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y son, Benjamin Addison Francis, graduated on December 12 from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest with a Master of Arts degree in ethics. He is currently a ministry intern at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Durham and is pursuing full-time Christian ministry. Ben is married to Tera, a first-grade teacher at Hillandale Elementary School. They are the proud parents of Eli, 2, and are expecting a baby boy in April 2015. My daughter, Elizabeth Rae Francis, graduated on December 14 from UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in sociology and anthropology. She has been working as an intern with Baptist Children’s Home in Thomasville since last summer and will begin a full-time job as a case manager in January 2015. Ben and Rae have a long family lineage and deep roots in the Durham area. MARC FRANCIS

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careful consideration. If stories need to be reworked, if additional photos are needed, if the design needs to be modified, we do it, even if it means we have to call our printer and tell them we’ll be a day or two late. The process reminds me of Durham, a place built upon a “let’s roll up our sleeves and get it done” mindset. And so, our 50th issue isn’t really about us. It’s about our city and the tremendous momentum it has gathered in recent years, especially since we launched in 2008. In this special issue – which is also unique because it’s an inch wider, as each issue will be from now on, a decision we made to enhance the reader experience – we look back in tribute at milestone moments. And we look forward with eager anticipation. New hotels, more downtown residents, more outstanding restaurants, a growing community of entrepreneurs – there’s plenty to look forward to. It will be quite a ride, creating the next 50. DM

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A Trip Down Memory Lane Highlights from our first 49 issues Where Are They Now? Catch up with some of our subjects from over the years By the Numbers Seven years of magazines, dissected Mayor Bill Bell on Durham Then and now View Finder Our photographer since the beginning, Briana Brough looks back on thousands of Durham images. PLUS! A collection of her favorite shots. The American Tobacco Campus, 10 Years In A Q&A with Michael Goodmon

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Stuff We Like

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Alex Denson, advocate for the homeless

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Tying the knot, Bull City style

SEEN & HEARD 23 Giving Gathering 24 Caring House Gala 25 Bull City New Year’s Eve 26 RIP, Jovian 26 Food Bank Volunteers 29 Tails at Twilight 29 Durham Story Studio

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SarahBelle Selig By Amanda MacLaren

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SarahBelle Selig has the world at her fingertips

– it’s one that she created when she wrote her first novel, The Dim Between, at age 17. A back and forth of two narratives, the storylines follow the characters William in 1937 Palestine and Levi in Britain in 1978. While their perspectives are fictional, the story is based on the true events of the Palestinian Arab Revolt and the murders of the Yorkshire Ripper. “I knew going into it I wanted to write historical fiction, as a lot of the time history provides a better plot than a writer could ever conceptualize,” says SarahBelle, now 18 and a freshman at University of Southern California. “In the novel writing program at my school, I was able to work through the research, which probably ended up taking more time than the actual writing itself.” Her teacher at Jordan, Stuart Albright, owns McKinnon Press in Durham and publishes a few of his students’ stories each year. “Albright is absolutely nothing short of an editing genius,” SarahBelle says. “My book would not be around without his guidance. I’ve had so much fun working with him.” She plans to send out as many agent queries as possible to larger publishing firms across the country in hopes of selling to a larger audience. Right now, The Dim Between can be purchased at Lulu.com. SarahBelle hopes to one day write another novel, but at the moment she’s focusing her classes at USC. An international relations major (and considering a double major in cinema), she’s entertaining the possibility of working in foreign policy or in arts and literature advocacy in D.C. or abroad. “I absolutely love traveling, and I hope to continue traveling with my career in the future,” she says. Amid her other hobbies, like ballroom dancing, SarahBelle’s admiration for the written word is pronounced. “In the honors writing program, I’m constantly reading new works, and it has fed my book addiction to the point of no return.” DM 12

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The second annual Art of Cool Festival will spread the sounds of sweet jazz notes through the streets of Durham April 24-26. Over those three days, more than 30 world-class performances will take place on two outdoor stages and inside five music venues. A free kickoff party in Durham Central Park features live music and a food truck rodeo. Created by the Art of Cool Project – a nonprofit dedicated to presenting, promoting and preserving jazz-influenced music – this year’s festival features not one, but two headliners: The legendary Roy Ayers and North Carolina native Anthony Hamilton (pictured) perform Friday and Saturday, respectively. For more information and tickets, visit aocfestival.org. 14

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A part of our Taste event series, we invite you grab a seat on a Greenway Transit bus, which will take you to three barbecue joints where you can enjoy the quintessential North Carolina meal paired with local brews. Kicking off at noon on March 7 and led by All About Beer Magazine Publisher Daniel Bradford, the first stop will take you to sample beers from Hillsborough’s Mystery Brewing Company and food from Hillsborough BBQ Company. Stop No. 2 is at The Original Q Shack, where beer from Top of the Hill will be waiting. Finally, get off the bus at The Pit for barbecue paired with Steel String Brewery beer. A bluegrass band will also perform at this final stop. Tickets are $65 and are on sale now at tastetheevent.com. For updates about this and other upcoming events, follow Taste on Twitter - @tastetheevent. u

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Tre Bella, which began as a florist shop on Broad Street and has expanded to a bridal

salon downtown, opened a boutique below the salon at 124 E. Main St. in November. Some of the brands they carry include Tulle clothing, kids’ toys by Jelly Cats and Meghan Browne Jewelry. “[Her] designs are fun, sparkly and trendy without being too over the top,” says Rachael Price, who owns Tre Bella with her sister, Rebecca Simmons. “And her price point is so amazing – earrings, bracelets and necklaces between $10 and $45.” The shop hosts a plethora of in-store events and will have a Valentine’s Day celebration on Friday, February 13, from 5 to 7p.m. “We will have food, drinks and a favor for all our customers,” Rachael says. “We always say you have to spoil yourself on the holidays!”

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What are the common misconceptions about cider?

another. Or a “like and like” pairing – where

about cider – it’s also provided the opportunity

they have similar characteristics.

for people to get serious about cider. They can

go into a bar and say, “I’ll have the wine.” Or

Serious Cider paired with really fatty food like

it’s a building process. We think it will lay the

fried oysters or pizza. You have a lean, elegant,

foundation for a real growth business for fine

acidic beverage cutting through and contrast-

cider.

DIANE People think it’s one thing. You wouldn’t “I’ll have the beer.” People say, “I’ll have the cider.” The second misconception is people think of beer when they think of cider. You don’t brew cider. It’s fermented. It has nothing in common with making beer. ... Cider is an agricultural product like wine. ... In the cider world, local does not equal good. Chefs love local tomatoes and local green beans and local asparagus because when you ship them, the flavor deteriorates. But with apples, the local apples that you can find in N.C. and Virginia are not good cider apples. Very few are. Variety is more important than where it’s from. That’s another way that cider is like wine. CHUCK Another misconception is that all cider is cider. We interpret it as cider fruit grown to be made into cider. Some folks use cheap concentrate to make an apple-based drink and call it cider. Identity and prominence are a big

So a contrast pairing I really like is our dry

ing. One “like on like” pairing that’s really good is our Sweet Stayman Cider – it’s a great thing to drink with barbecue. A full-flavored cider with residual sugars is paired with a very fatty pork shoulder. Cheese pairings are a good place to start. A full-flavored, aged gouda that’s really rich and caramely – a like pairing would be our Sweet Stayman. A contrast pairing would be our First Fruit, which has a lot of tangy, crabapple acid-

DIANE People are more experimental about drinking. And eating. They don’t just drink chardonnay and cabernet. They’re being gluten free, [which cider is].

What is your favorite of your ciders?

DIANE Our Serious Cider. But sometimes a cider that dry is a challenge for new cider drinkers. Two years ago, we started making Handmade.

ity in it, with cheddar or manchego.

That’s really grown in popularity. You could call

The cider industry is growing. Why do you think cider is having a moment right now?

thing, I would choose that one.

CHUCK It’s very trendy, and it’s the beginning of a moment. We hope it’s not a 15-minutes-of fame kind of deal. Mass-market cider – while it’s provided a gateway for people to learn

challenge in the cider world.

start exploring other levels of cider. We think

it light. If I’m going to drink without eating any-

CHUCK It’s kind of misleading that we call it Handmade because everything we do is handmade. I like First Fruit because it’s so universal. I’m a real middle-of-the-road type person. I’m not prone to extremes.

What’s your best advice to someone who has never tried cider before?

DIANE Buy several ciders at the same time and

Handmade

get some friends; taste them together and talk about the differences. We really believe quality is visible if you taste side by side. One of the things we do is regular blind tastings. We get

New York Times’ Favorite Cider!

five or six ciders, put them in brown paper bags – we’ll taste all of them and talk about our reactions. Some of our cider will be in there. It’s very educational.

On April 24 at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, you’ll be pairing different ciders with different courses. What foods go best with cider? DIANE A great way for the general public to

think about pairing any beverage is to think in two categories – a contrast pairing, where the food is one flavor profile and the beverage is

Sweet Stayman

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Serious Cider

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go to tastetheevent.com COMING SOON

BBQ, Beer & Bus Tour Grab a seat on a Greenway bus and enjoy grub from three barbecue spots,

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each paired with local brews. All About Beer’s Publisher, Daniel Bradford, will lead the crew to educate you about >> Stop #1: Mystery Brewing in beers and food from Hillsborough BBQ Company.

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>> Stop #2: The Original Q Shack, where beer from Top of the Hill will be waiting. >> Stop #3: The Pit barbecue pairs nicely with Steel String Brewery beer. At this final stop, a bluegrass band

WHERE Meet at the Greenway bus beside The Pit in downtown Durham. (321 West Geer Street)

Ricky Moore of Saltbox Seafood Joint and John Eisensmith of Six Plates prepare a four-course elegant dinner in the beautiful Sarah P. Duke Gardens paired with The New York Times “America’s Favorite Cider Award Winner,” Foggy Ridge Cider.

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The best burger makers in the Triangle face off at Fullsteam Brewery, which is providing the beer. Bring the whole family!

Taste 40 of the best dishes and beverages this area has to offer at The Durham Armory. Purchase VIP tickets to gain access to a reception beforehand that’s hosted by Lantern’s Andrea Reusing.

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Burger Smashdown

will perform! WHEN Saturday, March 7 from 11:30am to 3pm

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Foggy Ridge Cider Dinner

our local beer scene. Hillsborough, where you’ll sample their

Winter lunch, plus beer and liquor tastings, and mimosas and bloody marys at Top of the Hill’s Great Room. Watch UNC men’s basketball take on Pitt.

The Annual Grand Taste Experience

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Durham’s best bartenders – representing Bar Lusconi, Alley Twenty Six, Revolution, Piedmont and Nana’s – pair creative cocktails with heavy hors d’oeuvres by Piedmont’s Ben Adams and Revolution’s Jim Anile.

Roots of North Carolina Dinner Amy Tornquist of Watts Grocery tells the story of North Carolina’s food history.

Proud supporter of the Durham branch of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. Last year, we provided over 17,000 meals!

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Alexander, the Great

Alex Denson lent more than just his name to an apartment complex for homeless and disabled veterans

Dana Lange, a beloved member of the Durham Magazine team since our launch and the past board chair of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, highlights her fellow Durhamites making a difference by giving back.

BY DANA LANGE | PHOTO BY BRIANA BROUGH

One day some 40 years ago, when Alex Denson was a

young civil trial lawyer in Raleigh, he was walking down the street with Charles Blanchard, a senior partner at his firm. As they discussed a case, they came upon a man passed out on the sidewalk. “I did not see him as a man,” Alex says of that first moment. “But Charles stopped and knelt down and gently lifted the man’s head and asked him if he was alright. That was my first real awareness of homelessness.” That encounter set a course that led to the Denson Apartments for Veterans (at the intersection of Sedgefield Street and Guess Road) run by CASA, now full of men and women who served the country but needed help finding a decent place to live. CASA – Community Alternatives for Supportive Abodes – is a nonprofit, hands-on landlord and developer of affordable housing for extremely low-income people with disabilities.

After 25 years of practicing law, Alex was appointed to be a U.S. magistrate judge from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. “Soon after taking on that role in 1981, two cases came before me in October – 10 days apart,” Alex recalls. “The first was a drunk man who threw a bottle of wine through the federal courthouse window and stood there waiting to get arrested, and the second was a man who, using a payphone across the street from the courthouse, called in a threat that he was going to kill the President and waited on the line until the police arrived to arrest him.” Alex did some research and learned that, at the time, there was just one homeless shelter in Raleigh that would take anyone. “It only housed 25 people,” he says. “It was always full, and it was getting cold. Committing a low-level federal crime ensured these men a warm place to sleep and meals – albeit in prison.”

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aised in the 1950s in the small hamlet of Whitakers, 13 miles north of Rocky Mount, Alex never saw any homeless people. That moment on the street in Raleigh did not immediately spur Alex into action – “I was busy being a lawyer and growing a practice” – but it did stay with him. F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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lex worked in Raleigh to get a much larger homeless shelter opened and eventually joined the board of CASA. Debra King, the chief executive officer of CASA, calls Alex “the most wonderful example of what a great public servant can be.” u

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“I never met anyone who did not have something to teach me,” says Alex, standing outside the apartment complex that bears his name.

“Whatever Alex is doing, he really shows up and makes unassuming contributions,” she says. Around the time that Alex started helping CASA, he married his wife, Mary. Since she was tied to a house, neighborhood and church in Durham, Alex moved. He was no stranger to the city, having gone to law school at Duke after leaving the Navy. To most of the world, Alex was known as Judge Denson, with all the respect that the title commands, but he continued to work more and more with homeless people. “When I would leave the courthouse with lawyers and clerks and walk to lunch, sometimes [homeless] men would call out, ‘Hey, Alex’ to me as we walked by,” he says. “I just said they were my friends.” 22

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Alex takes an interest in each person he comes across. “I never met anyone who did not have something to teach me,” he says. “You can learn something from everyone you meet.” Alex is now a retiree living in Durham. The Denson Apartments are a testament to his years of work on behalf of those who met bad circumstances and just needed a hand. Now, CASA is building a second phase of the apartments. “The first one was full in two days,” Debra says, “so we knew we had to get started on the second right away. We still have a little way to go to finish the funding, but we are going forward on faith. The second unit will, of course, be named after Alex. I respect him so much I even named my second son after him.” DM F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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THE GIVING SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAURA FRATER

In early December, Anita Brown-Graham and her husband, Phillip, co-hosted a Giving Gathering for nonprofits Book Harvest and East Durham Children’s Initiative (EDCI). Book Harvest, which began three years ago, provides secondhand books to low-income children in the Triangle while EDCI strives to change the outcomes of children and families in East Durham. Ginger Young, the founder and executive director of Book Harvest, spoke passionately about the progress the organization had made. “As far as I’m concerned,” she said, “the sky’s the limit.” Guests also heard from David Reese, the president and CEO of EDCI, who explained that if there’s improvement in East Durham’s schools, “we can change the community.” Guests were treated to appetizers by Bon Vivant Catering Inc. and Southern Season, as well as wine donated by Haw River Man. Close to $14,600 was raised, along with 8,000 books collected by Book Harvest volunteer Toonie Gayal. DM F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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2015 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

BEGINNING FRIDAY, MAY 8

7pm in the courtyard. Come out and support our great food & drink vendors and enjoy some great music!

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Maggie McDermott and Tina Rovaris of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center.

2 Lori and Carlos

Colmenero of Fink’s Jewelers.

3 Jordan Smith

and Brandon Lail, who spoke at the dinner.

COME TOGETHER PHOTOGRAPHY BY SAM GIRTON

More than 260 supporters of Caring House – a nonprofit that provides comfortable, supportive and affordable housing for adult patients receiving treatment at Duke Cancer Institute – gathered for this year’s Beatles-themed fundraising event at Hope Valley Country Club. Martha Uzzle, a Caring House founder, was honored during the dinner program, and guests heard an account of what Caring House means to patients receiving treatment at Duke when Brandon Lail of Hickory told his moving story. After dinner, attendees enjoyed dancing until midnight to Beatles cover band The Revolvers. More than $93,000 was raised to support the operating fund of Caring House. DM F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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Beason and Rory Kelly Gillis stand in front of a work of art by Marika Wendelken.

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BULL CITY NEW YEAR’S EVE Hello, 2015! Through our Taste event series, Durham Magazine hosted a carnival-themed New Year’s Eve bash at The Cookery that featured games, readings by Psychic Millie, food stations with gourmet corn dogs and liquid-nitrogen popcorn, wine (including bubbly, of course) from Total Wine and dancing. Look for more events in February, March and April – from a Foggy Ridge Cider dinner at Sarah P. Duke Gardens to a burger competition at Fullsteam. Tickets are on sale now at tastetheevent.com. DM

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Real estate experts by day. Great neighbors every day. Our business cards should really list “great neighbor” as everyone’s title. Because no matter how we help home buyers and sellers, the job always begins with knowing the markets we serve. In Durham, we believe that helping you choose a place to live is only something we can do if we’ve lived there ourselves. After all, part of being a great neighbor is also being a local.

