The Magazine

I drove into work on April 10 listening to one of my all-time favorite songs, “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley. It’s on the Spotify playlist I often listen to when I’m under stress, and as we were on deadline with this issue, I needed a little reminder that “every […]

I’ve only lived in Durham for eight of its past 150 years, but almost immediately, I fell hard. I revel in hearing stories of people who’ve lived here for decades, or their entire lives. The folks who remember the strong, sweet smell of tobacco wafting through downtown or watching Durham […]

In this issue, we’re introducing you to some of the people who are leading our community into the future, from the first Latina city council member to a doctor who is working to fight the opioid crisis to a woman who has become the champion of the honeybee. We’re calling […]

FEATURES  34 Durham’s Ultimate Holiday Checklist Celebrate the season with markets, parties, decorations, food, drinks and more 40 All You Knead Meet the family behind East Durham Bake Shop 46 Fitness Pals Exercising solo can be a bummer. The camaraderie of group workouts, like the ones featured here, make staying […]

You know those “Charlotte’s got a lot” billboards they started putting up around the Triangle a few years ago? Well, those billboard folks should start looking at Durham a little more closely. You’ll see on pages 34-37, downtown most definitely has a lot going on. Projects range in scope and […]

In late July, I took Andrea Griffith Cash‘s advice and had myself a staycation. Now, I didn’t follow all of her guidelines (find them on page 54). I sort of did the CliffsNotes version; I only took one day off, and I was working maybe 30% of the time, but, […]

In late June, Photographer Beth Mann and I did something together that has never been done before for Durham Magazine: We set out on a trip to write about and photograph someplace other than Durham.That’s right. We drove five-and-a-half hours west to Cashiers, N.C., to see what we could discover […]

With graduations behind us and school out, I know most of you are looking to relax. But, let me challenge you to do one more thing: Make a summer bucket list. I do this every year; it gives me motivation to get out and explore the city, repeating some of […]

On International Women’s Day, I started my morning from a very non-triumphant place, battling Highway 147 traffic, running late – again – because my four-month-old was up half the night with a cold. Because I had to take the recycling bin out. Because I needed to brew a good cup […]

We closed on our first home at the end of October. Ah, the joys of homeownership. (If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that …) It’s no surprise that we had a few tasks to tackle. Hardware stores became our second homes as we searched for tools […]