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contents BEST OF DURHAM

38 Sweet Dreams Gourmet cotton candy maker Wonderpuff opens a permanent location at Boxyard RTP this summer

DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS 6 Letter from the Editor

8 Go.See.Do. Our top events for June and July

40 Golden Opportunity The scoop on Two Roosters Ice Cream at Golden Belt Campus

12 The Big Picture Staff photographer John Michael Simpson captures Durham in one shot

42 Ingredients to Success Life partners turn their passion for food into a full-time catering business

16 In Her Words Tianna Spears honors the men in her life for Father’s Day

44 Toss Me a Cold One Readers’ favorite bottle shops share top picks for summer sippin’

18 Noted What we’ve heard around our city ...

28 Dining Guide

46 Bee Our Guest Get your fill at one of our best new restaurants

102 Back Porch Sessions The Larson family traveled the world before landing in Durham

48 Summer Essentials This season’s hottest accessories from our readers’ favorite clothing stores

126 Engagement & Wedding Tying the knot, Bull City-style

49 Hit Me With Your Best Shot Nikki Whitt Belch nixed her plan to become a horticulturist and instead turned to photography

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114 Networking Annual Downtown Durham Summit

50 Team Effort Father and son combine their skills to open a fitness facility during the pandemic

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52 In Full Bloom Meet the owners behind downtown’s newest florist shop 54 A Day at the Museum Explore the Museum of Life and Science’s outdoor exhibits with the Shaw family

118 Biz Briefs 123 Signs of Life The easing of restrictions spurred hopes for recovery in hard-hit industries like restaurants, retail and the arts

PEOPLE & PLACES

14 Museum of Durham History’s opening exhibit

58 A Walk Around Woodcroft Residents share what they love most about living in one of Durham’s best neighborhoods

15 Immaculata Catholic School’s Phil’s Challenge fundraiser

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86 Going for the Gold Older adults compete in Durham County Senior Games and SilverArts 92 Directory of Continuing Care, Assisted Living, Independent Living, 55+ Living and Cohousing Retirement Communities

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26 Healthy Durham Durham’s master aging plan for 2021 and beyond 113 Adopt A Pet This pup is waiting on his forever home with the Animal Protection Society of Durham

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mentioned in a recent letter that Durham Magazine just celebrated its 100th issue. I didn’t realize – because, honestly, who can keep track of anything after a year in a pandemic – that I was approaching my own milestone: 10 years at Shannon Media Inc. I started here as an intern, freshly graduated from UNC. My love affair with Durham was hard-won at first, since I had no intention of willingly going anywhere near a city associated with Duke. My partner, luckily, is a born-and-bred Durhamite, and he – gradually, strategically – showed me what I was missing.

The first place we went back in summer 2010 was Sarah P. Duke Gardens, a readers’ favorite event space where my best friend would, some five-odd years later, get married. I could have spent days exploring all the gardens had to offer and learning about its history; instead, we took goofy photos in the Asiatic Arboretum that I look back on fondly. (The gardens reopened to the public on June 1, too!)

I get why these places win “Best of Durham” awards (page 60) year after year, thanks in part to my first introductions – date nights at the Durham Performing Arts Center to see musicals like “Matilda” and “Ghost,” brunch at Motorco Music Hall with friends and an over-the-top bloody mary, shopping at The Scrap Exchange for craft items (whether or not those projects ever came to fruition is another story) and so many more. Our years spent renting a cute 1930s duplex in Watts-Hillandale, a readers’ (and our!) favorite neighborhood, led us to discover the wealth of amazing spots around Ninth Street, like Elmo’s Diner, Vin Rouge, The Regulator Bookshop, Yoga Off East, Happy + Hale, Heavenly Buffaloes and Vintage Home South, among others.

Now that we bought a home in north Durham, I’ve spent most of my time scouring the shelves for treasures at TROSA Thrift Store, taking my two cats to Eno Animal Hospital or walking around the DIY District/Durham Central Park area, enjoying my old haunts like Fullsteam and Cocoa Cinnamon as well as new additions like Heal Tree CBD, Lula & Sadie’s in the Durham Food Hall and Conniption Gin cocktails at Durham Distillery’s Corpse Reviver Bar & Lounge.

It’s vitally important for us to support all our local establishments, which endured undoubtedly their toughest year yet (see page 123 for more on the recovery of arts, restaurants and retail). So go forth, readers, and spread the Bull City love far and wide!

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Renowned korist and percussionist Diali Cissokho and his band Kaira Ba “explore the spiritual songs, stories and rhythms of Senegal’s millennia-old Mandé culture” during this performance as guests in 8-by8-foot square pods enjoy the show.

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Juneteenth Jubilee JU N E 1 8 The Festivals of Art, Thought

commemorates the end of slavery in the United States with a full-day event that includes a golf tournament at The Crossings Golf Club starting at 10 a.m. followed by an art exhibition opening reception at The Fruit. The exhibit features local Black artists whose work will be available for purchase, as well as pop-up performances, drinks, food trucks and the unveiling of a 40-foot Graffiti Tunnel at The Fruit. and Culture

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Summer Concert Series SATURDAYS

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The Glass Jug Beer Lab presents a lineup of

concerts and food trucks at its South Durham beer garden all season long. See country/ rock/pop band 2Digh4 on June 19; blues and roots quartet Good Rocking Sam on July 3; adventurous string ensemble The String Beings on July 17; and Night Sky Band on July 31.

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the seven-person, Philadelphia-based tribute group as they pay homage to legendary rock band Led Zeppelin.

(Clockwise from top left): Juneteenth Jubilee photo by Tim Walter; Festival for the Eno photo by Caroline Cockrell; Juneteenth Celebration photo by Lawrence Davis III; 5K for Unity photo by Tyrone Irby; Get the Led Out photo by Lisa Schaffer; Summer Concert Series photo by Chris Creech

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Festival for the Eno JULY 2-4

The annual festival, a part of Durham’s summer landscape since 1980, returns to West Point on the Eno after a one-year “virtual” hiatus. This year’s event includes a ticketed, livestreamed performance at St. Joseph AME Church on July 2 as well as in-person events on July 3-4 that feature a rich array of food, music, crafts, dance, demonstrations and activities. Proceeds benefit the Eno River Association’s mission to help create parklands and protect the water quality of the Eno River.

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hosts its 16th annual event with daylong festivities along East Main Street (between Roxboro and Dillard streets) that include food vendors, informative booths, a health fair, both local and national artists and performers, play areas for kids and more.

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The crack of a bat. The roar of the crowd. The seventh-inning stretch. Hot dogs and Bull Durham Beer Company beer!

Durham Bulls baseball is back at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park after 607 days since the team’s last home game. The Bulls took on the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in front of a crowd of 2,737 during their May 11 home opener.

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On April 16, 2021, the Museum of Durham History reopened after being closed for 13 months due to COVID-19. Staff, volunteers, partners and supporters celebrated the occasion with live music by jazz saxophonist Shaquim Muldrow, raffle prizes, refreshments and a new exhibit, “From Tobacco Market to Innovation Hub: Durham’s Central Park Neighborhood.”

Originally slated to open in April 2020, the exhibit offers an interactive timeline of the Durham Central Park neighborhood’s evolution from bustling tobacco market to its present state – a pulsing center for retail, residences and entertainment. MoDH Executive Director Patrick Mucklow spoke at the event along with landscape architect and contributor to the park’s creation, Dan Jewell, owner of Coulter Jewell Thames, and Vera Whisenton, whose family contributed land to the park’s establishment. The public can now reserve a one-hour time slot to visit the museum between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m, Sunday.

MoDH also offers “Faces of Durham,” an ongoing outdoor exhibit centered on outstanding community members from Bull City’s past and present. Or hit the pavement and use MoDH’s interactive map to explore its “Museum Without Walls,” which includes outdoor exhibits at local landmarks such as the Trust Building, Duke Regional Hospital and the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. MoDH also partnered with local organizations to create a number of “History Groves” that mark various locations in honor of individuals and families who have impacted the community. Groups can email info@modh.org for more information on how to establish or sponsor a new or existing grove.

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1 MoDH Executive Director Patrick Mucklow, intern Kay Waller, Museum Manager and Volunteer Coordinator Dr. Sigrid Kjaer, Director of Operations Jeanette Shaffer, volunteers Sue Andresen and Grace Sweeney, and Programming Manager Isaiah Jones. 2 Jazz saxophonist Shaquim Muldrow. 3 Norman Loewenthal and Dan Jewell. 4 Lee Ann Tilley, MoDH board member Alice Sharpe, Vera Whisenton and Claire Wilcox.

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wrapped up its Phil’s Challenge fundraiser with a color run on March 26. The nearly month-long fundraiser – named for the school’s mascot, Phil the Eagle – was slated to start in 2020 just before the COVID-19 pandemic and was postponed after classes went online. Organizers were able to resume the event when the majority of students elected to return to in-person learning earlier this year. More than 400 students and staff safely participated in the color run in grade-level cohorts throughout the school day. Students who continue to participate in virtual learning picked up color packets and T-shirts to join in the fun from home. The event raised $83,124 to help fund the school’s technology, curriculum resources, playground equipment, teacher training and more. “We have been blessed with a very generous community that stood by us throughout this challenging year,” says Robyn Soffera, Immaculata’s director of advancement. “We are so grateful.”

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Finding Home With My Father

BY TIAN N A SPEARS

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hat is home? Where is the place that you feel the most alive, understood and loved?

Who introduced you to this place? Is it a physical location, a person, a feeling?

“Tianna, would you like to come with me to homecoming in Durham, North Carolina?” my dad, H. Michael Spears, asked as we sat on the couch in our living room, squeezed between my mom and brother, in Groton, Connecticut.

“What is homecoming?” I asked him, not impressed. “It sounds boring.”

“You know how I graduated from North Carolina Central University?” he asked.

“Homecoming is a big celebration with all my friends and family in Durham. You probably don’t remember, but you came with me to homecoming when you were a baby. There’s a parade, football game, lots of food, and you can make new friends. It will be fun!”

I thought homecoming was full of old ladies pinching my cheeks and calling me “baby.”

My parents raised me to be vocal about my opinion, so I repeated this to my dad, and he laughed.

We arrived in Durham after a 10-hour car ride. My dad talked about his life, sharing stories about his childhood in the Bull City.

We listened to 107.1 FM radio station, which played old-school R&B songs that I would soon associate with my own childhood.

I spent that weekend in October 1999 playing in my grandparents’ front yard behind

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The house was decorated with art by Durham artist Ernie Barnes. I was introduced to my dad’s friends and family members. We ate barbecue chicken, fried fish, collard greens, mac ’n cheese and cornbread – what my community calls soul food. My grandmother made a breakfast food called grits, and my older cousin taught me to add cheese, bacon and butter. It was delicious.

I couldn’t quite put into words what I was feeling as a child. I was surrounded by different shades of Blackness, a warm, comfortable feeling that was authentic. I met Black business owners, lawyers and women who said exactly what they thought as they thought it. The women had curly hair just like I did!

My grandma smacked away my hand when I reached for food in the kitchen. There was laughter, a weekend reunion of people who hadn’t seen one another in years, cookouts and “The Electric Slide.”

“I haven’t seen you since you were a baby!” women would say, pinching my cheeks and leaving traces of perfume and hints of red lipstick stains on my face.

My dad and I stood at the corner of Fayetteville Street and East Pilot Street, next to The Chicken Hut, as the parade approached.

There was the drum line, step team, dance team, organizations displaying signs to support different causes. Cars full of smiling people, waving, throwing candy into the crowd, and music that made you move from side to side.

During halftime at the N.C. Central vs.

Livingstone College football game at O’KellyRiddick Stadium that afternoon, the announcer screamed, “North Carolina! Put your hands up!” N.C. Central’s marching band, the Sound Machine, took over the field. I was in awe, watching the majorettes dance and the drum line play along in their gray and maroon uniforms.

My family moved to Durham two years later. I started school at Fayetteville Street Elementary School, a few steps from where my dad and I watched the parade. Thanks

in her words

to my father, I fell drove those 26 hours and deeply in love with my talked about life. I have Durham community, a picture with my dad in myself, my spirit, my front of Moton Field at beautiful skin and my Tuskegee Airmen National curly hair. I understand Historic Site and a photo of The author as a baby and her father. the importance of us at Tuskegee University in community, of representation and for Tuskegee, Alabama. We listened to jazz and advocating for a better world for all. the rain in New Orleans and ate at IHOP in What I remember most about that weekend every city. is the quality time I spent with my dad. Riding My dad taught me to use my voice as well together in the car, stopping at rest areas on as the power of nonverbal communication, to I-95 South, eating fast food that my mom stand up for myself and to watch my back. He wouldn’t normally allow us to eat – it was an is honest, caring and will tell you exactly what opportunity to get an up-close and personal he thinks. He is constantly challenging me, look into his life rather than rely on stories sharing different perspectives that I haven’t yet told at the kitchen table. Those memories considered, but is also full of encouragement would eventually help me navigate adulthood, and support. My dad never missed a basketball drawing from both funny and real situations. game, school event or any opportunity to be Twenty years later, my dad and I took a present. I observed the value my dad places on cross-country road trip from Durham to his friendships over the years. His close friends Mexico. We had the time of our lives as we became uncles to me, calling in to check on

me, attending my graduations and always offering a safe space to talk along with honest advice. I am better for all of the lessons my dad instilled in me and my brother. If you are reading this (and I know you are), it is an honor to be your daughter.

This Father’s Day, I think about all of the men in my life who consistently show up. In no particular order, there is my dad, Michael A. Spears, Richard “Dicky” Duval, Arthur “Spike” Spears II, Billy Thorpe, Ron Draper, Robert Willis, Mike Turner, Brandon Draper, Jason Draper, Tony Esau, Earl Hobbs, Steve McGill, Shaheed Abdul Rahman, Dan Pardoe, Derek Smith, Al Lewis, Fred Hammonds, Eric Holloway, Dawud Holloway, Andre Duval, André Duval Jr., Roland Duval, Malik Duval, Mike Burns, Kevin Hinton, Ed Molina, Joe Kutzke, Jeremy Kutzke, Thomas Bass, Shea Neville, James Kithcart and so many more.

It truly takes a village, and for that, I thank you.

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ARTS & CULTURE named the Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher senior curator of contemporary art at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, PHOTO BY RANA YOUNG effective June 7. She previously served as a contemporary art curator at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, for more than 4½ years.

North Carolina Central University’s annual fashion

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design competition, Fashion Inc., was held virtually on April 24. Eleven students studying fashion design and textiles competed in a runway show showcasing their original collections.

The work was judged based on categories including originality, creativity, fit, color use and quality of construction. Materials were provided by local producers Spoonflower and Implus. Cotton Incorporated sponsored a new “Best Use of Cotton” category, in which third place went to Asia Hardy and Sydni Mottley, second went to Dona Wingenbach and first place went to Erika Borden.

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C.J. Davis announced

her resignation as the Durham police chief, effective June 11, to become the next police chief of Memphis, Tennessee. Her fivePHOTO BY BRIANA BROUGH year tenure helped shape the Durham Police Department, and she championed community policing and created two new roles for a Hispanic Liaison officer and a LGBTQ Liaison officer. She was also the 2019-2020 president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and was appointed to Gov. Roy Cooper’s Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice in 2020.

Deputy Chief Shari Montgomery was appointed interim Durham police chief, effective June 12. She has served

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Tallman Trask III was

elected to the American Dance Festival’s board of directors in May. Tallman served as Duke University’s principal administrative and fiscal officer from 19952020. He was elected executive vice president emeritus by the Board of Trustees in 2020.

He was instrumental in facilitating the ADF’s performances at the newly opened Durham Performing Arts Center

in 2009. In 2010, ADF dedicated its 77th season to him. “ADF couldn’t be happier to PHOTO COURTESY be able to continue its OF DUKE UNIVERSITY long relationship with Dr. Trask and to work with him in this new role to help secure the festival’s future,” ADF Executive Director Jodee Nimerichter said in a press release.

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On April 19, the City of Durham collectively awarded $100,000 to Luma Consulting LLC, Braggtown Community Association, Be Connected Durham and Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People Inc. to assist with the new GoDurham Better Bus Project as part of the Equitable Community Engagement Blueprint, which aims to address systemic barriers to public engagement in Durham. This project will allow the communities most adversely impacted by the city’s projects to have input into government decision-making.

Book Harvest launched its Book Box initiative

on April 30 with the installation of a Book Box built by volunteer Miguel Rubiera at the White Rock Baptist Church Child Development Center. These boxes are filled with new and gently used children’s books that are culturally inclusive. The pilot Book Boxes are located at the Durham Bus Station and in the green space beside El Futuro.

Book Harvest hopes to install eight boxes throughout Durham by the end of this year.

Petco Love awarded Independent Animal Rescue a $7,000 grant in May to help the organization expand its efforts in Durham and Chapel Hill. “We experienced a considerable increase in demand for cat and dog adoptions during the pandemic and a doubling of requests for spay/neuter of [the community’s] animals,” says Alan Dow, IAR president. “The support from Petco Love allows us to continue to fulfill our mission.”

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The Research Triangle Foundation Charitable Fund transitioned STEM RTP from a STEM program for public schools to a grant-making program in May. This year’s recipients – Code the Dream, the Kramden Institute and WomenNC – each received a $25,000 grant to support their work in the field of STEM. The next request for proposals will be issued in summer 2021, with the expectation that the grant opportunity will recur on an annual basis.

In honor of its 20th anniversary, nonprofit Girls on the Run of the Triangle hosts Walk Her Story trails, which kicked off with a ribbon-cutting event on April 23 at Solite Park. GOTR Triangle shares its story with six outdoor signs along the American Tobacco Trail starting at the Solite Park access and spanning the length of a 5K. The Walk Her Story trails elevate the nonprofit’s mission to support third- through eighth-grade girls’ social, emotional and physical health.

WHAT AN HONOR Neil Gong, an assistant

professor of electrical and computer engineering at Duke University, won an Army Research Office Young Investigator Award in April. The three-year, $360,000 award – which honors outstanding young university faculty members by supporting their research – helps fund Neil’s efforts to build machine-learning methods that are secure against “adversarial examples and poisoning attacks.”

DPAC is one of 10 performance venues nominated on April 19 by Pollstar Magazine for its “Theatre of the Decade” award. The award honors venues around the world with consistently excellent talent booking,

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promotion, production values and staff, audience and artist experience, and box office success over the past 10 years. The winner will be announced in mid-June.

North Carolina Central University Art Professor Achamyeleh Debela

was recently honored for contributions to the arts and patriotism in his native country, Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed presented the lifetime achievement award to Achamyeleh during a ceremony on April 8 held at the African nation’s Entoto Park.

Duke University ranked No. 3 on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best graduate schools in three categories – Best Medical Schools: Research, Best Nursing Schools: Master’s and Best Biomedical Engineering Programs. The rankings were released on March 30.

The Durham-Chapel Hill area ranked No. 22 out of 46 cities in the country with the cleanest air by Stacker in March.

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Artist Tre. Charles released his debut single, “Stressin.,” on April 26. The song and accompanying music video show the personal and social struggles that he’s experienced as a young Black man in America. The singersongwriter grew up all over the East Coast, which influenced his sound, a combination of avant-garde R&B, indie rock and Southern soul. “The community and diversity were big factors for me moving to Durham,” he says. “Being an artist of color, but more specifically a Black artist,

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Artist and Durham City Council member Pierce Freelon released his second family-focused album, “Black to the Future,” on April 30.

The Afrofuturist album features the voices of four generations of his family, including his mother, jazz singer Nnenna Freelon. Pierce aims to expand the complexity of music for children and families and tackle important subjects like race, gender and emotional intelligence.

Speaking of Nnenna, the Grammynominated jazz singer is, as of press time, slated to release her first studio album in 11 years, “Time Traveler,” on May 21. The new

project is an expression of love for her late husband, renowned architect Phil Freelon, who passed away from ALS in 2019. It spans their 40-year journey together through the lens of grief and loss. The artist also announced her new podcast, “Great Grief with Nnenna Freelon,” on WUNC, a storyand music-forward series that she will host featuring original music and stories from real people around grief and loss.

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North Carolina Central University’s renovated Alfonso Elder Student Union is slated to open this fall. The $36 million student center will include a 1,750-seat auditorium and a food court with a Chickfil-A and a Moe’s Southwest Grill. It is

named after the university president who oversaw integration at North Carolina College for Negroes, now N.C. Central, during the civil rights era.

The Wall Street Juniors, a local nonprofit that aims to improve financial literacy in underserved communities, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 1 for the organization’s new East Durham reader’s bank, a free community library located at 200 Chorley Rd.

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limited capacity for one-hour walk-in visits on May 4. Masks are required for everyone 2 and older, and there is a mandatory screening at the door, including temperature checks. Library Take-Out! is no longer offered at these libraries. Library hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 2 to 6 p.m., Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Discover Durham’s Visitor Info Center reopened at 212 W. Main St. in

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North Carolinians and cycling advocates Steven Hardy-Braz and Dave Connelly completed a 1,200-mile ride on the East Coast Greenway on April 20. They started in Durham on April 1 and rode 50-80 miles per day, traveling through Richmond and Jamestown, Virginia, and Wilmington, North Carolina, before completing their ride with a celebration at the North Carolina Museum of Art, where they met Wake County Commissioner Sig Hutchinson, pictured here between Steven and Dave. Along the way, they met with local government leaders and visited parks, historic sites and bike shops.

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e can’t keep doing things like we’ve The MAP identifies several domains of concern, including always done,” says Gina Upchurch, the housing, older adult hunger and nutrition, and transportation, founding executive director of Senior drawing from indicators of livability set forth by AARP. PharmAssist. She joined Durham’s Partnership for Across these topics are nine “cross-cutting” issues to be Seniors, a coalition that oversees aging services, shortly considered, including socioeconomic status, racial equity and after Senior PharmAssist began working to provide older social isolation. “You can’t talk about housing without talking adults with affordable access to medication in 1994. about racial equity,” says Melissa Black, coordinator of Now, Gina says, services that support older people need Partnership for Seniors and grant director at Durham Center a speedy revamping. She points to the growing chunk of for Senior Life, which recently completed major renovations.

Durham’s population that falls into the 60-plus age range.

