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Features

Bloom Where You’re Planted in Durham

Bright perennials beautify a busy urban gathering place. Leafy vegetables provide sustenance for underserved communities. In Durham County, Master Gardener volunteers are taking their expertise to the streets.

by Jameela F. Dallis
A Growing Interest in Restoring North Carolina Grasslands
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A Growing Interest in Restoring North Carolina Grasslands

The signature tall grass of a bygone landscape is making a comeback at preserves across North Carolina.

by T. Edward Nickens
Vegetables
Guides

Winter Farmers Markets

North Carolina ranks third in the nation in the number of winter farmers markets. Find out what makes these six winter markets worth a visit.

by Jeffrey Turner
five oaks clubhouse
Arts

Living-Room Concerts at Five Oaks Clubhouse

In a quiet corner of Durham, a neighborhood clubhouse moonlights as a roots-music venue.

by Katie Saintsing
Little Free Library
Central

Take a Book, Leave a Book: Little Free Libraries

Those little wooden boxes aren’t birdhouses — they’re libraries, and one may be coming to a street near you.

by Our State Staff
Murphey School Radio Show
Central

The Murphey School Radio Show

Writers, musicians, and friends gather for a variety show — and a good cause.

by Our State Staff
Food

An Ode to a Southern Staple: Grits

Some grits recipes are passed down for generations. Other flavorful preparations are created in the kitchens of innovative chefs. Then there are those newfound traditions born from curiosity and happenstance.

by Emily Wallace
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Drink Local

Beer brewed right, here.

A brewer, farmer, and merchant in North Carolina are part of a movement to bring goodwill to good beer.

by Jeffrey Turner
December 2011

Bakery with a Soul

Claudia Kemmet-Cooper created more than a culinary cliche when she started Guglhupf Bakery in Durham — she established a place full of personality.

by Our State Staff
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