By Carl Kenney
February 24, 2014
North Carolina crafters will have a new location to showcase their work, thanks to a new brick-and-mortar opportunity in downtown Durham. The Makery, which features handmade and vintage products from North Carolina crafters, opened its doors on Feb. 8. Located at 401 W. Geer St, The Makery was originally an online shop, but co-owner Krista […]
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February 5, 2014
What began as a small community garden, has grown to provide food for hundreds of students at Durham Technical Community College. The Campus Harvest Food pantry, modeled after similar programs at other universities, was long in the works before it opened in January 2013. The main goal of the pantry aimed to get students out […]
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September 18, 2013
When eighth-grader Khris Francis began working out in preparation to play high school football, his trainer needed a way to motivate him — a method of pushing the young athlete beyond his limit to bring out the player he had the potential to be. At the time, Francis was stronger and faster than most kids his […]
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