If you work in tourism or the food business in Durham, the phones may have already started ringing. Durham was named the Tastiest Town in the South by Southern Living , which announced the winner of the contest this morning. Those getting Southern Living love: Fullsteam, Geer Street Garden, Scratch Bakery, Counter Culture Coffee, Nana’s, […]
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Top of the Hill beers, spirits take top honors
Good timing: Three days before Top of the Hill’s TOPO Piedmont Gin debuts on Sunday, the company has announced its brewery and distillery won a total of four medals in beer and spirits competitions this week. The Chapel Hill brewery won two platinum medals for its Rams Head IPA and Singleton Ale at the World […]
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Salt ‘n’ pepper: Shake it from a pea, or a turkey
• Peppercornsgreen, red, black and whitegrow on climbing vines in hot, humid climates, such as those in Indonesia, India, Brazil, Malaysia, Ecuador, Cameroon and Vietnam. Their color and flavor depend on when they’re harvested and the processing methods. • Green peppercorns: Aromatic, expensive and hard to find, these peppercorns are picked when immature. They are […]
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Some facts about the Healthy Marriage Act
Healthy Marriage Act Download Senate Bill 518 This bill brought to you by the party of “small government”: Last week, Republican Sens. Austin Allran, Warren Daniel and Norman Sanderson co-sponsored Senate Bill 518, euphemistically called the “Healthy Marriage Act.” It would impose a two-year waiting period for couples to file for divorce. The bill also […]
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Thanks, Triangle Wiki: list and map of electric car charging stations
It’s easy to get sucked into Triangle Wiki, a free, open, editable community website full of useful information about our area. This caught our eye: the list of electric car charging stations. Drive a Leaf, Volt, Prius, Insight or C-Max Energi? The website details all of the public stations, including exact addresses. Electricity is free; […]
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Tree trivia
Round up your water bill for trees Let’s say your monthly water bill is $25.74. Round up your bill that extra 26 cents and help fund a city program to plant and protect trees in Durham. To round up your water bill, call the Durham One Call line at 919-506-1200 and ask for water services. […]
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The truth about the Goathouse Refuge
Board of directors Since board members are not listed on the Goathouse website, these are the names the INDY could confirm at press time. The list may be incomplete. Mary Ruth Coleman Joan Danaher Myra Ezell Laura Gaffney Jeffrey LaRiche Elissa Mobarek Marilyn Penrod Allen Scazzero Larry Vellani At feeding time on a recent Friday […]
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A Place at the Table examines the politics behind America’s food and health crisis
Running on empty • 50 million Americans say they don’t have enough food to eat. • At some point in their childhood, half of all kids in the U.S. will be on food assistance. • 1 in 3 children born in 2000 will develop diabetes. A Place at the Table is available on iTunes, On […]
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Some facts about the sequester and our most vulnerable citizens
The automatic budget cuts that affect nearly every sector of the federal government have enormous economic, educational and social impacts. Health care, education, the environment, military jobs, crime prevention, scientific research, food safety and veterans services are all under the budgetary guillotine. Most concerning, though, are the impacts on the nation’s most vulnerable citizens. For […]
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The link between climate change and the food on your plate
Documents Read the USDA report on climate change and agriculture. See presentations from The Abundance Foundation conference on climate change and farming. A North Carolina banana is small but sweet. About half the size of its Costa Rican counterpart, it grows from a single tree in Chatham County. There it winters inside a building at […]