Melissa is also one of the plan’s facilitators. The kickoff event In 2017, that number was 17.4%, but census projections for the MAP in early 2019 included training by the Racial show the demographic increasing Equity Institute, which was “very by 67.8% to become 22.5% of purposeful in terms of setting our the population in 2037. As more mind frame on equity going into people migrate here, an increasing this process,” Melissa says. number will need support as they Facilitators also drew from the age. It will also become more Orange County Master Aging Plan expensive to help them as the cost as a model. “This [is] the largest of living and housing rises. “It feels and most comprehensive plan like a ticking time bomb,” Gina says, we’ve had in several years,” says “particularly the growing disparities Joan Pellettier, chair of Durham’s we have in our community.”

Partnership for Seniors and Gina, along with about 70 previous director of Triangle J An indoor aerobics class at the Durham Center for Senior Life. other agency representatives, Council of Governments’ Area stakeholders and community Agency on Aging. members, convened in late 2018 to develop a Master Overall, the MAP centers on increasing the livability Aging Plan. A steering committee and five working groups of the city for older adults. Housing is one major area gathered over 10 months to develop a comprehensive plan that needs improvement in order to make Durham that addresses a range of issues facing older adults and more livable. The area’s 60+ population needs access to plots solutions along with identifying area organizations that affordable and safe housing. could aid in the implementation of specific interventions.

“Rent affordability means that you’re not paying more Input from older adults was crucial during these planning than 30% of your income toward rent,” Melissa says. “For sessions. “Hearing directly from them about what they are [people] 60 years and older in Durham county, 27.4% [rent seeing, what they are experiencing,” was paramount, says their home]. Of that … 56% are spending more than 30% of Shelisa Howard-Martinez, design facilitator of the MAP. their household income on rent.” This indicates that housing

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is unaffordable, and that generational wealth – largely built on owning property – is very difficult to attain.

Unlike housing, some domains like hunger and nutrition include goals that can be more specifically tailored to benefit the senior population. A lengthy list of issues – including long waitlists for programs delivering meals, the inability of food pantries to fill demand and lack of funding – are all obstacles to eliminating hunger for older people.

Some progress has been made, largely due to the efforts of End Hunger Durham. The application for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is more than 10 pages long and must be submitted each year.

Now, people older than 65 – who don’t typically have changes to their yearly income – will only need to fill out a condensed application once every three years.

Another proposed solution is a food hub intended to fill gaps in eligibility for food-related programs, and “make [nutrition services] a bit more comprehensive and a bit easier to access,” Joan says.

The solutions to providing better food access point toward a deep-seated issue: “The plan indicated … we need a better coordination of community-based organizations,” Joan says. Unlike neighboring areas, such as Orange County, Durham’s aging services are not incorporated in the county government. Gina says that “we have lots of different organizations that serve older adults … we need to pull together to have more influence.”

The next step is to secure funding in order to put the plan into action. There is also “the need for someone to be identified who’s going to shepherd implementation of the plan” while continuing to facilitate coordination among disparate agencies and organizations, Shelisa says.

The MAP’s facilitators are optimistic about Durham’s ability to rally around our senior community members to address “the real growing inequity in older adults,” Gina says. The hope among those who constructed the MAP is that it will be utilized to make a tangible difference in the lives of older Durhamites. – by Renee Ambroso

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GUESS ROAD Earth to Us Latin and American vegan dishes including cauliflower wings, garlic tostones, arepas and more. 1720 Guess Rd., Ste. 18; 919-908-1000 Gocciolina Upscale Italian fare with fresh specials featured on a prix-fixe dinner menu in the dining room or at outside tables. This wildly popular restaurant has graced our Best Of list again and again. 3314 Guess Rd.; 919-973-4089; gocciolina. com Hog Heaven Bar-B-Q Homestyle Eastern barbecue, fried chicken and seafood. Enjoy with a giant glass of iced tea. 2419 Guess Rd.; 919-286-7447; hogheavenbarbecue.com Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant Hong Kong-style dim sum, plus authentic Szechuan, Canton, Peking and Hunan Cuisine. 3003 Guess Rd.; 919-479-8339; hongkongdimsumindurham.com Jimmy’s Famous Hot Dogs Old-fashioned burgers, fries and a mean Carolina-style dog. 2728 Guess Rd.; 919-471-0005; jimmysfamoushotdogs.com La Cacerola Cafe & Restaurant Honduran specialties such as pupusas and chorizo asado. 2016 Guess Rd.; 919-265-7916; lacacerolanc.com Thai Spoon All the trappings for a delicious experience: pad thai, drunken noodles and curries.

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HILLANDALE ROAD Bleu Olive High-quality comfort food incorporating local ingredients and Mediterranean flair. Family operated and chef-driven. 1821 Hillandale Rd.; 919-383-8502; bleuolivebistro.com BR El Corral Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican faijitas, tacos, enchiladas and a great chorizo queso dip. 1821 Hillandale Rd., Ste. 8; 919-309-4543; elcorralrestaurantnc.com Melo Trattoria & Tapas Classic Italian – think spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parmigiana – meets tapas. 1821 Hillandale Rd., Ste. 3; 919-3849080; melotrattoria.com Pomodoro Italian Kitchen Homemade sauces on freshly made pizzas, pastas and other Italian favorites. 1811 Hillandale Rd.; 919-382-2915; pomodoroitaliankitchen.info NORTH POINTE DRIVE The French Corner Bakery Curbside pickup available for artisan breads, crafted tarts and pastries, plus lunch. 2005 North Pointe Dr., Ste. B; 919-698-9836 MORE NORTHERN DURHAM DINING Alpaca Peruvian rotisserie chicken. Need we say more? 302 Davidson Ave.; 919-220-9028; alpacachicken.com Bullock’s Bar-B-Cue A staple in the community since 1952, serving up soul in Eastern-style barbecue, Brunswick stew and fried chicken. 3330 Quebec Dr.; 919-383-3211; bullocks-bbq.com

HILLSBOROUGH ROAD Bennett Pointe Grill & Bar There’s something to please all palates on the large menu of this multiregional American restaurant. 4625 Hillsborough Rd.; 919-382-9431; bpgrill.com

Dogwood Bar & Grill American fare including burgers, sandwiches, soups and salads, plus larger entrees like baby back ribs, shepherd’s pie and penne alle vodka. Try the House Nachos (chips are made in-house) and the spinach salad. 5110 N. Roxboro St.; 919-973-2342; dogwoodbarandgrill.com

El Jefecito Exceptionally fresh tacos, quesadillas and burritos. 4910 Hillsborough Rd.; eljefecitofoodtruck. com

Goodberry’s Frozen Custard All-natural frozen custard with a variety of topping options. 3906 N. Roxboro St.; 919-477-2552; goodberrys.com

Rockin’ Rolls Sushi Express All-you-can-eat sushi, soup, salads, appetizers like spring rolls, crab rangoon and gyoza, plus entrees including teriyaki and hibachi dinners. 3405 Hillsborough Rd., Ste. E; 919-251-8822; rockinrollssushi.com/durham

Picnic Order the pulled pork, of course, but also the fried chicken, mac and cheese, and hushpuppies.

1647 Cole Mill Rd.; 919-908-9128; picnicdurham.com

Shanghai Restaurant Established in the 1980s, this Cantonese restaurant offers both Americanized and authentic dishes. 3433 Hillsborough Rd.; 919-3837581; shanghaidurham.com

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Silver Spoon Restaurant A large menu of breakfast favorites like strawberry waffles and omelettes, plus sandwiches, pastas, salads and kids plates. 5230 N. Roxboro St.; 919-479-7172; silverspoonnc.com Skrimp Shack Fast casual seafood restaurant serving addictive shrimp, fish and a variety of other fried and grilled seafood. 3600 N. Duke St., Ste. 28B; 919-477-0776; theskrimpshack.com

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BROAD STREET Cloche Coffee Serving coffee drinks made with Larry’s Coffee, as well as tea, chai and other assorted drinks and snacks in a bright space filled with plant life. Get your coffee fix to go or savor each sip on its outdoor patio. 721 Broad St.; 919-748-3333; clochecoffee.com Joe Van Gogh Grab to-go coffee at this local coffee shop that sources quality beans for superior coffee.

1104-B Broad St.; 919-286-4800; joevangogh.com The Loop Restaurant Burgers, thin-crust or cauliflower crust pizzas and hand-dipped milkshakes. 1116 Broad St.; 919-408-7448; thelooprestaurant.com Wellspring Cafe Salad and hot bar in the Whole Foods Market. Also serves sandwiches, pizza and sushi. 621 Broad St.; 919-286-2290 BULL CITY MARKET The Mad Hatter’s Café & Bakeshop The artisan café and bakery celebrates the sweet things in life. Scratchmade cakes, cupcakes and pastries, organic salads, sandwiches and wraps, with breakfast all day and delicious brunch every weekend. Espresso, juice and organic smoothie bar as well as local beer and wine selection. 1802 W. Main St.; 919-286-1987; madhatterbakeshop.com BR ERWIN ROAD Early Bird Donuts Doughnuts, biscuits, croissant breakfast sandwiches and coffee. Try the cinnamon sugar doughnut. 2816 Erwin Rd., Ste. 101; 984-888-0417

Heavenly Buffaloes Chicken wings (bone-in and boneless) as well as vegan wings in more than 25 rubs and sauces, including peri peri and Jamaican jerk. Plus waffle fries! 2816 Erwin Rd., Ste. 205.; 919-797-2456; heavenlybuffaloes.com Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar Specialty seafood boils, raw bar, fish baskets, po’ boys and sliders. 2608 Erwin Rd., Ste. 104; 984-439-8651; hookreel.com/location/durham Itaewon Grill Build-your-own Korean barbecue bowls for takeout with a variety of meats or meat substitutes, toppings and sauces. 2608 Erwin Rd., Ste. 132; 919-864-9742; itaewongrillkbbq. com MediTerra Grill Mediterranean and Lebanese cuisine, offering gyros, kabobs and curry. 2608 Erwin Rd., Ste. 136; 919-383-0066; mediterranc.com Naan Stop Indian Cuisine Authentic Indian cuisine with dishes like daal makhani, paneer tikka masala and biryani.

2812 Erwin Rd., Ste. 103; 919-891-3488 & 919-797-2100; naanstopduke.com NOSH “Eclectic foodstuffs” like “Mike’s Breakfast Pizza,” “Coach’s Queso” sandwich and the brown derby chopper salad. As of press time, temporarily closed. 2812 Erwin Rd., Ste. 101; 919-383-4747; noshfood.com BR Saladelia Cafe @ Hock Plaza The cafe offers simple and honest food prepared with authentic, local and seasonal ingredients. Espresso, juice and organic smoothie bar, yum-on-the-run pastries, gourmet sandwiches, salads and soups.

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2424 Erwin Rd.; 919-416-1400; saladelia.com BR

NEWS BITES Jersey Mike’s Subs opened at 3219 Watkins Rd. on April 14.

The store celebrated its grand opening by hosting a fundraiser for Sherwood Githens Middle School Athletic Boosters from April 14 to 18. Customers can place takeout orders in store or online through its website or the Jersey Mike’s app.

The Tipsy Bull sports bar is slated to open by late summer in the Durham County Administration II Building.

Tipsy Bull will have a central dining area, bar and patio serving more than 150 patrons and will operate from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Durham culture will be incorporated into the menu and design.

Mateo Bar de Tapas opened a new patio in its neighboring parking lot in April.

As of press time, EverLou Coffee Co. was slated to open at 506 N. Mangum St., Ste.102, on May 29.

The coffee shop will serve Pure Intentions Coffee, a Charlotte-based roaster.

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is slated to open a Durham location later this year across the street from Brightleaf Square.

Cosmic Cantina Authentic Mexican cuisine with vegan options. House-made mole and corn tortillas.

Pair with a margarita pitcher. 1920 Perry St.; 919-286-1875; cosmiccantina.com Dain’s Place This pub’s fare is centered on its awardwinning “thick and juicy and juicy and thick burgers.”

754 Ninth St.; 919-416-8800; dainsplace.bar

Local 22 Kitchen & Bar Upscale Southern-inspired cuisine, with emphasis on food sourced within a 30-mile radius and local brews.

2200 W. Main St.; 919-286-9755; local22durham.com BR

Del Rancho Mexican Grill Authentic Mexican lunch and dinner menu with a full-service bar. 730 Ninth St.; 919-286-5330; delranchomexicangrill.com

Parizade Sophisticated Mediterranean food like grilled bronzino, Australian lamb chops and pan-fried Roman dumplings.

2200 W. Main St.; 919-286-9712; parizadedurham.com

Devil’s Pizzeria & Restaurant Handmade pizzas, pastas, wings, strombolis, subs, calzones and desserts with daily specials. 742 Ninth St.; 919-286-3090; devilspizza.menufy.com

Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar Seafood restaurant serving up shrimp, oysters, fish-n-chips, surfn-turf dinners and more. 2200 W. Main St., Ste. A140; 984-219-7337; theshuckinshack.com NINTH STREET DISTRICT Alpaca Peruvian rotisserie chicken.

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703-A Ninth St.; 919-908-1597; alpacachicken.com Banh’s Cuisine Vietnamese and Chinese dishes with great vegetarian specials. Currently open for takeout, with patio tables available. 750 Ninth St.; 919-286-5073 The Durham Filling Station Breakfast fare, like made-fromscratch biscuits, any style of eggs, famous pinto beans, burgers and upgraded hot dogs. 617 Hicks St.; 919-797-1006

Elmo’s Diner Homemade Southern classics with breakfast favorites like cinnamon apple waffles and biscuits and gravy served all day in a casual, family-friendly setting. 776 Ninth St.; 919-416-3823; elmosdiner.com BR Happy + Hale Healthy salads, bowls, breakfast, smoothies, cocktails and cold-pressed juice.

703B Ninth St.; 984-439-1790; happyandhale.com BR

Heavenly Buffaloes Chicken wings (bone-in and boneless) as well as vegan wings in more than 25 rubs and sauces, including peri peri and Jamaican jerk.

Plus waffle fries! 1807 W. Markham Ave.; 919-237-2358; heavenlybuffaloes.com International Delights Authentic Mediterranean & Palestinian-Lebanese inspired cuisine including pita wraps, gyros, falafel, kabobs and baklava.

740 Ninth St.; 919-286-2884; iddurham.com Juju Asian fusion tapas like steamed barbecue Kurobuta pork belly and chicken fried oysters.

Try the crispy Brussels sprouts! 737 Ninth St., Ste. 210; 919-286-3555; jujudurham.com BR Lime & Lemon Indian Grill & Bar Northern and southern Indian specialties including Gobi Manchurian, Paneer Tikka, Chicken Tikka and Hariyali Murg Kebab. 811 Ninth St.; 919-748-3456; limenlemonnc.com

Blue Corn Cafe Authentic Latin-American fare with fresh, organic ingredients.

716 Ninth St.; 919-286-9600; bluecorncafedurham.com Burger Bach Signature New Zealand grass-fed beef burgers and fresh-cut fries. 737 Ninth St., Ste. 220; 919-973-4416; theburgerbach.com

Smashburger Unique burgers smashed on the grill, chicken and salads. 2608 Erwin Rd., Ste. 116; 919-237-1070; smashburger.com Sushi Love Specialty sushi rolls, such as the “Honey Love” roll topped with mango and kiwi, as well as other Asian cuisine favorites. 2812 Erwin Rd., Ste. 204; 919-309-2401; sushilovedurham.com

ERWIN SQUARE Guasaca Arepas, salads and rice bowls with South American flavor.

2200 W. Main St., Ste. A100; 919-294-8939; guasaca.com

Chicken Bee Korean fried chicken as well as other dishes like bibimbap, kimchi fried rice and bulgogi. 810 Ninth St., Ste. 129; 984-888-5561; chickenbee.com Yaya Tea opened at Golden Belt Campus in late April at 807 E. Main St., Ste 2-150.

Cocoa Cinnamon Signature handbrewed coffees and lattes to-go, such as the “Dr. Durham” with maca root and black lava salt.

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Locopops Gourmet frozen pops in a variety of rotating flavors like lavender cream, strawberry lemonade and malted milk ball. 2618 Hillsborough Rd.; 919-286-3500; ilovelocopops.com Metro 8 Steakhouse Classic American steakhouse with an Argentinian flair. Pair empanadas with a filet mignon or crab-stuffed shrimp with a churrasco steak.

746 Ninth St.; 919-416-1700; metro8steakhouse.com Mi Calvillo Authentic Mexican fare open for carryout.

748 Ninth St.; 984-219-1642

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Moe’s Original BBQ Barbecue sandwiches, platters and Southern-styled sides such as cornbread and baked beans. 2014 Hillsborough Rd.; 919-237-1004; moesoriginalbbq.com/durham Monuts Scratch-made doughnuts, pastries, English muffins, bagels and breakfast sandwiches. Try the bagel and lox. 1002 Ninth St.; 919-286-2642; monutsdonuts.com BR Pincho Loco Latin-flavored ice creams, milkshakes, popsicles and more. Flavors like tequila, Tiger Tail (Mexican vanilla and chocolate), guava, tamarind and more. 1918 Perry St.; 919-286-5111; pincho-loco.business.site Secrets Pho and Noodle Bar Traditional Vietnamese dishes including stir-fry and noodle bowls.

810 Ninth St., Ste. 130; 984-888-5111; secretsphoandnoodlebar.com

Dame’s Chicken & Waffles Chicken, waffles, shmears. ’Nuff said. 530 Foster St.; 919-682-9235; dameschickenwaffles.com BR Durham Food Hall All vendors open for takeout.

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Everything Bagels Locally sourced gourmet bagels with a seasonally standard menu.

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Ex-Voto Fresh tacos and tamales.

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Locals Oyster Bar and Seafood Butchery North Carolina seafood featuring everything from crab cakes to shrimp sausage.

• Lula and Sadie’s A modern take on Southern cuisine highlighting local produce with dishes like scalloped potatoes and hot cakes.

Triangle Coffee House Coffee and pastries with selections like vegan blueberry muffins. 714 Ninth St.; 919-748-3634; trianglecoffeehouse.com Vin Rouge French bistro-style dinner with regular oyster specials and Sunday brunch. Get the hanger steak and frites! 2010 Hillsborough Rd.; 919-416-0466; vinrougerestaurant.com BR ZenFish Poké Bar A healthy, fast-casual restaurant serving poké (raw fish) in made-to-order bowls containing rice, quinoa or salad, and toppings of your choice, available for takeout. 810 Ninth St.; 919-937-9966; zenfishpokebar.com NEAR DUKE Fairview Dining Room Seasonally inspired contemporary cuisine with selections like coffee-rubbed duck breast and seared NC flounder. Located inside the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club. 3001 Cameron Blvd.; 919-493-6699; washingtondukeinn.com MarketPlace JB Duke Hotel’s main restaurant, now offering a takeout menu, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 230 Science Dr.; 919-660-6400; jbdukehotel.com

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Marco’s 530 Italian and Asian noodle house.

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Napoli Pizzeria and Gelateria Neapolitan wood-fired pizza, small plates, salads and artisanal gelato.

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Old North Meats and Provisions A seasonal menu of house-made cured and smoked meats, fish and pickled veggies.

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Liturgy Beverage Specialty coffee, tea and chocolate company focused on single-origin beverages.

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Auctioneer Bar Seasonal cocktails, curated beer, wine and spirits meant to highlight local breweries.

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Foster Street Coffee Coffee house on the ground floor of Liberty Warehouse apartments that uses curated coffee beans from around the world for its classic concoctions as well as local produce for house-made smoothies. 530 Foster St., Ste. 2; 919-797-9555; fosterstreetcoffee.com

The Blue Note Grill Fantastic barbecue, ribs and live music. 709 Washington St.; 919-401-1979; thebluenotegrill.com

Fullsteam In addition to its well-known “plow-to-pint” beers, Fullsteam now serves bar snacks, sandwiches, small plates and kombucha. Try the Pulled Pork Sandwich and the Spicy Carolina Dip Chicken with a side of deviled eggs. 726 Rigsbee Ave.; 919-682-2337; fullsteam.ag

CENTRAL PARK & WAREHOUSE DISTRICTS The Accordion Club Late-night bar serving beer, hot dogs and green chile stew, plus breakfast burritos on Sundays. 316 W. Geer St.

Boxcar Bar + Arcade This bar and arcade offers more than 70 arcade games, a full bar including 24 craft American drafts (and a wide variety of local beer, liquor and wine), private event space and a Neapolitan-style pizza kitchen. 621 Foster St.; 984377-2791; theboxcarbar.com/durham

Geer Street Garden Simple, down-home fare in a cozy atmosphere. They make a mean “Dark and Stormy,” and be sure to order “The Pile” to split with the family! 644 Foster St.; 919-688-2900; geerstreetgarden.com

Cocoa Cinnamon Signature hand-brewed coffees and lattes, such as the “Dr. Durham” with maca root and black lava salt. 420 W. Geer St.; cocoacinnamon.com

Hutchins Garage Grandma-style pizza, salads and sandwiches. 402 W. Geer St.; 984-219-6578

Cucciolo Osteria Italian fare like pastas with housemade noodles, antipasti and porchetta. 601 W. Main St.; 984-243-8744; cucciolodurham.com

King’s Sandwich Shop Serving up hot dogs, burgers, fries and shakes since 1942. 701 Foster St.; 919-682-0071; kingssandwichshop.com

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Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken Rotating menu of doughnuts and biscuits available for takeout and delivery. For vegetarians, the fried green tomato biscuit is hard to beat. 401 Foster St.; 984-439-2220; risebiscuitsdonuts.com BR Parts & Labor Dishes meeting many dietary needs, including veggie samosas, “Hipster Poutine” and falafel.

723 Rigsbee Ave.; 919-901-0875; partsnlabor.com BR

The Pit Eastern North Carolina-style and Lexingtonstyle barbecue, plus appetizers and salads.