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RIP, JOVIAN PHOTO BY KARLA TOWLE

The much-loved Coquerel’s sifaka who was famous for having portrayed the leaping lemur Zoboo on the PBS Kids show Zoboomafoo passed away from kidney failure at the age of 20 at the Duke Lemur Center on November 10, 2014. Hosted by brothers Martin and Chris Kratt, the show aired 65 episodes between 1999 and 2001. “He was great to work with,” says Martin, a 1989 Duke graduate who had volunteered at the Lemur Center as a student. “He’d jump in through the window, and we’d feed him mangoes or garbanzo beans. Sometimes he’d grab our noses with those soft sifaka hands.” Jovian was born at the center in the spring of 1994 to parents Flavia and Nigel. He was known as an exceptionally capable and caring father, having sired 12 sifakas by two different partners, leading to four grandchildren, with two more on the way. He is survived by his mate, Pia, and their family group, which consists of his sons Conrad and Ferdinand and a daughter, Gertrude. He is also survived by a brother, Julian, who is alive and well at age 22. DM

VOLUNTEERISM AT WORK

The entire Durham Magazine team volunteered last month at the Durham Branch of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, filling boxes with canned goods, cereal, juice and more, and sorting and bagging potatoes. We partner with the Food Bank through our Taste events as well, donating a portion of the proceeds to the nonprofit that serves six counties. Within those counties, more than 96,000 people are at risk of hunger; 30,000 are children, and more than 6% are 65 years and older. DM 26

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co-chair 2 Stephanie Perun, 1 Gala Diane Ignar, Alison Gatherum.

Korrel Kanoy, Maureen Sexton, JoAnne Bixler and Susan Peak.

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The Animal Protection Society (APS) of Durham hosted its annual Tails at Twilight Gala at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club as both a fundraiser and a celebration of the work it has achieved in educating the public about the humane care and treatment of animals, in promoting spay and neuter programs, and in encouraging the adoption of homeless animals. Through a silent auction, raffles and live auction hosted by auctioneer Benjamin Farrell and emcee Mary K Mart, the event raised a total of $120,000 to support APS services. DM

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The Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce’s 2.0 Members gathered at the Full Frame Theater in November to hear about the Durham Story Studio, coming soon to Main Street. The Chamber is collaborating with American Underground, ExitEvent and CED on the project, which is along the lines of the Smoffice. Videos and podcasts will be created to raise regional awareness and showcase Durham’s business community and entrepreneurial spirit. “This is our way of telling Durham’s story in a uniquely Durham way,” said Casey Steinbacher, the Chamber’s president and CEO. DM 28

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Bulltown Strutters

f you’ve been around Durham the past few years, chances are you’ve caught at

least a passing performance by this New Orleans-inspired grassroots parade band. Formed in June 2010 for the Beaver Queen Pageant when Blaise Kielar, now the band’s musical director, was asked to gather a group of musicians to play a mock funeral for the loss of lives in the Gulf oil spill in April of that year, the Strutters perform with anywhere from 7 to about 21 players – depending on availability and the size of the venue – with a mixture of clarinet; tenor banjo; tenor, baritone and alto saxophone; baritone horn; cornet; trumpet; trombone; tambourine; bass and snare drum; cowbell; flute; sousaphone; tuba; ukulele; and vocals. They play about 30 gigs a year for community and civic parades, private events and fundraisers. “We’re never quite the same band twice,” says Grayson Baur, who has sung and played banjo with the group for about three years. “We strive to keep the ‘play’ in playing music.” Naturally, Mardi Gras is a momentous occasion for the diverse musical group, and the band will host Samedi Gras parties at The Scrap Exchange and Motorco Music Hall on February 14, followed by the main event – the Mardi Gras parade on Fat Tuesday, February 17, starting at Major the Bull. But before all that, here’s a taste of what a couple of the band members – Grayson and Chauncey Taylor – have on their own playlists.

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Original Members Blaise Kielar, Cathy Kielar, Grayson Baur, Todd Gambling, Kevin Magill, Chris Bobko, Sherry Carty, Hinda Lind, Len Stanley, Mark Traphagen, Charlie Bartee, Betsy Bickel, Joanne Andrews, Greg Palmer, John Huisman Current Members Many of the above plus: Chauncey Taylor, Steve Cowles, Tom Wills, Rob Walpole, Doug Vincent, Fred Fuller, Kathy Violette, Greg Hames, Dorsey Worthy, Sarah Diringer, Marcia Corprew, Lori Baron, Matt Mielke, Joe Corless, Dean Morgan, David Shore, Rhiannon Kincaid, Hugh Crumbly, Anastasia Maddox, Chauncey Barnes, Ellen Ciompi, Eliza duBose

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A Recent Song That’s as Good as Old-School New Orleans Classics

GRAYSON In Durham, we’ve got Kamara Thomas. Her songs

like “Kentucky” and “Tularosa” are as good as the best folk songs. Sam Frazier over in Greensboro wrote a great one called “Call Me Baby” that’s done in an older blues style. And I love Django Haskins’ tunes. Do not miss The Old Ceremony next time they play here.

The Funky Song That Gets Us All Moving

CHAUNCEY Got to be “You Move You Lose.” ... We picked it up

from the Florida A&M University marching band, but it could have been written by James Brown.

If I Had to Save One Album and Throw Away the Rest GRAYSON Aereo-Plain by John Hartford. Easily one of the best

entertainers I ever saw. The title track (“Steam-Powered Aereo Plane”) is one of the most joyful songs ever written and will force you to buy a banjo, for better or worse.

The Song That Sounds Surprisingly Great When Played by a Band

CHAUNCEY “Blue Drag.” GRAYSON Yeah, the tenor banjo sounds really good (or at least not

as bad) in a minor key – it’s a gypsy swing tune the whole band sounds great on, and it’s fun to sing, too.

The Album I Wish I Made Myself

GRAYSON Someday when I make a record I want it to be

something like The Barn Birds by Jonathan Byrd and Chris Kokesh, with a little Hot Club of Cowtown and New Orleans Jazz Vipers thrown in there.

The Song That Keeps Us in Touch with New Orleans

CHAUNCEY I gotta say “Iko Iko”! GRAYSON Yeah, Chauncey goes insane when we start that one up.

I’ve never seen a tambourine move so fast!

A Guilty Pleasure Song We Listen To

GRAYSON “Dancing Queen”! We play it at the Beaver Queen

Pageant every June, and it never gets old. It’s amazing how carefully arranged those ’70s tunes often were.

The Song By a Durham Artist That We Have on Repeat

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GRAYSON Lately I’ve been wearing out the laser grooves of Danny Gotham’s recently released CD, Repast. He made it with a whole

bunch of his favorite musical friends, and it’s a great collection of songs and his own beautiful guitar playing. – as told to Amanda MacLaren DM

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The four-time Grammy-nominated saxophonist brings his urban jazz sounds to The Carolina Theatre’s stage. Over his 21-year career, James has built a reputation as a captivating performer who averages between 50 and 80 shows per year. Come experience the versatile musician’s melding of contemporary jazz with hip-hop sensibilities. 32

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STOMP March 27-29

Using everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, hubcaps – the eight members of STOMP will fill the Durham Performing Arts Center’s auditorium with mesmerizing rhythms. The hit show returns to the stage with updated and restructured sections and the addition of two new full-scale routines, utilizing props like tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans.

Choreographer Ronald K. Brown and pianist Jason Moran combine their respective ensembles for the world premiere of The Subtle One for Duke Performances. Set to live music, the new work reflects on ancestors and the impact they have on the lives of people today. It’s paired with selections from Brown’s One Shot, based on the life of a photographer, and is set to music by Ahmad Jamal and Mary Lou Williams, played live by the Bandwagon. One of the most popular works in the repertory of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Brown’s Grace – set to recordings by Duke Ellington, Roy Davis and Fela Kuti – opens the evening at Reynolds Industries Theater.

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Ready … set … go! Join the Volunteer Center of Durham’s annual 5K and 10K run/community walk and support of the nonprofit of your choice. The race begins at Northgate Mall, and the course runs through the historic WattsHillandale neighborhood. Any nonprofit agency can use this race as an opportunity to raise money for its organization; almost $2 million has been donated to hundreds of schools, faith-based groups and a multitude of other nonprofits since the race’s inception in 1996.

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Ronald K. Brown/Evidence Dance Company & Jason Moran and the Bandwagon Feb. 20-21

The major annual fundraiser for the Durham Art Guild, this event will feature a live and silent auction of artwork as well as non-art goodies, experiences and more. Enjoy live, local music and sweet and savory treats provided by favored area restaurants in the SunTrust Gallery to support the nonprofit, member-driven organization, which operates with the primary goal of featuring the work of regional artists. F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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Area 919: Artists in the Triangle Through April 12 A survey of noteworthy work by artists who live in the Triangle. Some of the artists show their work internationally in contemporary galleries and museums; others are newer to the art world. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Dr.; $3-$5; 919-684-5135; nasher.duke.edu Open This End: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Blake Byrne Feb. 19 – July 12 An exhibition of both iconic and lesser-known works from some of the most significant and compelling artists of the last 50 years, the collection will trace a number of intertwined narratives in the history of recent art. Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, 2001 Campus Dr.; $3-$5; 919-684-5135; nasher.duke.edu

Comedy

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Wed. Feb. 11, 8pm The a cappella group celebrates more than 50 years of joyous and uplifting music, including the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $28+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org Tony Bennett Wed. Feb. 11, 7:30pm With worldwide record sales in the millions and dozens of platinum and gold albums to his credit, the 17-time Grammy-winning singer is a musician who touches the hearts and souls of audiences with his legendary vocals and charming stage presence. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $66+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com Kacey Musgraves Fri. Feb. 13, 8pm The country singer promotes her album, Same Trailer Different Park with special guests John & Jacob. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $35+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org

Maria Bamford Sat. Feb. 14, 8pm Winner of Best Club Comic at the 2014 American Comedy Awards and one of the 50 Funniest People in Rolling Stone magazine. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $32+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org

Kurt Elling Quartet Fri. Feb. 13, 8pm The jazz vocalist brings selections from his forthcoming album, Passion World, which features ballads of love and loss from across the globe. Baldwin Auditorium, 1336 Campus Dr.; $15-$48; 919-684-4444; dukeperformances.duke.edu

The Flying Karamazov Brothers Sat. Feb. 28, 2pm and 8pm Four self-proclaimed eccentric lunatics showcase laugh-out-loud comedy, wild theatrics, arcane errata and astonishing juggling feats. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $32+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org

Erykah Badu Sat. Feb. 14, 8pm Spend Valentine’s Day with the queen of neosoul and special guest Grammy-nominated Mali Music. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $67.50+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com

Bo Burnham Mon. March 17, 8pm A live show that presents a unique blend of stand-up, music and theater. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $35; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org

Museums

The Science of Sweet Thu. Feb. 12, 6:30-9:30pm Local chefs bring their best pastries, pies and confections along with savory treats made with sweet ingredients like barbecue and cheesy fondue. Enjoy tastings of cocktails and beer, learn how sugar balances flavors in your favorite alcoholic drinks and more. Museum of Life and Science, 433 W. Murray Ave.; $20-$25 ($10 addon fee for exclusive chocolate and champagne tasting); 919-220-5429; lifeandscience.org

Music

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes Sat. Feb. 7, 8pm Hard-core R&B blended with street-level rock, soulful guitar and a memorable horn section. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $38+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org

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Jerusalem Quartet Sat. Feb. 14, 8pm A program of Haydn, Czech modernist composer Erwin Schulhoff and Schubert. Baldwin Auditorium, 1336 Campus Dr.; $15-$42; 919-684-4444; dukeperformances.duke.edu Gordon Lightfoot Tue. Feb. 17, 8pm Well-known hits as well as some deep album cuts for the die-hard fanatics are woven together with some of Lightfoot’s personal anecdotes about his 50-year musical career. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $37+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org Meshell Ndegeocello Wed. Feb. 18, 8pm The artist entwines spoken word, R&B, jazz, hiphop and soul into one performance. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $27+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org Stile Antico Sat. Feb. 21, 8pm The superb 12-voice British chamber choir performs a candlelit concert, In Pace: Music for Compline. The program features intimate, uplifting works, all written for the late-evening Compline service, by three generations of English Catholic composers. Duke Chapel, 401 Chapel Dr.; $15$36; 919-684-4444; dukeperformances.duke.edu

Al Di Meola Wed. Feb. 25, 8pm A pioneer of blending world music and jazz, the artist’s complex rhythmic syncopation has earned him more than six million in record sales worldwide. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $34+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org Anthony Braxton Diamond Curtain Wall Quintet Fri. Feb. 27, 8pm The legendary multi-instrumentalist and composer will be joined by an ensemble of celebrated avant-garde musicians. Baldwin Auditorium, 1336 Campus Dr.; $15-$38; 919-684-4444; dukeperformances.duke.edu yMusic Tue. March 3, 8pm Culminating a second year of residency with Duke’s Ph.D. program in Music Composition, yMusic play a concert of world premiere pieces. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave.; $15-$18; 919-684-4444; dukeperformances.duke.edu Michael Bolton Wed. March 4, 7:30pm An intimate evening with the Grammy Awardwinning singer and songwriter. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $49.75+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy Tue. March 3, 8pm The award-winning Cape Breton musician is joined by her husband, a fellow fiddler, onstage. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $37+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org Burt Bacharach Wed. March 4, 8pm The three-time Academy Award winner and eighttime Grammy winner performs his most beloved hits. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $47+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org Vladimir Feltsman Fri. March 6, 8pm The virtuoso pianist performs sonatas by Haydn and Shubert and ends with Mussorgsky’s masterful Pictures at an Exhibition, in which the composer renders, in music, a friend’s exhibition of drawings and paintings from St. Petersburg. Baldwin Auditorium, 1336 Campus Dr.; $15-$38; 919-684-4444; dukeperformances.duke.edu J.D. Souther and Carrie Rodriguez Sat. March 7, 8pm The celebrated pair of Texas-born singersongwriters share a double-bill in this concert. Baldwin Auditorium, 1336 Campus Dr.; $15-$38; 919-684-4444; dukeperformances.duke.edu Ben Sollee and Becca Stevens Band Sat. March 14, 8pm The Kentucky cellist, composer and storyteller is joined by Stevens and her band, who blend folk, jazz and pop on their new album, Perfect Animal. Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave.; $22; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org Sarah McLachlan Thu. March 19, 8pm The three-time Grammy winner shares her new album, Shine On, as well as many classic hits. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $43.50+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com u F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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Jenny Scheinman + H. Lee Waters Fri. March 20, 8pm Duke Performances has commissioned the acclaimed composer, singer and violinist to make an original live score set to 70-year-old archival footage taken by the late Waters, a North Carolina filmmaker who made more than 200 films capturing life in the Piedmont in the ’30s and ’40s. Reynolds Industries Theater, 125 Science Dr.; $15$34; 919-684-4444; dukeperformances.duke.edu Elias String Quartet Sat. March 21, 8pm The European quartet is joined by pianist Benjamin Hochman for a program of Mozart, Britten and Schumann. Baldwin Auditorium, 1336 Campus Dr.; $15-$38; 919-684-4444; dukeperformances.duke.edu Get The Led Out Sun. March 22, 7pm The American Led Zeppelin tribute band is back by popular demand and will present a two-hour set that spans the career of the legendary British super group. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $27.50+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com The Australian Bee Gees Show Tue. March 24, 7:30pm A multimedia theatrical concert experience that journeys through the legacy of the Bee Gees. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $35+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com

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Ari Picker March 27-28, 8pm Best known as the front man for orchestral indie rock band Lost in the Trees, the Chapel Hill native has assembled a local ensemble of both indie rock and classical musicians for a new, Duke Performances-commissioned work. Nelson Music Room, 1304 Campus Dr.; $15-$28; 919-684-4444; dukeperformances.duke.edu Martin Sexton Mon. March 30, 8pm Performs songs from his newest album, Mix Tape of the Open Road, as well as a few fan favorites. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $40; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org John Mellencamp Tue. March 31, 7:30pm Known as “the voice of the heartland,” Mellancamp and special guest Carlene Carter promote his newest album, Plain Spoken. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $45+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com

Outings

Martin Luther King Jr./Black History Month Parade Sat. Feb. 7, noon Floats, marching bands, step teams and more honor the achievements of Dr. King and other African-Americans at this 13th annual event. The parade starts at W.G. Pearson Elementary School, 3501 Fayetteville St., and end at N.C. Central University; 919-680-0465; spectacularmag.com

American Indian Powwow Sat. Feb. 7, noon Full day of American Indian singing, dancing, crafts, food and socializing. N.C. School of Science and Mathematics, 1219 Broad St.; 919-416-2850; ncssm.edu/powwow Robert Irvine Live Thu. Feb. 12, 8pm The seasoned, no-nonsense chef takes his signature culinary sensibilities to a new level, resulting in a high-energy, interactive and multi-sensory theatrical experience that offers opportunities for audience participation as Irvine faces unique culinary challenges. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $37+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org Hayti Heritage Film Festival Feb. 12-14, times vary Celebrates African-American cinema and the African cultural diaspora by highlighting established and emerging filmmakers and films showcasing the contributions and uniqueness of the black artistic tradition in film. Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St.; Ticket price TBA; 919-683-1709; hayti.org An Evening of Entertainment Fri. Feb. 13, 7pm A professionally choreographed musical event – now in its 35th year – featuring amazingly talented Durham Public Schools’ students from across the district. The event raises funds to provide scholarships to DPS seniors. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $12.50+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com

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Nevermore Film Festival Feb. 20-22, times vary Created in 1999, this festival is dedicated to screening audience-requested horror flicks as well as brand-new films from around the world. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; Ticket prices TBA; 919-560-3030; festivals.carolinatheatre.org/nevermore Third Annual Bull City Food and Beer Experience Sun. March 8, 4pm DPAC, Sam’s Quick Shop and Tyler’s Restaurant & Taproom co-host this event with food samplings from 30 of Durham’s finest restaurants and beer tastings from 50 breweries. Proceeds benefit the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $75+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com Isabella Rossellini Sun. March 8, 8pm Art-house luminary reveals the kinky and confounding mating rituals of insects and marine life in this one-woman show, Green Porno. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $34+; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org CROP Hunger Walk Sun. March 22, 2:30pm This annual 5-mile walk raises money for hungry people throughout the world. Walkers invite friends to sponsor them with contributions of $5, $10, $20 or more. This year’s goal is to recruit more than 2,500 walkers and to raise $180,000. Duke Chapel, 401 Chapel Dr.; durhamcropwalk.org

