For seven years, we’ve been asking our readers to share their go-to restaurant for date night, which hotels they recommend for out-of-towners, the top bars for grabbing a cocktail and even where they get their car washed or who they trust to help them buy or sell a house. In the summer, we share the consensus on what is the Best of Durham.
We know that we hardly skim the surface of all that is amazing about this city, but this list is a good resource to utilize when you’re trying to decide how best to experience Durham.
Read our June/July 2017 issue – packed with stories on our Best of Durham winners, plus the full voting results and much more – online!
To get you started, here is a quick recap of what it holds:
THE BEST OF DURHAM
52 Let’s Dance
Durham explodes with year-round movement thanks to American Dance Festival
56 Breakfast of Champions
A few voters tell us why they choose to start their day at these top-notch breakfast and brunch spots
60 Summer Sipping
A refreshing lineup of hyper-local drinks, just in time for backyard barbecues, poolside parties and weekends at the beach
66 Worth His Salt
Best Chef winner Ricky Moore opens a second location of his beloved Saltbox Seafood Joint – also named Best Seafood in our poll
68 Mike Lee Dreams of Sushi
Since opening just over a year ago, M Sushi has become a destination for lovers of traditional, simple sushi
70 Perfect Pies
Any way you slice it, these are some of the Bull City’s favorite pizzas
72 Social Style
Best Salon winners share what’s trending for summer
74 Nights (and Days) at the Museums
Take note of these upcoming fall exhibitions and events
76 How Does Your Garden Grow?
Transform your green space with these tips from a few of Durham’s best landscaping professionals
78 Best of Durham 2017 Voting Results
FEATURES
99 A Dog’s Day Out
Summertime must-dos for you and your pup!
102 Banding Together
Retirement sounds sweet with Croasdaile Village’s Rusty Pipes band
DEPARTMENTS AND COLUMNS
8 Bull City Scenes
PictureDURM helps us showcase images curated by locals
26 Noted
What we’ve heard around town …
32 Go. See. Do.
The hottest events in June and July
34 Class Act
Jordan High School’s Stuart Albright is an author, publisher and, most importantly, a mentor to his students
49 The Creatives
You can find metalsmith Hunter Meadows’ works in Durham and beyond
100 Adopt A Pet
Meet a few pets from The Animal Protection Society of Durham
114 Hot Spot
Geer Street’s newest neighborhood bar, The Accordion Club
117 Taste
Find our city’s best restaurants
128 Wedding
Tying the knot Bull City-style
SEEN & HEARDS
10 Durham Literacy Center’s Leaders in Literacy Breakfast
18 Choral Society of Durham’s gala dinner at 21c Museum Hotel
20 BC/DC Ideas Create Good conference
21 Triangle Land Conservancy’s Brumley Nature Preserve ribbon cutting
22 Art of Cool Festival’s Beats n Bars Festival
24 Special Olympics Spring Games at Durham Academy’s Upper School
24 Lincoln Community Health Center Foundation’s Legacy Luncheon