321 W. Geer St.; 919-282-3748; thepit-durham.com Plum Southern Kitchen & Bar Southern small plates and big bar by Lisa Callaghan and Chef Kevin Callaghan. 501 Washington St.; 919-351-6446; plumdurham.com BRIGHTLEAF DISTRICT Clouds Brewing American favorites with a German flair. Featuring an amazing craft beer selection and brunch on the weekends. 905 W. Main St.; 919-251-8096; cloudsbrewing.com The Federal Pub fare with bistro panache. Try the “Fe Burger au Poivre.” Offers takeout plus a side patio on Albemarle Street. 914 W. Main St.; 919-680-8611; thefederal.net BR GoJo by Goorsha Ethiopian coffees and teas as well as lunch and sandwiches. 910 W. Main St.; 919-588-4660; goorshadurham.com

Goorsha Ethiopian dishes like shiro chickpea stew and tibs (sauteed meat in spices). 910 W. Main St.; 919-588-4660; goorshadurham.com It’s a Southern Thing Kitchen and bar serving traditional Southern dishes with a twist, like jalapenobrined fried chicken; a half-beef, half-bacon meatloaf; and both traditional and vegan barbecue. 605 W. Main St.; 919-294-9632; itsasouthernthingdurham.com BR

James Joyce Irish Pub and Restaurant Traditional pub food and snacks like brisket cheese steak and Reuben sandwiches. 912 W. Main St.; 919-683-3022; jamesjoyceirishpub.com BR Maverick’s Smokehouse and Taproom Range of barbecue and smokehouse fare as well as Memphis rubbed pulled chicken, wings and smoked sausage. 900 W. Main St.; 919-682-8978; maverickssmokehouse.com Peabody Pizza Co. Specialty pizzas, calzones, stromboli, pasta and salad. 810 W. Peabody St.; 919-797-2554; peabodypizza.com

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Rose’s Noodles, Dumplings & Sweets East Asian fare like ramen, steamed buns and sandwiches, plus pastries - rhubarb galette, anyone? - and daily dinner specials available for takeout and outdoor dining. 121 N. Gregson St.; 919-797-2233; rosesdurham.com BR Saint James Seafood Raw bar featuring daily selection of oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp and more.

Menu also includes seafood towers, Lobster Newberg, shrimp and grits, and Calabash platters.

As of press time, temporarily closed. 806 W. Main St.; 984-219-7900; saintjamesseafood.com Torero’s Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican cuisine. Try the ceviche de camaron. 800 W. Main St.; 919-682-4197; torerosmexicanrestaurants.com CITY CENTER DISTRICT Alley Twenty Six A craft cocktail bar, the addition of a kitchen now offers burgers, sandwiches and sliders available for takeout. Dine in the alley while enjoying cocktails, beer and wine. Visit the Mixers & Mercantile shop next door. 320 E. Chapel Hill St.; 984-439-2278; alleytwentysix.com Annexe The sister bar of Bar Vigile features a dance floor, a menu of snacks, turntables built into the bar and pink Champagne on tap.

105 S. Mangum St., Ste. 1; 919-973-3000; annexedurham.com Bar Virgile Artfully crafted beverages paired with an ever-changing lunch, dinner and small plates menu. The bar is open for dine in or curbside pickup offering its well-loved cheeseburger, fried oysters and more. 105 S. Magnum St.; 919-973-3000; barvirgile.com Beyu Caffè Coffee shop, restaurant and bar with beignets, buffalo wings and mushroom burgers.

341 W. Main St.; 919-683-1058; beyucaffe.com BR Bull City Burger & Brewery Offering local beef burgers with all components from bun to barbecue sauce made in-house. 107 E. Parrish St.; 919-6802333; bullcityburgerandbrewery.com Bull McCabes Irish Pub Pub food and bar snacks like nachos, burgers and wings. 427 W. Main St.; 919-682-3061; bullmccabesirishpub.com CONVIVIO This Italian restaurant and wine bar serves locally sourced meat butchered in-house. 104 City Hall Plaza, Ste. 100; 984-219-1961; convivio.wine

COPA Cuban-inspired tapas and cocktails. Try the Chuleta a lo Guajiro, a country-style pork chop, with a mojito or daiquiri. 107 W. Main St.; 919-973-0111; copadurham.com

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Counting House Fresh seafood using local, highquality ingredients. Bar and lounge with housemade cocktails. 111 Corcoran St.; 919-956-6760; countinghousenc.com Dashi Traditional ramen shop and izakaya.

415 E. Chapel Hill St.; 919-251-9335; dashiramen.com Dos Perros Sophisticated Mexican cuisine; plates include carnitas, flautas veganas and pollo relleno.

Don’t skip on the guac! 200 N. Mangum St.; 919-956-2750; dosperrosrestaurant.com EverLou Coffee Co. Cafe serving Pure Intentions Coffee, a Charlotte-based roaster. 506 N. Mangum St., Ste.102; everloucoffee.com Indian Monsoon Restaurant & Bar The best of Indian, from North Indian samosas to Southern-style dosas. 105 W. Morgan St., Ste. 100; 919-908-1800; monsoondurham.com BR

Each month, The Honeysuckle at Lakewood will be visiting a new region, a new culture, and a new cuisine, as expressed by our executive culinary team, Chef Mark and Chef Thomas.

June 17: Morocco Ticket purchase includes the experience featuring a three-course gourmet meal and complimentary beverages per person.

Jack Tar and the Colonel’s Daughter Updated takes on traditional diner fare. 202 Corcoran St.; 919-682-5225; jacktardurham.com BR Jeddah’s Tea Organic, fair-trade and vegan-friendly teas. 123 Market St., Ste. A; 919-973-3020; jeddahstea.com

Executive Chef-Curated Dining Experience

Juicekeys Organic juice and smoothie bar.

110 N. Corcoran St.; 919-695-3027; juicekeys.com Kingfisher Owners Sean Umstead and Michelle Vanderwalker transformed the space behind the cocktail bar into a pop-up burger bar called QueenBurger, which serves “smash burgers” two ways – double-stacked beef patties and house-made veggie and vegan burgers – alongside Kingfisher cocktails, plus wine and beer. To-go cocktails can also be ordered from Kingfisher. 321 E. Chapel Hill St.; 919-908-9429; kingfisherdurham.com Littler As of press time, temporarily closed. Offering Wine and Provisions boxes through online ordering, as well as take-and-bake dinners for two. 110 E. Parrish St.; 919-374-1118; littlerdurham.com Loaf Oven breads and pastries. Counter Culture Coffee, pain au chocolat and cumin gruyere loaf.

111 W. Parrish St.; 919-797-1254; loafdurham.com Luna Rotisserie & Empanadas South American cuisine meets the American South. Woodfired rotisserie meats, Andean-inspired braises, empanadas. 112 W. Main St.; 984-439-8702;lunarotisserie.com M Kokko Casual chicken entrees including the fried chicken sandwich, ramen and “KFC” wings. 311 Holland St., Ste. B; 919-908-9332; m-restaurants. com/m-kokko

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M Pocha Korean tapas including Kimchi “Army Stew,” Malaysian fried rice, steamed spicy pork belly buns and more. 101 E. Chapel Hill St.; 919-294-9177; m-restaurants.com/m-kokko

Pompieri Pizza Neapolitan pizza joint with a familyfriendly approach. Try the “Drunken Horse” pizza with beer crust and house-made sausage. 102 City Hall Plaza; 919-973-1589; pompieripizza.com

M Tempura Traditional tempura omakase-styled food, featuring select seafood and seasonal vegetables, as well as rich meats like Iberico pork from Spain.

111 Orange St.; 919-748-3874; m-restaurants.com/m-tempura

Pour Taproom Pay-by-the-ounce beer, wine and cider taps, plus tasting board, sandwich and kids’ options. 202 N. Corcoran St., Ste. 200; 919-251-8985; durham.pourtaproom.com

M Sushi Quality sushi from seasonal seafood, daily menu changes and creative rolls like “Unagi Maki” with barbecue eel and fried garlic. 311 Holland St.; 919-908-9266; msushidurham.com Mateo Acclaimed menu of tapas and small plates by chef Matthew Kelly. Now offering a Tapas-Take-Away menu including tapas kits for two or four and panmade paella in pizza boxes – you keep the pan! 109 W. Chapel Hill St.; 919-530-8700; mateotapas.com Mothers & Sons Trattoria Handmade pasta, classic Italian meat dishes, antipasti and contorni (vegetables and sides). The enoteca next door houses Alimentari at Mothers & Sons, which offers to-go sandwiches, fresh pastas, sauces and Italian specialties during the day and is also used as overspill seating for the trattoria in the evening. 107 W. Chapel Hill St.; 919-294-8247; mothersandsonsnc.com Neomonde Authentic Mediterranean food, including a variety of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.

202 Corcoran St.; 919-680-1886; neomonde.com Ninth Street Bakery Organic breads, pastries and lunch available for takeout. Grab a “Wheel of Steel” (peanut butter, raisins and oats). 136 E. Chapel Hill St.; 919-688-5606; ninthstbakery.com BR The Oak House A Cafe featuring Caballo Rojo coffee, Jeddah’s Tea, fine wines and craft beer. 126 W. Main St.; 919-339-1384; oakhousedurham.com The Parlour Available for takeout and delivery. Try handmade ice cream in rotating flavors like cookies and cream, salted butter caramel and sweet potato.

117 Market St.; 919-564-7999; theparlour.co The Patio Unscripted Hotel’s poolside bar featuring a range of cocktails and gourmet bites including salads and burgers. 202 N. Corcoran St.; 984-329-9500; unscriptedhotels.com BR Pizzeria Toro Wood-fired pizza with selections like spicy lamb meatball with kale, fried eggplant ricotta and soft eggs on white pizza. Also, ricotta dumplings!

105 E. Chapel Hill St.; 919-908-6936; pizzeriatoro.com Pie Pushers Grab a slice of staples like the cheese or pepperoni, or try out one of the specials, like the “Pace Car.” 117A W. Main St.; 919-294-8408; piepushers.com BR

Pokéworks Hawaiian-inspired poké with a menu featuring signature “works” like the Spicy Ahi bowl, or customized poké burritos, bowls or salads made with your choice of protein, mix-ins, toppings and sauces.

122 W. Main St.; 919-973-3372; pokeworks.com

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Selections include beef tartare and spring pie with asparagus and mushrooms. The Roof at The Durham focuses on shared plates. Reservations are required.

315 E. Chapel Hill St.; 919-768-8831; thedurham. com/dining Rue Cler French bistro-style cuisine with lunch, brunch and dinner showcasing fresh ingredients.

401 E. Chapel Hill St.; 919-682-8844; ruecler-durham.com BR Saltbox Seafood Joint Local seafood delivered fresh from the Carolina coast and served griddled or fried in a straightforward manner. 608 N. Mangum St.; 919-908-8970; saltboxseafoodjoint.com Spanglish Latin-inspired dishes, bowls and empanadas for lunch and dinner, as well as a full breakfast menu. 104 City Hall Plaza, Ste. 101; 984-219-7168; eatspanglish.com Sweets by Shayda Pastries, macarons, chocolates.

105 W. Morgan St., Ste. 105; 919-454-4015; sweetsbyshayda.com Taberna Tapas Paella, flatbreads, bacon-wrapped dates, gambas. 325 W. Main St.; 919-797-1457; tabernatapas.com Table South Kitchen and Bar Breakfast, lunch and dinner, located in the Durham Marriott City Center.

201 Foster St.; 919-768-6000 Thai @Main Street Classic Thai dishes including tom yum soup, curry, pad thai, drunken noodles and more.

317 W. Main St.; 984-219-7444; thaiatmainstnc.com Toast Italian paninis and soups. The warm goat cheese with honey and peppercorn crostini is our favorite. 345 W. Main St.; 919-683-2183; toast-fivepoints.com Viceroy Fusion restaurant featuring dishes like jeera wings as well as traditional butter chicken. 335 W. Main St.; 919-797-0413; viceroydurham.com AMERICAN TOBACCO DISTRICT Boricua Soul Puerto Rican-meets-Southern soul-food dishes like chopped barbecue-filled empanadas, arroz con gandules, maduros and mac and cheese “just the way Grandma makes it.” Takeout only, outdoor seating available. 318 Blackwell St.; 919-902-0520; boricuasoulnc.com Mellow Mushroom Pizza, hoagies, calzones and salads made using fresh ingredients.

410 Blackwell St.; 919-680-8500; mellowmushroom.com/store/durham

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NanaSteak Offers various cuts of beef and steaks, plus other meats like salmon and tuna steaks and pastas like beef short rib ravioli. 345 Blackwell St.; 919-282-1183; nanasteak.com BR Only Burger Build-your-own burger options and sides like bacon-wrapped mac and cheese squares.

As of press time, temporarily closed. 359 Blackwell St.; 919-237-2431; onlyburger.com Parker and Otis A gift shop, plus grab-and-go coffee, tea and sandwiches. 324 Blackwell St., Bay 4; 919-683-3200; parkerandotis.com Saladelia Cafe @ ATC Simple and honest food prepared with authentic, local and seasonal ingredients. Espresso, juice and organic smoothie bar, yum-on-the-run pastries, gourmet sandwiches, salads and soups. As of press time, temporarily closed.

406 Blackwell St.; 919-687-4600; saladelia.com Tobacco Road Sports Cafe American dishes like “Country Frizzled & Drizzled Chicken” made with local ingredients; overlooks the Bulls’ stadium. 280 S. Mangum St.; 919-937-9909; tobaccoroadsportscafe.com EAST DURHAM J. Lights Market & Cafe Breakfast, lunch and all-day items, like a breakfast wrap or confit chicken with crispy sweet potatoes. 800 Taylor St., Ste. 9-152; 984-244-7103; jlightsmarket.com Pierre ToGo Haitian- and Jamaican-inspired cuisine.

2100 Angier Ave.; 919-808-7447; pierrofoods.com Nolia Family-centric space offering coffee, available for takeout. Also serving Jeddah’s Tea and kid-friendly drinks. 1004 Morning Glory Ave.; noliacoffee.com Sofia’s Pizza Neighborhood pizza shop open for takeout. 2201 Angier Ave.; 984-219-3656; sofiaspizzadurham.com Two Roosters Handcrafted ice-cream shop serving 12 "forever flavors" as well as monthly rotating guest flavors. 800 Taylor St.; tworoosters.com Yaya Tea Cafe specializing in freshly brewed tea, with the option to add various jellies or boba.

807 E. Main St., Ste. 2-150; yayatea.com

WEST-CENTRAL DURHAM

DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BOULEVARD (15-501) Blaze Pizza Pizzas with made-from-scratch dough and healthful ingredients. 5320 McFarland Dr.; 919-251-6095; blazepizza.com Duck Donuts Warm, made-to-order doughnuts and coffee. Watch your doughnut being hand dipped and topped right in front of you. 5320 McFarland Dr., Ste. 140; 919-973-1305; duckdonuts.com El Cuscatleco Salvadoran and Mexican dishes including Arroz con Pollo. 4212 Garrett Rd.; 919-401-5245; elcuscatlecodurham.com

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Foster’s Market Fresh breakfast selections, sandwiches and salads. Pick up brunch, grocery items or its weekly family dinner. 2694 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-489-3944; fostersmarket.com BR

UNIVERSITY DRIVE Alpaca Peruvian rotisserie chicken. Need we say more?

3726 Mayfair St.; 919-973-3707; alpacachicken.com

Guglhupf Bakery, Cafe and Biergarten Germaninspired cuisine and artisanal bakery. Restaurant dishes include house-cut noodles, wiener schnitzel and pan-roasted duck. Takeout bakery items, essential groceries, plus beer and wine. 2706 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-401-2600; guglhupf.com BR

The Boot Room Sandwich shop, soccer pub and event space.

Lunch, dinner or brunch is available to order online or in person.

2501 University Dr.; 919-748-3499; bootroomdurham.com

Kanki Steak, chicken and seafood cooked on hibachi grills, plus an extensive sushi menu. 3504 Mt. Moriah Rd.; 919-401-6908; kanki.com Mariscos Los Cabos Bar & Grill Mexican restaurant featuring a variety of seafood options like fish and shrimp tacos, ceviches and more. 4020 DurhamChapel Hill Blvd.; 919-748-4290 Monterrey Mexican Grill Enchiladas, fajitas, burritos and other classic Mexican dishes.

4600 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Ste. 40; 919-489-6468; letsgotomonterrey.com/durham Namu Restaurant and Coffee Bar Bulkogi Truck and Bo’s Kitchen food trucks combine to bring casual Korean eats, local beer, wine and specialty coffee.

5420 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-251-9794; namudurham.com The Refectory Cafe Dal, chili, salads and soups.

2726 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-908-6798; therefectorycafe.com BR Saltbox Seafood Joint A second location for the popular local seafood place. Fish delivered fresh from the Carolina coast and served griddled or fried in a straightforward manner. 2637 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-237-3499; saltboxseafoodjoint.com

Bull City Solera and Taproom Try the solera beer, along with everything from burritos to Italian tacos.

Order online and pick up at the drive-thru or window.

4120 University Dr.; 919-908-0203; bullcitysoleraandtaproom.com Capital Seafood Market & Grill Fried catfish, porkchop sandwiches and collard greens. Raw seafood for sale. 1304 University Dr.; 919-402-0777 Don Gallo Taqueria Tacos, pupusas, tortas and horchata. 3411 University Dr.; 919-267-8226

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New Zealand pasture-raised beef and lamb Mid-Atlantic raw bar • Roasted oysters • PEI mussels Organic cage-free chicken • Black bean patties Fresh-cut fries • Salads • Seasonal cocktails Southern hemisphere-inspired wine selection 30 Craft beers on tap • 16 Bach-made dipping sauces

Sister Liu’s Kitchen Homestyle Northeastern Chinese food made by hand, like dumplings and Chinese hamburgers. 5504 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Ste. 103; 984-244-3973; sisterliuskitchen.com Sitar Indian Cuisine Homemade Indian dishes at affordable prices; new outdoor seating.

3630 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-490-1326; sitar-indiancuisine.com BR

Pure Soul Vegan menu featuring fried chicken options, barbecue and award-winning mac and cheese. 4125 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Ste. 1; 984-219-6050 Tandoori Bites Indian cuisine with choices like tikka masala and goat curry, and an expansive menu with 17 different bread options. 5318 New Hope Commons Dr., Unit 201-A; 984-219-7363; tandooribites.net Zweli’s Traditional Zimbabwean food and family recipes from owner Zweli herself with a number of options for vegans and vegetarians. Sign up for its online cooking classes! 4600 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Ste. 26; 984-219-7555; zwelis.com BR

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Mi Peru Peruvian fare like ceviche mixto, asado and leche de tigre. 4015 University Dr., Ste. A1; 919-401-6432; miperucuisine.com NuvoTaco Inventive taqueria featuring locally produced meats and veggies. Enjoy with margarita in hand. 2512 University Dr.; 919-873-3033; nuvotaco.com The Original Q Shack “Barbecue tender as a mother’s love,” includes signature chile-rubbed beef brisket and Carolina pork shoulder. 2510 University Dr.; 919-402-4227; theqshackoriginal.com Rockwood Dairy Bar Grab-and-go ice-cream shop offering pints and quarts with unique and interesting flavors, including sorbets. 2514 University Dr.; 984-219-2744; rockwooddairybar.com Sake Bomb Asian Bistro Asian bistro and sake bar serving specialty rolls like the “Green Monster” with spicy yellow tail and tuna. 4215 University Dr.; 919-401-4488; sakebombdurham.com Saladelia Cafe + Catering Simple and honest food prepared with authentic, local and seasonal ingredients. Gourmet sandwiches, soups and salads, speciality entrees, and mezza platters, made from scratch with Mediterranean flare. Espresso, juice and organic smoothie bar as well as local beer and wine selection. 4201 University Dr.; 919-489-5776; saladelia.com BR Thai Cafe Authentic Thai cuisine like drunken noodles, curries and stir-fries. Don’t miss the coconut cake!

2501 University Dr.; 919-493-9794; thaicafenc.com WEST END & LAKEWOOD Cocoa Cinnamon Local coffee shop with signature hand-brewed coffees and lattes, hot chocolate and churros. Open for takeout with online and contactless ordering. 2013 Chapel Hill Rd.; cocoacinnamon.com Da Kine’s Kava Bar An assortment of Kava drinks that promote stress relief and mental well being. 1114-B W Chapel Hill St.; 919-864-8002; dakineskava.com GRUB Durham Serves up comfort food favorites with a twist like brioche doughnuts and beer-battered mushroom sandwiches. 1200 W. Chapel Hill St.; 919-973-3636; grubdurham.com The Honeysuckle at Lakewood A new location from the owners of Honeysuckle Tea House, serving wine, beer and mead as well as chef-driven, elevated bar food. 1920 Chapel Hill Rd.; 919-748-4687; thehoneysucklelakewood.com BR Local Yogurt Frozen yogurt treats, including dairyfree sorbet, all served in compostable products.

1114 W. Chapel Hill St.; 919-489-5900; localyogurtdurham.com

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FAYETTEVILLE STREET Chicken Hut 63-year-old institution with a reputation for perfectly seasoned and tender chicken. Open Monday through Friday for takeout. 3019 Fayetteville St.; 919-682-5697; chickenhutnc.weebly.com Sweet’s Smoothies Healthy smoothies and wraps.

2506 Fayetteville St.; 919-428-3200; sweetssmoothies.business.site MORE WEST-CENTRAL DURHAM Bull and Bean Fresh salads, breakfast and sandwiches like pulled pork-loaded hashbrowns and the turkey and brie sandwich. 3710 Shannon Rd.; 919-237-2398; bullandbeancafe.com BR Eastcut Sandwich Bar East Coast sandwich fare and salads, small plates, soups and sweets. As of press time, available for takeout and curbside pickup only.

Mainstays include chicken Parm, BLTs and roast beef sandwiches. 3211 Old Chapel Hill Rd.; 984-439-1852; BR eastcutsandwich.com Hope Valley Diner Diner food and breakfast all day with selections like chicken and dumplings, fried pickle chips, biscuits and gravy. 3710 Shannon Rd.; 919-419-0907; hopevalleydiner.com BR La Vaquita Taqueria Authentic Mexican restaurant serving tacos on homemade corn tortillas with traditional fillings like lengua (braised tongue) and carnitas. 2700 Chapel Hill Rd.; 919-402-0209; lavaquitataqueria.com New Tokyo Quick-service Japanese restaurant where everything on the menu – including hibachi-style dishes, sushi, udon and more – comes in under $10.

3822 S. Roxboro St.; 919-224-8811 Only Burger The food truck’s brick-and-mortar offers all the same build-your-own burger options and sides for takeout. 3710 Shannon Rd., Ste. 118; 919-937-9377; onlyburger.com Park’s Food Street Korean-inspired food hall with a fried chicken restaurant, noodle house and Taco Park.

3219 Old Chapel Hill Rd., Ste. 200; 919-748-3131; parksfoodst.com Pop’s Backdoor South Fresh pizza and Italian cuisine, including calzones with homemade ricottamozzarella filling. 3710 Shannon Rd.; 919-493-0169; popsbackdoorsouth.com BR Randy’s Pizza Pizzas, garlic knots and stromboli.