Theater/Dance

Dancing Pros: Live! Thu. Feb. 12, 7:30pm Audiences can vote for the winners from a star-studded cast including Karina Smirnoff, Chelsie Hightower and Edyta Sliwinska from Dancing with the Stars. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $40+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com Another Strand in the Web Feb. 20-21, 10am Celebrate Black History Month with Rags to Riches Theatre as they present Ananse the Spider tales from the Ashanti people of Africa. The story of this play is the discovery of three spider tales, “Why Spiders Live on the Ceiling,” “Stone with a Beard” and “Ananse Goes Fishing.” Historic Stagville, 5828 Old Oxford Hwy.; $7 per child; 919-620-0120; stagville.org Motown the Musical Feb. 17-22, times vary The true story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and more. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $40+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com Kinky Boots March 10-15, times vary Inspired by a true story, this six-time Tony Award-winning show follows a struggling shoe factory owner who works to turn his business around with help from Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $40+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com Paris ’76 March 19 – April 4 Directed by the Triangle’s Jaybird O’Berski, this unique evening of theater features music, comedy and existential perversity in a Paris cabaret that has seen better decades. Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Foster St.; Ticket price TBA; 919-682-3343; manbitesdogtheater.org Disney Live! Mickey’s Magic Show Fri. March 20, 7pm and Sat. March 21, 11am Mickey, Minnie and a host of Disney friends join together with a renowned illusionist to perform magic from timeless Disney films. DPAC, 123 Vivian St.; $25+; 919-680-2787; dpacnc.com Utopia Limited Thu.-Sat. March 26-28, 8pm and Sun. March 29, 2pm The Durham Savoyards present Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera, a familyfriendly story of the island of Utopia and its King Paramount. The Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St.; $10-$25; 919-560-3030; carolinatheatre.org

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THE AUDACITY OF HOPE Some of the Durhamites who have graced our pages are no longer with us, like John Hope Franklin. But we were lucky enough to interview the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History at Duke, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and author of From Slavery to Freedom before he died in March 2009. He said of Obama, just months before he was elected president: “He’s the future of this country. He’s brilliant, unflappable and doesn’t play politics the same old useless ways.” (John’s mother may have been surprised that her son didn’t become the first black president, as she predicted when he was 6.) When we asked how he reacts to news of another gang-related crime in Durham, the then 93-year-old said, “I feel like that’s another black child that’s been neglected at home and at school. It means that boy didn’t get nurtured like I did growing up, nurtured like all children deserve. Then, without attention and understanding, they don’t know what they’re doing. Some of them start killing people. It’s not as complicated as people make it out to be.” u

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Just a few months before DPAC’s grand opening on November 30, 2008 (its first performer was the legendary B.B. King), we sat down with General Manager Bob Klaus. “Here’s our plan, and it’s simple,” he told us. “First and foremost, we want this to be a friendly place. There will be warm and welcoming greetings as soon as you step through our doors. We’re focused on excellent customer service. We want this to be the memory of a lifetime for our patrons.” He added that in the first season, DPAC was expected to attract 200,000 visitors. In May 2014, the performing arts center welcomed its two millionth guest – much sooner than anyone, including Bob, could have imagined. F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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Coach K’s daughters – Debbie K. Savarino, Jamie K. Spatola and Lindy K. Frasher – spoke to us in a candid interview about their many passions, including college basketball, Durham and the Emily K Center, named for their grandmother. They were brought to our city in 1980 (Jamie came later; she was born at Durham Regional.) after their father’s stint at West Point. The odds of them staying were long, given the nature of a college coaching career. But their dad did pretty well at Duke, and the sisters have done well in Durham. They all attended Durham Public Schools. Lindy and Jamie also attended Durham Academy. “I don’t want to live in Cary, and I certainly don’t want to live in Chapel Hill,” Debbie told us, laughing. “Though I’m sure it’s a lovely town. The point is, I want to live here. This is my home.” When asked what it was like to be the daughter of Durham’s biggest celebrity, Jamie responded, “Our dad is well known, but I don’t think most people would say, ‘Look, there goes [Coach K’s] daughter.’ But in a way that makes it harder sometimes because people don’t know you’re there. If I’m in a restaurant and someone says, ‘What was Coach K thinking last night?!’ or if I go into a bookstore and see a book with my dad’s face in the shape of a rat …” “People forget he’s a man,” Lindy added, “not a character on a TV show. So they make terrible T-shirts or write books about how wonderful it is to hate him. This is the man who used to tuck me into bed, who walked me down the aisle. This is my daddy.” u

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Everyone who works at our magazine would call themselves “foodies.” So naturally, when the subject is local cuisine, we get very excited – whether we’re writing about a new restaurant, taking a photograph of an exquisitely prepared meal or designing the layout for a feature on the culinary greats in our area. It’s been nothing short of extraordinary to watch our food scene take off in the years since our inception, and we delight in sharing the tastiest parts of our city with our readers. Of course, this has led to a vast collection of mouthwatering photos – here are just a few from several past issues.

CHEF AT HOME: PHOEBE LAWLESS Issue 28, June/July 2012 Before her back-to-back James Beard Award nominations for Outstanding Pastry Chef in 2013 and 2014, Scratch Bakery’s chef and owner Phoebe Lawless cooked us dinner in the comfort of her Rockwood home. A feast of fried chicken, carrot-and-radish salad and potato salad reflected Phoebe’s culinary style. “I like to think that the food at Scratch is pretty simple, honest food, and we do a lot of that here [at home,]” she said.

THE POWER OF THE PINT Issue 38, August 2013 We shone a spotlight on five local summer brews: Carolina Brewery’s Bullpen Pale Ale, Mystery Brewing Company’s Evangeline Saison, Triangle Brewing Company’s Belgian Golden Ale, Fullsteam Brewery’s Cackalacky Ginger Pale Ale and Bull City Burger and Brewery’s 27701 Durham Mild Ale.

CAROLINA CARNITAS SLIDER AND DUCK-FAT TOTS, KOKYU BBQ Issue 38, August 2013

AHI POKE TUNA SALAD, REVOLUTION Issue 15, August/September 2010 We shared popular dishes from restaurants around the city in our first Foodie Issue, including this aesthetically pleasing twist on classic sushi. Raw sashimi-grade tuna is tossed with greens and wasabi caviar, and then topped with fried shallots and a sunny-side-up quail egg.

One of the definitively Durham dishes, these pork barbecue sandwiches are made with pork belly and topped with avocado and cilantro while the tots are fried in 100% duck fat and seasoned with rosemary and black pepper. KoKyu owners David and Sarah Filippini were early adopters of the food truck phenomenon that has helped put the Bull City on the map.

THE ART OF PLATING Issue 26, April 2012 Our first annual Design Issue featured five stunning examples of food presentation from some of our top chefs, including this plate from Tonali. The Huachinango a la Veracrutana is pan-seared red snapper and polenta tamal cake with olives, capers, roasted peppers and vinaigrette.

SATURDAY NIGHTS AND SUNDAY MORNINGS CHEERS!

ORDER UP! Issue 47, September 2014 The most recent Foodie Issue highlighted 11 new restaurants on the scene and the dishes you have to try from each one. The spaghetti carbonara, pictured here, is especially popular at Guess Road eatery Gocciolina, which opened in June 2014.

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Issue 21, August/September 2011 This photo essay by staff photographer Briana Brough captured the dynamic drinking scene of Durham. In this candid shot, Randall Smith shared his drink with fellow American Dance Festival performer Mar Rodriguez Valverde at Beyú Caffe while listening to the Kevin Van Sant Quartet.

Issue 29, August 2012 From elegant dinners to rise-and-shine comfort food, we showed you the night and day transitions at some of our best-known restaurants. Here we have the Œufs Rue Cler: two poached eggs, ham, asparagus on toast with sauce béarnaise.

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THE FIRTH EFFECT OK, so Main Street didn’t turn out to be one of the greatest movies of all time. It might not even be good enough to be called mediocre. But Durham still had fun playing host to Colin Firth (who wound up on our cover), Orlando Bloom, Patricia Clarkson, Ellen Burstyn, Andrew McCarthy and Amber Tamblyn as they filmed here. The script, penned by the late Horton Foote, was written after he visited downtown Durham many years ago, before our revitalization had really taken hold. Our own Dana Lange appeared on set, raspberry streusel nut muffins in hand, and met the film’s publicist and his wife. She invited the couple to dinner, like a good Southerner. They accepted. David, the publicist, ended up inviting Dana to the set on a Thursday night. There, he introduced her to Colin Firth. “Durham has been wonderful,” the actor told Dana in that perfect British schoolboy accent. “I love the downtown where we have done most of the shooting, but I am amazed that when you go one mile in any direction, it is like paradise.” He went on to say that he had taken his kids to the Eno River State Park, a Bulls game, the Duke Lemur Center, the Nasher Museum of Art and the Museum of Life and Science. “Being in Durham has been a bonus and a great surprise,” Colin said. A fun, behind-the-scenes note: Because of Dana’s interview with Colin Firth, copies of Durham Magazine were requested from all over the world. Our staff had to figure out what to charge for international shipping. Turns out Mr. Firth – even before his Academy Awardwinning performance in The King’s Speech – had quite the fan base. But I guess we should have anticipated that. He is Mr. Darcy, after all. u 46

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Seven years in, and Durham has the same mayor as when this magazine began. We asked him about what he thinks the city will look like in two decades’ time, his poverty initiative, his plans to leave politics and more. BY ANDREA GRIFFITH CASH

ou’ve been mayor since 2001. You’re in your seventh term. Do you see an end to this? It seems that the office is yours as long as you want it. Well, nothing lasts forever. I will run for re-election in 2015, and if I’m successful, that will probably be the last time that I run.

Did you ever want to go beyond the mayor’s office? To become a senator or the governor? No, in fact I really didn’t want to be the mayor. [Laughs] I was a county commissioner for 26 years, and I chaired the board for 12 years. I retired from IBM in 1996, and I began working at the company I’m with now, UDI/CDC, which is a 501(c)(3) community development organization. I was enjoying what I was doing. Our youngest daughter was in high school at Hillside, and she was a cheerleader. I got a chance to watch her games. It was pretty relaxing. So I decided not to run in 2000. And some people came and talked to me … and asked me to consider running for mayor in 2001. And I had to give that a lot of thought because I never really looked at this as an office I had a desire for. … But I decided I’d try. And I was fortunate enough to get elected – by about 500 votes. But, anyway, I never thought of running for anything more. I like local government because you can see the things that you do on a day-to-day basis. You’re involved in it. It impacts you. It impacts your family and the neighborhood. I’m the type of person that likes to be involved in planning and see things come to fruition. You get a chance to do that at the local level. If you’re over in Raleigh or in Washington, there’s less of that. 48

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You’ve launched kind of a war on poverty. You’re going neighborhood by neighborhood. Tell me about that. Each year, I do a State of the City address. Generally, I focus on what we’ve done and a vision for going forward. But last year, I decided to focus on poverty. I just thought the timing was right for Durham to really take a hard look at it. I think we’ve been fairly successful as a community. Our image has changed. We’ve accomplished a lot, especially downtown. We have a lot of resources here – Duke, RTP, NCCU. … I wanted to do something that was more targeted and data driven rather than anecdotal. We looked at the U.S. Census. The city is broken down into different census tracts. We looked at one where there was the highest level of poverty. And that was over in Northeast Central Durham – census tract 10.01. We took a targeted approach – to not try to do the whole city but to try to do something that’s more manageable. … There are about 2,400 residents in that area. There are about 1,100 units. So we decided that’d be the neighborhood we’d focus on. The next piece is that there are a lot of different reasons for poverty – we decided to focus on health, education, jobs, housing, public safety, finance. And we set up six task forces for each of those areas. What I wanted to do was have as much local government [involvement] as possible – it’s really a county/ city problem. So I thought it was important that the county commissioners and school board be involved, along with city council. Because if you look at those six areas, somewhere they get touched by either the county, the school system or the city. And so I asked the elected officials to co-chair a task force as a start. We had a community-wide meeting. We had 100-plus people come out – a cross-section of the community. We introduced the whole concept of reducing poverty neighborhood by neighborhood. We invited people to become a member of a task force. We then decided to go out to the community and really get a profile of it. We asked the task forces to develop a questionnaire – then we invited people to volunteer in the community to administer the questionnaire. We completed that sometime in November. We carried the F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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questions back to the residents – to let them know what we’d heard. Then we reconvened the task forces and presented it. And then charged the task forces with developing an action plan as to how they would address the issues. We expect them to report back at the end of January. And so 2015, I expect, will be the year of action – trying to implement the strategies. And see how well we’re doing in each of those areas. And then in 2016, you’ll pick a new geographic area to target? That’s the plan. The thought was if we could develop a template for a given neighborhood, and if it seemed to work, then we could try to transfer that template to another neighborhood. So it’s really an ongoing effort. And while the topic is reducing poverty, it’s really about improving the quality of life for persons that live in those neighborhoods. If you feel safe in your neighborhood, you’ve got less of an issue. If your house is fixed up. If you’re in good health. … Ultimately we hope that people will get out of poverty, but while they’re doing that the quality of life will improve in those areas. Durham has changed a lot since you’ve been mayor. What are your proudest moments? You don’t do this job by yourself. I’ve been fortunate to have a good working council. We all have our thoughts, but we seem to come together. And even when we don’t come together, we move on to the next subject. So that’s been key. While we put a lot of effort into the downtown, I’m constantly reminding my colleagues and the other administration, Durham is not just about downtown. So we’ve also been tackling inner-city neighborhoods that have been depressed for a long time. As a result, you see something like Rolling Hills coming out of the ground on Lakewood Avenue. When I first got into office, Barnes Avenue was about two blocks of mainly rental housing with a lot of illegal activity going on right next to an elementary school. We were able to buy up that two blocks, tear the houses down. What you’ve got now is affordable housing – sort of mixed income to a certain extent. It’s improved that neighborhood. We’ve been able to work jointly to renovate the Holton Resource Center, which has become sort of a community center for Northeast Central Durham. The things that we’re doing over at Rolling Hills and Southside are examples of going into inner-city neighborhoods and revitalizing them. I think once Rolling Hills is complete, Southside will be one of the finest mixed-income neighborhoods in the state. It’s taken a lot to get us where we are, but in the end it will have been worthwhile. And DPAC and stuff we’re doing downtown. I think what we’ve been able to do is create an environment where people want to be in Durham now. People want to come in and develop it. Initially, it was Jim Goodmon, which he did a hell of a lot, but now we’re getting outside developers that see what’s happening and want to be a part of it. Downtown is really a destination point now. It’s 24-7 – people living there, working there, entertainment – all those things. 50

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been a traffic accident? Then we would have been shut down just as long or longer.” I see you have an armchair in your office with President Obama’s image on it. He’s got two years left. How do you think he’s done? Well, I’m probably not as objective as most people are. I think, under the circumstances, he’s done a good job. If you look at where we were in ’08 when he came in office, the issues that this nation was facing in terms of the economy. The economy was the big thing, no question about that. I think we sort of forget about the auto industry and how he worked to bring that back. We just sort of take it for granted now. The jobs that were involved in that. In spite of what has happened over in Afghanistan, I think he’s kept his commitment to try to move us out of that as well as we could. And for whatever reason, there hasn’t been cooperation between the executive office and Congress on the Republican side, which has made it somewhat difficult. The Affordable Care Act – I think that’s something that 10, 15 years from now we’ll look back on and wonder why we didn’t do it earlier. In 20 years, what do you think Durham’s going to look like? We’re going to have light rail. I’m convinced. I’ve been on that board since they started. This year, I’m chairing it again. I think we’re at a critical stage now. We’ve got to find a new GM because David King is retiring. We set up a search committee. I think we’re going to get the funding we need. All of the state funding isn’t at the level we had anticipated – we’re looking at other funding alternatives. I hope we have a good relationship with the feds, for them to be supportive of what we’re doing. And hopefully Wake County will come on board with a referendum. … I’ve always believed you’ve got to look at this as regional. We’ve really got to connect the region; it’s important that Wake be a part of this. And I hope more people are living downtown. What about education in Durham? There’s always that inevitable comparison – how are schools in Wake County versus Durham County? What’s the crime rate in Durham versus Wake? And those have been the two biggest issues – and image relative to the amount of crime we have in both. And while it’s gone down, it’s still all relative. Our schools – people have choices. When I moved to Durham in ’68, schools were important, and at that time, schools were just beginning to integrate. Relatives were steering people – “You don’t want to go to Durham. You want to go to Wake because of schools.” And even if you came to Durham, you didn’t want to be in the city school system – that was before we merged the school systems. So we’ve always had that type of an issue. I think we’ve had improvements. I think the fact that we’ve sort of risen above in other areas – people don’t necessarily focus on that as much now when they come here. But families still look at school systems when they choose where they are going to live. So I’m hoping that that won’t be an issue 20 years from now. We’re making progress. u w w w . d u r h a m m a g . c o m

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INTEGRATING HILLSIDE Four students who lived through the integration of Hillside High School in the fall of 1969 told us their stories on the 40th anniversary. Marcia Owen, class of 1973, was one of them. She came from a family with progressive views on race. Still, Hillside had plenty to teach her: “The first day of school – I’ll never forget this as long as I live – mom and I get in the car and she’s going to take me to school because there’s no bus system; nothing has been arranged. And mama turns to me and says, ‘So, honey, where is Hillside?’ And I looked at her and I said, ‘I have no idea.’ And we laughed. Because otherwise we would have cried. It was such a poignant moment. We talk about it to this day. Here we are thinking that we are this progressive force, and we don’t even know where Hillside is. There were two high schools. Two! And I’d lived here all my life. But we did make it there, and I just really remember feeling incredibly welcomed at Hillside. It was just so rich. It was so wonderful to be in an environment that I was fairly unfamiliar. I loved being a part of the movement so to speak. I went head over heels in love with one of the captains of the basketball team, and we started dating. We went to the Yorktown Theater to see a movie and I remember the hatred, the looks. Interracial dating in 1970 was really impossible. Nobody was our advocate. I don’t think either one of our parents were particularly comfortable with it. But how could they forbid us? They couldn’t stop us because it would have been in defiance of their moral and spiritual ideals. One time, my parents were out on a date, and my grandmother caught us making out on the sofa. He left, kind of ran out the door. Then I saw him at school, and I was shaking. It was like we both knew, almost in our molecules, that we were really stepping over the line of what people were ready for. After that, we never dated again. Hillside taught me the enormous bounty of being in a heterogeneous environment. I remember dating this young man from East Durham, and he was junior Klan. This young man was in my class, and we would debate race. I was grateful that he was so outspoken and honest. We went out, and we talked, and eventually he quit the Klan. I remember him coming to me and saying, ‘I’m out. This is crazy.’ ... You can’t do this intellectually. It’s too deep. We can know something, but it doesn’t mean that we live it. At all. Here we were forced not only to know that civil rights was human rights and it was the moral and ethical and spiritual imperative of the moment, but to take that knowledge and live it and put it into practice. You can’t do it any other way. It transformed me.”

