The art deco, white brick building at 806 W. Main St. is many things: an emblem of resilience, a tribute to old Durham, and now,…
Posts published in “Life in Durham”
Selina Mack nods at the purple and yellow pansies that bloom in front of the tidy Burch Avenue duplex. “This is important for me, that…
If you’ve been hearing nighttime howls, your ears aren’t deceiving you — coyote season in Durham is underway. Residents from across Durham, including Forest Hills,…
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…
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…
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…
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…