1813 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy.; 919-490-6850; randys-pizza.com Roots Bakery, Bistro and Bar Southern meets Central American at this breakfast, lunch and dinner spot with “from the sea,” “from the ranch” and “ from the garden” options. 4810 Hope Valley Rd.; 919-748-4739; rootsbistroandbar.com BR Urel’s Jamaica House Traditional Jamaican dishes like goat curry, jerk chicken, oxtails and ackee and saltfish. 3825 S. Roxboro St., Ste. 123; 919-251-8104

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SOUTHERN DURHAM / NEAR I-40 WOODCROFT SHOPPING CENTER Chubby’s Tacos Fresh Mexican favorites like burritos, nachos and salads, as well as the “Chubbychanga.”

4711 Hope Valley Rd.; 919-489-4636; chubbystacos.com Joe Van Gogh Cozy and full of natural light, this local coffee shop sources quality beans for a superior coffee available for takeout. 4711-5A Hope Valley Rd.; 919-973-3950; joevangogh.com Pulcinella’s Italian Restaurant Southern Italian dishes available for takeout. Antipasto classico, baked ziti and tortellini alla panna. 4711 Hope Valley Rd.; 919-490-1172; pulcinellasitalianrestaurant.com Randy’s Pizza Pizzas, garlic knots and stromboli.

4810 Hope Valley Rd., Ste. 112; 919-403-6850; randys-pizza.com Smallcakes Signature cupcake flavors as well as seasonal specials, available for takeout or delivery.

4711 Hope Valley Rd.; 919-937-2922; smallcakesnc.com West 94th St. Pub Traditional pub fare: loaded fries, chili cheese tots and fish & chips. 4711 Hope Valley Rd.; 919-403-0025; west94thstpub.com Yamazushi Japanese fine dining, kaiseki-style, with seasonal menu changes and a multi-course menu as well as sake. 4711 Hope Valley Rd., Ste. 6-A; 919-493-7748; yamazushirestaurant.com SUTTON STATION Bocci Trattoria & Pizzeria Traditional Italian pastas, pizzas, crostinis and salads. 5850 Fayetteville Rd.; 919-206-4067; bocciitalian.com Bua Thai Cuisine Thai classics: pad thai, hot and sour soup, curries, Krapow lamb. Get your meal “Thai hot,” if you’re up to it! 5850 Fayetteville Rd., Ste. 101; 984-219-7357; buathaidurham.com Dulce Cafe Espresso, gelato and sandwiches.

Smoked salmon bagel, dulce Reuben and the “B-L-A-T.” 5826 Fayetteville Rd.; 919-797-0497; dulcecafedurham.com BR Nantucket Grill & Bar New England-style cuisine known for their desserts like the “Unbirthday” and coconut cake. 5826 Fayetteville Rd.; 919-484-8162; nantucketgrill.com LINCOLN PARK WEST Danny’s Bar-B-Que Hickory-smoked barbecue, ribs, fried catfish. 2945 S. Miami Blvd., Ste. 118; 919-806-1965; dannysbarbque.com Gussy’s Place Greek street food like gyro pita, Greek fries and baklava. 2945 S. Miami Blvd.; 984-439-8455; gussys.com Piper’s In The Park Soups, salads, hoagies and burgers with selections like curried couscous and “South of Here” turkey sandwich. 2945 S. Miami Blvd.; 919-572-9767; pipersinthepark.com

A Taste of Ethiopia in the Heart of Durham

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Feed Your Appetite. Feed Your Soul. Feed One Another.

Goorsha Serves traditional Ethiopian fare. Whether you select a communal plate to share or prefer an individual portion, each dish is crafted using authentic spices and ingredients.

Gluten Free and plenty of vegan options to choose.

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Spicy Green Gourmet Cafe Sandwiches, soups, salads with specialities like California Turkey Flatbread. 2945 S. Miami Blvd., Ste. 126; 919-220-6040; spicygreengourmet.net HOPE VALLEY COMMONS Highway 54 Public House House-made burgers, N.Y.-style pizza, wings and potato chips. 1125 W. N.C. 54, Ste. 301; 919-401-8600; hwy54pub.com Denny’s Diner fare serving breakfast anytime, lunch and dinner. 7021 N.C. 751, Ste. 901; 919-908-1006; dennys.com BR Makus Empanadas A variety of meat, veggie and cheese empanadas, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options options. 1125 W. N.C. 54, Ste. 304; 984-888-5302; makusempanadas.com Sweet Charlie’s Thai-inspired hand-rolled ice cream and frozen yogurt. 1125 W. N.C. 54; 984-888-5101; sweetcharlies.com

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HOMESTEAD MARKET Bean Traders Coffee Coffee specialties and local pastries, including scratch-made waffles and pies.

105 W. N.C. 54, Ste. 249; 919-484-2499; beantraderscoffee.com City Barbeque Smoked meats, peach cobbler and hushpuppies. 208 W. N.C. 54; 919-237-9509; citybbq.com The Mad Popper Gourmet popcorn shop with flavors both sweet and savory. 105 W. N.C. 54, Ste. 259; 919-484-7677; themadpopper.com MILKLAB Organic rolled ice cream and bubble milk tea. 105 W. N.C. Hwy. 54, Ste. 265; 919-937-9798; milklabcafe.com Shiki Sushi Sushi and pan-Asian choices like “Bang Bang Shrimp,” gyoza dumplings and beef pho soup.

207 W. N.C. 54; 919-484-4108; shikitasu.com ZenFish Poké Bar Healthy, fast-casual restaurant serving poké (raw fish) in made-to-order bowls containing rice, quinoa or salad, and toppings of your choice. 105 W. N.C. Hwy. 54, Ste. 261; 919-294-9988; zenfishpokebar.com THE STREETS AT SOUTHPOINT AREA Bruster’s Real Ice Cream Hand-crafted ice creams, sorbets and sherbets in ever-changing flavors.

8200 Renaissance Pkwy., Ste. 1002; 919-237-3537; brusters.com People’s Coffee Specialty coffee, pastries and coldpressed juice. 7830 N.C. 751, Ste. 100; 919-924-0240; pplscoffee.com Harvest 18 Local, seasonal eats. Try the pimento cheese dip and brunch on the weekends.

8128 Renaissance Pkwy., Ste. 114; 919-316-1818; 18restaurantgroup.com/harvest-18 BR

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Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken Order takeout from this daily-changing menu of doughnuts and biscuits. For vegetarians, the “Fried Green Tomato” biscuit is hard to beat.

8200 Renaissance Pkwy.; 919-248-2992; risebiscuitsdonuts.com BR

Sarah’s Empanadas Homemade empanadas.

5410 N.C. 55; 919-544-2441; sarahsempanadas.com

Town Hall Burger and Beer Offerings like the “Carolina Burger” with pork belly and pimento cheese, barbecue salmon burger and fries poutine. 7830 N.C. 751; 919-973-0506; townhallburgerandbeer.com

True Flavors Diner Upscale Southern diner open for takeout. Try the “Howling Moon” French toast made with Howling Moon moonshine sauce. Currently operating out of the diner, biscuit sandwich shop Debbie Lou’s offers protein options from chicken and duck to lobster, gator and kangaroo. 5410 N.C. 55; 919-316-7978; trueflavorsnc.com BR

N.C. 54 Akashi Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar Hibachi, sushi and noodle dishes like bento boxes, yakisoba and spicy scallop roll. 2223 N.C. 54, Ste. RS; 919-572-9444; akashisushi54.com Kokyu Global street food like Bulgogi tacos and paneer bowls. 245 E. N.C. 54, Ste. 105; 919-251-9017; kokyubbq.com

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N.C. 55 Backyard BBQ Pit Barbecue and other Southern comfort foods like mac and cheese and Brunswick stew. 5122 N.C. 55; 919-544-9911; sweetribs.com Basera Modern, fine-dining Indian restaurant featuring a lunch buffet and tandoor grill. As of press time, temporarily closed. 4818 N.C. 55; 919-2055050; baseraindiancuisine.com Big C Waffles Gourmet waffles, available for takeout.

2110 Allendown Dr.; 919-797-7576; bigcwaffles.com BR

Brigs at the Park Breakfast selections and sandwiches. 4900 N.C. 55; 919-544-7473; brigs.com BR

Jamaica Jamaica Caribbean food favorites like jerk chicken, yellow rice and brown stew chicken. 4857 N.C. 55; 919-544-1532; jamaicajamaicartp.com Na’Mean Asian fusion, Korean barbecue sandwiches available for takeout. A KoKyu joint.

4823 Meadow Dr., Ste. 108; 919-699-4667; kokyubbq.com/nmean Sansui Sushi Bar & Grill Hibachi dishes and sushi rolls like “Spider Man” with crab and crawfish. 4325 N.C. 55; 919-361-8078; sansuisushi.com Sushioki Sushi burritos in traditional flavors, plus rolls with a Southern twist, like double-fried chicken.

4900 N.C. 55, Ste. 510; 919-405-7121; sushiokirtp.com Vit Goal Tofu Restaurant Korean dishes like fried dumplings, tofu soups and Korean barbecue.

2107 Allendown Dr.; 919-361-9100; vitgoals.com GREENWOOD COMMONS Benetis Restaurant Classic breakfast with a Mediterranean lunch buffet. 5410 N.C. 55; 919-806-0313; benetisrtp.com BR

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Tandoor Indian Restaurant Traditional Indian like veggie samosas, kababs and naan. 5410 N.C. 55; 919-484-2102; tandoorinrtp.com BR

PAGE ROAD Farmside Kitchen Grains-and-greens-forward restaurant offering a variety of healthy bowls and sides like avocado toast. 5431 Page Rd.; 984-219-2739; farmsidekitchen.com LuLuBangBang Chapel Hill Restaurant Group’s newest venture features handcrafted Pan-Asian street food with fresh local ingredients.

5418 Page Rd.; 919-908-1851; lulubangbangnc.com MEZ Contemporary Mexican Creative Mexican dishes, based on traditional recipes with a fresh, healthy twist. 5410 Page Rd.; 919-941-1630; mezdurham.com Mr. Cheesesteak Cheesesteaks, fries and wings.

5400 S. Miami Blvd.; 919-991-1403; mrcheesesteak.com Page Road Grill Traditional American dishes, from housemade soup and bread to burgers to vegetarian options. 5416 Page Rd.; 919-908-8900; pageroadgrill.com MORRISVILLE G58 Modern Chinese Cuisine Traditional Sichuan and Cantonese flavors abound in sautéed flounder, fried grouper and steamed scallop entrees; a Western influence can be seen in dishes such as Chilean Sea Bass with brandy sauce and Cumin-Dusted New Zealand Lamb Chops. 10958 Chapel Hill Rd.; 919-466-8858; g58cuisine.com The Goat All-day hangout, restaurant, bar and coworking space with games and a volleyball league launching summer 2021. 5600 Primary Dr.; 919-981-9405; lcgoat.com/durham BR

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3407 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, DURHAM | 919.490.4922 | THEKITCHENSPECIALIST.COM PREMIER DESIGN AND REMODELING FIRM SERVING THE TRIANGLE FOR 29 YEARS

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readers know best We all know there are plenty of phenomenal restaurants, retailers, home builders, galleries and more in Durham.

Here, 10,000-plus voters share their favorites across nearly 80 categories: P HOTO G RA P H Y B Y JO HN MICHAE L SIMP SO N

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Sweet Dreams

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he sun is warm, the breeze is light, and kids laugh loudly among the vendors who line the streets – on those days, you crave it: Jackie Morin’s cotton candy. The sweet smell of caramelized sugar leads passersby to her magical safe space, Wonderpuff.

Once a pop-up and traveling venture, Wonderpuff is slated to open a permanent storefront at Boxyard RTP this summer.

Jackie – in her bright pastel makeup and whimsical ruffle outfits – is the face of the brand. She carries a pleasant innocence and genuine kindness that brings smiles to children and adults alike.

Her sincerity comes from a place of knowing what it’s like to live with anxiety and depression. When she moved from Miami to Durham in 2016, she was “too mentally ill to work,” she says. It was right around the same time that three Muslim students at UNC were murdered in their driveway. As a Caribbean Muslim, Jackie carried the weight of that tragedy – along with many other senseless acts of violence against people of color – personally.

She started making cotton candy, which she’d learned to do while volunteering for a nonprofit in Florida, in her home as an outlet. She has gravitated to her silver industrial machine for more than a decade, losing herself in colorful sugars seamlessly spinning together in order to find purpose

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again. It was in these moments that Jackie learned to “detach myself from other people’s pain, but also carry their spirits with me,” she says, and rediscovered joy by bringing it to others.

When the pandemic came, Jackie’s cotton candy gave to Durhamites what it first provided for her: a reprieve from the darkest days. “While people were watching ‘Tiger King’ and protesting in the streets,” she says, “they were also craving cotton candy.”

So in late March 2020, Jackie and her husband, Rem Morin, launched Wonderpuff ’s e-commerce side. Their business transitioned from outdoor markets and events to an entirely online concept that swept across social media. Today, Wonderpuff is closing in on nearly 10,000 Instagram followers.

Her platform became about more than just fairy floss; it’s also where she advocates for social justice and unifies women through open conversations.

Maybe that’s why the vegan, organic cotton candy tastes just that much sweeter.

Flavors are often inspired by pop stars like Ariana Grande and Doja Cat or by women in her life like sister Jasmine Michel.

Sometimes they’re simply born from the natural partnerships that Jackie forms with local businesses like Cocoa Cinnamon and Durham Food Hall.

“I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Jackie says. “We are amplifying one another’s voices.” Wonderpuff ’s Kickstarter campaign in October 2020 exemplified that support: It exceeded its goal of $20,000 to fund vital appliances for its soon-to-be storefront in only a week. The hope is for a grand opening by July, coinciding with Wonderpuff ’s fourth anniversary.

“I can’t wait,” Jackie says. “We have been patiently, impatiently, patiently waiting.”

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Golden Opportunity

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he line was long at Golden Belt Campus. The heat, blistering.

Everyone wore masks – some, two. All they could think about was the sweet stuff. A cold Hi-Wire brew sounded nice, but they craved the ice cream across the lawn at Two Roosters, which had finally opened its third location last year at the peak of summer and pandemic. So, customers waited.

Owner Jared Plummer remembers cranking the rock salt machine on his Granny’s front porch in Greensboro on similarly sweltering days. His arm would practically go numb from the perpetual motion on the old contraption while she and the two black wooden roosters hung by the door watched over his work.

More than three decades later, Jared quit the monotonous, mundane hours of his accounting job and traded in for sweeter days as a confectioner. It started in 2015 at The Cookery’s commissary kitchen, where Jared and his wife, Kelsey Plummer, prepped and then delivered experimental flavors to pop-ups and parties out of their vintage turquoise and white camper. When asked about his own iceReaders’ Favorite cream flavor preference, he says he has “a problem Place to Buy when it comes to Oreos. I don’t eat just one or two.

Frozen Treats I eat a whole sleeve.” (Cookies and Cream remains a permanent staple on “The Regulars” menu Two Roosters alongside 10 other flavors.)

Ice Cream Jared opened his first brick-and-mortar in North Raleigh in 2017, with full intentions of returning to the city that supported his business from the get-go.

Two Roosters opened a seasonal stand that same year at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, over by left field under the famous snorting bull sign. “A lot of Durham folks know us originally from the Durham Bulls,” Jared says. “And now that we’re back in Durham full time with this store at Golden Belt, it’s really cool to see it all come full circle.”

It’s been a slower start than his team anticipated due to COVID-19 restrictions, but he’s grateful he landed in a spot next to other local businesses like Hi-Wire, J. Lights Market & Cafe and soon Cugino Forno Pizzeria. “So now you have – in my opinion – the holy trinity of beer, pizza and ice cream,” Jared says.

And Jared has no plans to open a location outside the Triangle. The story of Two Roosters began with a little kid with sticky, ice-cream covered hands; now it’s a sweet sensation, run by a big kid with sticky hands and a strong appreciation for the process.

“People in Durham love Durham; they love local,” he says. “And I’m that way, too. … Love people, love ice cream – in that order. That’s what we want to do wherever we go, wherever we are.” – by Hannah Lee 

June Guest Flavors – Local Musician Series If these local artists were an ice-cream flavor … what would it be?

• Sylvan Esso (Non-Dairy Key Lime Pie) • Rissi Palmer (Cherry Wine and Chocolate) • Chatham Rabbits (Carrot Cake with Bourbon Frosting) • Boulevards (Spicy Chocolate Cheesecake) • Tift Merritt (Salted Caramel)

Psst…

Bring back your favorite guest flavors from the past year in July by voting for Two Roosters’ Greatest Hits series at tworoosters.com/hits.

• American Aquarium (Coffee and Fudge Toffee)

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Ingredients to Success

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een Pecious-Jewel Zabriskie stepped up to the stove at

an early age, enthusiastically accepting the responsibility of cooking for her six younger siblings in the Bronx while her mother studied to become a physician’s assistant. Queen Precious-Jewel moved to the Bull City in 2002 to pursue her own passion for medicine and mechanical engineering at Durham Technical Community College. She met and fell in love with Durham native Jacqueline “Jay” White, and the couple exchanged vows in 2012. But she soon realized that cooking for two just didn’t satisfy in the same way as cooking for a crowd. “[ Jay] is the biggest supporter of my life,” Queen Precious-Jewel says. “So I said to her, ‘I want to start a catering company,’ and she said, ‘OK, let’s go.’

No hesitations.”

In 2014, the life partners became business partners with the establishment of Indulge Catering LLC. Queen Precious-Jewel worked a full-time corporate job while Jay studied medical laboratory technology at Miller-Motte College during their first three years of business. In 2019, the pair hired a business coach and launched their own Indulgent Essential Spices line. As a wellness-oriented person and a practicing Muslim, Queen Precious-Jewel uses Indulge Catering as a platform to share healthy-yet-flavorful cuisine with her community. “Just because I’m in North Carolina doesn’t mean I have to have fatback in my green beans,” she says.

So, how does a catering business survive in a pandemic? “A lot of tears and prayers,” Queen Precious-Jewel says. The duo didn’t expect that this past year would bring them positive mindsets and business shifts, like setting up automated ordering systems, hiring new staff and expanding their virtual cooking show, “Cooking at Home With Queen & Jay.” After seven years of cooking in commissary kitchens, Queen PreciousJewel and Jay announced that they will open a second, exclusively Indulge Catering kitchen in Franklinton, North Carolina, which will allow them to host signature events as well as produce and package products, including three new barbecue sauces expected to launch by 2022, in-house.

“We’re a successful catering company that is surviving and thriving based upon faith and hard work and having gratitude and being humble and thankful for everybody who put a fork in their mouth,” Queen PreciousJewel says. – by Marie Muir 

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Toss Me a Cold One REA DE R S ’ FAVO R ITE BOTTLE SH O P S S HAR E TO P P ICK S FO R S U M M E R SIP P IN’

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The Oak House at Durham This crisp, clean, beer-flavored Lager (5.6% ABV) is the perfect companion to any summertime scenario. Beach trips, mountain weekends, hanging out poolside, hiking and kayaking, grilling out or even just thinking about going outside in the infernal heat are all acceptable reasons to crack open our summer go-to from Durham’s own Durty Bull Brewing Company!”

– TYLER VET GENERAL MANAGER

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Sam’s Bottle Shop Mille Fleur Rustic Saison (5.8% ABV) by Haw River Farmhouse Ales is one of my favorites. It’s everything I want in a nice summer beer. It’s light, easy-drinking, barnyardy, farmhousey.

Exactly what I want in something to drink when the sun is setting by a fire. It’s a little bit on the sweeter side of saisons, too.”

– TYLER PETERSON ASSISTANT MANAGER

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Beer Study

Bilwis Hefeweizen (4.8% ABV) by Starpoint Brewing includes aromas and flavors of banana bread and oranges with a little bit of clove and pepper.

The fruit flavors and lower ABV make this a refreshing summer beer.”

– TIM HARPER OWNER, STARPOINT BREWING, BEER STUDY’S IN-HOUSE BREWERY

The Glass Jug Beer Lab

Sophia Duong, Kimberly Vuong, Michael Amoabeng and Kim's dog, Rocket, enjoy a few brews on the patio at The Glass Jug Beer Lab's new downtown location.

Research Triangle Pilsner (5.4% ABV) is a light, crisp and refreshing Czech-style Pilsner that is light-bodied but full-flavored. It is perfectly suited for a session of beers by the pool or at the beach, as well as for enjoying the subtle complexities of a well-made craft lager. The light bready malt character and crisp herbal hop notes were made for summer sipping while giving a nod to our home and our community in the Research Triangle Park.”

– CHRIS CREECH CO-OWNER

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Bee Our Guest

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here’s new restaurant buzz in Lakewood for those emerging from their quarantine cocoons. The red barn on Chapel Hill Road, formerly County Fare Food Trucks & Bar, is now The Honeysuckle at Lakewood.

Farmhouse chic decor, a half-acre of outdoor dining and long strands of Edison light bulbs make customers feel like they’re at a pig pickin’ in a neighbor’s backyard.

The bar and restaurant opened on Sept. 19, 2020, with an ambiance and menu inspired by the restaurant’s sister establishment in Chapel Hill, The Honeysuckle Readers’ Favorite Tea House. Chef Mark Mishalanie serves up New Restaurant American classics with bold flavors and flair.

The Appetizers of note include Honeysuckle the Lakewood Brussels at Lakewood sprouts, butternut squash bruschetta and Durty South fries: Honeysuckle Mead-braised smoked pork served over house-cut fries and topped with spicy queso and green onions.

Originally from California, Mark has almost 30 years of culinary experience under his belt, which includes a victory on Food Network’s popular TV show “Guy’s Grocery Games” in 2016. He says he approaches cooking like a handshake: “If The Bee’s Knees ($12) cocktail mixes Old you eat your way through the menu, you’ll Grand-Dad bourbon and lemon-ginger mead have a better understanding of who I am with lemon juice and honey, and The Burger than somebody who I’ve actually talked to ($15) features a stack of chopped short rib and or hung out with.” chuck beef patty with all the accoutrements.

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His favorite is The Burger – a mouthwatering stack of chopped short rib and chuck beef patty served with white cheddar cheese, bacon, caramelized onions, arugula, tomato, house-made pickle and garlic aioli on a brioche bun. The restaurant also boasts an exciting beverage program that features handcrafted cocktails centered on meads made by The Honeysuckle Meadery in Chapel Hill, plus North Carolina craft beer and an impressive selection of bourbons from across the country. The Instagram-able Bee’s Knees cocktail, for instance, mixes Old GrandDad bourbon, lemon-ginger mead and lemon juice with a honeycomb slathered in sweet nectar from Mebane-based King Cobra Apiary.

