Culture
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Durham native Anna Jaffe knew she was headed to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; what she did not anticipate was meeting and falling in love with fellow classmate and Duke graduate Brandon Ruderman. Three years later, she was surprised again when she found a note from […]
My mother founded Southern Bride & Groom magazine 30 years ago, when I was a toddler, so I grew up surrounded by weddings. Yet this early exposure did not leave me fantasizing about my own walk down the aisle. Maybe that is because the “elegant” weddings of that era were […]
Geer Street Garden makes it easy to eat healthy with its Brie avocado baguette with side salad. Creative Director Kevin Brown‘s New Year’s resolution is to drink more cider – and Black Twig Cider House is just the place for that! When Executive Editor Amanda MacLaren decides to skip the bacon […]
While we’re celebrating traditions, I thought I’d share my newest – Recovery Yoga with Anna Cordova at Fullsteam Brewery. Every Sunday at 10:45 a.m. (I do my very best to get there five minutes early to find a good spot) 20 to 30 people join together for this donation-based class, […]
David Hamilton and Jennifer Gallagher were destined to fall in love … if mutual friend Katherine Calhoun Leib had anything to do with it. But after Katherine’s attempt to seat the two together at her own wedding failed, Jennifer took matters into her own hands and contacted David herself. Soon, the […]
Lace up your running shoes and shake off any residual side effects from the night before when Carolina Godiva Track Club holds its annual New Year’s Day Run. Open to all ages, the 8K out-and-back course starts from Duke School on Erwin Road and heads through the hilly, graveled trails […]
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