One of the last remaining green spaces in Carrboroa 10 1/2-acre communal space for public art, sustainability projects, an outdoor movie theater and a gardenmay be disappearing. Last weekend, the Carrboro Greenspace collective held what was likely its final event at 116 Pittsboro St., and the tenants gathered their belongings to leave. The California-based owners […]
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Gobble power
This year, I spent my first Thanksgiving with my boyfriend and his family. The day was thick with cooking, laughter and debates about apple pie or pumpkin, homemade biscuits or Pillsbury. But when the dishes were cleared and the leftovers packed safely into Tupperware, our busy decisions were reduced to one: Scrabble or a movie? […]
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Joe & Jo’s closing leaves its flock homeless
A year and a half ago, my band played its second show ever at Joe & Jo’s pub in downtown Durham. Shaky-kneed and overdressed, we started the night out timid, but gained momentum throughout the set. The crowd was 15 people big and spewing with encouragement and energy. We started playing there regularly, driven by […]