To ensure smaller groups could gather safely throughout the winter, the restaurant built enclosed picnic table shelters called “hives” that seat up to six people. Rain or shine, customers can sip and savor in a hive, which also serve as VIP areas for Honeysuckle’s Summer Music Series and outdoor festivals. The staff is also planning monthly cuisine events and partnering with Durty Bull Brewing Company and other North Carolina breweries like Wicked Weed Brewing and Appalachian Mountain Brewery to launch new products this summer.

Honeysuckle chef Mark Mishalanie serves up a hot plate of fried Brussels sprouts and other menu staples to the Schwab family: Hannah, Fiona, 3, and Nick.

The Honeysuckle at Lakewood co-owner and Southern Harvest Hospitality Group owner Tom Meyer believes the community’s creative collaboration and resilience will help local restaurants recover from the pandemic’s onslaught. In March 2020, The Honeysuckle team partnered with Southern Harvest and Unique Places to Save – an entrepreneurial nonprofit that invests in places that make our communities unique – to launch Love and Nourish, a nonprofit that provides family-style meals to food-insecure communities in Durham and Cary. That initiative brought Honeysuckle’s staff back to work and has fed more than 250,000 people.

“We believe in and celebrate our Durham community,” Tom says.

“As longtime Durham residents, we felt like we needed to provide a safe, fun, relaxing antidote to the pandemic for our community.” –

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BEST OF DURHAM Kate Young for Tura Marley sunglasses in Champagne, VERT & VOGUE, $298

Summer Essentials

MODEL ZANETTA JAMISON. PHOTO BY SHANNON KELLY

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Hit Me With Your Best Shot own a camera when she started experimenting with photography, so she borrowed her roommate’s, began taking pictures of her college friends and unlocked a passion for capturing beautiful, authentic moments on film. That might explain why strangers often begin to feel like friends in front of her lens.

Nikki graduated from N.C. State in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture science and a minor in horticulture, but when her sister asked Nikki what she wanted to do post-college, she blurted out, “I want to photograph weddings!” Instead of getting her master’s in horticulture (plan A), she enrolled in a graduate school photography program at Randolph Community College in Asheboro, North Carolina, and that same year started her business, Fancy This Photography.

She moved to Durham in 2015 and married her husband, Jason Belch, in 2017. They celebrated with an intimate wedding in the

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Bahamas. Nikki Nikki Whitt always preferred Belch, photographing Fancy This small-scale weddings Photography – a trend recently popularized during the pandemic. Years ago, she recalls vendors doubting that her business could thrive on microweddings, but Nikki expanded her business tremendously over this past year. She taught beginner photography classes online, experimented with video and drone footage and hired an associate photographer. She launched a new commercial photography branch of her business - which offers branding, headshots, food and marketing photography – in February 2020. In fact, you can find a few examples of her work capturing other readers’ favorites on pages 42 and 52.

Regardless of the subject matter, there’s one thing Nikki understands that can’t be taught – how to make people feel comfortable when the shutter clicks.  PHOTO BY JASON BELCH

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personal trainer, and his father, Dr. Derick Coe, a physical therapist, began brainstorming ways to combine their passions of helping others pursue their wellness goals through a shared fitness and physical therapy facility in fall 2019. “DJ was brought up around ABOVE DJ encourages Seth Friskney as he trains fitness and rehabilitation, watching me work on the battle ropes. BELOW DJ Coe and Dr. Derick Coe. on people, and had always been an athlete,” Derick says.

“So we just put our heads Readers’ Favorite together.”

Place to Get in Shape “We had also recently and New Business learned that we have ancestors who were part of the Black Wall The BodyGames Street movement in Durham Center in the early 1900s,” DJ says. “It gave me an even greater sense of purpose, that we should be here continuing to serve our people.”

The father-son duo planned to open The BodyGames Center in early 2020. “We weren’t expecting the pandemic, but we found pivot points, [like] livestreaming free classes on Facebook to get the word out,” says Dominique Coe, DJ’s wife and a trainer at BodyGames. “Virtual coaching was something I had never done before, and I love one-on-one and group interactions in person,” DJ adds. “It definitely took us out of our comfort zone, but it was for the better.”

“Like most therapists, we also did telehealth with patients,” Derick says. “The key to our collaboration between fitness and physical therapy is beginning recovery as soon as possible after an injury occurs.” Derick describes himself as a body mechanic, analyzing position, gait and mobility to improve posture and identify muscular imbalances. “Showing people things that they could do from home was a great tool in getting them on a safe road to recovery,” he says.

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Mobility is also a focus for every workout. “We always warmup, stretch and do flexibility exercises to ensure recovery time is faster,” DJ explains. “The average person comes about four days a week, which is great for monitoring progress. And for those who are injured, we can customize a training plan for them that coordinates with their physical therapy plan.”

This intentional partnership also cultivated a family atmosphere in the gym itself, which opened for in-person training once restrictions were lifted in July 2020. “In the pandemic, so many things have been uncertain, so the community response we have received has meant everything,” Dominique says. “We’re helping people improve their lives in and out of the gym. We also offer kids’ classes, and our kids, [Caden, 12, and Amarah, 2], are there helping us and even greet people by name. We are grateful every day to wake up and go to work.” – by Morgan Cartier Weston  j u n e / j u ly 2 0 2 1

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lossom and Bone Florals started in November 2019

with Buil. The blue 1960 Ford pickup truck, named after owner Heather Sardela’s grandfather, would pop up around Durham from time to time, filled with an abundance of flowers to bring brief-butvibrant joy to anyone who needed it.

In just 15 minutes, Heather would create bodacious bouquets, with 100% of the blooms sourced from nearby farms. She thinks of each arrangement as a mini masterpiece, deliberately curating the flowers – whether it’s hellebore from Fireside Farms or a crazy ranunculus from Clear Black Flowers – to create a unique design every time.

Heather runs the business with husband Pedro Sardela, and the couple signed a lease on a space in the Snow building on West Main Street in March to finally plant roots in this city they call home.

And Durham is more than ready to support them: Nearly 220 people helped the floral shop reach its goal of $15,000 during a Kickstarter campaign in November 2020.

“I’ve been to a lot of cities in North Carolina since I grew up here,” says Heather, a UNC alumna. “But this one is just so special in how it treats its small businesses and its community. It’s been an awesome thing to be a part of. We’re really excited to keep it going.”

Heather studied under some of the best floral designers at Asrai Garden in Chicago, and she met Pedro at a mutual friend’s

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Fourth of July party while living there. The extrovert and introvert, respectively, balance each other out when it comes to the business.

Pedro has another full-time job as a client integration manager for tech company SPINS and mostly manages the administrative side of Blossom and Bone.

That said, he occasionally tries to surprise Heather with a bouquet creation of his own. “I have fewer than five under my name,” Pedro laughs.

“But for Heather, she loves flowers so much, regardless of where it’s coming from. Her ability to receive them and provide them out to the world, it’s the same type of joy.”

Their petite pink-and-green-themed flower and gift shop opened in April, just in time for Mother’s Day – “the Super Bowl for florists,” Heather says.

It was a quick turnaround and nonstop business for the Sardelas, but “it just felt like kismet,” she adds.

A lot of that is in part to other small businesses who have supported them along the way. In turn, Blossom and Bone intends to maintain that neighborly love by selling flowers and gifts that are locally grown and made.

“When Heather came down here with the truck,” Pedro says, “it was just like hope and a prayer in terms of trying to figure out where we could sell our wares, and small businesses such as Wonderpuff and Fullsteam for example, they were really instrumental in like, ‘Yeah, come on down, park a truck and sell and sling it here.’ And so we are forever grateful for the community here.” – by Hannah Lee 

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A Day at the Museum

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ow do you explain a 4 billion-year-old story to 4-year-olds? Take them to the Museum of Life and Science’s newest outdoor exhibit, Earth Moves, where visitors of all ages and abilities can learn geoscience as they explore a cave formation made from sandstone, change the floor of a 20-foot waterfall and experiment with natural elements. Earth Moves is part of the museum’s $3.9 million capital campaign project, Climbing Higher, which also funded Hideaway Woods, a series of treehouses connected by bridges and ladders.

The museum closed to the public at the start of the pandemic, but its staff was busy tackling projects both big and small behind closed doors, according to digital marketing manager Ro Rode. “From painting and landscaping to exhibit maintenance and even washing the dinosaurs,” Ro says. “Our outdoor environment team even built a 54

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new pathway called Wander Away – a quiet and beautiful section full of native plants and flowers for pollinators near the sailboat pond.”

On July 7, 2020, after being closed for four months, the 84-acre museum reopened to members and then to the general public 10 days later. Today, returning guests must purchase tickets that correspond with a reserved timeslot to maintain safety protocols. For the museum’s most up-to-date face mask policy, visit lifeandscience.org/covid-19mask-requirement.

Karyn Shaw Hodge recalls first visiting the museum when she was in kindergarten at Eno Valley Elementary School. Her parents, Paula Shaw and Craig Shaw, would often take her, her brother, Ryan Shaw, and her sister, Myra Shaw Yousef, to the museum as a special reward (usually for good report cards).

Karyn even worked at the museum’s summer science camps for kids during her years in high school at Riverside.

“That was one of my favorite summer jobs because I got to watch kids learn, experiment and enjoy a lot of the same things I loved about the museum when I was a kid,” Karyn says.

Today, Karyn takes her own son, Joey, 3, and her nieces and nephews to explore new museum exhibits like Earth Moves along with classics such as The Train, Butterfly House – one of the largest on the East Coast – and Dinosaur Trail.

“It’s a place that [ Joey] can grow up with, and I don’t think he will ever lose interest,” Karyn says. “I’m in my 30s, and it holds my interest! No two visits are the same. At least once every time we come here, it hits me how lucky we are to have such a neat place to come that’s practically in our backyard.” – by Marie Muir 

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Sandy Shaw and her kids, Raelyn Shaw, 2, and River Shaw, 7, explore Earth Moves with Sandy's sister-in-law, Karyn Shaw Hodge, and her son, Joey Hodge, 3.

Mark Your Calendar

A family concert series is planned for June and an AfterHours event that will focus on cider is scheduled for July. Stay up-to-date with all the museum’s events by visiting lifeandscience.org/explore/events.

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THANK YOU DURHAM FOR VOTING CQC HOME BEST KITCHEN DESIGNER AND BEST BUILDER!

WHY CHOOSE CQC? COMMUNITY: CQC HOME is a residential remodeler based in Durham and Raleigh; also serving Chapel Hill, Chatham, and Morrisville. We care deeply about our clients and are committed to providing the best experience from start to finish.

COLLABORATION: Whether it is using industry-leading project management tools or inviting you into our showroom, we work together to exceed your expectations to conquer any challenges that might come up as a team.

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A Walk Around Woodcroft *Responses are edited for length and clarity

TOM ALLIN, SARAH ALLIN AND FLORA, 2 MOVED FROM WATTS-HILLANDALE IN JULY 2020

LYNN RICHARDSON

MOVED FROM CHAPEL HILL TO WOODWINDS IN 1986, THEN TO STREAMVIEW COURT IN 1995

At risk of sounding like we’re pandering, the neighbors [are the best thing about living here]. Before we moved in, the folks who we bought our house from invited us to their going-away party, so we could meet the neighbors. As difficult as this past year has been, we’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of folks who do everything from dropping off unsolicited homemade salsa and banana cake to lending us all manner of yard equipment.” – Tom

The neighborhood has lots of wooded common land.

My lot backs up to a forested wetland, my yard has lots of trees, and a branch of Third Fork Creek runs through my neighbor’s backyard, all of which means lots of flora and fauna. I tell people I’m in suburbia when I’m in Readers’ Favorite the front yard and in the country when Neighborhood I’m in the back.

I also appreciate the proximity to Woodcroft businesses and services like Studio K Salon, Packaging Express, Park Veterinary Hospital and Ace Hardware.

My primary care doc (at Duke Health Center South Durham) and the physical therapist (at FIT Physical Therapy) who keeps my back in shape for gardening are just two miles away.

I’m a member of the Woodcroft Community Association board. I co-founded the Woodcroft Ecofriendly Landscape Committee a couple of years ago and am in charge of the initiative to control invasive plants on our common lands, which, along with a lot of volunteer work for New Hope Audubon Society, Heather hosted an Easter egg hunt keeps me busy.” in her backyard oasis last year for

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HEATHER HENRY

MOVED FROM KENTUCKY IN 2006

During [the pandemic], I had time to extend my garden into an area that had previously been a vine-and-weed patch. It was transformed into a peaceful oasis that became a hub of activity for the neighborhood children, possibly owing to the gnomes who inhabit the space. We’ve held storytimes, bear hunts, Christmas carols, Mardi Gras, Easter egg hunts and other events while being safely distanced. Several of my musician friends, in need of outdoor space to spread out, would come by for bluegrass or Cajun music jams.”

PHOTO BY SKYLAR CHAPPELL

THE DILLARDS: JASMINE, 13, ALENA, 5, DARCEL AND AMIRA, 15 MOVED FROM SOUTHPOINT AREA IN 2019

Woodcroft is an established, diverse, family- and pet-friendly community. The grounds are well-manicured, and the trails are a relaxing escape from city life. I have some of the friendliest neighbors, and the community works really hard to maintain the upkeep of homes.

My youngest has fun taking taekwondo at Master Chang’s Martial Arts. We love Oliver’s Collar Dog Treat Bakery, a cute boutique shop for pets, too. The baked ziti at Pulcinella’s Italian Restaurant is amazing, and Orient Garden offers meatless options for several popular Asian dishes. My favorite is General Tso’s tofu!” – Darcel

Melissa has been getting dinner at Nantucket Grill with Shelly Sabhikhi (left) and Laura Yurcoin (right) weekly for more than a year now.

MELISSA CHAPPELL

MOVED FROM RALEIGH IN 2015

The community is so active; someone is always out walking, running or biking. My mom and sisters [also] love to stop by Nantucket Grill when they’re in town for a half-slice of the mile-high cake, and it’s easy to walk there on the American Tobacco Trail. For dinner with friends, Shiki Sushi Asian Bistro is a favorite spot. I’ve been doing a lot of grocery shopping at Sprouts Farmers Market and, when I can, I stop by The Mad Popper.” – as told to Hannah Lee, a Woodcroft neighbor

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Breakfast/Brunch Elmo’s Diner Guglhupf Bakery, Cafe & Biergarten Monuts True Flavors Diner

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Whether it’s a big cup of soup or mix of crostini, I’ll eat whatever’s on Kelli Cotter and Billy Cotter’s menu. (Psst, Kelli and Billy, open a location in Chapel Hill, please!)”

Coffee Shop Bean Traders Beyu Caffé Cocoa Cinnamon Joe Van Gogh

– JESSICA STRINGER Chapel Hill Magazine editor

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THANK YOU FOR VOTING US FAVORITE BUILDER AND KITCHEN DESIGNER! Gail and her associates recently renovated our 100-year-old home in Trinity Park. It was a difficult job because we wanted to maintain the beautiful details of our older home, but also wanted some modern updates and conveniences. Gail and her crew were the height of professionalism and did a wonderful job...even though our renovation overlapped with the beginning of Covid-19, the job finished ahead of schedule and on budget.

We love our house to death and already used Gail again to help us renovate our screened porch.

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Place for a Date Night The Durham Hotel Mateo Bar de Tapas M Sushi Vin Rouge Barbecue Backyard BBQ Pit The Original Q Shack Picnic The Pit Vegetarian Food Goorsha Happy + Hale The Refectory Café Zweli’s Kitchen & Catering

Seafood Bennett Pointe Grill & Bar M Sushi Saint James Seafood Saltbox Seafood Joint

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I discovered Succotash last fall, and now I seek out the spicy, Southern food truck whenever I can, especially when they pull up to Ponysaurus Brewing Co. I try to order something new every time, but my go-to is the Southern Fried Chicken Sandwich and a side of fried potatoes. And do not sleep on the roasted broccoli with shaved Parmesan!”

Greek/Mediterranean Food Bleu Olive Neomonde Mediterranean Parizade Saladelia Cafe Italian Food Cucciolo Osteria Gocciolina Mothers & Sons Trattoria Pulcinella’s Italian Restaurant Pizza Hutchins Garage Pizzeria Toro Pompieri Pizza Randy’s Pizza 

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Place to Buy Frozen Treats Goodberry’s Frozen Custard Locopops The Parlour Two Roosters Ice Cream Kid-Friendly Restaurant Bull City Burger and Brewery Elmo’s Diner Makus Empanadas Pompieri Pizza Food Truck Boricua Soul Chirba Chirba Dumpling The Dankery Succotash

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I like to start my days with a run on the Woodcroft trails before hitting a yoga class at Arrichion Hot Yoga + Circuit Training Durham. Our Aussie, Miss Kona, is often at Camp Bow Wow – North Durham for a full day of fun. She recently painted her own little masterpiece, and it sits on our mantel. My partner, Brendan Marks, and I are frequently at HiWire Brewing, especially now that the Pink Lemonade Sour Session Ale is on tap. When we’re not hitting up the local breweries, we’re at Sam’s Bottle Shop curating our own six-packs.

You can often find us at KoKyu ordering the Milanesa with seaweed salad for dinner.”

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Beer Selection Crafts & Drafts NC The Glass Jug Beer Lab The Oak House at Durham Sam’s Bottle Shop

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Durham-Made Product Big Spoon Roasters Bright Black The Durham Box Durham Distillery Conniption Gin

SERVICES Veterinarian Colony Park Animal Hospital Cornwallis Road Animal Hospital Eno Animal Hospital Park Veterinary Hospital & Urgent Care Pet Sitting Camp Bow Wow – North Durham Creature Comforts Inn Park Veterinary Hospital & Urgent Care GoDog Durham

Car Wash Bull City Car Wash The Durham Ritz Car Wash & Detail Center Lightning McClean Carwash TC’s of Durham

Event Planner Events by Emily Profound Elegance Romance Concierge Services Sabrina Seymore Events The Wedding Woman

Optometrist/Ophthalmologist Academy Eye Associates Duke Eye Center Dr. Rabia Ali, Eye Care Center Dr. Tonica Johnson, Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Durham

Accountant Anthony F. Armento, CPA, PC Balentine & Borg, PLLC Nelson & Company, PA Thomas, Judy & Tucker, PA

Cosmetic/Plastic Surgeon Duke Aesthetic Center Duke Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery New Image MD Dr. Ronald Riefkohl

Financial Advisor Rodney E. Hooks Jr. Kuhn Advisors Alex G. Nelson Bryan L. Piccirillo 

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Grant Bizios Architecture is a residential architecture firm specializing in client-centered, sustainable design for new construction, additions and renovations.

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Duke Aesthetic Center is Durham’s Choice for Cosmetic and Aesthetic Services Our expert team tailors care to each of our patients, with services including: § § § §

Body contouring and aesthetic breast surgery Rhinoplasty and facial aesthetic surgery Non-surgical facial aesthetic treatments Advanced skin care and comprehensive aesthetic services

For an appointment, please call 919-681-8555.

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From left to right: Sous Chef Jacqueline & Executive Chef Queen Precious-Jewel

Indulge Catering, LLC is a labor of love. Embracing the motto “Indulge one bite, one plate, one meal at a time” is what sets Indulge Catering apart.

Executive Chef Queen Precious-Jewel is passionate about dispelling the myth that healthy food is flavorless, boring and bland. Looking to cater a corporate event or small gathering in your home? We have you covered.

We pride ourselves on providing a customized VIP experience.

THANK YOU FOR VOTING US BEST CATERER TWO YEARS IN A ROW!

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WORK SMARTER. ENJOY LIFE. Full-service accounting firm dedicated to providing professional, personalized service and guidance to individuals, businesses and not-for-profit organizations.

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Bank Coastal Credit Union State Employees Credit Union Truist Bank Wells Fargo Place to Get in Shape The 360° Approach The BodyGames Center Burn Boot Camp, North and South Durham GTA Fitness & Performance Yoga/Pilates/Barre Center Arrichion Hot Yoga + Circuit Training Durham Hollow Rock Racquet & Swim Club Pure Barre Yoga Off East Spa Bella Trio Salon & Spa Fuzion Professional Massage Therapy Posh The Salon The Retreat at Brightleaf Salon Atmosp’hair Salon Bella Capelli Salon The Heir Salon Posh The Salon Professional Photographer Nikki Whitt Belch, Fancy This Photography Morgan Crutchfield Photography Genevieve Fu, G. Lin Photography Brian Mullins Photography Lawyer Ellis Family Law Foil Law Offices Carlos E. Mahoney Mann, McGibney & Jordan 

Each month, The Honeysuckle at Lakewood will be visiting a new region, a new culture, and a new cuisine, as expressed by our executive culinary team, Chef Mark and Chef Thomas.

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The pandemic cat-apulted (sorry, couldn’t help myself) me dangerously close to crazy cat lady status. What can I say, when it comes to my princess Chicken Kitten Pickle Biscuit, I want the best!

That’s why I take her to Eno Animal Hospital for their top-notch care and compassion. And I now own several pairs of soft and snarky catthemed socks from Vaguely Reminiscent on Ninth Street.”

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Real Estate Agent Justin Burleson, Fonville Morisey/ Premier Agents Network Theresa Olson, Real Estate by Design Karen Roberts, Classic Carolina Realty Paula Walls, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Real Estate Company Classic Carolina Realty Real Estate by Design Right Time Realty West & Woodall Real Estate 

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Thank you Durham!

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We offer honest guidance in a place of uncertainty.

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Hotel 21c Museum Hotel Arrowhead Inn Bed and Breakfast The Durham Hotel Unscripted Durham Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club Travel Company AAA Maupin Travel Worldwide Adventure Guides

Builder BridgePoint General Contracting BuildSense CQC Home G Crabtree Spaces Architect Duda | Paine Architects Ellen Cassilly Architect Grant Bizios Architecture Linton Architects Landscaper For Garden’s Sake Kiefer Landscaping and Nursery New Leaf Landscaping TROSA Lawn Care

New Business Beer Tooth Taproom The BodyGames Center Heal Tree CBD Rockwood Dairy Bar

Landscape Architect & Designer Carolina Garden Company Coulter Jewell Thames For Garden’s Sake Hykes Design Roofer Alpine Roofing Chief Roofing Cole Roofing & Construction Pickard Roofing Company Painter CertaPro Painters of Durham Gonzalez Painters & Contractors Hansell Painting Company Zarazua Painting 

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Change the way you think about construction We specialize in lab & healthcare renovations, corporate interiors, facility projects and building renovations.

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Bringing Clarity to Life!

Dr. Tonica Johnson has performed over 7,000 cataract surgeries over the past 12 years.