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BEAUTY AND ‘THE BEAST’ Mother-and-son pair Nnenna and Pierce Freelon graced our cover and talked about how they’ve pursued their passion for music in decidedly different ways. Nnenna is Durham’s resident jazz legend, while Pierce’s band The Beast is a hip-hop/jazz/soul-fusion act. “I didn’t appreciate jazz at a young age,” Pierce told us. “But my mom showed me you don’t have to stereotype an entire genre because of one song you hear.” “Pierce was always a very theatrical, outgoing person, and hip-hop fit with that,” Nnenna said. “I listened along with him, encouraged him to think about exactly what he was hearing, to deconstruct it.” Nnenna is the only person to appear on our cover twice – the second time she was with her daughter, Maya Freelon Asante, for our June/July 2014 Women’s Issue. u

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STASIO IN THE CITY Four years after he moved from Washington, D.C., to host WUNC’s The State of Things, we chatted with Frank Stasio about how he’d settled nicely into Durham and all of its activities – from plays at Common Ground Theatre to dinner at Papa Mojo’s Roadhouse – though he didn’t plan on settling here at all. (Multiple trips to the Triangle to fill in for Melinda Penkava, The State of Things host whom Frank replaced in 2006, sold him on the area.) “Durham has a kind of intimate charm you find in all the best cities,” he told us. “There’s a lived-in, front-porch easiness that characterizes the city’s coolest places.” u F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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FOOD FOCUSED Our first-ever Foodie Issue (What took us so long?) gave us the chance to give some of the city’s most legendary dishes their due, including the shrimp BLT at Parker & Otis and the coconut cake at Thai Café.

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university and Durham a priority since he took the job in 2004. So how does the university benefit from all of this community building, exactly? “We recruit the top people in dozens of fields from around the world,” he told us. “If you can attract people to a thriving metropolis, well, it’s just a lot easier, you know? This city is really on the map as a place where cool people wish to move. Durham has a very pleasant quality of life, lower cost of living than many regions and then you throw in the attraction of something like DPAC. Just knowing that there is the kind of life that there now is here is very helpful to us.” u 58

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Monica and Raachiem Toomer with daughter, Taylor, at a walk to raise money for multiple sclerosis programs and research.

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onica and Raachiem Toomer will celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary on September 8, 2015. Their nuptials were one of three to be featured in our very first issue in April 2008. A few things have changed for the pair, who have been friends since they met through family members while in high school – they bought their first house shortly before becoming parents to daughter Taylor, now 5, and “the love that we have for each other has gotten stronger,” Monica says. “We do more things now as a family ... taking trips to the beach, going to the farmers’ market in the summer, listening to the live jazz concerts at American Tobacco.” The family resides in northeast Durham. Monica is the deputy clerk to the board for Durham County and is working to get her master’s in business from Strayer University. Raachiem is a heavy equipment operator for the City of Durham. To those couples who became engaged over the holidays, Monica has one very important piece of advice for maintaining a strong relationship in marriage: “Make sure that you have an open line of communication,” she says. “You definitely have to be able to talk to your spouse about anything. It’s good to have friends, but when you come home every day, that’s the person that you express yourself to.” u F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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THE L WORD Durham has long attracted gay and lesbian residents for the same reason it attracts many others – progressive politics, college town culture, cheap housing. It’s known for playing host to the N.C. Pride Festival and the N.C. Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Durham is known for having a lot of lesbians, while Raleigh tends to attract many gay men. In our cover story – “How We Became the L-Word Capital of the South” – we celebrated Durham as the lesbian capital of the Southeast. Kym Register, owner of The Pinhook, told us that for many LGBTQ twentysomethings, nightlife is less about “lesbian bars” or “gay clubs” than it is about friendly, all-inclusive spaces. “I don’t want to have to go to a gay club to feel like somebody’s going to accept me,” she said. The Pinhook, which hosts everything from drag nights to heavy metal shows, has become the go-to place for hip Durhamites – both gay and straight. “This club is supposed to represent Durham,” Kym said. “We need to all come together.” An update on LGBTQ life in Durham: Of course, the same-sex marriage ban in North Carolina was struck down in October. And plans are underway for a Durham LGBTQ center to open this year. It will be a hub of activity, with organized social events, support groups and advocacy resources. 60

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MAN WITH THE PLAN By 2011, Scott Selig had been Duke’s downtown guru for nearly 10 years. The university’s associate vice president of capital assets and real estate has overseen Duke’s strategy of leasing sizable chunks of downtown office space to spur revitalization – a method that has paid off. We wanted to know: Could he have envisioned what downtown has become? “In 2002, we knew how to help it along. I don’t think anyone envisioned how successful it would become,” he told us. “It was much more than Duke that made it happen, a combination of risk-takers. It was Greenfire, the Goodmons, Scientific and, perhaps most importantly, the city and the county. They delivered infrastructure, parking decks, road improvements, DPAC (though Duke gave over $7 million for that). Government took the risk early on and had the vision of what downtown could be.” u

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MORE THAN THE MAYOR’S WIFE Judith Bell met husband and current Durham Mayor Bill Bell in the 1980s while both were working for IBM. In an interview with us, she

described how when confronted with an introduction of “This is the mayor’s wife,” she replies with, “No, my name is Judith. And I am my own person.” She credits her independence and confidence with her strong upbringing. Born and raised in New Orleans, Judith was the youngest of 16 children of a postal-carrier father and stay-at-home mother. Her father built their house – which all the children were born in with the exception of one daughter – in 1917, and it remains in their family to this day. “A lot of times when I tell people I’m the youngest of 16, they think poverty,” Judith told us. “And it was the opposite. My father was a man of plans. He wanted a big family, and he planned for it. We had one of the first big houses black people had in New Orleans. My dad 64

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CLIMBING THE CULINARY LADDER Jefé Lubiano, who was working as the chef at the brand new G2B gastropub at the time, said he hoped to open “a small restaurant – say, seating for 40 people, a very laidback, bar-and-grill type thing.” In January 2013, Chef Jefé and his wife, Shannon, became the new owners of Pop’s Backdoor South. While it’s more pizza and calzones than bar and grill, there’s no question that Pop’s Backdoor is more laidback than his previous stints at Pop’s Trattoria, Nana’s, Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club and Four Square.

It was in the early days of the Pie Pushers food truck that we featured owners Becky Cascio and Mike Hacker. In fact, the photo shoot took place where they do their prep work – culinary incubator The Cookery, which had also just opened its doors. They planned to “keep rolling along,” and so they have, becoming one of the most popular food trucks in Durham. You can catch them outside of Fullsteam, Cocoa Cinnamon, on Hunt Street during the Durham Farmers’ Market, at a food truck lunch rodeo in RTP and a plethora of other spots – just follow them on Twitter at @piepushers to find out where they’re parking next! Dave Bernstein spent seven years at Revolution, but recently left to join Kelli and Billy Cotter and Nick and Rochelle 66

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Johnson at the much buzzed about new ramen joint, Dashi. “It was a great restaurant

to grow in, but change is good,” Dave said. “[I’m] greatly anticipating … taking on the role of sous chef with Billy Cotter.”

After making the rounds at top Durham kitchens – Pop’s, Nana’s, Watts Grocery – Aaron Benjamin landed at Rue Cler. He told us then he wanted to “open my own place in Durham, working with all the great producers in the area and focusing on simple, casual food …” And so he did, launching Italian restaurant Gocciolina in 2014 to widespread acclaim. In 2011, Brian Wiles was “just a working chef” at Nana’s when we spoke with him. The next year, he was opening Rise Biscuits & Donuts with Durham Catering Co. Chef Tom Ferguson, fulfilling his own desire to start “his own breakfast-and-lunch spot, which would allow him more time with his young children.” Not that Rise hasn’t kept him busy – the lines on a Saturday morning prove that. In 2013, Food & Wine named Rise’s one of the best biscuits in the U.S., and their doughnuts have gotten tons of press, too (including our cover in August 2013). They’ve even been featured on national TV when Brian and Tom competed on the Cooking Channel’s Donut Showdown.

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THE MUSIC MAN “He loves to talk.” That’s what Joey Calderazzo, piano player in the Branford Marsalis Quartet since 1999 and a Durhamite since 2009, said in an interview about the group’s namesake. He sure wasn’t lying. Branford and his wife, Nicole (parents to Thaïs and Peyton), spoke with us for two-and-a-half hours. The Grammy-winning saxophonist, NCCU artist in residence and longtime Durham resident said he had really gotten to experience the city’s transformation. “I told Nicole, five or six years ago, ‘Durham’s about to turn,’” he said. “And she said, [sarcastically] ‘Riiiight.’” But by 2011, Nicole was convinced. “Now there are opportunities to come out, see people and experience the city,” she said. Branford has enjoyed that trend of growth even as recent as last month, when he performed with his quartet in the renovated Baldwin Auditorium for Duke Performances’ 2014-2015 season. u F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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When asked if we could do a story on the symbiotic and friendly relationship between The Carolina Theatre and the Durham Performing Arts Center, Bob Nocek, president and CEO of the former, responded, “No one is willing to write about The Carolina Theatre without also asking about and writing about DPAC.” Bob Klaus, DPAC’s GM, was copied on this email correspondence and chimed in: “He’s right.” So, we focused on telling the grand, historic theater’s story and put it – and Nocek – on our cover. At the time, the future for the theater was bright yet uncertain since the nonprofit’s contract with the city, which owns the building, was up in 2013. Impressively, that same year, the theater ended up with a profit of nearly $69,000, and since Nocek came on board in 2010, The Carolina Theatre’s total revenue has increased from $2.5 million to more than $3.7 million. So in April 2014, Durham City Council approved a new long-term contract renewal with the organization to keep operating the complex for up to 20 years. Now, we’re looking forward to helping share the story of the theater for decades to come. u

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LOVE AND BASKETBALL Undoubtedly one of the most famous families in Durham, our story on the Krzyzewski clan followed their journey from West Point to our city in 1980 and how they fell in love with their new home. Mike, in particular, was struck not just by Durham’s diversity, but also by its egalitarian streak. The African-American and Puerto Rican youths he grew up playing basketball with in Chicago often had very few opportunities for advancement. “And here you come and all of a sudden, in addition to Duke, there’s this great, predominantly African-American university [N.C. Central] right in Durham,” he said. “There’s Black Wall Street. There’s North Carolina Mutual. I was amazed how educated all the people were, of my age and even above. I really didn’t know that happened. I thought it was amazing.” About 30 years later,

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Through 50 issues, Durham Magazine has only had one staff photographer. We asked Briana Brough to look back, to single out some of her favorite – and least favorite – images and to share some of her secrets. (Seriously, it’s amazing to watch how this woman can get even the most reluctant of subjects to cooperate for her camera!) BY ANDREA GRIFFITH CASH

Close your eyes and think of your favorite Durham Magazine covers … That’s hard. There are a lot of covers I like for different reasons. I loved the most recent cover we did, in December/January, of Margaret Sartor and Alex Harris on the porch of her writer’s cabin. It came out just how we envisioned it and feels very cozy and N.C.-wintry to me. I loved the cover with Jeff Polish of The Monti – we shot him against a chalkboard with one of his stories outlined in chalk and wrote on his shirt so he kind of blended into the background. It’s always fun when subjects are willing to do something a little different. I also like several of the covers that don’t even use my photos – our creative director, Kevin Brown, does a great job of coming up with graphic covers, which I think keeps things fresh. OK, now for your least favorite. What would you have done differently? That’s easy. Very early on, in October/November 2008, in an effort to illustrate an issue about school choice in Durham, we did a cover where we shot a bunch of shirts from schools all over the city and Photoshopped them together. It wasn’t a bad idea, but at that time I had very little experience with shooting products in the studio, and the end result was pretty rough. It’s definitely not the issue I leave displayed on my coffee table when we have houseguests. 72

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Is there a photo (or two or three) – maybe not for the cover – that you’re especially proud of? Gosh, you know there are a couple of people who have passed away since I photographed them – John Hope Franklin and Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans are two that stayed with me. They were both such lovely, fascinating individuals, and they each led long and rich lives. I feel fortunate to have been able to spend time with and make portraits of each of them. I also like photos that show Durham at a particular moment in time. The city is changing so rapidly that I feel it’s important to document how it looks now – in 10 years it will be a totally different place. Food. Home and Garden. Fashion. Arts and Entertainment. Personalities. Business. Is there one Durham Magazine category that’s your favorite to shoot? One of my favorite things about being the Durham Magazine photographer is that I get to shoot it all. I’d have to say that the stories we do that let me go behind the scenes are some of my favorites. For example, we followed Wool E. Bull around one day – that was pretty fun. And I got to go all up into the guts of DPAC, which is just so cool, in addition to being our city’s centerpiece and an architectural marvel. I love shooting the “How They Live” house features, both from a design standpoint and because I like hanging out with random families for a day. Oh, and the Women’s Issue is always fun to shoot. Besides getting to meet and learn about so many cool, smart, brilliant women in Durham, it’s a fun challenge to come up with ways to photograph them that both capture each individual and keep the images interesting as a collection in the magazine. u F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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Bri loved going “all up into the guts” of DPAC. Here, the catwalks above the performance hall.

You’re also the photographer for Chapel Hill Magazine. You’re really working on both constantly. What are the big differences between Chapel Hill shoots and Durham shoots? Are people in Durham a bit more game for anything when you get them in front of the camera? That’s how I imagine it would be. I do think that’s true, to an extent. There are a lot more people in Durham, just population-wise, so that in and of itself gives it a different feel. And the people who live here tend to be pretty worldly and pretty entrepreneurial, in my experience. I don’t know how often that translates into being game for anything in front of the camera. But yes, in general, I would say that Chapel Hillians tend to be a bit more traditional while Durhamites are more laid back. I mean, our motto is “Find Your Cool,” after all. We launched in 2008. Durham is not the same place it was then. Talk to me a little bit about what it’s been like to capture the transformation. Man, Durham has changed so much. We’re supporting so many more small businesses now, which I think has the biggest impact on quality of life, not to mention bragging rights. I have family visit every year from San Francisco, and there are always new places I’m excited and proud to take them, which was not necessarily the case six years ago. And nightlife 74

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house six years ago, the difference between what we could afford in Chapel Hill or Carrboro and what we could afford in Durham was pretty stark. We literally looked at one cottage in Carrboro that didn’t have a floor in the kitchen! We were able to find a home in Durham that had the space my husband wanted (he grew up in rural Orange County and his parents ran Ninth Street Bakery in Durham for 30 years) and the proximity to local shops and restaurants that was important to me. We’ve stayed in Durham because, in addition to loving our house and our neighborhood, we’ve really found our community here. I feel like Durham is just chock full of “my people,” even if we come from totally different places. We love my son’s preschool, we’re regulars at the Museum of Life and Science and the Durham Farmers’ Market, and we love to hike in Duke Forest and along the Eno. And there are plenty of places like Fullsteam Brewery and Pompieri Pizza where you can meet friends, have a beer and bring your kids. Durham just suits us – and our values – incredibly well. Are you constantly running into people you’ve photographed? Yes. Usually when I haven’t showered and my 3-year-old is having a meltdown because he wants all the candy at Parker and Otis. I’ve been on shoots with you, and I’ve seen how reluctant and shy people transform. By the end of the shoot, they are having a great time. How on earth do you do that? I slip them a Xanax and a shot of whiskey before we start the shoot. Kidding! I try to just talk to people a little before I shove a camera in their face. Mostly because I find people endlessly fascinating, and a little because usually, once I can make a connection with someone, they relax a little, and I get to see who they really are. And that helps me take better photos. It’s a lot harder to be in front of a camera than behind it. I try to remember that and pay attention to what people are

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saying both with their words and with their body language. Sometimes that means keeping the shoot short and sweet. Sometimes it means offering a lot of positive feedback and trying lots of different things until I’m satisfied and know I’ve got a shot everyone will love. Anytime I can make the process a collaboration, I do that. And I’m naturally pretty bossy, so that helps. People are really different, but at the end of the day, most people just want someone to be nice to them, and they want to look good.    Of our 50 issues, you have shot most of the covers. In Chapel Hill, you’ve shot more than 50 covers because that publication is older. That’s quite a feat. A pretty sweet gig, huh?

