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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Traveling north up Guess Road, the darkness of the trees and fleeting houses is broken up suddenly by flashing lights. On the right side of…
To Marcus Hall, the time a client spends in his barber chair is sacred. A haircut is a ritual, a relationship between barber and client.…
The first question for Revenge Tour was easy: Why did they want revenge? “Last year, we suffered incredible heartbreak, and we haven’t forgotten about it,”…
On the last night in November, the smell of mint hot chocolate wafts through downtown Durham, and the distant ringing of bells carries on the…
At 618 Foster Street, around the corner from Motorco Music Hall, stands a brick building whose side is covered with a scene straight out of…