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…
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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…
The sunset is hazy above the downtown skyline, and the heat still beats down on the asphalt street. The humidity isn’t choking, as it usually…
Like any North Carolina barbecue connoisseur, Nelson Lee has a strong opinion on the eastern versus western-style debate. “Eastern,” he says without hesitation, raising his…
Three pounds of white and black fluff rests on Megan’s chest. Her pink nose hides until she turns around, ears raised, and opens her eyes,…
Story by Ana Young, photos by Maddie Wray At Camp Bushy Valley, the word “camp” is an understatement. A Victorian beaver — in a red…
Story by Nicole Kagan, photos by Kulsoom Rizavi Major the Bull, a 10-foot, 2,500-pound, bronze statue who watches over downtown Durham from his brick pedestal,…