Blessing of the […]

Rio Paralympian Blazes His Own Trail

By Durham Magazine | February 12, 2017

Hillside High School senior Desmond Jackson started competing in track and field at age 8 with the Carolina Cruisers in Charlotte. “Most of my teammates were wheelchair users, and I joined as the first amputee,” says Desmond, whose leg was amputated above the knee due to a birth defect before […]

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