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2:39:17, and the top female finisher was Erica
Residence and 613 Canal St. for Lawn and
second anniversary during Third Friday Durham
to send this sizable group, given that admittance
the Sandy Creek Trails and Boardwalk and
The Artisan Market at 305 celebrated its
Brecher, 3:05:54. “We [were] particularly proud
in May.
to the Boston Marathon requires running a
ON THE MOVE
to the race’s popularity in recent years, only the
Pugh as its executive director in February.
Moss, Bull City Running’s director of community
qualifying time in another marathon [and] due
Landscape; and The Friends at Geer Cemetery, North Street Community Gardens for Keep Durham Beautiful. Keep Durham Beautiful Executive Director Tania Dautlick won the
Durham Symphony hired Melodie Griffin-
fastest qualifying time are accepted,” says Ellen
Melodie has worked in both marketing and retail,
engagement and one of the runners.
In February, Jack Gilmour, a fifth-grader at
directors.
AND THE AWARD GOES TO …
Teacher essay contest
After 38 years of service,
recognized four service leaders at the 2019
League of Junior
director of admissions at
23. At the event, held in the Holton Career
County Chapter.
retire on June 30. She has
Cragg and the LGBTQ Center of Durham won
a $25 gift certificate
students into the center
won the Fair Housing Advocacy Award; Judge
Kitchen, wrote about
financial assistance and other resources.
Advocacy Award; and Jalen McKoy won the
McArthur [pictured at
WHAT AN HONOR
Award.
helped him through a rough patch in the school
the North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton
Also in April, the Durham City-County
100 words, Chapter Director Debbie Scully says,
poet laureates across the country to be honored.
Golden Leaf Awards, an annual ceremony
best essays I’ve read, and I’ve been doing this for
launch her project “Literary ChangeMakers,”
design innovation. The 10 winning projects
who are engaged in community activism and
Administrative Building No. 2 for large
and has served on the symphony’s board of
outstanding dedication to the community award.
Easley Elementary, won the Best Mannered
The Durham Human Relations Commission
for the National
Wendy B. Speir, the
Human Relations Advocacy Awards on April
Cotillions Durham
Hill Learning Center, will
and Resource Center Auditorium, Helena
Jack, who received
accepted thousands of
the Carlie B. Sessoms Award; The Herald Sun
to California Pizza
and has helped them find
Shamieka Rhinehart won the Human Rights and
his teacher Michelle
Norris Wicker Youth Human Rights and Advocacy
right with Jack], who
In April, the Academy of American Poets named
year. The essay contest required a minimum of
Green as a Laureate Fellow. Jaki is one of 13
Appearance Commission held the 2019
but Jack wrote three pages. “His was one of the
She will receive a $75,000 award and use it to
that rewards projects for their aesthetic and
22 years,” Debbie says. “It was just wonderful.”
which will support youth poets in North Carolina
and their categories were: Durham County
youth leadership.
development; the Latino Credit Union for
small development; the Chesterfield
Nearly 40 members of the Bull City Running
Building for adaptive
participated in the
Sofia’s Pizza for
April. The group’s top
small scale; the
Gates, with a time of
for hearth and
NEW ON THE SCENE
The Forest History Society (FHS), the world’s largest private library and archives of forest and conservation history, opened a new
headquarters on May 3. The 17,000-square-foot
facility, at 2925 Academy Rd., was built through
Co.’s running clubs
reuse, large scale;
Boston Marathon in
adaptive reuse,
North Carolina Central University opened
male finisher was Evan
Trott Residence
of the Farrison-Newton Communications
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philanthropic support of more than $7 million.
its renovated television studio on the first floor Building on April 23. The $1.86 million project, conducted by the Durham-based design firm