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Award-winning actress Madeleine Stowe (right), whose daughter, May, attends Duke, spoke to university students Abhi Shah and Catherine White on “Artstigators Minute” about her role in ABC’s “Revenge,” and shared advice on media and arts.
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Comedian Amy Schumer sported some Durham Performing Arts Center swag on her Instagram account recently. She performed at DPAC in 2013.
You can now stay in the 800-square-foot loft-style guest house at The New York Timesfeatured Cassilhaus, a contemporary home and art project designed by Ellen Cassilly and Frank Konhaus that lies between Durham and Chapel Hill on the edge of Duke Forest – it’s available to book on Airbnb.
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“Today Show” hosts Savannah Guthrie and Willie Geist welcomed WRAL-TV to the NBC family in late February by donning Durham Bulls’ caps.
Actress and author Amber Tamblyn and her husband, actor and comedian David Cross, were visiting Durham for a book signing at The Regulator Bookshop and performance at The Carolina Theatre, respectively, during our February tornado scare. On Instagram, she wrote, “SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GIRL FREAKS OUT OVER TORNADO WARNING IN DURHAM AS SUPER CHILL #worsthusbandever JUST READS A BOOK.” A p r i l
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In the News Durham poet, musician and activist Shirlette Ammons was featured on AfterEllen.com, a website focusing on the portrayal of lesbian and bisexual women in the media, to discuss her latest album, “Language Barrier.”
Award-winning author Sara Foster was recognized for her cookbook, “Foster’s
Market Favorites: 25th Anniversary Collection” in The Atlanta Journal.
Healthy energy beverage company MATI Energy – founded in a Duke dorm room and headquartered in Durham – opened a 30,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility in Clayton in February.
Ngozi Design Collective, located at 321 W. Main St., officially opened its doors in November.
The growing group of designers and artists focuses on selling handmade clothing, natural and organic beauty products, jewelry and art.
Downtown’s upscale mixed-use community West Village sold for $187 million in February. Former owners Federal Capital Partners invested in the community in 2011 and completed the last of the 156 luxury apartments in 2014. d u r h a m m a g . c o m
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