Kids & Family

Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth with These Local Frozen Treats

By Durham Magazine | June 25, 2016

Take the “100 Flavor Challenge” at Pelican’s SnoBalls. “Each season we have dozens of people start, but only a handful finish,” says Miles Abbason, co-owner of Pelican’s SnoBalls in the north and central Durham locations. For a cool spot to watch fireworks this July 4, head to their Fayetteville Street […]

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After 23 Years in Business, Spartacus Restaurant Closes Its Doors

By Durham Magazine | June 22, 2016

After 23 years, Spartacus closes its doors June 26. To commemorate one of Durham’s longest established restaurants, we reflect on a Thanksgiving story we wrote four years ago that demonstrates how the restaurant was a hub for family, tradition and healthy portions. The owners’ love for authentic flavor – and […]

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‘Dr. Drizzle’ Inspires Discovery Education in Durham Public Schools

By Amanda MacLaren | June 2, 2016

With 20 years of teaching under her belt, Dacia Jones holds degrees in elementary education, science and music, her “true passions.” She regularly presents at the National Council of Teaching Mathematics conferences in addition to the National Science Teachers Association and International Society for Technology in Education, among others. She […]

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55 Events Not to Miss in Durham This Year

By Durham Magazine | January 25, 2016

JANUARY KwanzaaFest The African-American Dance Ensemble’s annual Kwanzaa festival features a children’s village – with dance classes, arts and crafts, and a face painter – plus drumming and dancing classes; food vendors; and entertainment from dance ensembles and more. Durham Armory, 220 Foster St.; 919-560-2729; africanamericandanceensemble.org Carolina Godiva New Year’s […]

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Tales of a Trailing Spouse

By Durham Magazine | January 14, 2016

Thirty-six hours after moving to the area, I went to my first job interview. Pretty horribly sleep-deprived from both travel and caring for my daughters – Ellie, who was 4, and Clara Jay, who was 4 months – I sat at the end of the world’s longest table, wearing the […]

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Interior Design for Your Child’s Growing Independence

By Sponsored Content | September 23, 2015

We hosted a live Facebook forum on Interior Design for Your Child’s Growing Independence with the Montessori Children’s House of Durham. We chatted with Director of Outreach Lyn Dickinson about topics ranging from ideal outdoor set-ups for toddlers to storage solutions. Here’s the full transcript from the forum. Montessori Children’s […]

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Go, Green!

By Durham Magazine | July 16, 2015

On July 13, 12-year-old Glenn Green started his first day as an Art Director “Mtern” – the youngest ever – at McKinney, an advertising agency with offices in Durham and New York. After completing his sixth-grade year at Maureen Joy Charter School, Glenn became a Summer Scholar at Durham’s Emily […]

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Class Act: Asher Yeo

By Amanda MacLaren | July 14, 2015

Asher Yeo has been working on his tennis game since he was in diapers, after his grandparents gifted him a plastic toy racket. “All he wanted to do was swing that racket through the air, and he wouldn’t let it go,” says Justin, his dad. “Next thing you know, he […]

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Class Act: Sam Frey and Tad Ghanem

By Amanda MacLaren | June 10, 2015

“All you need to know in life, you can learn by growing a garden.” That was Kip Frey’s belief, and his two young sons, Andrew and Sam, reaped what he sowed. Well, what they sowed. “So, my brother and I grew up growing all these vegetables that we didn’t really […]

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Books on Break

By Durham Magazine | May 18, 2015

Y.E. Smith Elementary Museum School recently hosted its second annual Books on Break pop-up event, which allows elementary-aged children on free- and reduced-lunch plans in schools in Durham, Chapel Hill and Carrboro to take home 10 books of their choosing. The three-day summer reading event is a signature program of Book Harvest, a […]

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