Experienced, board-certified and fellowship-trained Ophthalmologist, specializing in Premium Cataract Surgery, Dry Eye Treatment, Glaucoma, Cornea Diseases and Diabetic Eye Disease.

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Prevention, Health and State-of-the-Art Treatment!

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We’ve grown a lot since our humble beginnings in Northgate Mall. If you haven’t visited our 12.5 acre campus at Lakewood Shopping Center, PREPARE TO BE AMAZED!

Our Artist’s Marketplace features over 60 local artists annually

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Juju is always our go-to for date night, birthdays or just to treat ourselves to some dumplings. The short rib wontons, fried chicken steamed buns, barbecue pork belly dumplings and brown butter pot de creme are all musthaves in my book! Sometimes before we grab dinner, we go by TC’s of Durham to get my car freshened up, and if we decide to keep the cocktails flowing, we book a room at Unscripted Durham and head to the Patio for lighter bites and afterdinner drinks.”

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The Museum of Life and Science is one of the top-rated destinations in North Carolina. It’s an interactive science center, a nature park with animals, and 84-acres of open-ended experiences designed to spark imagination and discovery for visitors of all ages. We’ve got bears, dinosaurs, butterflies, train rides, treehouses, stuff from outer space, and a 20-foot waterfall. Visit today!

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Venue for Community Theater The Carolina Theatre The Fruit Hayti Heritage Center Walltown Children’s Theatre

Art Gallery 21c Museum Hotel Gallery 5 Points Gallery Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University Steven Ray Miller Gallery and Frame Shop

Venue for Live Music (Large) Baldwin Auditorium (Duke Performances) The Carolina Theatre Durham Central Park Durham Performing Arts Center

Museum 21c Museum Hotel Museum of Life and Science Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University NCCU Art Museum

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Older adults compete in Durham County Senior Games and SilverArts for the chance to advance to the state and national games

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he Durham Senior Games and SilverArts, which is coordinated by Durham Parks & Recreation and sponsored by the Durham Arts Council, Durham Center for Senior Life and NC Cooperative Extension, took place from April 26-May 18. Participants 50 years and older competed in events including heritage and visual arts, basketball shooting, badminton, pickleball and more. A total of 54 entrants in this year’s games and SilverArts qualified for the statewide games, which are slated to begin on Sept. 9.

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moved to Carolina Arbors from Parker, Colorado, in 2016, is no stranger to fierce competition. She played basketball and lacrosse as a student at the University of Maryland and went on to compete as a semi-pro volleyball player. She now participates in myriad sports in the 65-69 age bracket at the Senior Games, including badminton, shuffleboard, track and field, basketball, pingpong, horseshoes, softball throwing and croquet.

Yvette was diagnosed with the rare liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis in 2001 and received a liver transplant in 2014. She competed in a 5K, cycling race, and track and field events in the Transplant Games of America that same year and went on to

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compete in two World Transplant Games, bringing home several more medals and breaking two world records.

Yvette enjoys the camaraderie among participants in the games just as much as the chance to compete. She took part in the National Senior Games in 2019 in long jump and power-walking and considered adding volleyball to her list next year. Yvette earned gold in several categories this year, including the football throw, bocce and badminton singles.

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can still do a split and half of a cartwheel,” says Louise Gooche, who retired in 2000 as the chairperson of Durham Technical Community College’s nursing program.

That same year, she began volunteering at the Downtown Durham YMCA, discovered the Durham County Senior Games and SilverArts and became a representative for the YMCA at the Olympic-style event.

When she learned that DSGSA failed to meet requirements of the North Carolina Senior Games that year, she became a champion for its revitalization, leading an ambassador program to spread the word and raise involvement. Louise was then invited to become a board member for the state’s senior games.

“As we mature, we have to keep our minds and bodies active,” she says, adding that North Carolina has the largest Senior Games program in the United States, with more than 60,000 older adults from the state taking part each year.

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peppy cheers continue to bring a burst of energy to every event they attend.

“If I’m out here trying to encourage people to maintain their mobility and their healthy lifestyle, they need to see me,” Louise says. Though cheerleading wasn’t offered at this year’s games due to the pandemic, she still showed up with a bright smile to cheer on other athletes, as she does every year.

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Only 65 older adults were able to compete in the 2021 Games, but Louise hopes a much larger number can safely rejoin the competition soon. “I really miss being out there and performing. … This year has put a lot of stress on people – especially seniors,” Louise says. She implores other older adults to get vaccinated, keep active and stay social to maintain their health, mobility and well-being.

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67, plays just about every sport offered in the 65-69 age bracket, including tennis, pickleball, horseshoes, bocce and baseball throws. He has competed in the Senior Games for close to 10 years, a tribute to his enduring enthusiasm for sports.

“I played all the sports in high school and college,” he says. Alexander graduated from Somerset Community College in 1975 and subsequently joined the Army, but returned to Durham and attended Durham Tech, where he played basketball, and North Carolina Central University, where he played tennis.

Alexander isn’t laser focused on winning, though he has some “200 to 300 medals,” he says, and placed first in seven out of the 10 competitions he entered in 2021. “The ability to be healthy enough to participate … that’s the main thing,” he says.

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lives near Duke Forest and has played basketball at the Senior Games in the 55-60 age bracket for the past four years. She prefers 3-on-3 hoops but isn’t averse to a game of pickleball, which she recently picked up. Most days of the week, she can be found exercising at Club Pilates in Chapel Hill.

“Having a strong core helps you in everything,” Cindy, 55, says.

Cindy called the Senior Games a “humbling experience” when she faced a more experienced indy Covington

AS WE MATURE, WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR MINDS AND BODIES ACTIVE.” – LOUISE GOOCHE

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opponent in a game of pickleball – though still fun. She advises others looking to keep fit to “find something that you like to do,” so exercise becomes something to enjoy rather than a chore.

Cindy placed second in pickleball singles during this spring’s competition.

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ickleball player Staci Green, 56, has played the sport for five years.

She’s been a tennis player for much longer and picked up pickleball because it was “another racquet sport to try that was new.” Staci, who’s always been active, also enjoys yoga, running, cross-training, hiking and biking, and she often works out at Planet Fitness. Staci competed in the 55-59 age bracket and usually enters in the mixed doubles category, but this year she tried her hand at the singles game for the first time, earning gold.

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ledra Hatch, 97, has

Parks and trails are at the center of many experiences and memories, and have been essential to residents who utilized these green spaces to provide some much-needed relief – mentally, physically and emotionally – over the past year.

County resident for almost two decades. He has competed in nearly every activity at the Senior Games aside from swimming – “drowning, I’d probably get first place,” he jokes. He also plays pingpong year-round.

Christopher applauds the dedication of organizers and volunteers who devote their time to the games. “I do appreciate how hard the staff work to set it up every year,” he says. “They must be having fun.” He’s been greeted by some of the same faces for the past 10 years. “They recognize me when I walk up,” Christopher says.

Most years, Christopher performs spoken-word gospel songs during the art- and performancefocused SilverArts categories of the Senior Games.

“It’d be a crime for me to try to sing them, so I recite the words,” he says. Performances were omitted from SilverArts this spring; activities were condensed and limited to visual arts, including sculpture, quilting and drawing.

July is National Park and Recreation month, and the theme this year is, “Our Park and Recreation Story.” To commemorate the occasion, Durham Parks & Recreation is asking residents to tell their park and recreation story in 100 words or fewer. Share how you used the parks and trails and discuss how beneficial they were to you during the pandemic.

Some of the stories will be featured on DPR’s social media pages and blog.

lived in Chapel Hill and Durham for more than 50 years. She moved here with her husband, John Hatch, and their three children – “little Hatch’s,” she calls them – so John could pursue his Ph.D. In 2017, Fledra’s daughter Leah Hatch secretly registered Fledra for track and field events. “I [told her], ‘You have one week to practice, you’re in the games,’ and she was nervous,” Leah says.

But Fledra did well and continues to compete every year, now in the 95-99 age group. She placed second in the 50-meter dash during the 2019 National Senior Games in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Fledra says that her children and friends see her example and draw inspiration to keep running and exercising. “Start early and keep at it,” Fledra says. She likes to hone her speed-walking skills at the Duke Center for Living Campus. Leah will join her mother at the Senior Games next year, also competing in track and field.

Email your story along with a photo to DPRInfo @durhamnc.gov

by July 2. Include “My DPR Story” in the subject line.

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THE 2021 DIRECTORY OF CONTINUING CARE, ASSISTED LIVING, INDEPENDENT LIVING, 55+ LIVING AND COHOUSING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES Assisted Living Communities BROOKDALE CHAPEL HILL ASSISTED LIVING 2220 Farmington Dr., Chapel Hill Entrance Fee One-time community fee, call for pricing Monthly Fee Range Call for pricing Contract Options Month-to-month Medicare Certified No Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted Contact Information 919-636-7649; brookdale.com BROOKDALE CHAPEL HILL ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA CARE 2230 Farmington Dr., Chapel Hill Entrance Fee One-time community fee, call for pricing Monthly Fee Range Call for pricing Contract Options Month-to-month Medicare Certified No Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted Contact Information 919-636-5247; brookdale.com BROOKDALE DURHAM ASSISTED LIVING AND DEMENTIA CARE 4434 Ben Franklin Blvd., Durham Entrance Fee One-time community fee, call for pricing Monthly Fee Range Call for pricing Contract Options Month-to-month Medicare Certified No Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted Contact Information 919-636-4242; brookdale.com BROOKDALE MEADOWMONT ASSISTED LIVING AND DEMENTIA CARE 100 Lanark Rd., Chapel Hill Entrance Fee One-time community fee, call for pricing Monthly Fee Range Call for pricing Contract Options Month-to-month Medicare Certified No Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted Contact Information 919-636-4285; brookdale.com CAMBRIDGE HILLS ASSISTED LIVING 140 Brookstone Ln., Pittsboro Cambridge Hills Assisted Living recently celebrated its 16th anniversary, serving older adults in the heart of Pittsboro. Owned by a local vet, the community proudly offers a discount to veterans.

Entrance Fee Community fee of $1,500 Monthly Fee Range $4,300 – $6,450 Contract Options None. Requires 14-day notice before moving out.

Refund Options Prorated for the first month from the move-in date.

Medicare Certified No Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted Minimum Age 65 Contact Information Ronda Stubbs, 919-545-9573 or ronda@silver-thread.com; cambridgehillsal.com CAMBRIDGE HILLS ASSISTED LIVING 5660 Durham Rd., Roxboro Entrance Fee Community Fees: $1,000 for a private room; $750 for semi-private Monthly Fee Range Call for pricing Contract Options None Refund Options Requires 14-day notice Medicare Certified No Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted Minimum Age 55 Contact Information Tracey Maloney, tmaloney@cvsliving.com; 336-598-4697; cambridgehills.com

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CALYX LIVING 4214 Guess Rd., Durham Entrance Fee Application fee required Monthly Fee Range Call for pricing Contract Options Monthly rate includes care, dining, activities, laundry and housekeeping Refund Options 14-day notice required Medicare Certified Not applicable Long-Term Care Insurance Not required Minimum Age 60 Contact Information 919-471-0091; calyxseniorliving.com CAROLINA RESERVE OF DURHAM 4523 Hope Valley Rd., Durham Entrance Fee $2,000 fee Monthly Fee Range $3,500 plus care/shared room, $5,400 plus care/ studio, $4,500 plus care/two-bedroom suite with private bedroom and shared bath. Assisted living and memory care is offered.

Contract Options Month-to-month, 2 weeks notice required before moving out Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted Minimum Age 55+ Contact Information 919-709-2924; carolinareserveofdurham.com CHATHAM RIDGE ASSISTED LIVING & MEMORY CARE 114 Polks Village Ln., Chapel Hill Entrance Fee One month’s rent Monthly Fee Range Call for pricing Contract Options Month-to-month Refund Options Community fees within 30 days of move in Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted Minimum Age 55 Contact Information 919-918-7872; ridgecare.com ELMCROFT OF HILLSBOROUGH 1911 Orange Grove Rd., Hillsborough Entrance Fee $2,000 Memory Care $4,745 – $6,255 Assisted Living $3,030 – $5,150; level of care fee is based on assessment Medicare Certified Yes Long-Term Care Insurance Yes Contact Information 919-732-9040 MEBANE RIDGE ASSISTED LIVING & MEMORY CARE 1999 S. N.C. Hwy. 119, Mebane Entrance Fee One month’s rent as deposit Monthly Fee Range $3,595 - $7,245 Contract Options Month-to-month Refund Options None Medicare Certified Yes Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted, not required Minimum Age 55 Contact Information 919-568-0083 or katlin.lewis@ridgecave.com; mebaneridge.com

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Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) CAROLINA MEADOWS 100 Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill A vibrant community where residents live a lifestyle of wellness and engagement. The 168-acre campus includes a nine-hole golf course, pristine walking trails, tennis courts, community gardens and more.

Residents enjoy six distinctive dining venues, a state-of-the-art wellness center and an auditorium that offers lectures and performances.

Entrance Fee Range $132,300 – $779,000 Monthly Fee Range $2,938 – $4,855 Contract Options Fee for Service: Housing, residential services and guaranteed access to health-related services in exchange for entrance fee and monthly fee. Health-related services are provided at per-diem rates, which vary. Home Care services are also available. Equity: See next section.

Refund Options Upon departure, resident/estate receives refund based on Entry Fee calculation and, if applicable, additional 50% of equity in the residence; calculation is current Entry Fee minus remarketing and refurbishing fees compared to original Entry Fee, and then sharing in appreciation of unit if new balance exceeds original payment.

Medicare Certified Yes, Medicare Part B Long-Term Care Insurance Not required, but welcome Minimum Age 62 Contact Information 919-942-4014; 800-458-6756; carolinameadows.org CAROL WOODS 750 Weaver Dairy Rd., Chapel Hill Entrance Fee Range $102,900 – $482,100 Monthly Fee Range $2,466 – $5,531 Contract Options Modified: Entrance fee and monthly payments cover housing, residential services such as meals and housekeeping, and some health-related services. Health-related services are provided at a discounted rate.

Refund Options Declining Refund: Pay entry fee; full refund in first 90 days; refund declines at rate of 2% each additional month; after 50 months, no refund.

Medicare Certified Yes Long-Term Care Insurance Not required; could help pay for discounted per diems.

Minimum Age 65 (co-applicant must be at least 55) but any age can get on the waiting list.

Contact Information 919-968-4511; 800-518-9333; carolwoods.org THE CEDARS OF CHAPEL HILL 100 Cedar Club Circle (Meadowmont), Chapel Hill Purchase Price Range $300,000s – $800,000s* Monthly Fee Range $3,133 – $7,782 Contract Options *Equity: Actual real estate purchase, with transfer of ownership of the unit. If resident moves to health center, no added amount except two meals per day. After 90 days, member pays discounted rate.

Refund Options Not applicable because of ownership Medicare Certified Yes Long-Term Care Insurance Not required Minimum Age 62 (co-applicant must be at least 50) Contact Information 919-259-7000; 877-433-3669; cedarsofchapelhill.com CROASDAILE VILLAGE 2600 Croasdaile Farm Pkwy., Durham Located on 110 acres in a pastoral setting that provides a country feel fewer than 6 miles from downtown Durham and 3 miles from Duke University. Residents enjoy green spaces with yards, gardening and plenty of walking trails, a dog park, lakes and a full continuum of care onsite. The central campus buildings are connected, with a state-of-the-art wellness center, an aquatic center with a heated pool/hot tub, salon/spa, gift shop, auditorium, multipurpose rooms, woodworking shop, art studio, rehab gym with water therapy pool, ambulatory clinic, multiple dining venues and a chapel.

Entrance Fee Range $59,317 – $387,605 (range includes single and double occupancy) Monthly Fee Range $2,074 – $4,743 (single occupancy with second person fee $1,312 on all residential homes) Contract Options Fee for Service: Entrance fee and monthly payments cover housing, residential services such as meals, housekeeping, utilities bundle (cable/internet), transportation and maintenance services.

Advanced levels of health services are provided at per-diem rates.

Refund Options Declining Refund: Option 1: Pay lower entry fee; refund declines at rate of 2% per month; after 50 months, no refund. Option 2: 50% Refund – pay higher entry fee; refund declines at a rate of 2% per month until 50% of residence fee is accrued; refund limited to 50%. Option 3: 90% Refund – pay higher entry fee; refund declines at a rate of 2% per month until 10% of fee is accrued; refund limited to 90%.

Medicare Certified Yes; rehab on-site Medicaid Certified Yes; Pavilion Skilled Nursing Long-Term Care Insurance Not required, but welcome Minimum Age 62 Contact Information 919-384-2475; 800-960-7737; croasdailevillage.org THE FOREST AT DUKE 2701 Pickett Rd., Durham Celebrating 29 years of community, The Forest at Duke is a vibrant continuing care retirement community located in the heart of Durham.

Homes, cottages, apartments – each offer spacious, contemporary living with access to a range of amenities coupled with wellness. At The Forest, residents discover a retirement that is as varied, engaging and multifaceted as you are. The Forest strives to strengthen the community and organizations that enrich the lives of Durham residents.

Entrance Fee Range $97,970 – $615,891 Monthly Fee Range $3,342 – $8,013 Contract Options Modified: Entrance fee and monthly payments cover housing, residential services such as meals and housekeeping, and some health-related services. Health-related services are provided at a greatly discounted rate and are free for a specified number of days.

Refund Options The Forest retains $10,000 of each person’s entry fee as a health care reserve. The remaining balance of the entry fee, the residence fee, is refundable based on the following plan: 2% of the Residence Fee accrues to The Forest at Duke each month. The refund decreases to zero over 50 months.

Medicare Certified Yes Long-Term Care Insurance Not required, but welcome.

Minimum Age 65 (co-applicant must be at least 62) Contact Information 919-490-8000; 800-278-9729; forestduke.org GALLOWAY RIDGE AT FEARRINGTON 3000 Galloway Ridge Rd., Pittsboro Crafted with heart, soul and Southern charm, Galloway Ridge is a secure, health-conscious lifestyle destination. The 62-acre campus is just south of Chapel Hill and adjacent to Fearrington Village, an 1,100-acre planned community that offers miles of trails and sidewalks. Jordan Lake and the Haw River are just a short distance away for outdoor enthusiasts.

The main building includes 248 independent living apartments, a library and business center, living room, Chapin Auditorium, Weathersfield Café, Bistro Dining Room, Camellia Fine Dining Room, Belties Lounge, billiards room, Players Lounge, a movie theater with stadium seating, art studio, woodworking shop, multiple meeting spaces and conference room. The Arbor, a Medicare-certified health care center, is connected to the main building and offers 96 private rooms for assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. The residents of the 52 independent living villas have a short walk to all of the amenities of the main building.

The Galloway Ridge WellPlex allows residents to maintain their optimal level of health and well-being. It includes the Duke Center for Living, a 20,000-square-foot fitness center, Duke Primary Care and the Center for Physical Rehabilitation. For on-campus primary care services, residents can choose between UNC Health Care within the main building or Duke Primary Care in the WellPlex. Residents and staff volunteer thousands of hours each year to local agencies and partnerships.

Entrance Fee Range $231,000 – $1,281,000 Monthly Fee Range $3,358 – $7,816 Contract Options Extensive: Entrance fee and monthly payments cover housing, residential services such as meals and housekeeping and unlimited assisted and skilled nursing. Additional meal fee required as one moves from one level of care to another.

Refund Options Declining Refund: Option 1: Time-Sensitive – Pay lower entry fee; refund declines at rate of 4% in first month; 2% each additional month; after 4 years, no refund. Option 2: 75% Refund, Not Time-Sensitive – Pay higher entry fee; receive 75% of what you paid in.

Medicare Certified Yes Long-Term Care Insurance Not required Minimum Age 62 Contact Information 919-545-2647; gallowayridge.com 

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GLENAIRE 4000 Glenaire Circle, Cary Entrance Fee Range $67,000 – $739,000 Monthly Fee Range $2,587 – $5,397 Contract Options Modified: Entrance fee and monthly payments cover housing, residential services such as meals and housekeeping and some health-related services. Health-related services are provided at subsidized rate or are free for a specified number of days.

Refund Options Option 1: Declining Refund – refund declines at rate of 2% per month for 48 months. Option 2: 50% refundable. Option 3: 90% refundable.

Medicare Certified Yes Long-Term Care Insurance Not required Minimum Age 62 (co-applicant must be at least 58) Contact Information 919-460-8095; 800-225-9573; glenaire.org SEARSTONE 17001 Searstone Dr., Cary Entrance Fee Range $378,000 – $883,000 Monthly Fee Range $3,600 – $7,640 (second-person fee, $1,530) Contract Options Type A LifeCare contract. Residents pay a one-time LifeCare fee to cover costs of assisted living, skilled nurses and/or memory support. The LifeCare program has significant tax advantages and works well with long-term care policies.

Refund Options Entrance fee 100% refundable Medicare Certified No Long-Term Care Insurance Yes Minimum Age 62 Contact Information 919-234-0339; info@searstonerla.org; searstone.com

SPRINGMOOR 1500 Sawmill Rd., Raleigh Entrance Fee Range Call for pricing Monthly Fee Range Call for pricing Contract Options Modified: Housing, residential services and some health-related services in exchange for entrance fee and monthly fee, which includes 30 days of free health care (with a maximum balance of 90 days), then is available at a discounted rate.

Refund Options Option 1: Life Occupancy – Residence & Care refund declines at 4% per month for 25 months, then no refund. Option 2: 50% Life Equity – refund declines at 2% per month for 25 months. The remaining 50% is returned to the resident or estate after residency is terminated and within 30 days of re-occupancy of the residential unit.

Option 3: 100% Life Equity – 100% of the Residence & Care fee is returned to the resident or estate after residency is terminated. The refund is available, once residency is terminated, six years after initial move-in date, or 30 days after re-occupancy of the residential unit, if six years has passed.

Medicare Certified No Long-Term Care Insurance Not required Minimum Age 62 Contact Information 919-848-7080; springmoor.org TWIN LAKES 3701 Wade Coble Dr., Burlington An intentional community that draws people from all over the country, but all residents have at least one thing in common: They want a well-rounded life surrounded by people who are engaged and living purposefully. More than 550 people in independent living enjoy the 218-acre community and all the amenities that create a lifestyle where people of all types thrive. In addition to the spacious campus, there’s no mandatory meal plan; Twin Lakes offers comparably lower fees, and the neighborhoods are filled with people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences.

Entrance Fee Range $55,000 – $291,000 Monthly Fee Range $1,634 – $3,106 Contract Options Fee-for-service contract only Refund Options 30-month declining refund & 50% refund available. 

