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Buy a piece of the Durham Food Co-Op
The Durham Food Co-Op has closed and on Saturday all of its contents will be sold. The Indy’s blog has the scoop on how you can own a piece of the co-op.
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Duke Gardens ranks among top 10 public gardens
If you haven’t been to the Sarah P. Duke Gardens yet, you now have another reason to go. The gorgeous gardens were ranked among the top 10 public gardens in “Southern Living” magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards, the N&O reports.
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Did you see the rainbows around the Triangle yesterday?
Wednesday’s weird weather produced several rainbows throughout the Triangle, including this gorgeous rainbow in Durham. Take a look at the video of this colorful beam.
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Durham government employees get to go to MLK Day celebration
Durham city and county leaders have organized a celebration for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It’s open to the public, so if you’re near downtown Durham Wednesday, consider dropping by.
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Painters bang on drums for two hours in downtown Durham
I have a new appreciation for drums now that my BF is teaching me how to play them. So I was excited when I saw this performance art that two painters/drummers recently came up. Check out the short video of this duo banging out a continuous beat in an empty Durham storefront.
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Durham couple finds lamest way to dispose of their old appliances
You have to take a look at the video of the couple illegally dumping their washing maching in downtown Durham. The video was captured by a resident who positioned his web cam in his loft over the parking lot. The video is on Bull City Rising.
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Herald-Sun and Chapel Hill Herald swapping metro editors
The Indy’s Fiona Morgan has the details on the metro editor swap. It seems Durham’s metro editor Dan Way will swap jobs with Chapel Hill editor Neil Offen, and it doesn’t sound like Offen is too happy about it.
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Free! Folding Bike Demo
I’ve never ridden one, but I totally love the look of these funky-cool bikes. If you’re interested in seeing, trying, or finding out more about them (or showing off your own), be sure to connect with Phillip Barron over at nichomachus.net. Get a look at the video, too!
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Bees are in, but clothing donation boxes are out in Durham
Soon beekeeping will be legal in Durham. The City Council is supposed to make raising bees OK when it meets tonight, reports Bull City Rising. But you know those clothing donation boxes you see in parking lots? Well, the council is considering banning those. Kevin has the details and more.
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Man goes thrift shopping and bashes Durham police car with golf club
A man upset with the Durham police went into my favorite thrift shop, got a golf club, and then bashed in the rear window of a Durham police cruiser. The thrift shop is located in the same shopping complex as the police substation, so I guess it was a case of convienence.