It is a pretty sweet gig. It’s kind of a miracle, actually, that I got a staff job as a photographer in the exact location I wanted to live and work. That’s almost unheard of these days – I have to pinch myself pretty regularly. I feel incredibly fortunate that I’ve gotten to cover two such interesting and personally meaningful communities over the past seven years. And that I get to work with such a talented, hardworking, creative staff at the magazines. I can’t wait to see how Durham continues to grow and develop. There’s so much here that is so positive and also some pretty major challenges that we face as a community. I’m so excited to be a part of Durham Magazine as we continue to celebrate our little city and shine a light on all the people who are working to make it an even better place to live. u

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THE JOINT IS JUMPIN’ Saltbox Seafood Joint chef and owner Ricky Moore graced the cover of our September 2013 issue less than a year after opening his tiny 205-square-foot restaurant on Mangum Street.

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➵ COSMIC EXPERIENCE The inventive, athletic dance company Pilobolus has been a fixture at the American Dance Festival for years. They’ve gotten to know our city pretty well and have a few popular haunts of their own. Briana caught up with dancers Jordan Kriston, Manelich Minniefee, Isaac Hester, Shawn Ahern, Eriko Jimbo, Nile Russell and Jun Kuribayashi at one of their top spots, Cosmic Cantina off Ninth Street, for our September 2012 issue.

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BLESSING OF THE HOUNDS Proof that there’s more to Durham than cityscapes, Briana – an equestrian herself – spent a Saturday with the Red Mountain Hounds hunting club at Quail Roost Farm in northern Durham County. Many of her beautiful shots from that weekend were featured in our October/November 2014 issue.

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season, but we were more interested in talking to Coach David Cutcliffe about his family, including adopted son Marcus, whom they met when David was head coach at Ole Miss. A classmate of David and wife Karen’s son Chris, Marcus became fast friends with the oldest Cutcliffe child – David and Karen also have two daughters, Katie and Emily – and they spent many afternoons at each other’s houses until Marcus’ mother, Genevieve, passed away from lung cancer. After bouncing around, staying with a number of relatives, he was over at the Cutcliffes one evening and realized he didn’t want to leave. “We sat down, and [Karen] said, ‘You don’t have to leave; you can stay as long as you want.’ I’ve just been a part of their family ever since.” In late 2007, David took the head coaching job at Duke and moved his family to Durham, where Marcus quickly became involved in Duke Athletics as well. The former executive assistant to Athletics Director Kevin White, Marcus is currently the assistant director of Iron Dukes Varsity Club. The 2013 season was one of the best for the Blue Devils, who finished the regular season with a 10–2 record and the most wins in team history in addition to winning their first ACC Coastal Division title. The most recent season was promising as well, even if it didn’t break records. u F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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get the most obvious question out of the way first: “How long will it take for people to stop bringing up the whole ‘Hey, your name is the same as the city’s!’ thing?” “Honestly, it’s a pretty cool coincidence,” Geoff told us. “I have accepted that as long as I keep meeting people for the first time, the similarity will be brought up.” He spoke honestly about his reasons for accepting this position, explaining that he had a great job as the director of economic development for the city of Fairfax, Virginia, and he and his family were actually quite content in their community, but “downtown Durham was simply too great an opportunity to pass up.” “I like to say the cupboard was left full for my arrival,” he said. “DDI has a tremendously talented and passionate team in place; downtown has cranes in the air, shovels scheduled to go in the ground and multiple projects in the pipeline.” u 92

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We’ve featured many of Durham’s most accomplished students over the years. The majority are now pursuing degrees at universities across the country. We catch up with three of them. BY AMANDA MACLAREN

sarah catherine carter Graduated from Durham School of the Arts Junior at Rider University Majoring in musical theater and minoring in arts administration

ne of the first students we talked to for our “Class Act” feature, Sarah Catherine is continuing to hone her skills as an actress and singer much as she has been since a preschool teacher informed her mother, Sharon, that her 2-year-old had perfect pitch. She recently performed in Cabaret featuring music by Ryan Scott Oliver and next semester she’ll be in an expressionist play, Machinal, by Sophie Treadwell. “One of the most fun performing experiences I’ve had at Rider was a student-produced Saturday Night Live,” Sarah Catherine says. “We wrote, directed and acted in the scenes, and I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard!” This past summer, she embarked on her first professional theater job at Horn in the West in Boone, and in January, she was one of 40 students selected to study abroad for a month to attend 108

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museums, art galleries, plays and concerts in Rome and London. Sarah Catherine’s dream is still to make it on Broadway, and says the only thing that’s changed since high school is that “now I have more dreams. I want to be on Broadway, explore vocal jazz, study improv and teach the performing arts to underprivileged children. I am open to many different paths and detours.” In five years, you’ll find her “living in Manhattan, performing, auditioning and saying ‘Yes!’ to any and every opportunity.” LAST WORD “I am thankful to have grown up in a city that cares for the arts. The teachers, friends and community in Durham are like no other, and it is because of this amazing influence that I feel so passionate about sharing the arts and their importance throughout my life.” u F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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chelsea townsend Graduated from Hillside High School Junior at University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Double majoring in sports administration and political science

zander moss Graduated from Durham Academy Sophomore at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Majoring in physics and mathematics Zander was looking at Stanford, Rice and MIT when we interviewed him as an 11th-grader at DA. He chose MIT and has already left a significant mark in his short time there. As a freshman, he was honored with the university’s Freshman Award for Distinguished Achievement in Academics and Research for his work with a laboratory group in neutrino physics. He gave a talk on this research at the American Physics Society meeting last year, and just put out a paper on the group’s findings. Zander’s advisor also sent him to the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory last fall, which he describes as the moment he’s been most proud of in his college career thus far. “… I was overjoyed when she asked me to go out and do research there,” Zander says of the premier particle physics laboratory. “The visit was great fun, and I ended up returning in January and for the majority of this last summer.” In addition to his time in the lab, he’d also like to get back to the stage – one of the highlights of his junior year at DA was acting in West Side Story. “I haven’t done many extracurriculars since coming here,” Zander says. “I vastly overestimated my free time. I am planning to create time to do theater again. I’ve missed it more than I had imagined I would.” The future is a tad foggy as of right now, according to Zander. “I think I’d like to do a graduate program in math or physics after college, but there are so many things I want to try out that no specific plan has yet materialized,” he says. But there’s no doubt that Zander’s career path is one to watch. LAST WORD “There are a lot of things on the horizon that I’m excited about. I would say taking the first class in the quantum field theory sequence, which is something I’ve been looking forward to since I was pretty young, but … I think a more material anticipation is the first time I get to design, build and operate a detector experiment. I don’t know when this will be, or if it will ever be, but it’s something I like to think about.” 110

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Many of the aspirations Chelsea shared with us as a senior about to graduate from high school have been fulfilled in college. Once having auditioned for Juilliard School of Dance in New York, Chelsea has continued dancing in college. She’s joined the Misconception Hip-Hop Dance Team at Carolina and is dual enrolled at Duke University, where she’s been studying jazz dance for the past three years. “The phenomenal Nina Wheeler has been my second mama and dance teacher since I was 3 years old,” Chelsea says. “And believe me, she still has it!” Her aspiration to become a sports lawyer has remained the same. She says she’s “oddly looking forward” to preparing for the LSAT and sees herself “finishing up law school, [then] residing in Florida or Atlanta while representing at least one mainstream athlete – big but attainable dreams.” One thing has changed for the high school all-conference volleyball athlete. “I’m a very spiritual person,” Chelsea explains. “When I had my previous interview I was speaking on behalf my own plans for myself instead of God’s plan for me. He led me to join UNC’s Women’s Varsity Rowing Team! Big switch from volleyball. However, my faith and trust in him has led to one of the best experiences of my life.” LAST WORD I am who I am today because of God; my parents, Annie and Daron Townsend; my grandmas, Margaret White and Jannie Fuller; my grandpa, the late Andrew White; and others who’ve always loved and supported me. u

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n our February/March Jim’s younger son, Michael, was in college 2012 issue (our 25th!), we when his father bought the abandoned space. dubbed Jim Goodmon He now runs the entire operation and has and his son Michael “the become very much a Durham guy, despite accidental catalysts.” Jim, growing up in Raleigh. the president and CEO of We asked Michael to reflect on 10 years Capitol Broadcasting and of the American Tobacco Campus while the Raleigh-based owner of also offering glimpses of the future. A happy WRAL and the Durham spoiler alert: It looks like our favorite minor Bulls, never intended league team is about to get its own beer! to create the American Tobacco Campus. He was What’s next? The Aloft hotel, Scott trying to build a sports park – Howell’s Nanasteak and Basan (a Triangle Central Park. He Japanese restaurant) are the newest optioned a bunch of land out American Tobacco tenants. Is there on Page Road. The idea was some big component missing? to build a baseball stadium, a I think really, for us, over the next 18 to 24 huge convention center, an arena and a soccer months, it’s going to be about continuing stadium. Figuring that then Bulls owner Miles to activate our events and bringing people Wolff wouldn’t want to move the team, Jim out here. Continuing the progress we have Michael Goodmon during our 2012 interview with him. bought it. made with the Bulls. I wish we had some “But then – it’s a long and complicated amazing big development we’re working story – [the Central Park project] didn’t work on. This is about continuing to refine how out,” Jim told us. we run American Tobacco and how we make sure we stay connected He saw opportunity amid his disappointment. First, he convinced the to the community. I want to continue to get companies in downtown city and county that he needed a new ballpark for the team he now found Durham. Within five years, I want 500 companies in American himself helming. They built him one right next to the long-shuttered Underground. That created close to 300 new jobs last year and had American Tobacco factory. That wouldn’t do for a neighbor, so Jim $20 or $30 million in investment funds raised. We want to continue to made the leap from media mogul to developer, transforming the historic foster entrepreneurship and innovation and bring more and more people brick structure into Class A office, event and restaurant space – the downtown. I was driving to Raleigh this morning at about 8 o’clock. “urban chic” American Tobacco Campus we now know and love. I’m looking at 147 and thinking, “There’s a lot of people headed to 114

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downtown Durham today.” … We’ve got the ACC baseball tournament for the next four years coming to DBAP. We’re possibly opening our own brewery at DBAP. (Editor’s note: In December, Capitol Broadcasting Company Inc. filed a trademark for the name Bull Durham Beer Company.) We’re really continuing to make everything we do better every day. We’ve been kind of building, building, building. We’re trying to take a little bit of a breath here and look at everyday things we can do to make the experience special.

people are ready to get to work and roll up their sleeves and make the lives around them better. Durham has a great chance of solving a lot of these social problems. I spend a lot of time at the East Durham Children’s Initiative. It’s really powerful to see the effects poverty can have on a child and the

programming that needs to be put in to draw them out of the cycle. There are great things happening in Durham. … We’ve got to keep working on that stuff. No matter how many people come to the Bulls or DPAC, we still have people in Durham who need help. We need to stay mindful of that. u

You’ve said, in a previous Durham Magazine interview: “I was raised personally and professionally to believe that a company cannot be successful unless the community around it is successful.” That is certainly the case with this magazine – we might not have been so successful if we had launched 10 years ago instead of seven years ago. How do you describe Durham today? Is it successful? Getting there? Or do we still have a long way to go? What I mean by that [mantra] is we got into American Tobacco because we really wanted to do something to help Durham and help the Triangle. Our mentality of making Durham the best place it could be to live or work is a goal that really leans on community development – great parks, great education, universities, quality of life, diversity, innovation. All of those things that Durham, especially, is so strong at. Wake County just got its one millionth resident. We’re going to have a million new residents in the Triangle in the next 15 years. … Durham has come so far. It’s just amazing to think about where we were in 2004 when we started construction. It’s amazing to consider the challenges we faced then and now and how different they are. At the same time, we’ve got to get better at educating our kids. That’s not just a Durham problem. We’ve got to get better at crime and breaking the cycle of poverty. … One thing I love about Durham is it’s such a place where F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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Although you were raised in Raleigh, you’ve become a real Durham guy, it seems. I don’t know how to be a part of a community without being actively engaged in trying to make the community better. … I grew up in Raleigh. I’ve been working in Durham now

for 11 or 12 years. I moved here officially three years ago. I can’t imagine living anywhere else. It’s just an unbelievable community with such caring people. My wife said this before – everyone who lives in Durham is here with a purpose. Meaning it is purposeful that they are here. They are passionate about the community.

… What gets me excited is when you can tell that people are now looking at Durham as an example of doing great things. The commentary we once faced is going away. … I just really enjoy having cities coming to see us and asking how can we do what Durham’s done. We didn’t do American Tobacco. The community did. It was Durham – especially the city and the county leadership – that made it happen. This is of, by and for the community. It’s built on accessibility and having options for a diverse set of people to enjoy. My impression of American Tobacco is that if you ask most people, they find it hard to believe that it’s 10 years old already. That’s a good thing for you. Things have come to the campus in stages – it’s stayed fresh. There’s always something new going on. How important is that to its success? Critical. We call it staying on the front page. How do you stay on the front page? We always want to be looked at as engaging. Every time you come here, we want you to see something different. … “Look at that new thing!” We are constantly reinventing spaces and who we are and what our messaging is. We are not going to become old. I always say, “Get busy living or get busy dying.” There’s nothing in the middle. We focus on it, and we talk about it a lot. The campus just had its 10-year anniversary, and I know that you invited former factory workers back. What was their reaction? How important is it that American Tobacco remembers its past? That was amazing. For the last 10 years, if you walked through Durham and you just picked a random person, most would say someone from their family or friends worked at American Tobacco. It was a job creator. Something that’s been very real for a long time. A lot of people worked here and still

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live here and have such pride. So many people come up to me and say that the years they worked here were some of the best years of their lives. [Hosting the former workers] was a humbling experience. … And they talked about what it means to them now. They can bring their children or grandchildren here and talk about how important this facility is to the community, both in its former and its new life. … They had some great stories. It was a powerful experience. We’re definitely going to do it again. My favorite event we’ve ever done. How many visitors come to campus in a year? American Tobacco has certainly done its part to change Durham’s reputation across the state – to make it a destination for people who might live 50 or more miles away. We estimate this year we’ll be around 1.2 or 1.3 million visitors. Around 4,000 work here day in and day out. That doesn’t include them. DPAC is an amazing draw. The city did a fantastic job putting that deal together. People come from all over the state. I heard your father recently say that he would want his legacy to be that he worked really hard. You are a little young for this question, but what do you want yours to be? “Damn, he lived a long time! I never heard of anybody living that long!” [Laughs] We want to leave Durham every day better than we found it. The best thing for us is every time there’s an accolade for Durham – that gives us goose bumps. A recent documentary about the Goodmons’ transformation of American Tobacco was called Because No One Else Would. Do you think the campus would still be sitting empty, a sad shell of its former self, if the Goodmon family had never come along? No. It’s not about us. We were just lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. We were an intermediary. All those great public partners made it happen. If it wasn’t for them, this wouldn’t happen. A lot of groups and partners made American Tobacco possible and a bright and shining star hopefully for years to come. We are forever grateful for that. … I’ve got the coolest job in the world. I’m a lucky bastard. … I get to come in every day and think about something really cool we could do. u F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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MADE IN DURHAM issue

For our third annual Design Issue, we highlighted four Durham businesses that are creating extremely cool products, which have been discovered and purchased by folks from all across the globe. Here’s a look back at the companies that are putting Durham on the map:

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The company produces the human/solar-powered ELF, essentially a hightech bicycle – pedaling combines with energy from solar panels to run a small motor, allowing the vehicle to move at the speed limit in town. Switching to an ELF would mean six fewer tons of CO2 emissions per person per year, and it’s a healthy alternative to letting a gas engine do all the work. At the time of our interview, Founder and CEO Rob Cotter talked about the potential impact an ELF could have in thirdworld countries, where gas is expensive and scarce. That idea has become reality, as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which assists developing countries in implementing environmentally sound polices and practices, has purchased three ELFs for Fiji as a part of a pilot program to establish ELF manufacturing facilities. In the U.S., you can now find ELFs from Michigan to Maine to Texas.

Krissy Anderson adored leather purses, but could never find one that

spoonflower Co-founder Stephen Fraser described his company as “as close to a YouTube for fabric as you can get.” It’s a similar, simple process: customers can design their own fabric, upload it to the site and order it to be printed on different fabric options, wallpaper or other decals. With literally millions of designs available, hundreds of thousands of which are for sale by independent artists, you can find almost any print imaginable. “I am ceaselessly impressed by the talents of the community of designers who use Spoonflower,” Stephen said. “There’s never any end to the surprises.” Can’t find what you’re looking for? Make it yourself!

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totally fit her style. So, she made one. It received many compliments, and eventually someone asked her to create a bag for them. Mill & Bird took off from there. Demand has grown to the point that Krissy – who has always hand-stitched her bags – had to outsource her most popular designs to a North Carolina manufacturer. Locals can find her purses at Vert & Vogue, but five other stores in N.C. and Virginia carry them as well, as does a shop in Montreal! “I really would like to get into more stores across the country,” Krissy said. “It would be great to get in New York or LA or Chicago, even Atlanta.”

bull city designs You know Bull City Designs. You’ve had a hamburger on the wood bar at the newest OnlyBurger location or a decadent meal on the chef’s table at Straw Valley Food & Drink. You’ve sat at the table made of reclaimed wood and metal bases under the stairwell next to Michael Brown’s diner mural at American Tobacco. You ordered a flight from Fullsteam Brewery and received a North Carolina state-shaped deck with five of your favorite locally made brews. Those are the creations of Scott Meguid and Abraham Uribe, who design and build all of their projects. They’ve primarily focused on custom projects for customers both local and national, but have a handful of desks, dining tables and stools – which are named after Durham streets – available online. “We design lasting art forms,” Scott said. “We do high-end, really high-quality custom furniture. And it’s made really well. It’s the kind of thing that will hopefully be passed down through generations.” DM F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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THE TDS SUMMER PROGRAM is loading up the bus and exploring the Triangle three days each week. We explore the educational and recreational sites of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill including Duke Gardens, Durham Bulls games, Jordan Lake, Morehead Planetarium, The Duke Lemur Center, and more. In a caring and familiar setting, TDS summer campers discover North Carolina’s world class universities, museums, beautiful parks, and other attractions. In addition to our field trips we have arts and crafts, cooking time, athletic games, academic enrichment and our signature Friday cookouts.

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Jump rope basics and skills, designed for beginners to advanced participants, with the seven-time National Champions. Ages 5-17 Dates June 15-19, June 22-26, July 13-17, Aug. 10-14, Aug. 17-21, 8am-noon; Mini camp, July 8-10, 8am-noon Price $200/week; Mini camp $120 Camelot Academy’s Edu-Camp 809 Proctor St., Durham 919-688-3040 camelotacademy.org Combines academics (math and English) with recreational field trips to swim, bowl and roller skate. Ages 6-12 Dates June 8-Aug. 7, 8am-5:30pm Price Call or check website. Camelot Academy’s Summer Explorations 809 Proctor St., Durham 919-688-3040 camelotacademy.org Specialty programs that explore careers, interests, talents and more; some eligible for high school honors credit. Ages 7-18

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Dates June 8-Aug. 7, full day 9am-4pm, half day 9am-noon. Extended day options available. Price Call or check website. Camp Cheerio (YMCA) 1430 Camp Cheerio Rd., Glade Valley 336-869-0195 (fall, winter, spring); 336-363-2604 (summer) campcheerio.org YMCA residential camp in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Activities offered include horseback riding, climbing, sports, arts and crafts, target sports, dance, drama and much more. Ages 7-15 Dates June 7-Aug. 14, one- and two-week sessions (first half of summer: all-girls camps; second half of summer: coed camps) Price Prices range from $910-$2,180/session

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Weekly workshops in various subject areas such as 3D animation, web design, “Let’s Rock,” theater, world music, cooking, forensics, sports, set design, LEGOs, Treasure Hunt, video production, gaming, digital photography and more. Dates June 15-Aug. 9, 9am-3pm; extended care available Price $275/week

Tennis instruction for kids. Refreshments and T-shirts provided. Ages 4 and older Dates June 8-12 (ages 8 and up); June 15-18 (ages 4-7); July 6-10 (ages 8 and up); July 20-23 (ages 4-7); Aug. 3-6 (ages 10 and up, Tournament level players); registration begins Feb. 1, 2015; extended care available

Carolina Friends Summer Programs 4809 Friends School Rd., Durham 919-384-9089 cfsnc.org/summer and summer@cfsnc.org

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Chapel Hill Country Club Tennis Camp 103 Lancaster Dr., Chapel Hill 919-932-2855 (Jaime Montalvo) chcountryclub.com

Price $155-$200/week; nonmembers must pay a $25 guest fee for the week they attend. Chapel Hill Country Club Courts and Course Camp 103 Lancaster Dr., Chapel Hill 919-932-2855 (Jaime Montalvo) chcountryclub.com Tennis, golf, fitness, arts, crafts and swimming. Ages 5-10 Dates June 22-July 20, 8:30am-2:30pm

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College selection and admission program that offers SAT tips, panel discussions and one-on-one advising.

Dates June 15-Aug. 14, 7:30am-6pm; registration begins March 16

Price $300/week for nonmembers, $240/ week for members College Prep YOUniversity hosted by A+Test Prep & Academic Services 5505 Fortunes Ridge Dr., Ste. J, Durham 919-824-3912 aplushigherscores.com Helps students get on track and get ahead in the college admissions process. The weeklong program helps students navigate the search for the right college, SAT/ACT prep, the Common App, the application essay, campus visits, financial aid and more. Ages Grades 11-12 Dates July 13-17 Price $525 Constructing Your College Experience Campus Box 90700, Room 201, Bishop’s House, Durham 919-684-6259

Ages Grades 10-11 Dates July 19-24, 8:30am-5pm Price $1,235/day campers; $1,655/ residential campers Durham Parks and Recreation Summer Camp 400 Cleveland St., Durham 919-560-4355 dprplaymore.org or DPRinfo@gmail.com A safe, inclusive environment where all children are encouraged to participate. Committed to the development of campers’ life skills through group activities and exposure to diverse athletic and educational experiences. It also offers a variety of speciality camps for those with disabilities as well as environmentally friendly and teen camps.

Price Call or visit website. Durham Public Schools Summer Camp Program Community Education, 2107 Hillandale Rd., Durham 919-560-3816 dpsnc.net/afterschool Camps that combine enrichment activities with traditional recreational opportunities. Camp sites will be Eno Valley, Spring Valley and W.G. Pearson Elementary Schools. Each week is filled with a wide range of activities such as sports, games, swimming, field trips, science, music and crafts combined with great weekly themes. Breakfast and lunch are free. Ages Rising grades 1-6 Dates June 15-Aug. 7, 7am-6pm; half-day enrollments are available. Price $140/week for first child. $75/week for half-day, multiple child discounts. DSS Vouchers accepted. u

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K-12 school transforming students with learning differences into confident, independent learners. • Proven Methodology • 4:1 Student/Teacher Ratio • Tutoring Services

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“I am so grateful we found a place that teaches the way she learns.” Hill Parent

Summer Program | June 22-July 24 | Rising K-9 | Durham & Raleigh The Hill Center of Durham 3200 Pickett Road | Durham, NC 27705 919.489.7464 www.hillcenter.org

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engaging faculty. At Immaculata we view the student as a whole person and our mission is to help children grow spiritually, academically, emotionally, socially and physically. Come see if Immaculata is right for your child. • Pre-K through 8th grade • Teacher’s assistants through third grade • Academic rigor in a nurturing environment • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program dedicated Learning Center • Variety of clubs, sports and electives to explore interests and try new things

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Duke Gardens Nature Adventures Camp at Sarah P. Duke Gardens 420 Anderson St., Duke University, Durham 919-668-1707 gardens.duke.edu Children explore the wonders of nature with weekly themes ranging from Grow Your Own Food to Animals in the Gardens and Art Inspiration. Ages 5-10 or rising grades K-5 Dates Weekly from June 15-Aug. 8, 9am1pm (extended care 1pm to 4pm)

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Basic computer programming and video game design.

Dates June 15-July 31, 8am-4pm; aftercare available from 4pm-6pm

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Duke Youth Programs Campus Box 90700, Room 201, Bishop’s House, Durham 919-684-6259 learnmore.duke.edu/youth Program options include science, engineering, writing, math, leadership and college prep.

Price $200 weekly; $170 for each additional week or sibling. Extended care: $100/week.

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Duke School 3716 Erwin Rd., Durham 919-286-1866 dukeschool.org

Price $505-$1,625/day campers; $1,545$1,575/extended-day campers; $1,025$2,785/ residential campers

More than 60 choices, including coding and technology, photography, X-games, rock ’n’ roll, sports, arts and crafts and more.

Dates June 14-26, July 5-17, July 19-July 31, 8:30am-5pm

Duke Computer Camp Campus Box 90700, Room 201, Bishop’s House, Durham 919-684-6259 learnmore.duke.edu/youth

Durham Academy Summer Adventures 3501 Ridge Rd., Durham 919-287-1763 da.org/summer Academic, athletic and enrichment camps including SAT prep, ultimate frisbee, soccer, chess, computer programming, art, science, technology, dance and more. Ages 3-17 Dates June 8-July 24; full day 9am-4pm, half-day 9am-noon or 1pm-4pm; extended care available before and after camp. Price $190-$235/half-day week; $340$430/full-day week; $40 discount plus free supervision if campers register for a full day. u

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9 week-long themed sessions with flexible schedule options June 15th – August 14th Next to the Levin JCC For information and registration www.lernerschool.org

1935 W. Cornwallis Rd, Durham, NC 27705 • 919.286.5517 • www.LernerSchool.org

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Durham Arts Council Summer Arts Camp 120 Morris St., Durham 919-560-2726 durhamarts.org

Clay sculpture techniques such as coiling, slab work, cartooning, freeform design and fabric batiking. Ages 5-13

Themes vary; Mini Camp theme is Masquerade, and Cultural Camp themes include Captivating Cube, Unbelievable Uganda, Uniquely Ukraine and Intriguing Indochina. DAC also offers a Summer Arts Intensive for ages 13-17. Ages Rising K-age 13 Dates June 10-Aug. 21, morning session 9am-3pm (drop off begins at 8am), afternoon session 3pm-5:30pm Price Morning Session: $170/ week; Afternoon Session $70/week; Scholarships available based on financial need. Glazed Expectations Creative Clay Camp 205 W. Main St., Carrboro 919-933-9700 glazedexpectations.com

Dates June 15-Aug. 7, 8:30am-6pm; extended care available Price $165/half-day week; $245/full-day week Emerson Waldorf 6211 New Jericho Rd., Chapel Hill 919-967-1858, ext. 43 emersonwaldorf.org Activities include fort-making, art, music, nature, games, drama, outdoor explorations, woodworking, fiber arts and much more. CIT program also available.

The Hill Center 3200 Pickett Rd., Durham 919-489-7464 hillcenter.org Individualized program with a 4:1 student/ teacher ratio in reading, writing and math for children with learning differences. Ages Grades K-9 Dates June 22-July 24 (five-week session), 8:30am-11:30am daily Price $2,650 Immaculata Summer Camps 721 Burch Ave., Durham 919-682-5847 immaculataschool.org/camps.html

Dates June 15-July 24, 8:30am-3pm; extended care available

Offering a variety of camps such as Spanish immersion, LEGO, STEM, sewing, Soccer Shots and more. Visit website for details.

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Imagination Station The Ballet School of Chapel Hill, 1603 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 919-942-1339 balletschoolofchapelhill.com Campers are introduced to a variety of arts activities including dance, storytelling, music, and arts and crafts. Different themes are explored each week, providing fresh material for returning campers. Ages 3-6 Dates June 15-July 31 Price Call or visit website. International Montessori School Summer Camps 3001 Academy Rd., Bldg 300, Durham 919-401-4343 imsnc.org/camp Language-based camps in French, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. These weeklong camps each have a different theme that creates a fun, engaging and relaxed environment for children to expand their existing language skills or gain exposure to another language. See website for additional details. Ages 3 year olds-rising 5th-graders Dates June 22-July 31, with partial and full day options Price Dependent on specific camp. Lerner Jewish Community School 1935 W. Cornwallis Rd., Durham 919-286-5517 lernerschool.org Play-based preschool summer camps with themed weeks that include cooking, science, games, puzzles and more. Ages 2-4 Dates June 15-Aug. 7 Price Call for prices. Montessori Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House of Durham 2800 Pickett Rd., Durham 919-489-9045 mchdurham.org Our weekly camps provide a social setting for themed crafts, athletic activities, water play, music, storytime, cooking, gardening and nature exploration. u 134

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• Weekly summer camps for K-5 from June 15-Aug. 7 • Spring Break Camp March 30-April 3 • New workshops added for ages 12-16: Sizzle & Sauté in the Gardens + Girls’ Herbal Spa Register now at (919) 668-1707 or gardenseducation@duke.edu More information: gardens.duke.edu 420 Anderson St., Duke University Durham, NC 27708-0341

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Montessori Community School 4512 Pope Rd., Durham 919-493-8541 mcsdurham.org Summer camp programs include arts and crafts, hiking, cooking, field trips, general sports and games, performing arts and swimming. Ages Rising grades 1-7 Dates Call or visit website. Price Call or visit website.

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Morehead Planetarium & Science Center 250 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 919-843-7334 moreheadplanetarium.org Hands-on discovery, science-themed crafts, active indoor and outdoor recreation and highly trained counselors come together to create a memorable science experience for your camper. Camp themes include “Grossology and You,” “LEGO Create” and “Moon, Mars, & Beyond.” MPSC also offers its summer science camps in RTP and its SciVentures (a full-day science exploration program for grades 6-8) in Chapel Hill. Ages Rising grades K-8 Dates Chapel Hill camps: June 15–Aug. 14, half day 9am-noon or 1pm-4pm; SciVentures: July 27–Aug. 14, full-day only; RTP camps: July 6–July 31, fullday only Price Chapel Hill camps: $160/half-day session; SciVentures: $370/session; RTP camps: $355/session. Discounts available for members. Early drop-off and extended care options are available. New Hope Camp and Conference Center 4805 N.C. Highway 86, Chapel Hill 919-942-4716 newhopeccc.org Day Camps, overnight camps, new Teen Camp and High School Crew offered. Activities include sports, archery, nature, arts, canoeing, Bible stories and more. Ages Rising grades K-12 Dates June 15-Aug. 7, 8am-5pm; overnight options available Price $220-$380/week; Teen Camp $425/ week Nina’s School of Dance Summer Dance Camps 5341 North Roxboro Rd., Durham 919-471-9662 Focuses on intense training; gives dancers almost a full year’s worth of knowledge. Fun and exciting, with crafts and drama. There is also a mini camp for younger students with a focus on tap/ ballet, with a princess theme or a hiphop theme. u

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Ages 8-18; Mini camp: 5-7 Dates June 22-25, July 13-16, Aug. 10-13 from 9am-3pm. Mini camp: Same dates, 5:30-7:30pm Price $200; Mini camp: $75 Primrose School at Hope Valley Farms Explorers Summer Camp 702 Juliette Dr., Durham 919-484-8884 primrosehopevalleyfarms.com Adventure awaits this summer as your child explores something new each day at Camp Primrose. Exciting summer curriculum projects, special events and field trips keep your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imagination growing. Ages 5-11 Dates June 1-Aug. 28 Price $194/week, part-time slots available Schoolhouse of Wonder Outdoor Summer and Track Out Camps West Point on the Eno Park, 5101B N. Roxboro St., Durham and Umstead State Park (Reedy Creek entrance, I-40) 919-477-2116 schoolhouseofwonder.org

Award-winning nature-based camps. Full-day outdoor adventures including archery, hiking, environmental education, cooking, music, nature art and crafts, river exploration, storytelling, and more. Leadership development training available for 13- to 17-year-olds through counselor-in-training opportunities and paid junior counselor positions. Ages 5-7; 8-12; 13-17 Dates June 8-Aug. 21 Price $259-$289. Multi-camp, sibling discounts and limited financial assistance available. SkyCamp Sky Zone, The Shops at Northgate, 1720 Guess Rd., Ste. 90, Durham 919-425-0800 skyzone.com/durham Combines healthy exercise with awesome fun. Activities include dodgeball, Skyfitness, games and more. Ages 5-17 Dates Call or visit website. Price Call or visit website. Triangle Day School Summer Program 4911 Neal Rd., Durham 919-383-8800 triangledayschool.org Fosters the fundamentals of student growth through field trips, athletic games and character development. Three days per week, we explore the educational and recreational sites of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. Multiple age-appropriate games are offered in basketball, soccer, volleyball, badminton, yard games and others. Full Day Camp integrates the TDS Character program all summer long through weekly character traits and the daily character challenge. Ages Rising grades K-9 Dates June 8-Aug. 7, 8:30am-3:30pm; extended care available Price Before Feb. 1, $295/session except session 6, which is $195/session; after Feb. 1, $320/session except session 6 which is $220/session. Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill 4011 Pickett Rd., Durham 919-402-8262 trinityschoolnc.org Camp topics include writing, dance, sports, pottery, robotics, puppets, hiking, art, sewing, travel and much more. Ages 5-18 Dates June 1-Aug. 7, morning and afternoon sessions available; schedule available online in mid-January Price $90-$180/week DM

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really bright acids, and it will separate itself from the food and cleanse your palate and at the same time tie in with the flavors from the dish. Riesling is the way to go with rabbit.” The meal is one of the small plates being offered on the dinner menu at the restaurant, though it seemed to me to be worthy of an entrée portion. The flaky, buttery crust soaked up the piping hot liquid below it and, when mixed with the more substantial ingredients, made for a perfect bite filled with rich flavors – sure to warm you to the core even on the coldest winter day. While rabbit may not tempt everyone’s palate, give the hare a chance – you’ll find the meat to be a much more mild flavor than you might anticipate. “It was always fascinating to me in the States, that there’s never much game on the menus,” says Guglhupf Owner Claudia Cooper. “Eating game is a very normal part of the cuisine in Germany. I grew up with it. This dish – I love it. It caters to all my needs.” – Amanda MacLaren DM F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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Bleu Olive High-quality comfort food incorporating local ingredients and Mediterranean flair. 1821 Hillandale Rd.; 919-383-8502; bleuolivebistro.com El Corral Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican cuisine. 1821 Hillandale Rd.; 919-309-4543

Pomodoro Italian Kitchen Homemade pastas, sauces and pizzas. 1811 Hillandale Rd.; 919-382-2915

Pan Pan Diner 919-416-1950 Randy’s Pizza 919-286-7272

NORTH POINTE DRIVE The French Corner Bakery Artisan breads, cookies and muffins, plus a lunch menu. 2005 North Pointe Dr., Ste. B.; 919-698-9836

Ruby Tuesday 919-286-5100 Gocciolina Italian fare. 3314 Guess Rd.; 919-973-4089 Dragon Inn Hunan and Szechuan dishes. 3823 Guess Rd.; 919-477-6310

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Hog Heaven Bar-B-Q Eastern barbecue. 2419 Guess Rd.; 919-286-7447

Meelo’s Restaurant Italian and Spanish offerings. 1821 Hillandale Rd., Ste. 3; 919-384-9080

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Golden China Simple, classic Chinese dishes. 1515 North Pointe Dr., Ste. 110B; 919-220-3168 Rudino’s Pizza & Grinders Hot subs and sandwiches, breadsticks and pizza. 1515 North Pointe Dr.; 919-220-2002

MORE NORTHERN DURHAM DINING Bel Gusto d’Italia Italian dishes, located inside the Millennium Hotel. 2800 Campus Walk Ave.; 919-382-5024 Bullock’s Bar-B-Que Barbecue and other Southern comfort food. 3330 Quebec Dr.; 919-383-3211 Italian Pizzeria & Restaurant Traditional Italian dishes and pizzas. 3500 N. Roxboro St.; 919-220-1386

Koumi Japanese Restaurant Freshly prepared traditional Japanese dishes and sushi, as well as other Asian specialties, like Vietnamese pho. 3550 N. Roxboro St.; 919-381-5753; koumijapanese.com Mami Nora’s Rotisserie Peruvian cuisine. 302 Davidson Ave.; 919-220-9028 Perky’s Pizza of Durham American pizzeria. 3422 Red Mill Rd.; 919-682-0202 Silver Spoon Restaurant Diner fare and seafood. 5230 N. Roxboro Rd.; 919-479-7172

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BROAD STREET Hummingbird Bakery Southern desserts, lunch and coffee. 721 Broad St.; 919-908-6942 Oval Park Grille Creative comfort food and health-conscious options. 1116 Broad St.; 919-401-6566 Joe Van Gogh Coffee and pastries. 1104 Broad St.; 919-286-4800 The Palace International Traditional East African specialties and African takes on other world cuisines. 1104 Broad St.; 919-416-4922

Watts Grocery Seasonal contemporary American cooking using local ingredients. 1116 Broad St.; 919-416-5040; wattsgrocery.com DUKE DINING Blue Express Mediterranean sandwiches and salads. 450 Research Dr.; 919-660-3971 F e b r u a r y / M a r c h

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The Nasher Café Bistro fare using fresh, local ingredients; inside the Nasher Museum of Art. 2001 Campus Dr.; 919-684-6032

blu seafood and bar Upscale seafood restaurant featuring innovative regional classics. 2002 Hillsborough Rd.; 919-286-9777; bluseafoodandbar.com

Duke Gardens Terrace Café Sandwiches, coffee and snacks from The Picnic Basket, located at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. 426 Anderson St.; 919-660-3957 Twinnie’s Café Irish Pub with pastries, sandwiches, salads and coffee, 101 Science Dr.; 919-660-3944 ERWIN ROAD Another Broken Egg Café Unique breakfast and lunch menu. 2608 Erwin Rd., Ste. 120; 919-381-5172 Chai’s Noodle Bar & Bistro Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Korean dishes. 2816 Erwin Rd., Ste. 207; 919-309-4864 Hungry Leaf Salads and wraps. 2608 Erwin Rd., Ste. 132; 919-321-8001 Nosh “Eclectic foodstuffs” including sandwiches, soups, salads, wraps and desserts. 2812 Erwin Rd., Ste. 101; 919-383-4747 MediTerra Grill Mediterranean cuisine. 2608 Erwin Rd., Ste. 136; 919-383-0066 Saladelia Café Espresso and organic smoothie bar, scratch-made pastries, gourmet sandwiches, salads and soups. Open for dine-in or carry-out. 2424 Erwin Rd.; 919-416-1400; saladelia.com Six Plates Wine Bar Small-plate menu items. 2812 Erwin Rd., Ste. 104; 919-321-0203 Smashburger Unique burgers and Haagen Dazs milk shakes. 2608 Erwin Rd., Ste. 116; 919-237-1070 Sushi Love Sushi and other Japanese cuisine. 2812 Erwin Rd., Ste. 204; 919-309-2401 ERWIN SQUARE 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; local22kitchenandbar.com

Parizade Sophisticated Mediterranean food like monkfish tangine, pepper-crusted beef tenderloin and a vegetable caponata made with quinoa. Full bar. 2200 W. Main St.; 919-286-9712; parizadedurham.com NINTH STREET DISTRICT Bali-Hai Mongolian Grill Chinese-Mongolian grill. 811 Ninth St.; 919-416-0200 Basan A wide variety of fresh, specialty sushi rolls, modern Japanese appetizers and entrees, and an extensive sake selection. 359 Blackwell St., Ste. 220; 919-797-9728; basanrestaurant.com

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Banh’s Cuisine Vietnamese and Chinese dishes. 750 Ninth St.; 919-286-5073 Blue Corn Café Authentic Latin-American food with fresh, organic ingredients. 716 Ninth St.; 919-286-9600 Charlie’s Pub & Grille Sandwiches and bar snacks. 758 Ninth St.; 919-286-4446 Chubby’s Tacos Tacos and burritos. 748 Ninth St.; 919-286-4499 Cosmic Cantina Authentic Mexican cuisine with vegan options. 1920 Perry St.; 919-286-1875 Dain’s Place Pub fare. 754 Ninth St.; 919-416-8800 Dale’s Indian Cuisine Traditional Indian food. 811 Ninth St.; 919-286-1760 Elmo’s Diner Homemade Southern and American classics with breakfast all day in a casual, family-friendly setting. 776 Ninth St.; 919-416-3823 Gregoria’s Cuban Steakhouse The reincarnation of Gregoria’s Kitchen offers high quality, fresh and flavorful Cuban dishes. 2701 Hillsborough Rd.; 919-973-2717 Heavenly Buffaloes Chicken wings and vegan nuggets with more than twenty flavors. 1807 W. Markham Ave.; 919-237-2358 Juju Asian fusion small plates, dumplings and dim sum. 737 Ninth St.; @jujudurham Metro 8 Steakhouse American and Argentian steakhouse. 746 Ninth St.; 919-416-1700 Monuts Donuts Doughnuts, pastries, English muffins, bagels and breakfast sandwiches. 1002 Ninth St.; 919-797-2634

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BRIGHTLEAF DISTRICT Alivia’s Durham Bistro European-style bistro with breakfast, pub fare and upscale dinner options. 900 W. Main St.; 919-682-8978 Skewers Bar & Grill Buffet and full kabob menu. 1013 W. Main St.; 919-680-8048 Chamas Churrascaria Brazilian Steakhouse Tableside service of beef, pork, lamb and chicken. 905 W. Main St.; 919-682-1309 Devine’s Restaurant and Sports Bar Sandwiches, wings and burgers. 904 W. Main St.; 919-682-0228 El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican cuisine 905 W. Main St.; 919-683-2417 The Federal Pub fare with bistro panache. 914 W. Main St.; 919-680-8611 Fishmonger’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar Fresh seafood and homemade sides. 806 W. Main St.; 919-682-0128 James Joyce Irish Pub and Restaurant Traditional pub food and snacks. 912 W. Main St.; 919-683-3022 La Tropicale Catering Caribbean and soul food. 411 W. Chapel Hill St.; 919-638-8444 Lilly’s Pizza Stone-hearth-baked pizzas with fresh, organic, local ingredients. 810 W. Peabody St.; 919-797-2554 The Little Dipper Fondue. 905 W. Main St.; 919-908-1023 Mt. Fuji Asian Bistro Sushi & Bar Thai, Japanese, Chinese and sushi. 905 W. Main St.; 919-680-4968 Parker and Otis Breakfast and lunch, plus candy and other specialty food items. 112 S. Duke St.; 919-683-3200 Piazza Italia Restaurant, Piazza di Mare Seafood House-made pasta, Italian dishes and gelato. 905 W. Main St.; 919-956-7360 Rose’s Meat Market and Sweet Shop Sandwiches, pastries and daily dinner specials. 121 N. Gregson St.; 919-797-2233 Satisfaction Restaurant & Bar Pub fare including wings, ribs and pizza. 905 W. Main St., Ste. 37; 919-682-7397

Vin Rouge Bistro-style dinner and Sunday brunch. 2010 Hillsborough Rd.; 919-416-0466; vinrougerestaurant.com

Serrano Delicafe Sandwiches and hot dogs. 905 W. Main St.; 919-381-6407 Respite Café Fine coffee and tea. 115 N. Duke St.; 919-294-9737 Torero’s Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican cuisine. 800 W. Main St.; 919-682-4197

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The Mad Hatter’s Café & Bakeshop Scratch-made pastries, organic salads, sandwiches and wraps, with breakfast all day and delicious brunch every weekend. Award-winning cakes.1802 W. Main St.; 919-286-1987; madhatterbakeshop.com Vine Sushi & Thai Thai noodle dishes and stir-fries alongside sushi. 607 Broad St.; 919-294-8382 Wellspring Café Salad and hot bar in Whole Foods Market, plus sandwiches, pizza and sushi. 621 Broad St.; 919-286-2290

Triangle Brewing Co. Pint & Plate Pub grub and beer. 802 W. Main St.; 919-973-2598 WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Cocoa Cinnamon Coffee, chocolate and pastries. 420 W. Geer St.; 919-697-8990 DaisyCakes Bakery & Cafe Breakfast, lunch, pastries, coffee. 401A Foster St.; 919-389-4307 Geer Street Garden Simple, down-home fare. 644 Foster St.; 919-688-2900

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Parts & Labor A variety of dishes meeting many dietary needs. 723 Rigsbee Ave.; 919-901-0875

Dos Perros Sophisticated Mexican cuisine. 200 N. Mangum St.; 919-956-2750

The Pit Barbecue. 321 W. Geer St.; 919-282-3748

Dashi Traditional ramen shop and izakaya. 415 E. Chapel Hill St.

Piedmont Local “slow food” prepared in rustic Italian style. 401 Foster St.; 919-683-1213 CITY CENTER DISTRICT 2 Zero 1 Restaurant Breakfast, lunch and dinner, located in the Durham Marriott Convention Center. 201 Foster St.; 919-768-6000 Beyú Caffé Coffee, pastries and breakfast and lunch menus. 335 W. Main St.; 919-683-1058 Blue Coffee Café Breakfast fare and lunchtime grill options. 202 N. Corcoran St.; 919-688-2233 Bull City Burger & Brewery Local-beef burgers and dogs, fresh beers brewed in-house. 107 E. Parrish St.; 919-680-2333 Bull McCabe’s Irish Pub Pub food and bar snacks. 427 W. Main St.; 919-682-3061 Carrboro Coffee Roasters Brewed coffee, espresso drinks. 807 E. Main St.; 919-968-4760 The Cupcake Bar Cocktail- and beverage-inspired cupcakes. 101 E. Chapel Hill St.; 919-816-2905 Dame’s Chicken & Waffles Chicken, waffles, shmears. 317 W. Main St.; 919-682-9235

Loaf Oven breads and pastries. 111 W. Parrish St.; 919-797-1254 Mateo Tapas and small plates. 109 W. Chapel Hill St.; 919-530-8700 Ninth Street Bakery Organic breads, pastries and lunch. 136 E. Chapel Hill St.; 919-286-0303 Old Havana Sandwich Shop Authentic Cuban sandwiches. 310 E. Main St.; 919-667-9525 The Parlour Homemade ice cream. 117 Market St.; 919-564-7999 Pizzeria Toro Wood-fired pizza. 105 E. Chapel Hill St.; 919-908-6936 Pompieri Pizza A pizza joint with a fine-dining approach. 102 City Hall Plaza; 919-973-1589 Revolution Contemporary global cuisine featuring local ingredients. Extensive wine list. Now serving lunch. 107 W. Main St.; 919-956-9999; revolutionrestaurant.com

Rue Cler Restaurant & Café French bistro-style cuisine. 401 E. Chapel Hill St.; 919-682-8844 Saltbox Seafood Joint Local seafood that is delivered fresh from the Carolina coast and served griddled or fried in a simple, straightforward manner. 608 N. Mangum St.; 919-9088970; saltboxseafoodjoint.com Scratch Bakery Sweet and savory pastries, plus lunch. 111 W. Orange St.; 919-956-5200 Taberna Tapas, paella and flatbreads. 325 W. Main St.; 919-797-1457 Toast Italian paninis and soups. 345 W. Main St.; 919-683-2183 AMERICAN TOBACCO DISTRICT Cuban Revolution Restaurant & Bar Cuban tapas served amid ’60s-style decor. 318 Blackwell St.; 919-687-4300 Mellow Mushroom American pizzas, calzones, salads, hoagies. 410 Blackwell St.; 919-680-8500 OnlyBurger The food truck’s brick-and-mortar version offers all the same build-your-own burger options. 359 Blackwell St.

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Saladelia Café Espresso and organic smoothie bar, scratch-made pastries, gourmet sandwiches, salads and soups. Open for dine-in or carry-out. 406 Blackwell St.; 919-687-4600; saladelia.com Tobacco Road Sports Cafe American dishes with local ingredients, overlooking The Bulls’ stadium. 280 S. Mangum St.; 919-937-9909 Tyler’s Restaurant & Taproom Hearty fare and huge beer selection. 324 Blackwell St.; 919-433-0345

EAST CENTRAL DURHAM

OAK CROSSING SHOPPING CENTER El Coyote Bar & Grill Authentic Mexican cuisine. 3801 Wake Forest Hwy.; 919-957-7070 Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican cuisine. 3801 Wake Forest Hwy.; 919-598-8990 FAYETTEVILLE STREET Bowick’s Ark Southern comfort food. 901 Fayetteville St., Ste. 205; 919-680-3200 Chicken Hut Soul food. 3019 Fayetteville St.; 919-682-5697 New Visions of Africa African soul food. 1306 Fayetteville St.; 919-687-7070

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MORE EAST CENTRAL DINING Byrd’s BBQ Restaurant & Catering Classic barbecue and sides. 2816 Cheek Rd.; 919-530-1839

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Guglhupf Bakery, Cafe and Restaurant German-inspired cuisine and artistical bakery. 2706 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-401-2600; guglhupf.com

Johnson Family Barbecue Classic Eastern barbecue and sides. 5021 Wake Forest Hwy.; 919-397-5693 Home Plate Restaurant Southern comfort foods. 3327 Holloway St.; 919-598-6817

Kanki Steak, chicken and seafood cooked on hibachi grills, plus an extensive sushi menu. 3504 Mt. Moriah Rd.; 919-401-6908; kanki.com

WEST CENTRAL DURHAM

DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BOULEVARD (15-501) The Blue Note Grill Barbecue, ribs and burgers. 4125 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-401-1979

Kurama Japanese Seafood, Steakhouse & Sushi Bar Hibachi dishes. 3644 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-489-2669

El Cuscatleco Restaurant Salvadoran-Mexican cuisine. 4212 Garrett Rd.; 919-401-5245 Foster’s Market Fresh breakfast, sandwiches, prepared salads and other specialty food items. 2694 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-489-3944

Full Lotus Wellness Offers a customized blueprint to fitness, nutrition and healthy living with clean eating programs. 3319 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-998-6621; fulllotuswellness.com Fairview Dining Room Seasonally inspired contemporary cuisine inside the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club. 3001 Cameron Blvd.; 919-493-6699

Outback Steakhouse Australian-inspired grill menu. 3500 Mt. Moriah Rd.; 919-493-2202 PDQ Chicken tenders, salads and sandwiches. 3301 Watkins Rd.; 919-436-3753 Peony Asian Bistro Chinese dishes and sushi. 3515 Witherspoon Blvd.; 919-419-8800 The Refectory Café Dal, chili, salads and soups. 2726 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-908-6798 The Saucy Crab Grilled seafood entrees, plus a wine bar. 4020 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-237-1935 Shrimp Boats Southern cuisine. 2637 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-489-6591

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Seasonal Seafood Freshly Cooked Good Fish That’s the Hook

READERS’ FAVORITE

GOLD WINNER

IBEST OF DURHAM 2014

608 N. Mangum St., Durham 919.908.8970 | saltboxseafoodjoint.com

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Sitar Indian Cuisine Homemade Indian dishes at affordable prices, with daily lunch buffets and a weekend dinner buffet. 3630 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-490-1326

Spartacus Restaurant Celebrating 20 years. Contemporary Greek/ Mediterranean cuisine in a casual yet elegant atmosphere. Private rooms available. 4139 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-489-2848; spartacusrestaurant.com Straw Valley Food & Drink and The Black House Casual lunch and dinner menus, Carrboro Coffee, fresh pressed juices and a curated selection of wines, beers and spirits. 5420 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-403-2233 Torero’s Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican cuisine. 4600 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.; 919-489-6468 UNIVERSITY DRIVE

Capital Seafood Market & Grill Raw seafood for sale. 1304 University Dr.; 919-402-0777

NEWSBITES

Mi Peru Peruvian fare. 4015 University Dr.; 919-401-6432

NOW OPEN DOWNTOWN

Nana’s Restaurant Seasonal dishes influenced by Southern, French and Italian cuisine. 2514 University Drive; 919-493-8545; nanasdurham.com Nanataco Inventive taqueria that features locally produced meats and veggies. 2512 University Dr.; 919-489-8226

The Original Q Shack “BBQ tender as a mother’s love,” including signature chile-rubbed beef brisket and Carolina pork shoulder. 2510 University Dr.; 919-402-4227; theqshackoriginal.com Saké Bomb Asian Bistro Classic Asian entrees. 4215 University Dr.; 919-401-4488

The Boot A neighborhood Italian-American Restaurant serving soups, salads, sandwiches, pastas and traditional Italian entrees, plus a full bar. 2501 University Dr.; 919-294-8383; thebootdurham.com

Thai Café Authentic Thai cuisine. 2501 University Dr.; 919-493-9794 Wine Authorities Wine shop with small producers and good values, and a wine bar. 2501 University Dr.; 919-489-2884

It was a busy holiday season in the Bull City.