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Overture is an equal housing opportunity. Amenities and services vary by location. Pricing and availability subject to change. *Please ask your Overture Chapel Hill team member for full details.

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Retirement should be the best time of your life. At The Village at Brookwood, you’ll find all the options you need to build the life you want. From wellness classes to dining choices, you’ll find top-of-the-line living in a comfortable community.

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Medicare Certified Yes Long-Term Care Insurance Not required Minimum Age 62 (co-applicant must be at least 62) Contact Information 336-538-1572; twinlakescomm.org THE VILLAGE AT BROOKWOOD 1860 Brookwood Ave., Burlington The community’s intimate size makes it easy to build strong friendships.

Residents can participate in physical activities that promote healthy living, feed their competitive spirit with fun games and mental challenges, de-stress with their favorite hobby or just relax. The community prides itself on its dining, including two newly renovated options: Edith Street Café and Lakeside Dining, plus a new tavern that serves beer, wine and cocktails. Enjoy engaging conversation with friends over a meal prepared by the executive chef while dining staff tends to your every need.

Entrance Fee Range Options start at $101,600 Monthly Fee Range Starting at $2,339 Contract Options Option 1: Extensive – LifeCare Residential Living: Garden Homes & Apartments, bundled services, campus amenities, maintenance and guaranteed future health care all covered by the entrance fee and monthly fee. When moving from one level of care to another, the monthly fee reflects a 58% reduction of the daily skilled nursing rate. Option 2: Fee for Service – Garden Homes & Apartments, bundled services, campus amenities, maintenance and guaranteed access to future health care are provided in exchange for entrance fee and monthly fee. Health-related services are provided at the per-diem rate.

Refund Options Declining Refund: Option 1: Extensive – Standard Refund is declining over 47 months. 50% and 90% Refund plans are also available.

Option 2: Fee for Service – Standard Refund declines over 47 months.

Long-Term Care Insurance Not required, but may help with costs related to Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Care for Fee-for-Service or LifeCare plans.

Minimum Age 62 (co-applicant must be at least 55) Contact Information 336-570-8440; 800-282-2053; villageatbrookwood.org

WINDSOR POINT 1221 Broad St., Fuquay-Varina Entrance Fee Range $58,000 – $233,000 Monthly Fee Range $2,356 – $3,363 for independent living; $3,642 – $6,014 with health-related services Contract Options Modified: Housing, residential services and specified amount of health-related services in exchange for the entrance fee and monthly fee. Health-related services are provided at subsidized rate or are free for a specified number of days.

Refund Options Declining Refund: Option 1: Life occupancy entrance fee; pay up front and 2% taken out each month over a 50-month period, after 50 months there is no refund; before then, pro-rated refund available.

Option 2: 50% Refund; refund declines at a rate of 2% per month for 25 months until 50% of residence fee is accrued; refund received only after resident passes away or moves.

Medicare Certified Yes Long-Term Care Insurance Not required, but helpful Minimum Age 62 (co-applicant must be at least 55) Contact Information 919-552-4580; 800-552-0213; windsorpoint.com

Independent Senior Living ATRIA 5705 Fayetteville Rd., Durham Entrance Fee $5,000 Monthly Fee Range Independent living: $4,300 – $4,475/one bedroom; $4,600 – $5,000/two bedroom; cottages: $5,400 – $5,700 Contract Options Independent Living: No lease term, no buy-in, monthto-month rental with 60-day move-out notice. Assisted Living: No lease term, no buy-in, month-to-month rental with 14-day move-out notice.

Refund Options 60-day notice to terminate independent living lease Medicare Certified No, except for therapy services Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted if resident meets criteria of the policy Minimum Age 62 Contact Information 919-401-0100; atriasouthpointwalk.com 

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AZALEA ESTATES 700 N. Estes Dr., Chapel Hill Entrance Fee One-time community fee of a half month’s rent Monthly Fee Range Rent starts at $2,595 Contract Options Month-to-month, 30-day move out notification Refund Options Security deposit is fully refundable and equals a half month’s rent Medicare Certified No Long-Term Care Insurance Azalea Estates does not; home heath care agency on-site and rehab does accept Minimum Age 55 Contact Information 919-929-2160; seniorlivinginstyle.com/azalea-estates; azaleaestates@hawthornret.com BARTLETT RESERVE 300 Meredith Dr., Durham Entrance Fee One month’s rent Monthly Fee Range $3,095 – $4,200 Contract Options One-year lease; 60-day notice to leave Medicare Certified Therapy services are covered by Medicare.

Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted for personal care and veteran’s benefits Minimum Age 55 Contact Information 919-361-1234; bartlettreserve.com; Sean Yule, syule@bartlettreserve.com THE CAMBRIDGE AT BRIER CREEK 7780 Brier Creek Pkwy., Ste. 410, Raleigh More than just a place to retire, this is an active community of neighbors and friends perfectly located between two premier cities. It offers the luxuries of a first-class resort with the support and services you need for optimal health, fitness and well-being.

Entrance Fee Range No entrance fee, just a deposit of $1,000 up front to get on the waitlist Monthly Fee Range $4,395 – $6,545 Contract Options Month-to-month or one-year leases Refund Options Deposit is refundable Medicare Certified Medicare accepted through on-site physician and with WakeMed Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Long-term Care Insurance Accepted Minimum Age 55 Contact Information Victoria Sosa, Marketing Director, 919-612-1054, victoria@cvsliving.com; thecambridgebriercreek.com CAMBRIDGE VILLAGE OF APEX 10000 Cambridge Village Loop, Apex Featuring well-maintained grounds, certified health facilities, an engaging event schedule and a diverse community, Cambridge Village is a vibrant, resort-style community for adults 65 and older that offers living spaces, amenities, care and services thoughtfully designed to support exceptional whole-self health and happiness for each resident.

Entrance Fee Range Community fee equivalent to one month’s rent Monthly Fee Range $2,995 – $5,895 Contract Options One-year, two-year or month-to-month lease options Medicare Certified No Long-term Care Insurance Accepted Minimum Age 65 Contact Information Katina Faulkner, Marketing Director, 919-363-2080, kfaulkner@cvsliving.com; cvsliving.com/apex DURHAM REGENT 3007 Pickett Rd., Durham Entrance Fee Range $2,750 – $4,250 Monthly Fee Range $2,200 – $4,200 on single occupancy, second-person fee Contract Options Month-to-month leases. All independent living.

Medicare Certified No medical services included Long-Term Care Insurance N/A Minimum Age 55 Contact Information 919-490-6224; durhamregent.com

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EMERALD POND 205 Emerald Pond Ln., Durham Entrance Fee Range Community fee of $3,350 – $5,550 Monthly Fee Range $2,239 – $5,100 Contract Options Month-to-month leases after 90-day commitment.

No buy-in fees.

Refund Options Community fee nonrefundable Medicare Certified No medical services included Long-Term Care Insurance N/A Minimum Age 55 Contact Information 919-493-4713; emeraldpond.net TWIN RIVERS INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING 25 S. Rectory St., Pittsboro Entrance Fee $1,500; second-person fee, $500 Monthly Fee Range Starting at $2,000/one bedroom, $3,500/two bedroom; VA/public servant discounts available Contract Options None. Requires one 30/60 day notice prior to moving out Medicare Certified No Long-Term Care Insurance Not accepted Minimum Age 65 Contact Information 919-545-0149 or 919-637-7117; michelle@silver-thread.com, cambridgehillsal.com

Post-Acute Continuing Care Systems HILLCREST CONVALESCENT CENTER 1417 W. Pettigrew St., Durham Entrance Fee No deposit or application fee required Monthly Fee Call for pricing Contract Options All-inclusive monthly rate for short-term, long-term, assisted living or respite stays Refund Options Pay only for the days spent, any unused daily rate refunded Contact Information 919-286-7705; admissions@hillcrestnc.com HILLCREST HOME HEALTH OF THE TRIANGLE 1000 Bear Cat Way, Ste. 104, Morrisville Personal care, in-home support & companion care, and respite care.

Contact Information 919-468-1204; agencydir@hillcresthh.com HILLCREST RALEIGH AT CRABTREE VALLEY 3830 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh Entrance Fee No deposit or application fee required Monthly Fee Call for pricing Contract Options All-inclusive monthly rate for short-term, long-term or respite stays Refund Options Pay only for the days spent, any unused daily rate refunded Contact Information 919-781-4900; admissions@hillcrestraleighnc.com HILLCREST THERAPY & WELLNESS 4215 University Dr., Ste. B2, Durham Physical therapy, specialty treatments and wellness programs.

Contact Information 919-627-6700; rehab.durham@hillcrestptw.com SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF CHAPEL HILL 1602 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill Monthly Fee Range Private pay is average $7,020 – $7,800/month; majority of all Medicare insurances accepted for rehab stays Contract Options Monthly rate for short-term, long-term or respite stays Refund Options Refunds for any days not used Medicare Certified Yes Long-Term Care Insurance Not required, but accepted Contact Information 919-967-1418; shcofchapelhill.com; admission. chapelhill@signaturehealthcarellc.com 

Announcing Stockton Live in a community where independence is treasured and the transition isn’t about what you give up, but what you’ve gained.

Pre-sales are open for our newest residential development. Stockton is the perfect combination of stunning, spacious apartment homes built on the gorgeous campus of one of North Carolina’s most desired retirement communities.

For more information regarding this and over 400 other residency options, please contact us at 336-538-1572.

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YOU’VE SPENT 30 YEARS BUILDING YOUR NEST EGG. NOW COMES THE HARD PART: MAKING IT LAST ANOTHER 30.

3622 Lyckan Parkway, Suite 1001 Durham, NC 27707

3622 Lyckan Parkway, Suite 1001 Durham, NC 27707

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55+ COMMUNITIES CAROLINA ARBORS 357 Carolina Arbors Dr., Durham Price Range of Houses Varies; $300s to high $500s Number of Units 1,293 Resale Status $300s to high $500s Average Size of Houses 1,500 – 2,400 sq. ft.

Amenities Included Full lawn care, full clubhouse access with an indoor/ outdoor pool and gym, more than 100 clubs and events.

Contact Information 919-701-3043, contactarbors@gmail.com; 55places.com CAROLINA PRESERVE 115 Allforth Place, Cary Price Range of Houses high $200s – low $500s Number of Units 1,360 Resale Status Resale only Average Size of Houses 1,200 – 3,500 sq. ft.

Amenities Included Tennis courts, bocce ball courts, indoor pool, outdoor pool, fitness center, clubhouse with a pottery studio and billiards, pickleball court, shuffleboard and access to Town of Cary Greenway.

Contact Information 919-467-7837; carolinapreserve.com CORBINTON AT KILDAIRE FARM 3401 Arthur Pierce Road, Cary Price Range of Houses $400s – $500s Number of Units 60 Resale Status New only Average Size of Houses 1,698 – 2,175 sq. ft.

Amenities Included Walking trail, dog park, yard maintenance, exterior home maintenance Sales Contact Katerina Dema or Veronica Solomon; 1-888-523-9070; corbintonliving.com/cary; info@corbintonliving.com

CORBINTON COMMONS – CLOSED OUT 680 Market House Way, Hillsborough Price Range of Houses low $300s – mid $400s Number of Units 70 Resale Status New only Average Size of Houses 1,600 – 2,100 sq. ft.

Amenities Included Clubhouse, walking trail, dog park, community gardens, yard maintenance, exterior home maintenance Sales Contact Julie Amos, 919-260-6348; corbintonliving.com; info@corbintonliving.com THE COURTYARDS AT SOUTHPOINT 1203 Cherob Ln., Durham Price Range of Houses high $300s – $600s Number of Units 93 Resale Status New only Average Size of Houses 1,500 – 4,000 sq. ft.

Amenities Included Clubhouse, outdoor pool, fitness center, walking trails Sales Contact Terrell Turner, 919-289-5784; epconcommunities.com CREEKSIDE AT BETHPAGE 6511 Crown Pkwy., Durham Price Range of Houses Low $300s to mid $500s Number of Units 655 Resale Status New only Avg. Size of Houses 1,294 – 2,425 sq. ft.

Amenities Included Clubhouse, fitness center, aerobics studio, community garden, social clubs, resort-style pool, tennis courts, bocce ball and pickle ball courts, trail system within natural surroundings Contact Information 919-626-3500; taylormorrison.com

Home is where my friends are.

Oh, that feeling of camaraderie, to laugh with good neighbors and friends. At Croasdaile Village, folks enjoy relaxed senior living steeped in easy fellowship and social activity. Wherever you’re from, you’re always welcome here.

CroasdaileVillage.org

Owned and operated by United Methodist Retirement Homes, Inc.

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FENDOL FARMS BY LENNAR IN BRIER CREEK 1003 White Bark Ln., Durham Price Range of Houses upper $200s – low $500s Number of Units 500 units Resale Status Primarily new Average Size of Houses 1,400 – 2,800 sq. ft.

Amenities Included Community clubhouse, fitness center, zero-entry resort-style pool with swim lanes, bocce courts, tennis courts, pickleball courts, community garden, dog park, event lawn, natural greenway trails, grandkids’ playground Contact Information 919-337-9420; lennar.com/New-Homes/North-Carolina/Raleigh

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OVERTURE CHAPEL HILL 5910 Farrington Rd., Chapel Hill Imagine carefree, maintenance-free, 55+ active adult living where you can truly focus on yourself. This vibrant community offers spacious living, an engaging lifestyle and meaningful mind, body and social amenities.

Price Range Starting at $1,200/monthly Number of Units 184 Resale Status N/A Average Size of Houses 604 – 1,365 sq. ft.

Amenities Included Continental breakfast five days a week and a monthly brunch, heated pool, outdoor lounge and terrace, fireplace, elevatoraccessible floors, happy hours and yappy hours, fitness center and yoga studio, grand club room with demonstration kitchen, 24-hour self-serving barista coffee bar, media movie theater room, game area, arts and crafts room, on-site guest suite for friends and family, concierge services, Lyft ride-hailing scheduling, 24-hour emergency maintenance services and carports available.

Sales Contact 919-907-2200; overturechapelhill.com

VILLAGE HEARTH COHOUSING 4900 Buttonbush Dr., Durham Price Range of Houses high-$300s – low-$400s Number of Cottages 28 Resale Status New only Average Size of Houses 650 – 1,150 sq. ft.

Amenities Included Self-developed and self-governed, LGBT-friendly, handicap accessible, intentional neighborhood; community-oriented, large common house, workshop, clustered accessible cottages on 15 acres, community garden.

Contact Information 561-714-8009; villagehearthcohousing.com

ELDERBERRY 60 Elderberry Ln., Rougemont Price Range of Houses low- to mid-$200s Number of Units 18 Resale Status Resale only Average Size of Houses 700 – 1,200 sq. ft.

Amenities Included Self-developed, community-oriented cohousing, hiking trails, community garden Sales Contact Mary Bennett, 919-482-4222, mbkbennett@gmail.com; elderberrycohousing.com

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DRAWING ATTENTION VISIONS OF VENICE

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 101 S. Columbia St. at Franklin St. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 919-966-5736 | ackland.org Drawing Attention has been made possible by generous support from the Ackland’s National Advisory Board.

Visions of Venice has been made possible by generous support from the Ackland’s Director’s Circle.

Left side: Joel Daniel Phillips, American, born 1989, Dyos, 2017, graphite and charcoal on paper, 94 × 42 in. (238.8 × 106.7 cm).

Gift of Cathy and Hunter Allen, 2019.50. © 2017 Joel Daniel Phillips.

Right side: James McNeill Whistler, American, active in England and France, 1834-1903, Ponte del Piovan (detail), 1879-1880, etching, frame: 17 13/16 × 13 15/16 × 1 1/4 in. (45.2 × 35.4 × 3.2 cm). Collection of Ambassador C. Boyden Gray, L2021.1.14.

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Zane Sawin, 12, runs after his sister, Leela Sawin, 9, down the stone path that connects their Lakewood home to their grandparents Jonathan Larson and Mary Kay Larson’s house next door.

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Back Porch Sessions

The Larson family traveled the world before landing in Durham B Y MARIE MUIR PHOTOG RAPHY B Y J OHN MICHAEL S I M PS O N

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erbal, black, masala chai ...” Zane Sawin, 12, and his sister, Leela Sawin, 9, take turns reciting the names of tea while their grandfather Jonathan Larson serves each person seated around the table on their screened-in back porch. Teacups, saucers and stories of global excursions float across a patterned tablecloth like sailboats on the sea.

For Jonathan and his wife, Mary Kay Larson, this afternoon ritual of sharing stories over tea is a tradition they’ve maintained across multiple states and continents for years.

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ABOVE Erika Larson, Gagan Gupta, Jonathan Larson, Leela Sawin, Mary Kay Larson, Zane Sawin and Jennifer Larson-Sawin gather for afternoon tea.

LEFT Art and artifacts from around the world fill every corner of Mary Kay and Jonathan’s house.

moved to India to continue their work with the Mennonite church.

Mary Kay met Jonathan, whose family worked with the Swedish Baptist church, while attending boarding school in the Himalayan foothills.

Jonathan and Mary Kay’s first two daughters, Karin Krisetya and Jennifer Larson-Sawin, were born in the Congo. The couple volunteered as teachers in a training school there in the early 1970s. Jonathan and Mary Kay moved back to the U.S. for a few years to earn their master’s degrees, but brought their family back to Africa in the early 1980s.

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childhood in Botswana while Mary Kay contributed to the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and Jonathan worked with refugees as a grassroots leadership trainer.

Mary Kay has since retired from an extensive career in public health while Jonathan, a retired Mennonite pastor, shares snippets of their world travels on his blog, “Traipse.”

“The reason that global wanderings continue to haunt our back porch chatter is that they yield, beyond novelty or romance, some mysterious quality; that some detail, an unexpected gesture or turn of phrase, an odd coincidence or nuance invites probing or reflection,”

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Mary Kay’s collection of textiles and home goods includes a basket called “Tears of the Giraffe” from Botswana.

Lakewood. Mary Kay felt guilty about breaking her

promise to live in close proximity to Jennifer’s family, but serendipitously, the house next door in Lakewood went up for sale the following week.

Jennifer got on a plane and bought that house, and subsequently her parents’ purchased the home next Jonathan says. “And that in turn leads to wonder, laughter, self-recognition and even poetry.”

Each of Jonathan and Mary Kay’s daughters has chosen their own life path – traveling, studying, working, falling in love and starting families in various parts of the country. The Larsons, who most recently lived in Atlanta, decided to find a smaller city closer to their children.

Erika’s “lobbying campaign,” as the family calls it, as well as the desire to be nearer to one another, led her family to Durham. Erika was the Larsons’ first daughter to plant roots here; she works in global health and was drawn to the idea of a career in the City of Medicine. She met her now-husband, Gagan Gupta, while attending Davidson College. The couple held a microwedding ceremony at the Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsborough on Sept. 5, 2020, followed by a reception at Vin Rouge. The newlyweds just bought a house near Hope Valley.

Already familiar with the area, Erika and Gagan helped jump-start the house hunt for Jonathan and Mary Kay as well as for Jennifer and her former husband, Gregory Eshleman Sawin, who were living in Boston with Zane and Leela at the time.

Jennifer settled on a kid-friendly house in Duke Forest where she could build a mother-in-law suite for her parents on the same plot of land. But Adrian Brown with Inhabit Real Estate redirected the Sawins’ plan when he found Mary Kay’s dream house on James Street in Tuscaloosaj u n e / j u ly 2 0 2 1

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What I love about the neighborhood is the diversity of this area.

You’ve got all kinds of people, and we especially like sitting out on the porch and getting to know them.”

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door. Both families closed on their homes in December 2019; Jennifer’s family moved in right away, and Jonathan and Mary Kay moved in February 2020.

Living beside one another made a positive impact on Jonathan and Mary Kay’s well-being, especially over this past year. In the peak of the pandemic, Jennifer and Gregory helped Mary Kay and Jonathan out with grocery shopping, and Jennifer would often send the kids over to play and work in their grandparents’ backyard. The families exchange home-cooked meals along the stone path that connects their homes.

“What I love about the neighborhood is the diversity of this area,” Mary Kay says.

“You’ve got all kinds of people, and we especially like sitting out on the porch and getting to know them.”

The family also enjoys staring up at the thick branches of a willow oak from four black rocking chairs on the front porch. A white picket fence and perennials frame the front yard. Jonathan and Mary Kay’s house was built and moved to its current Lakewood location in the early 1910s (where it originally sat is unknown). The folk Victorian-style “Triple A” house |

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ABOVE LEFT Floating shelves and an exposed brick fireplace that’s original to the house creates a stylish mix of contemporary and classic aesthetic. ABOVE Gagan and Ericka stroll down the Larsons’ wide central hallway.

was popular among Durham’s early working class and features three identical gable pediments – one at either end of the house and one above the front entrance.

“We like that it was a worker’s house historically because we’re people who believe in simplicity,” Mary Kay says.

Mechanics, electricians and laborers alike lived in Lakewood’s historic district and enjoyed close proximity to the Lakewood station, where a streetcar carried residents to downtown. Johnny Burleson and Walter Clark, the historic home’s previous owners, renovated the majority of the two-bedroom, two-bath cottage.

“They spared no cost or effort in putting it all together,” Jonathan says. “And we are so delighted to have ‘inherited’ the house from them.”

But Jonathan and Mary Kay also love the vintage elements of the house that remain – a wide central hallway, peaked roof, exposed brick fireplace and original windows, light fixtures and front door. The house,

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RIGHT A triangular gable pediment marks the front entrance, a telltale feature of the once-common “Triple A”-style house.

BELOW Gagan, Ericka, Jonathan, Mary Kay, Leela, Zane, Jennifer, Gregory and the kids’ “pandemic puppy,” Scout.

like the Larson family, has grown over time with the addition of an enclosed porch and a few rooms. A white bookshelf in the office hides a Murphy bed, and Jonathan and Mary Kay are turning the basement into a guest apartment, which they may offer on Airbnb.

Art and artifacts from around the world fill every corner of the house. Jennifer points to the elaborate tablecloth that covers the formal dining room table.

“Each item is the embodiment of a memory,” she says.

Next door, Jennifer, Zane and Leela’s Lakewood bungalow (built in 2013) has four bedrooms, two screened-in porches and a two-car garage. Zane walks to school at Lakewood Montessori Magnet Middle School while Leela attends Lakewood Elementary School. A hidden bookcase door that reveals a passageway between their bedrooms and a central playroom/office space is the siblings’ favorite part of their house. Erika and Gagan are expecting their first child in September and jokingly refer to Zane and Leela as “built-in babysitters.”

