Written by: Tanner Arter

A new queer club slated to open in Durham in June

By Tanner Arter

May 2, 2024

Thursday, May 2, 2024 By Tanner Arter and Alan Hunt Naomi Dix, a drag artist who has been performing locally for the better part of a decade, is opening Club Era, a space she hopes will better serve Durham’s diverse queer community. The club started as an idea that Dix discussed with her partner. She […]

Local businesses lament lost business, hazards from local construction

By Tanner Arter

April 19, 2024

Friday, April 19, 2024 By Tanner Arter Local businesses said they are facing the brunt of the construction of Durham’s new apartment complexes, Geerhouse and 710 Rigsbee, but if they can survive construction, the businesses may see a boost long term. Megan Saunders, assistant general manager of Fullsteam Brewery, said construction on the new residential […]

Q&A: Missy Lane’s Cicely Mitchell continues her mission to bring jazz to Durham

By Tanner Arter

February 22, 2024

Missy Lane’s Assembly Room is a multi-dimensional music venue, coffee bar and yoga studio all wrapped into one that opened in January. Cicely Mitchell is the co-owner of Missy Lane’s and, before this, created the nonprofit The Art of Cool to broaden Durham’s jazz audience.