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Dancing through the darkness: Ninth Street Dance keeps on moving

By Meredith Cohen | November 3, 2020

While I am indeed a Durham native, I never had the privilege of taking a dance class at Ninth Street Dance and becoming a part of this studio — that is, until this past weekend.

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Reconnecting with Bright Black Candles amid pandemic adjustments and major collaborations

By Ben Smith | November 2, 2020

As the pandemic swept through the United States, Bright Black Candles was faced with new challenges, was endorsed by Beyoncé and has collaborated with the likes of Jordan Peele and Michelle Obama. 

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I tried six different PSLs in Durham so you don’t have to

By Maddie Menkes | October 19, 2020

It’s officially fall, and with fall comes one very important and crucial item — a pumpkin spice latte. 

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How to (safely) celebrate fall in the Triangle this year

By Tess Redman | October 13, 2020

With limited options for social engagement, Halloween is looking very different this year.

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From parking lot to pop-up shop: Queen Burger serves up an experience

By Maddie Menkes | October 5, 2020

If you aimlessly drive through downtown Durham you may miss a delicious, vibrant and progressive food joint: Queen Burger. 

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Behind the scenes of The Lodge with TikTok food vlogger and Duke RA Ben Wallace

By Maddie Menkes | September 16, 2020

"NYU students were using TikTok to show how their boxed meals were screwed up. Someone who was supposed to get a caesar salad instead got a box with a packet of balsamic vinaigrette and a bag of chips.That’s not a meal at all."

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Living Arts Collective's Death Café encourages dialogue around mortality

By Tess Redman | September 1, 2020

Nine months into a year characterized by a global pandemic, many of us have been thrust uncomfortably close to the idea of death — much closer than six feet. 

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Pandemic fails to cancel 8th annual "Truth to Power" art exhibit

By Juanita Vargas Ibanez | September 1, 2020

Hosted by Duke’s Power Plant Gallery at the American Tobacco Campus, the exhibition shifted to a virtual format due to guidelines instituted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including an artist talk held Aug. 22 on Zoom.

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Into the fold: Local crafters find their pandemic niche in mask-making

By Tessa Delgo | August 24, 2020

Marcus Hawley spent the last week of March developing a mask prototype, but he never imagined it would actually see the light of day. 

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Storyteller Amy Godfrey is building an emotionally intelligent generation

By Stephen Atkinson | August 17, 2020

A Durham-based children’s storyteller and aerial performer Amy Godfrey wants to change the dominant narrative around children, and she wants to change how adults talk about and to them. 

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Shipshowz is a Durham haven for radical queer liberation

By Stephen Atkinson | June 30, 2020

Founded by Duke alumna Miss B. Haven, Trinity ‘18, and Jaylan Rhea, Shipshowz is more than just an outlet for drag performances: It is a transcendental performance showcase and a symbolic statement — a vision of radical queer liberation and of a world unbound by capitalist self-gratification. 

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Power Company's former patrons remember nightclub's legacy

By Tessa Delgo | June 3, 2020

The Power Company closed in 2000 when the owners transitioned the space into Teasers Men’s Club, but former frequenters regularly share music, photos and memories that ensure its legacy endures. 

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Welcome Tattoo parlor reveals COVID-19’s impact on local businesses

By Skyler Graham | May 30, 2020

The dying vivacity within the tattoo shop was indicative of the impending shutdown. The shop voluntarily closed their doors two days later.

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The Patchwork Market’s ‘Insta-Auctions’ are giving local vendors a marketspace

By Tessa Delgo | April 8, 2020

The highest bidders in The Patchwork Market’s Instagram auctions win hand-crafted prizes, but founder Morgan Grimm’s hope is that the featured makers come out victorious, too.  

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Durham’s VYB Studio is supporting the community through (virtual) yoga

By Tessa Delgo | March 24, 2020

Owner Allie Labate always intended to use VYB Studio as a space that helped and supported the Durham community — she just didn’t anticipate doing it amid a global pandemic.  

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Full Frame 2020 has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns

By Derek Chen | March 15, 2020

On March 11, this year’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which is held annually in Durham, N.C., was cancelled.

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The future of underground nightlife in Durham is taking hold at The Fruit

By Tessa Delgo | March 5, 2020

In Durham’s burgeoning underground EDM scene, The Fruit is quickly becoming the life of the party.