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See the stars
Meet up with Morehead Planetarium for skywatching at Jordan Lake. On July 15, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn should be on display while on August 12, you’re in for a treat with the Perseid meteor shower.
get your frozen Fix
Ana Mahoney grew up eating shave ice
in Kihei, a picturesque town on Maui. Then her mother ran a stand on the mainland and Ana worked there in high school with her three sisters and their friends. Now she’s opened Shaka Shave Ice, a new spot that’s walkable from Carrboro and West Franklin Street. Pick from more than two dozen flavors – including her favorite, a coconut-vanilla combination called Blue Hawaii – and consider ordering yours with the vanilla ice cream. “By the time you get to the bottom, you’ve got coconut ice cream,” Ana says. Her three kids are hooked and so are customers, with some returning for a second helping in the same day! North Carolina native Blythe Boyd opened a popular New York City scoop shop in 2008 and thankfully the Tar Heel State can now enjoy her talents. Based in Hillsborough out of a roving cart and named after her pup, Sweet Hazel’s Frozen Desserts makes nondairy, vegan ice cream. Blythe starts with homemade cashew milk and adds ingredients like bananas and organic strawberries for her delectable Southern-inspired flavors like Banana Pudding, Peanut Butter Pie and Darkest Chocolate. Track down the treats at select Triangle Vegfest monthly markets at Southern Village, Last Fridays in Hillsborough or at stores like Coco Bean Coffee Shop, The Root Cellar and Market Street Coffeehouse. CHM July/August 2017 chapelhillmagazine.com
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