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its square footage by expanding into the former
among the recipients
South, located at 764 Ninth St., nearly doubled
Two Durhamites are
George’s Java space next door. George’s Java
of the North Carolina Award, the state’s
closed in July.
highest civilian honor:
Sprouts Farmers Market, a Phoenix-based
architect Phil Freelon,
grocery chain, has signed a lease at the
PHOTO COURTESY OF M/I HOMES
Homestead Market shopping center in south Durham on N.C. 54 in the location formerly
Brier Creek Parkway is now open in M/I Homes’
occupied by Harris Teeter. This will be Sprouts’
second Triangle location. The other is on Falls of
PHOTO COURTESY OF KYLE CAVAN
New collegiate jewelry company Kyle Cavan, founded by Duke
University grad Kyle
Garcia, has created a line of jewelry inspired by
the gothic architecture of Duke.
Dress for Success Triangle N.C. is moving from its lower-level office location inside Northgate Mall to the Shops at Northgate, 1720 Guess
Rd., Ste. 14. It is consolidating its administrative office, client wardrobe boutique and training
space into a street-level location with a goal of
serving over 800 women in the Durham area this year.
Loretta Lynch, who is from Durham.
development, connecting Raleigh and Durham.
PHOTO BY LAURA WESSELL PHOTOGRAPHY
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities has awarded N.C. Central
October.
research center that will elevate the university’s
Hillsborough Rd. in Old West Durham in
University a $16.3 million grant for a new health disparities research program.
BOOKIN’ IT
Durham’s Self-Help Credit Union is the subject
Painter Gemynii won
Credit Union Turned Small-Time Loans into Big-
63rd Annual Juried
of a new book, “Lending Power: How Self-Help
the Durham Art Guild’s
Time Change” by Howard E. Covington Jr.
Exhibit with her painting “Ngwea Ua.”
Durham-based nonprofit Carolina Wren Press
Durham Technical
has acquired the list of books largely based on
Community College’s
travel, history and culture in the American South
Dental Laboratory
from Winston-Salem publisher John F. Blair. It will launch its combined list on Jan. 1 under a new
anniversary this year. The professional
in-your-home dog
walking and vacation pet care business is
staffed by employees trained in pet first aid and CPR.
December/January 2018
PHOTO COURTESY OF GEMYNII
Technology Program
was ranked No. 1 in the
nation by the National Association of Dental Local author Judith
Laboratories and the National Board for
in Treyburn, launched
based on its performance on the Recognized
Draughon, who lives
Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology
her new book, “Lean
Graduate Examination.
of the most important
Durham Parks & Recreation received the
improve your health and
Recreation and Park Association during a special
Country Club in
in New Orleans in September.
Body, Smart Life” with 12 “fixes” you can make to
National Partnership Award from the National
weight at the Croasdaile
reception at the 2017 NRPA Annual Conference
November. |
and Culture, and former U.S. Attorney General
Inhabit Real Estate opened its offices at 2814
celebrates its 10th
durhammag.com
of record for the
to Andrews Chapel Road within the housing
publisher name, Blair.
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Group and the architect
Smithsonian Museum of African American History
Lucy’s Pet Care
30
founder of The Freelon
luxury community of Andrews Chapel. The
parkway extends from TW Alexander Road
Neuse Road in Raleigh.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF NC DEPT. OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES