‘No one came around for days’: Senior and disabled residents describe a harrowing 35-hour Christmas blackout
By Chloe Nguyen
While the days leading up to Christmas are often marked by celebration and warm memories, for residents of JJ Henderson Senior Apartments, Dec. 23 and...
The beaver’s tale
By Chase Pellegrini de Paur
Around 6 on Monday morning, a beaver scampered across the American Tobacco Campus and hopped into the Old Bull River, an artificial concrete channel that...
County Commission approves Eli Lilly’s planned Triangle expansion
By Akiya Dillon
Durham County last week welcomed the expansion of a major pharmaceutical company, giving the corporation a multi-million dollar boost to aid the project. In a...
‘They know you by name’: Upchurch Drugs closes after 50 years
By Jacqueline Cole
A week ago, the customers of Upchurch Drugs were shocked to find a message in their inbox: “BITTERSWEET,” the email said. “The time has come...
Building an inclusive community, one sip at a time
By Sevana Wenn
In most ways, 321 Coffee looks like any other trendy café on a busy Saturday afternoon. Sunbeams filter through full-length windows. Pops of turquoise, mustard...
Deputies struggle to serve protective orders
By Adejuwon Ojebuoboh
Rocks struck the brown vinyl exterior of Deyli’s Durham home last November. Like a baseball player, her ex-boyfriend pitched each rock with a grin as...
A Durham Moment: Ringing in Lunar New Year with paper lanterns and a giant lion
By Elise Hammond
The drumbeat starts low and slow and builds in tempo. Another drummer joins in, creating an intense beat that fills the room. Onstage, a giant,...
Squash, cilantro and Jimmy Nardello: At this swap meet, seeds are the stars
By Esmé Fox
Under a banner declaring “everyone welcome,” a small group of Durhamites gather in the winter cold. The yard in front of the Durham Co-op is...
A ‘cradle Methodist’ with chutzpah: Meet the pastor of an LGBTQ-affirming Durham church
By Chloe Nguyen
In Atlanta, Georgia in 1980, an aspiring pastor was not someone you’d expect to find at a drag show. But it was there that the...
Movies, memories and the art of sweet tea
By Anna Rebello
Palm trees lined the Venice Beach boardwalk, shading the sea of tourists, street artists, and chintzy tee-shirt vendors below — just like in the movies...

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Squash, cilantro and Jimmy Nardello: At this swap meet, seeds are the stars

Squash, cilantro and Jimmy Nardello: At this swap meet, seeds are the stars

By Esmé Fox on January 19, 2023

Under a banner declaring “everyone welcome,” a small group of Durhamites gather in the winter cold. The yard in front of the Durham Co-op is…