“He loved the bees,” John Replogle, former CEO of Burt’s Bees, recalls of Burt Shavitz, the company’s founder. “Just the idea that there was an…
Posts published in “A Durham Moment”
It can feel difficult to find areas of consensus in our polarized country. But on Oct. 31 in Durham, a few universal truths were recognized…
On a chilly Saturday morning, Djamila Bakour ties together clusters of white, gold, and pale green balloons to adorn the concrete facade of a shopping…
It’s the middle of the week, but The Blue Note Grill is bursting with energy; this is undoubtedly the liveliest party in downtown Durham on…
A parking lot on a college campus is a funky place for cosplay. But Duke University students and their parents rose to the challenge Saturday.…
It’s 5:30 p.m. on a Thursday. The sinking sun lights a fire behind the Lucky Strike water tower, bathing Downtown Durham in its glow. People…
BY Sevana Wenn and Maddie Wray At first glance, an environmental activist, a Native American artisan, and a clogging Spanish professor may not seem to…
Oval Drive Park is quiet in the early morning sun on July Fourth. The north half of the park spans the block between West Club…
A cluster of bee-curious adults and children lick luscious drops of golden honey off their knuckles. At a craft table nearby, crowds of young kids—dressed…
Anna Pauline “Pauli” Murray wore many robes. Murray was an activist—a poet-turned-lawyer-turned-priest. She was a Durhamite—a child who grew up wandering the West End. She…