Read our December/January 2017 issue in full. To get you started, here is a quick recap of what it holds:
FEATURES
40 Your Guide to Stress-Free Holidays
Experts give advice on winter wardrobe, mixology, appetizers, decor and a festive playlist to usher in the season
58 Talking Traditions
Durham longtimers share their beloved holiday memories
68 How They Live
Laura and Chad Quinn updated their Rockwood home on a budget
80 I Do’s, Durham Style
8 trends for your big day in the Bull City
SPONSORED
28 Holiday Gift Guide
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS
4 Letter from the Executive Editor
6 Bull City Scene Setter
PictureDURM showcases images curated by locals
20 The Durham Difference
Reality Ministries not only helps teens and adults with developmental disabilities, it also fosters friendships
22 Noted
What we’ve heard around town …
26 Our Latest Obsessions
Carolina Godiva Track Club’s New Year’s Day Run and our executive editor’s Sunday traditions at Fullsteam and Monuts
32 The Creatives
Getting to know antifolk singer-songwriter Charles Latham
34 Entrepreneurs
Discover your dog’s intelligence with Dognition
38 Go. See. Do.
The hottest events for the holidays and beyond
66 Adopt A Pet
Meet a few pets from The Animal Protection Society of Durham
94 Hot Spot
Chicken, five ways, at M Kokko
96 Dishing with …
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club’s Jason Cunningham
98 Taste
Our city’s best restaurants
110 Engagements & Weddings
Tying the knot in the Bull City
SEEN & HEARDS
8 CenterFest Arts Festival
10 Urbaniak-Sanders Fashion Show and Luncheon benefiting Center for Child and Family Health
12 Arts For Life’s Local Color fundraiser
16 Restaurant Showcase for Meals on Wheels of Durham
17 Northgate Mall’s Music on the Plaza: Halloween Spooktacular
18 Coalition to Unchain Dogs’ Barktoberfest
19 Durham Literacy Center’s 30th anniversary