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Locally owned and operated veterinary startup Truss Vet – Veterinary Urgent Care, which bridges the gap between primary care vets and 24/7 emergency hospitals with same-day and extended hours veterinary care, opened a Durham clinic on Jan. 8. Music venue and event space
Missy Lane’s Assembly Room opened at 310 E. Main St., Ste. 100 Jan. 13. Missy Lane’s is “[a
place] where you can indulge, unwind and experience the extraordinary,” says owner Cicely Mitchell. The venue will offer craft cocktails and beverage service during its nightly live musical performances from local, regional and international talent – with an emphasis on jazz music – in an intimate lounge-like setting. By day, Missy Lane’s will feature pastries and coffee from Cocoa Cinnamon. The venue will also host Russell Dudley’s C7 Yoga and regular community programming including a Tuesday open mic and spoken word night hosted by 2023 Piedmont Laureate Dasan Ahanu, a jam session featuring
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Thursdays and a monthly Latin dance night with a live band and DJ. Downtown Durham Inc. partners with a
local entrepreneurship incubator echo to identify woman- and minority-owned retailers ready to launch small storefronts and hosts them in a 300-square-foot popup space at 307 W. Main St. The newest micro-retail venture features an assortment of one-of-a-kind earrings, ornaments, pins and more giftable items created by owner Diana Abreu, who will showcase her goods at the store through June. Heal Tree CBD
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Note in the Pocket, a nonprofit that provides quality clothing to homeless and impoverished children and families, opened a Durham location on Jan. 3 and held a ribbon-cutting and open house on Jan. 12, which featured remarks from newly elected Mayor Leonardo Williams. This expansion will enable the organization to clothe 11,500 in Durham and Wake counties this year. You can drop off clothing donations of all sizes (infant-adult) at 1010 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy.
relocated its shop from inside Cecy’s Gallery & Studios to 600 Foster St., just a block away. The location will continue to sell CBD products such as gummies, lotion, oils and more.
The Museum of Life and Science welcomed a rescued male American black bear cub to its Explore the Wild: Black Bear habitat in November 2023. The cub, now named Murray, joins the museum’s three adult black bears, Mimi, 19, Gus, 17, and Little Bear, 2. COMPILED BY: ALANA BLEIMANN 14
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at Piney Wood Park. It features 12 courts, eight of which will be available for daily open play, while four courts can be rented for leagues, individual play, lessons and organized drilling groups through Durham Parks and Recreation.
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The first-ever public dedicated pickleball facility in Durham opened Dec. 18, 2023,
The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University’s store is temporarily closed, as Parker & Otis announced on its Instagram that it is opening a museum gift shop in the space. No word yet on the re-opening date.