noted. WHAT’S UP, DOWNTOWN Outer Loop Arts is now home to Tigress, a boutique, gift and art shop owned by Rachel Erdheim.
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Rachel, whose pieces are displayed in Outer Loop’s gallery, started the business in January, selling artwork, accessories, homeware, bathware, clothing and more.
Durham native and Pur Bella Naturals owner Lashanda DeBerry will open Self Care Sunday Market – offering a curated selection of self-care products, including her own creations – on Oct. 7 at 419 Foster St., an expansion of Cecy’s Gallery affectionately named Cecy’s 2.0. Cecy’s acquired the
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space that was previously occupied by Bull Durham Fabrications this past summer, adding 2,600 square feet to the gallery, which features several other local creators. It also has a large meeting space that can be reserved for meetups, retreats, workshops and lessons.
Ella West Gallery celebrated its grand opening in August and launched its inaugural exhibition, “Return to Parrish Street: A Dream Realized.” Founded by Linda Shropshire (pictured) as a space to champion underrepresented artists, the gallery is in the heart of Durham’s historical Black Wall Street at 104 W. Parrish St. “There’s an energy and vibrancy that echoes the history of the gallery’s home ... where the printing presses of 1920s era Black newspaper ‘The Durham Reformer’ once operated,” Linda says. The exhibition, on view through Oct. 21, explores themes of identity, vulnerability, dreams and destiny connected to the historical location. “The three artists featured in the exhibition, Kennedi Carter, Clarence Heyward and Ransome, express a sense of agency and autonomy that embodies the spirit of Ella West Gallery and, more importantly, the neighborhood the gallery calls home.” Linda says.
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will return in 2024 after a yearlong pause due to a strategic planning review by Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies. The fourday festival, which features films and panel discussions and was held virtually from 2020 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place at the Carolina Theatre and the Durham Convention Center April 4-7. Project development and construction firm Skanska completed a $10 million, 39,000-square-foot renovation at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in August. The home of the Durham Bulls now includes larger clubhouses for visiting and home
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teams, an expansion that doubled the size of the Bulls’ locker room, a new locker room for female referees and trainers, enhanced retail configurations at the Ballpark Corner Store, a new Hall of Fame hallway paying tribute to Bulls’ history and more. Fans can now watch players warm up before games in the new 3,750-squarefoot, air-conditioned indoor hitting facility with two hitting tunnels.
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creation of 240-capacity jazz venue Missy Lane’s Assembly Room. Located at 310 E. Main St., it’s slated to open late this fall.
ON THE MOVE
Gov. Roy Cooper appointed
Kendra MontgomeryBlinn to serve
as district court judge in Judicial District 14. Kendra, an assistant district attorney and the Special Victims Unit team lead in the Durham County District Attorney’s Office, fills the vacancy created by Shamieka Rhinehart’s appointment to the Superior Court.