Settling in while in the midst of the pandemic temporarily stalled the family’s exploration of their new hometown, but thanks to the steady rollout of vaccines, they feel hopeful to resume their “Bull City bucket list” soon. “This is a town of rich history, compelling stories,” Jonathan says. “We’d love to venture into all of that at a Lakewood block party with our neighbors as a kind of festive jailbreak. Our potluck contribution would be a thali of rice and curry and a pot of masala chai.”

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NETWORKING DOWNTOWN DURHAM SUMMIT

1 Nicole J. Thompson.

2 Perkins + Will Managing Director Zena Howard.

Downtown Durham Inc. hosted its annual Downtown Durham Summit virtually this year on April 21. Hundreds of industry experts, panel leaders, major developers, and elected officials and staff convened to share the economic and social impacts of COVID-19 in their respective fields, in addition to new projects on the horizon. This year’s four-hour event was led by DDI President and CEO Nicole J. Thompson, who started the Zoom meeting with a brief overview of DDI’s annual report. She discussed the economic successes and difficulties from the past year, upcoming commercial developments, and partnerships to support the struggling culture and arts scene.

“Downtown is more than just the numbers; we need to ensure that we protect and honor the culture that makes downtown so special,” Nicole said. “And as downtown continues to grow and prosper, we must ensure that this growth includes everyone.”

Keynote speaker Bruce Katz concluded the online event by focusing on the economic shock caused by the pandemic but also the economic opportunities ahead.

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3 Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina CEO Christopher Chung.

4 Durham City Manager Wanda Page.

5 Capitol Broadcasting Company Senior Vice President Michael Goodmon.

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REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FORUM The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro hosted a virtual Regional Economic Development Forum as part of its 2021 Critical Issues Series on April 22. Some 120 listeners tuned in to the hourand-a-half Zoom meeting to hear from influential leaders from Orange, Durham and Wake counties. Each of the speakers shared hallmarks of their county, points of progress and key drivers for success as well as reflections on the interconnectedness of the Research Triangle region and areas of opportunity going forward.

Some of the key takeaways included: • Health care is the top industry employer in the core of the region, with nearly 120,000 employees. Right now there are 65,000 job openings across all industries, and the three employers recruiting the most workers in health care are: WakeMed (1,200-plus), UNC Health (1,000) and Duke Health (900).

• Research Triangle Park had $3.5 billion in new investments and 2,000 jobs created in 2020. The Research Triangle Foundation is modernizing RTP with Frontier, Boxyard and Hub RTP. • Software/IT and biomedical/life science clusters – think Google, Apple and FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnologies – are driving the region’s economic development growth.

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Apple announced in late April it will invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina, a move expected to create at least 3,000 new jobs. Apple plans to construct a campus in Research Triangle Park and establish a $100 million fund to support school and community initiatives in “the greater Raleigh-Durham area” and the state as a whole. Apple will also contribute more than $110 million from state income taxes paid by its new employees into an infrastructure fund that will support 80 rural counties. Once in effect, Apple’s investments are predicted to generate more than $1.5 billion in annual economic benefits for the state.

Salon on April 14. Owner Michelle Ghassemi officially opened the salon’s second location in mid-November 2020 at 8128 Renaissance Pkwy, Ste. 102. Meraki Durham provides haircuts, color, extensions and makeup services using eco-friendly products and practices, and currently has six stylists on staff.

Grau Building Company named Jennifer Hutton as its design and selections manager in May. Hutton is from Buffalo, New York, and has worked as a kitchen and bath designer since 2013. She was one of the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s 30 under 30 outstanding young professionals in 2020 and received the top designer award from Kemper Cabinetry in 2015.

The Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, alongside Mayor Steve Schewel, held a ribboncutting ceremony for Meraki

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Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business professor Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji

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was appointed to a senior role in President Joe Biden’s administration to work on policies related to competitiveness, innovation, trade and economic growth.

Chatterji will serve as chief economist of the United States Department of Commerce, acting as the principal economic adviser to the secretary of commerce. He previously worked in President Obama’s administration as a senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. “I am passionate about creating policy that unlocks the best in American innovation and entrepreneurship,” Chatterji said in a press release. “I am grateful for the opportunity to put my research at Duke to work by crafting policies that strengthen our economy and businesses.

I hope my academic and policy work can contribute to U.S. economic growth and expanding opportunities for all Americans.”

Dr. Alan List was appointed as Precision BioSciences’ chief medical officer on April 15. The world-renowned hematologist has extensive experience in the development of hematology and oncology products. Before

Precision, Dr. List worked at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, for 16 years and was its president and CEO from 2012 to 2019. He succeeds Dr. Chris Heery.

Rob Shields will leave his position as executive director of ReCity Network on July 1 after almost seven years with the coworking space.

Shields joined its team in 2014 after a decade in nonprofit management. “ReCity is what it is because Rob is who he is,” said Board Chairman KJ Hill.

“We will always be grateful for the example and leadership Rob has provided in the first leg of this race, and I am confident in ReCity’s future because of the foundation Rob has set.” Shields will stay on to assist Kevin McLeod in his transition to interim director and to produce ReCity’s “JUST” podcast, “a platform to tell the stories of the people working to build thriving communities rooted in justice.”

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globally advance their vaccine and therapeutic programs, and Durham Technical Community College announced a new partnership in early May to offer apprenticeships to graduating high school seniors and military veterans. The initiative begins this summer and aims to close the skill gap in the life sciences industry by offering on-the-job training at KBI Biopharma and related instruction at Durham Tech.

Ablr and The Diversity Movement in Raleigh announced a joint strategic partnership in April. The companies hope to strengthen their shared missions of creating more space for diversity, equity and inclusion both online and in person.

“We are absolutely thrilled to join in this partnership with The Diversity Movement, the standard for diversity and inclusion consulting, training and products,” said Ablr cofounder and Chief Revenue Officer Mike Iannelli.

Precision Fermentation partnered with The 5th Ingredient to debut the first combined fermentation data collector and brewery operations management system in April. Precision’s BrewMonitor can now deliver live data directly to Beer30, The 5th Ingredient’s fermentation management system. Automated fermentation data collection enables brewery staff to save time and effort by dramatically reducing the need for manual fermentation sampling and

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MOVEMENT & DEVELOPMENT

Get Spiffy CEO Scot Wingo found that Triangle startup companies called “tweeners” raised about $200 million in 2020. Wingo defines tweeners as tech companies headquartered in the Triangle with $1–$79 million/year in revenue or 10-499 employees.

Investments in tweeners went down 54% from 2019 but, in spite of the pandemic, the total number of tweeners increased by 78%.

M&F Bank, the second oldest Black-owned bank in the country, saw significant growth in 2020. Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank and JPMorgan Chase invested a collective $18 million into M&F, bringing the bank’s assets up to $309 million. “We’re the only institution at the moment that has received investments from the four largest banks,” M&F President and CEO James Sills said. “So that’s a testament to the strength of our bank, the health of the

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bank and the soundness of the institution.” M&F plans to invest the money in technology and automation and to refurbish its branches. “But the greatest thing that we want to do,” Sills added, “is we want to provide more capital to businesses out in the communities that we serve.”

Ablr launched a disability inclusion training course in early April aimed at helping HR professionals and business leaders integrate disability inclusion in their culture, strategy and operations. The course includes five hours of self-paced content along with video discussions and downloadable documents.

“We felt it was important

to embrace the mantra of ‘Nothing about us, without us,’ and we were intentional about being inclusive of different voices as we built out this self-paced training,” said CEO and cofounder John Samuel. Course participants will learn about assistive devices, best practices for communication, disability law and more.

Lolli, a Durham-based bitcoin rewards company, announced in March it raised $5 million from venture capital fund Seven Seven Six. Lolli gives users free bitcoin when they shop at any of a collection of 1,000-plus retailers including Kroger and Best Buy. As of the announcement, Lolli users earned more than $3 million in bitcoin rewards. The funds will support development of Lolli’s mobile app and international expansion.

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“This will be an important test of PVSRIPO’s versatility – and we’re optimistic,” said Dr. Garrett Nichols, Istari’s chief medical officer. The first trials will test the treatment on bladder cancer patients, and enrollment is expected to begin in mid-2021.

NC IDEA also selected eight finalists from 174 applications from across the state for its 31st SEED grant cycle in midMay. Durham-based startups Couplet Care, which offers tools for improving patient safety and clinical efficiency while promoting positive mother and infant health outcomes, and Protect 3D, which uses 3D technology to give medical professionals the ability to provide fully custom protective devices, received a $50,000 grant each, providing the critical funding they need to scale faster.

AWARDS & HONORS

Shelley McPhatter, president and founder of BridgePoint General Contracting, was inducted into the 2021 North Carolina Women Business Owners Hall of Fame on May 4. McPhatter received a Triangle Business Journal Women in Business Award in 2020. BridgePoint specializes in corporate interiors, health care renovations and facility projects.

Dr. Jonathan Piccini and Duke University Medical Center were honored by the Arrhythmia Association in April.

Duke University Medical Center was awarded Center of Excellence status, and Dr. Piccini was recognized as a pioneer in the management of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), a heart rhythm disorder in which the heart suddenly beats rapidly and is estimated to affect nearly 400,000 Americans. “I hope more centers apply to

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be an SVT center of excellence so that, collectively, we can build a comprehensive global resource for patients looking for specialist SVT care,” Dr. Piccini said.

ALL IN GOOD FUNDS

Durham-based companies LiRA, which develops lipreading technology for voiceless medical patients, and Caia were two of 19 startups selected to receive a $10,000 grant from NC IDEA during its sixth MICRO grant cycle in April. “It is simply because of limitations in funding that we cannot fund more of these promising startups,” said Thom Ruhe, president and CEO of NC IDEA. The 19 companies

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were chosen from a total of 186 applicants after a three-month competitive process.

Isolere Bio Inc. announced its receipt of $7 million in seed funding on May 5. Isolere’s CEO Kelli Luginbuhl co-founded Isolere in 2017 with the goal of increasing access to medication by streamlining medication production. The funds will be used for further development and commercialization of Isolere’s technology.

Durham was named the No. 2 best large city to start a business in, according to a report that personal finance website WalletHub released in April. One hundred cities were ranked based on business environment, business costs and access to resources.

Durham’s unemployment rate is one of the most recovered in the nation, according to another report from WalletHub released in April. Durham ranks No. 18 out of the 180 cities evaluated with an unemployment rate of 4.1%4.37%.

WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities based on 28 key indicators of careerfriendliness and determined that Durham was the No. 9 best place to start a career. The data set ranges from the availability of entry-level jobs to monthly average starting salary to housing affordability.

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SIGNS OF LIFE

THE EASING OF RESTRICTIONS SPURRED HOPES FOR RECOVERY IN HARD-HIT INDUSTRIES LIKE RESTAURANTS, RETAIL AND THE ARTS

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Indications were that business will boom this summer, even if the reawakening is a gradual one. Restaurant patios were full, but with distantly spaced tables. Arts venues booked their first indoor shows for the fall. Sales were up at stores, though some were limited by a workforce shortage that was taking place across the nation.

“The headline here is that business is coming back, and that’s exciting, and it is what we’ve all been waiting for,” said Susan Amey, president and CEO of Discover Durham. She pointed to promising numbers from the travel industry: Destination Analysis reported that 87% of Americans planned to travel this summer. That’s encouraging news for the hotels, restaurants and retailers that rode out the storm of the pandemic, considering that 12.5 million visitors contributed $932 million to the Durham economy back in 2019.

A surprising number of new businesses are also positioned to reap the rewards. Nicole Thompson, president and CEO of Downtown Durham Inc., said during this year’s State of Downtown Durham Summit that 27 new restaurants, bars and shops opened in 2020. She also announced that at least 14 merchants intended to open downtown this year.

ABOVE Server Rachel Andries provided the bubbles for Brooke Jenkins and Pascale Lecuire, who celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary in April at Bar Virgile’s outdoor patio in a nearby parking deck. BELOW Daniel Sartain, Will Sink, Holland Falls, Nellie Vail and Griffin Prather toast at the bar inside Annexe, which Sartain and Vail opened just days before the pandemic shutdown last year. “Our original concept was a place for everyone with a classy, fem, funky twist and good, quality offerings,” Vail said. “With everyone’s support, we will hopefully get back to that very soon.”

“The downtown community weathered a devastating economic year, but still saw growth,” Thompson said. “We are seeing some signs that life is coming back.”

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Theatre were shuttered in March 2020. Third Friday, Durham’s monthly art walk and gallery crawl, was also canceled. The Carolina Theatre held occasional events on its plaza, and DDI tried to pump some life into downtown by hosting The Streetery, closing various downtown streets for use by restaurants and retailers. (The Streetery will continue on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month through October of this year.)

Downtown grows busier now that the Durham Bulls have returned with limited ticket sales, theaters are booking indoor events for the fall, and Third Friday has begun a gradual return. Musicians performed outdoors and Golden Belt Artists reopened their gallery for the Third Friday in May. The Hayti Heritage Center has planned another LIVE! From the Fayetteville Street Corridor event on June 18. Gina Rozier, director of marketing and communication for DDI, said

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they are following the lead of artists and gallery owners “with a goal of Third Friday being fully back in June, if possible.”

Sherry DeVries, executive director of the Durham Arts Council, said she was hopeful DAC would hold its first Third Friday event of the year in June, though at limited capacity. DAC has allowed gallery visits by appointment since the fall. A few art classes have also returned to the building and to the clay studio at Northgate Mall. And while DAC canceled this year’s CenterFest arts festival, which typically draws 30,000 people downtown in September, they plan to hold the Durham Art Walk Holiday Market in November. Meanwhile, DAC raised a record-breaking $650,000 to help support artists during the pandemic.

“It’s going to take time for audiences to feel confident in coming back to theaters and auditoriums and festivals,”

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DeVries said. “In the meantime, we’re just doing what we can to support the arts community and help the arts stay alive until we can get to the other side of this.”

Randy McKay, president and CEO of The Carolina Theatre, said they won’t hold their first live performances until September (DPAC also projected a reopening in late summer or early fall), but he hoped to reopen the cinema earlier in the summer. The Carolina Theatre experimented with outdoor movies, concerts and concession sales in 2020, but the cost of staffing events below full capacity was too great.

“I guess the question remains, and that’s across the industry: How comfortable are folks in coming back indoors in large numbers and in big groups?” McKay said. “Will we see the ticket sales that allow these shows to be sustainable or not? I’m pretty bullish on

that concept because I know I can’t wait to get back to going to concerts and events, and it seems like that’s true of almost everybody I talk to.”

The prospect of restrictions lifting has also put every artists’ agent on the phone. The theater’s calendar is packed from September on, which is a positive sign.

“This has been an excruciatingly difficult year for so many people,” McKay said.

“I’m extremely excited to get our community back together, to have fun together.”

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he evidence suggested many in Durham were ready to have some fun. At Jewelsmith in Erwin Square, sales began to reach and even exceed prepandemic levels this spring.

Manager Kristine Wylie Warsaw said that once vaccines became widely available, appointments

durham inc. were completely booked by enthusiastic customers who were ready to get out and celebrate.

“We fully supported people wearing jewelry in their sweatpants,” Warsaw said, but added that people “love getting dressed up and having somewhere to go, and jewelry is a big part of the wardrobe.”

Early on in the pandemic, Jewelsmith was not open to visitors at all. Employees shipped jewelry to customers until the store began offering curbside pickup last summer. Despite an initial 50% drop in revenue, all 15 employees stayed on, first paid by owner Linda McGill and eventually by a Paycheck Protection Program loan.

Warsaw said Jewelsmith would continue requiring appointments for the foreseeable future, though they do allow walk-in traffic if there is room in the store.

“Right now we are going to stay with this model,” she said.

“It’s working for us, and it just keeps everyone comfortable when they shop.”

Business at Ninth Street store Vaguely Reminiscent also revitalized in the spring. In April, customers bought shoes, clothing and jewelry at almost pre-pandemic levels, which was “a bit of a surprise,” owner Carol Anderson said. “I think it’s just pent up. [People feel] like, ‘I haven’t done anything, I haven’t bought anything in a year.’”

When they first reopened in 2020, Vaguely Reminiscent sometimes went hours without a customer. Anderson obtained a PPP loan to pay all of her staff for as long as she could, but some part-time workers did not want to return in person.

She launched a new website and began taking call-in orders to increase business. And the community responded.

“There’s no words, honestly, to thank people for that kind of support and commitment to local businesses,” Anderson said.

Anderson gradually resumed store hours as walk-in traffic

grew, but said she needs more He and Chef Zweli Williams employees before the store can made financial sacrifices to hire return to its old hours. The store a kitchen manager back from was staffed by three employees Taco Bell, a story similar to what instead of the usual six or seven. they’re hearing from many small Anderson has struggled to find business owners. qualified applicants to fill the “We are all having the same openings. conversations,” Leonardo said.

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Cocktails Their landlord Bar Virgile asked for the keys back on the same day they found out they had won a $25,000 grant.

The couple felt the deep imbabwean restaurant Zweli’s support of loyal customers who Kitchen & Catering was one of ordered food and helped them those businesses. line up funding. Zweli’s gave “If what we’re getting now back to the Durham community is any telltale sign of what’s to by cooking almost 50,000 meals come, yeah, we’re going to be for those in need. alright,” co-owner Leonardo Now that the patio and dining Williams said after a busy room are busy, and business is weekend at Zweli’s in May. But looking up, Leonardo and chef he said they needed to hire six Zweli are looking to expand. They more employees to keep up with are talking to landlords in Chapel demand.

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Durham about opening a smallscale samosa shop. Cities like Rocky Mount have reached out to them as well.

“People now know if you bring a Zweli’s to your city, you’re going to get a heavy load of community engagement and community service from us,” he said.

In downtown, Bar Virgile and its sister bar, Annexe – which opened just days before the pandemic shutdown – also experienced strong community support. Bar Virgile owner Daniel Sartain said he was grateful to have a landlord who was willing to defer rent and also to have generous customers, some who shoved money under the door for his staff in the early days of the pandemic. He and Annexe business partner Nellie Vail made constant changes for months to try and bring in revenue, from converting the dining room into storage for to-go boxes to opening a swanky outdoor patio in the nearby parking deck. They even managed to generate some revenue selling sangria last spring.

The financial situation improved with PPP loans, vaccines for their employees and customers, and warmer temperatures.

“Thankfully spring came and the patio’s been full ever since,” Sartain said. “Hopefully we are done with pivots, because I think we’re about out of them and frankly exhausted from them.”

Sartain recently decided to stop taking reservations and revert back to first-come first-served seating. Bar Virgile also stopped offering curbside delivery so employees could focus on serving the customers inside. And those customers were eager to see friends, clink glasses and watch the bartenders work their magic.

“Even though they’re 6 feet apart, I see people talking and raising their glasses to one another, and it just kind of gives you hope,” Sartain said.

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Justine Harvey & Justin Mitchell B Y G RE TA T RAVAG L IA P HOTO B Y PH OTO S BY CL AY, PH OTO S B YC L AY. CO M

Wedding date October 23, 2021

Neighborhood Huntington Valley Occupations Justine works as a scientist

at Catalent Pharma Solutions in Morrisville, and Justin is a physical therapist at Wake Forest Physical Therapy.

Crossed Paths Justine and her co-worker signed up for a summer adult soccer league in 2014 and were placed on a team where Justin was captain. The pair exchanged emails prior to the season’s kickoff, and Justine told Justin she wanted to be the team’s goalkeeper. Justine jokes about Justin fighting for her before they even met, as he requested that she remain on the team when the league attempted to move some players to another team. Once they finally did meet, it was

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only a matter of time before they fell head over heels for each other. They moved to Durham together in 2019.

The Proposal Justine planned a weekend getaway in Asheville for Justin’s 30th birthday in September 2020. After getting brunch with Justine’s cousins and going on a zipline tour, the pair spent Sunday driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway and hiking at Mount Mitchell State Park. On the hike down the mountain, they reached a secluded trailhead, and Justin popped the question. “The proposal was completely unexpected,” Justine says. “What I had planned to be a birthday getaway for him turned into an engagement celebration for the two of us!”

The Big Day The couple’s ceremony and reception will take place at Donnaha Valley Farm in Tobaccoville, North Carolina. The event will be catered by Thyme 2 Cater, with Cakes and Cookies by Dena providing the wedding cake.

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Mathias Marchington & Christina Wytko B Y G RAC E B E A S L E Y P HOTO G RA P H Y B Y KE NT CO R L E Y; KEN TCORLEY. COM

Wedding Date November 15, 2020

Occupations Christina is the educational programs assistant at

the Gregg Museum at N.C. State University, and Mathias is a freelance illustrator and animator who also works at Bulldega Urban Market.

Crossed Paths The pair met at UNC Wilmington on their first day of class in 2012. Mathias says it was love at first sight; Christina was more skeptical. They dated other people and crossed paths occasionally. In 2016, their final year of college, they reconnected over the death of Pepper, Christina’s dog. “After four years of acquaintance, we … carefully stepped down into love, rather than fall,” Christina says.

The Proposal Mathias and Christina visited Durham from Columbia, Missouri, where Christina was pursuing her master’s in art history, on New Year’s Day in 2019. Mathias suggested they go up to the roof of The Eleanor building on Rigsbee Avenue to “enjoy the weather,” though temperatures hovered around freezing. After a look at the sunset, Mathias took out a little black box that held a family heirloom from his Welsh grandparents and dropped to one knee so hard he bruised it. He doesn’t remember what happened next, but Christina said, “Yes.” The Big Day The wedding initially called for a big gathering at the Cliff Hotel in Gwbert, Wales, but shifted to a seven-person event outside a home in Hillsborough due to COVID-19. Morgan Howell Moylan of West Queen Studio created floral arrangements for the ceremony and let the couple use her backyard for the celebration.

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joined the event through Zoom and FaceTime. Mathias’ sister, Sophia Marchington, baked a three-layer wedding cake, steamed Christina’s dress, “ran back and forth between houses and ultimately kept the peace and the calm,” Christina says. Mathias’ mother, Anna Marchington, was also in attendance, and his father, Philip Marchington, walked Christina down the driveway to Mathias.

Favorite Moment “The moment I will remember forever is when [my friend and wedding officiant] Ellen Steinberg, turned to me and said, ‘Christina, you may now kiss the groom.’ It was a total surprise to us all and she nailed it,” Christina says. “According to my grandmother, I threw myself at him. She’s not wrong.”

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