• In case you missed it, Monuts Donuts moved to its new, bigger location – the former Magnolia Grill space on Ninth Street. • Juju – sister restaurant to Dos Perros and Jujube – opened at Ninth Street’s The Shops at Erwin Mill. Juju serves Asian tapas: Think braised beef and short rib wontons, wild boar fried rice and shrimp spring rolls. • And Scott Howell and Aubrey ZinaichHowell of Nana’s partnered with Daniel Sartain to open Bar Virgile, specializing in “artfully crafted beverages.” Carrie Schleiffer, most recently the chef at the gastropub G2B, has been brought on board

to make handmade snacks. Bar Virgile is located at the corner of Main and Mangum downtown.

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Saladelia Café Delicious, healthy, homemade food with an espresso and organic smoothie bar, scratch-made pastries, gourmet sandwiches, salads and soups. Open for dine-in or carry-out. 4201 University Dr.; 919-489-5776; saladelia.com MORE WEST CENTRAL DINING Amante Gourmet Pizza Gourmet pizzas and calzones. 3825 S. Roxboro Rd.; 919-572-2345 Azteca Grill Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican cuisine. 1929 Chapel Hill Rd.; 919-403-2527 Bull Street Gourmet & Market Fresh salads and sandwiches. 3710 Shannon Rd.; 919-237-2398 Cafe Love (Live Organic Vegan Eats) Vegan dishes, smoothies and more. 3219 Old Chapel Hill Rd.; 919-251-9541 Doolin’s Irish Pub Hearty Irish classics and an extensive beer selection. 3211 Shannon Rd.; 919-908-9233

Rick’s Diner & Catering Co. Diner food and breakfast all day. 3710 Shannon Rd.; 919-419-0907

West 94th Street Pub Standard pub fare. 4711 Hope Valley Rd.; 919-403-0025

Piper’s Deli Deli sandwiches and burgers. 3219 Old Chapel Hill Rd.; 919-489-2481

SUTTON STATION (EXIT 276) 58 Fifty Bistro Modern American cuisine and cocktails. 5850 Fayetteville Rd.; 919-544-8585

Tonali Restaurant Inventive Mexican cuisine. 3642 Shannon Rd.; 919-489-8000

SOUTHERN DURHAM / NEAR I-40

WOODCROFT SHOPPING CENTER (EXIT 274) City Beverage Innovative nouveau American cuisine. 4810 Hope Valley Rd.; 919-401-6500 Chubby’s Tacos Tacos and burritos. 4711 Hope Valley Rd.; 919-489-4636 Pulcinella’s Italian Restaurant Southern Italian dishes. 4711 Hope Valley Rd.; 919-490-1172 Randy’s Pizza New York-style pizza and subs. 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Ste. 112; 919-403-6850

Four Square Restaurant Upscale seasonal menu. 2701 Chapel Hill Rd.; 919-401-9877

Smallcakes A gourmet cupcakery with flavors including caramel crunch, hot fudge sundae and a “famous” red velvet. 4711 Hope Valley Rd.; 919-937-2922; smallcakescupcakery.com

G2B Gastro Pub Gourmet, creative eatery. 3211 Shannon Rd.; 919-251-9451 Randy’s Pizza Brick oven pizzas. 1813 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy.; 919-490-6850

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Bocci Trattoria & Pizzeria  Traditional Italian dishes and pizzas. 5850 Fayetteville Rd.; 919-206-4067 Dulce Cafe Espresso, gelato and sandwiches. 5826 Fayetteville Rd., Ste. 106; 919-797-0497 Nantucket Grill & Bar New England-style cuisine. 5826 Fayetteville Rd.; 919-484-8162 LINCOLN PARK WEST Baguettaboutit Cafe N.C. sausages served in French baguettes. 2945 S. Miami Blvd., Ste. 122; 919-973-1229 Danny’s Bar-B-Que Hickory-smoked barbecue. 2945 S. Miami Blvd., Ste. 118; 919-806-1965 Pho 9N9 Restaurant Vietnamese cuisine. 2945 S. Miami Blvd., Ste. 102; 919-544-4496 Piper’s In The Park Soups, salads, hoagies and burgers. 2945 S. Miami Blvd.; 919-572-9767 HOMESTEAD MARKET (EXIT 276) Bean Traders Coffee Coffee specialties and local pastries. 105 W. N.C. 54; 919-484-2499 Shiki Sushi Sushi and pan-Asian choices inspired by the home-cooking of Japan, China, Vietnam and Thailand. 207 W. N.C. 54; 919-484-4108

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CELEBRATING 21 YEARS IN DURHAM READERS’ FAVORITE

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HOPE VALLEY COMMONS Char-Grill Burgers, milk shakes and more. 1125 W. N.C. 54; 919-489-6900

Champps Americana Burgers, sandwiches, steak and fries. Southpoint; 919-361-3393 The Cheesecake Factory Extensive American menu with specialty desserts. Southpoint; 919-206-4082 Firebirds Wood Fired Grill Seafood, salads and American dishes. Southpoint; 919-544-6332

Denny’s Diner fare serving breakfast anytime, lunch and dinner. 7021 N.C. 751, Ste. 901; 919-908-1006; dennys.com The Mad Popper A gourmet popcorn shop with flavors both sweet and savory. 105 W. N.C. 54, Ste. 259; 919-484-7677 Mattie B’s Public House Burgers, pizza, wings and house-made potato chips. 1125 W. N.C. 54; 919-401-8600

NEAR SOUTHPOINT

RENAISSANCE VILLAGE Harvest 18 Locavore, seasonal eats. 8128 Renaissance Pkwy., Ste. 114; 919-316-1818 Rise Handmade biscuits and doughnuts with famous daily specials. 8200 Renaissance Pkwy., Ste. 1003; 919-248-2992 MAIN STREET AT THE STREETS AT SOUTHPOINT (EXIT 276) California Pizza Kitchen West Coast pizzas and salads. Southpoint; 919-361-4200

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Maggiano’s Little Italy Italian dishes. Southpoint; 919-572-0070 Zinburger Gourmet burgers and wine selections. Southpoint; 919-293-1726 RENAISSANCE CENTER AT SOUTHPOINT (EXIT 276) Los Portales Mexican Restaurant Authentic Mexican cuisine. 6905 Fayetteville Rd.; 919-544-9247 The Melting Pot Fondue. 7011 Fayetteville Rd.; 919-544-6358 P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Asian-inspired dishes. 6801 Fayetteville Rd.; 919-294-3131 Ruth’s Chris Steak House Upscale signature steaks. 7007 Fayetteville Rd.; 919-361-0123 Ted’s Montana Grill Western-inspired bar and grill. 6911 Fayetteville Rd.; 919-572-1210 WESTPOINT AT 751 Town Hall Burger and Beer Hamburgers, chicken, salad and sides. 7830 N.C. 751; 919-973-0506 Bonefish Grill Seafood. 7820 N.C. 751; 919-248-2906

NEWSBITES

NOW OPEN ELSEWHERE

The French Corner Bakery, a bake

shop featuring artisan breads, muffins, cookies and a lunch menu, has opened at 2005 North Pointe Dr., Ste. B. The owner and chef, Benjamin Messaoui, is a French baker with 35 years of experience. Look for his bread-making classes! The Boot is now open at 2501 University Dr. The Italian-American eatery is owned by Andy Magowan, who also owns Geer Street Garden.

Dishes include eggplant parmesan, housemade ravioli and a meatball sub. And from Europe to the Caribbean … La Tropicale Café is now open on Highway 55 near RTP. Veteran chef Gladwin Jarvis is offering jerk chicken, rum-glazed ribs and pina colada bread pudding.

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N.C. 54 Ai Fuji Japanese Steakhouse Hibachi dishes and buy-one-get-one sushi. 202 N.C. 54; 919-998-3988

CHANGES AT G2B

Akashi Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar Hibachi dishes and sushi. 2223 N.C. 54, Ste. RS; 919-572-9444

G2B Gastro Pub has a new chef and

a new nanobrewery. With training and experience at The Ritz-Carlton restaurants up and down the eastern seaboard, Chef Travis Robinson uses his unique, technical style of cooking to intensify flavors in recipes that might sound familiar. His menu includes Ashley Farms duck with a burnt orange jus and small plates like a savory chestnut macaron, local North Carolina amberjack crudo and warming ricotta gnudi. Brewer Andrew Christenbury is making a G2B Citra IPA at the nanobrewery, which hosted a grand opening in late January.

PRIMAL FOOD & SPIRITS

Primal Food & Spirits Wood-fired local meat dishes with seasonal sides and craft cocktails. 202 W. N.C. 54; 919-248-3000; primalfoodandspirits.com

Spice & Curry Traditional Indian dishes. 2105 E. N.C. 54; 919-544-7555

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N.C. 55 Backyard BBQ Pit Barbecue and other Southern comfort foods. 5122 N.C. 55; 919-544-9911 Brigs at the Park Breakfast, salads and sandwiches. 4900 N.C. 55; 919-544-7473 Café Meridian Mediterranean and American options. 2500 Meridian Pkwy.; 919-361-9333

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Sal’s Pizza & Restaurant Classic Italian dishes and pizza. 2103 Allendown Dr.; 919-544-1104 Sansui Sushi Bar & Grill Hibachi dishes and sushi. 4325 N.C. 55; 919-361-8078 Vit Goal Tofu Restaurant Korean dishes. 2107 Allendown Dr.; 919-361-9100 GREENWOOD COMMONS (EXIT 278) Benetis Restaurant Classic breakfast with a Mediterranean lunch buffet. 5410 N.C. 55; 919-806-0313 Sarah’s Empanadas Homemade empanadas. 5410 N.C. 55; 919-544-2441 Tandoor Indian Restaurant Traditional Indian dishes. 5410 N.C. 55; 919-484-2102 Thai Lanna Restaurant Authentic Thai cuisine. 5410 N.C. 55; 919-484-0808 IMPERIAL CENTER (EXIT 282) MEZ Contemporary Mexican Creative Mexican dishes, based on traditional recipes with a fresh, healthy twist. 5410 Page Rd.; 919-941-1630; mezdurham.com

Jamaica Jamaica Carribean food. 4857 N.C. 55; 919-544-1532 La Tropicale Café & Catering Caribbean cuisine. 4716 Hwy. 55; 919-638-8444

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In December, Pop’s, located at 605 W. Main St., closed its doors after almost 20 years in business. Pop’s Backdoor South, the pizzeria in Hope Valley Square, remains open. The Pop’s owners sold it in 2012. Market Street Coffee on Ninth Street has closed – though four locations

in Chapel Hill/Carrboro remain!

ALSO CHECK OUT THESE CHAPEL HILL AREA RESTAURANTS … 411 West The menu – including fresh pasta, seafood and pizzas – is inspired by the flavors of Italy and the Mediterranean, with a healthy California twist; outdoor dining; all ABC permits. 411 W. Franklin St.; 919-967-2782; 411west.com Acme Food & Beverage Co. Soups, salads, seafood and entrees with a Southern touch; outdoor dining; all ABC permits. 110 E. Main St., Carrboro; 919-929-2263; acmecarrboro.com Bin 54 Steaks, seafood and other fine American food. Everything – including breads and desserts – is made entirely in-house; all ABC permits. Glen Lennox Shopping Center; 919-969- 1155; bin54chapelhill.com Breadmen’s A variety of sandwiches, burgers, salads and grilled meat, as well as daily soup and casserole specials. Breakfast served all day; vegetarian options; outdoor dining; beer and wine only. 324 W. Rosemary St.; 919-967-7110; breadmens.com Buns Serves gourmet burgers, fries and shakes made from fresh ingredients; beer and wine only. 107 N. Columbia St.; 919-240-4746; bunsofchapelhill.com Caffe Driade Carrboro Coffee, bowl-sized lattes, local baked goods, beer and wine in a secluded, wooded setting. 1215-A E. Franklin St.; 919-942-2333 Carolina Crossroads at The Carolina Inn New American cuisine and seasonal specialties; all ABC permits. 211 Pittsboro St.; 919-918-2777; carolinainn.com City Kitchen Wholesome American fare with a sophisticated twist; outdoor dining; all ABC permits. 201 S. Estes Dr., University Mall; 919-928-8200; citykitchenchapelhill.com Elaine’s on Franklin Fine regional American cuisine, made with the freshest local ingredients; all ABC permits. 454 W. Franklin St.; 919-960-2770; elainesonfranklin.com Glasshalfull Mediterranean-inspired food and wine; outdoor dining; all ABC permits. 106 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro; 919-967-9784; glasshalfullcarrboro.com Il Palio Ristorante at The Siena Hotel North Carolina’s only AAA Four Diamond Italian restaurant; all ABC permits; outdoor dining. 1505 E. Franklin St.; 919-918-2545

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Kalamaki Simple, well-prepared Greek street food dishes and salads; outdoor dining; beer and wine only. 431 W. Franklin St.; 919-240-7354; kalamakichapelhill.com

Radius Pizzeria & Pub Daily-changing entrees, pizzas, salads and sandwiches; outdoor dining; all ABC permits. 112 N. Churton St., Hillsborough; 919-245-0601; radiuspizzeria.net

Kitchen Bistro-style dining with a seasonal menu that always includes mussels; outdoor dining; beer and wine only. 764 MLK Jr. Blvd.; 919-537-8167; kitchenchapelhill.com

The Root Cellar (formerly Foster’s Market) Sandwiches, prepared salads, desserts and more; beer and wine only; outdoor dining. 750 MLK Jr. Blvd.; 919-489-3944; rootcellarchapelhill.com

Kipos Greek cuisine in a relaxed, upscale setting; outdoor dining; all ABC permits. 431 W. Franklin St.; 919-425-0760; kiposgreektaverna.com

Spanky’s A Chapel Hill institution since 1977, the American bar and grill serves hamburgers, brown sugar baby back ribs, garden fresh salads and barbecue; all ABC permits. 101 E. Franklin St.; 919-967-2678; spankysrestaurant.com

Mama Dip’s Kitchen Traditional Southern specialties, including a country breakfast and lunch and dinner classics like fried chicken and Brunswick stew; outdoor dining; beer and wine only. 408 W. Rosemary St.; 919-942-5837; mamadips.com Maple View Farm Country Store Homemade ice cream and milk and all of their delicious combinations, from sundaes to milkshakes; outdoor dining. 6900 Rocky Ridge Rd., Hillsborough; 919-960-5535; mapleviewfarm.com Mediterranean Deli Offers healthy vegan, vegetarian and gluten- free options as well as delicious meats from the grill; beer and wine only; outdoor dining. 410 W. Franklin St.; 919-967-2666; mediterraneandeli.com The Phoenix Bakery Small-batch and seasonal baked goods and specialty cakes made using local ingredients, including free-range eggs and organic flour. 84 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro; 919-542-4452 Pittsboro Roadhouse & General Store Hearty American entrees, burgers and salads; outdoor dining; all ABC permits. 39 West. St., Pittsboro; 919-542-2432; pittsbororoadhouse.com Oakleaf Farm-to-table menu specializing in French and Italian cuisine; all ABC permits. 480 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro; 919-533-6303; oakleafnc.com Open Eye Cafe Locally roasted Carrboro Coffee and espresso, tea, European pastries, beer and wine; outdoor seating; beer and wine only. 101 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro; 919-968-9410; openeyecafe.com Raaga Authentic Indian delicacies like curry and masala served in an intimate setting; all ABC permits. 3140 Environ Way, East 54; 919-240-7490; raagachapelhill.com

Squid’s The menu of fresh seafood options includes wood-grilled fillets, live Maine lobster, fried seafood and oysters; outdoor dining; all ABC permits. 1201 N. Fordham Blvd. (15-501); 919-942-8757; squidsrestaurant.com Starrlight Mead Tastings of honey wines and honey. 480 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro; 919-533-6314; starrlightmead.com Venable Rotisserie Bistro Upscale comfort food with a heavy emphasis on locally sourced and seasonal ingredients; all ABC permits. 200 N. Greensboro St., Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro; 919-904-7160 Village Burgers Gourmet burgers, including options from lentils to chicken, with sides like sweet potato fries and tater tots. 201 S. Estes Dr., University Mall; 919-240- 4008; villageburgerchapelhill.com Weathervane Shrimp and grits, sweet potato fries and other gourmet takes on classic Southern flavors; outdoor dining; all ABC permits. 919-929-9466; southernseason.com/weathervane Yogurt Pump Since 1982, YoPo has served up frozen yogurt treats and shakes with unique flavors like mocha java and red velvet. Non-fat, low-fat and no sugar added available. 106 W. Franklin St.; 919-942-7867; yogurtpump.com Yum Made-from-scratch gelatos (with flavors like maple syrup walnut and chocolate bourbon pecan pie), crepes, baked goods and sorbets. 112 N. Churton St., Hillsborough; 919-316-9013; yumdesserts.net

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