Out & About
Calling all Durhamites! If you’re in love with the Bull City, here’s an opportunity to display your affection for its people, places and businesses. As Valentine’s Day approaches, Durham residents are encouraged to take part in the first annual #loveDURM photo contest. To participate, capture a moment that encapsulates just […]
The sleek, modern JB Duke Hotel opened its doors to the public in the middle of the first snow of the year, and welcomed guests to an elegant open house to explore its rooms and meeting spaces just a few weeks later. As we were greeted with a glass of […]
Nancy Peacock – Thursday, 7pm – The acclaimed Hillsborough author and writing teacher comes to The Regulator Bookshop to read and sign her new book, “The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson: A Novel.” Peter Mulvey – Thursday, 8pm – Having shared the stage with music greats like Emmylou Harris, […]
On top of working full time as the manager of innovation for the Miami Heat, Durham Academy alumnus Derek Rhodes has brought a passion project to life: writing, editing and publishing the children’s book “Jimmy for the City,” an inspiring tale about a 14-year-old boy who runs for city council. […]
Locally based CurEat restaurant app launched with a party at 21c Museum Hotel Friday, Jan. 13. Creator Steve Mangano describes CurEat as a way to “make friends, have fun and create lists” of your favorite restaurants in cities you live in and visit. Many local CurEaters, who participate in the app as community […]
Frozen Over – Through Jan. 29 – Weave through a giant icicle forest, build an “icy” shelter, and skate on a synthetic ice rink in your socks during the month of January at Museum of Life and Science. Original Blueprints of Duke’s Campus – Thursday, 2-4pm – Visit the Rubenstein Library‘s Gothic Reading Room […]
*With wintry weather in the forecast, please check individual event websites to see if event will still be held.* Frozen Over – Through Jan. 29 – Weave through a giant icicle forest, build an “icy” shelter, and skate on a synthetic ice rink in your socks during the month of […]
Startups begin with the big idea – “Let’s allow everyone to put up their videos – cats and all – and call it YouTube”; “Let’s get everybody communicating in 140 characters or less”; “What if everyone had every question on every subject answered through a search engine?” – but no […]
Winter Wonders at American Tobacco – Through Sunday – Bring the whole family to the American Tobacco Campus this season for a host of holiday-themed activities. Free Highlights Tour – Thursday, 6pm – Let a Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University gallery guide take you through the museum’s current […]
Floyd B. McKissick Jr. N.C. State Senator “My father, Floyd McKissick Sr., had an office at 213½ W. Main St.; he was the only African-American attorney to have an office on Main Street at the time. You could overlook the entire parade right from his office. There was lots of […]
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