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GIVING BACK
In 2018, 12.2 million people visited Durham, a
the college education value index. Duke was
Triangle, a nonprofit
to a new study by Discover Durham. The study
the country by Kliplinger, whose rankings “weigh
to help underemployed
North Carolina, Virginia, New York, New Jersey
with networking, job
the financial impact will be released later this
Dress for Success
3.4% increase over the previous year, according
founded 10 years ago
showed that the majority of visitors were from
and unemployed women
and South Carolina. A separate report detailing
Zankhna Parekh, a Durham-based fashion
skills and attire, served
year.
Finale of Charlotte Fashion Week on Aug. 31.
July. Megan Eilenberger, director of programs,
Durham-based
changed how people apply for work, raising the
Kempf will be
“When we first opened our doors in the Triangle,
and galleries
the workforce, but today we’re seeing women
work at the 2019
Megan says.
trade show at
Through a collaboration between Durham Tech
Louvre mall in
National” and funded by the MetLife Foundation
Oct. 18. “The Value
coach to support students. Over the course
will be on display.
972 Durham and Raleigh residents met with
27,000 visitors.
issues. Of the residents who continued to meet
Durham was ranked as the fourth most-educated
81% reduced their debt and 45% improved their
11 data metrics to create its rankings, including
its 15,000th client – Lisa Owens, pictured – in says that changing technology has drastically
painter Nancy
importance of employment groups like hers.
among 450 artists
we saw a lot of women who were just entering
showcasing their
who have years of education and experience,”
Art Shopping
to a sold-out crowd in Durham, with the
proceeds going to the family of Kong Lee, the Kaffeinate owner who was killed in the April 10 gas explosion.
AND THE AWARD GOES TO … The Trott residence in the ClevelandHolloway
neighborhood was
Paris, which begins
– Durham Tech has hired a full-time financial
of Hope,” pictured,
of the yearlong partnership this past year,
The 2018 Art Shopping event drew an estimated
among the winners of a national competition
city in America by WalletHub. WalletHub used
credit score.
the percentage of adults 25 and older with a
WHAT AN HONOR
gap and the quality of the public
bachelor’s degree, the racial education
appointed to the Durham Open Space and
Duke University was named the
County’s real estate division to identify properties
Carolina by SmartAsset. The rankings
Commission’s social media presence.
including average scholarships and
July that one of its agents, Teisha Wymore, was Trails Commission. Teisha will work with the
No. 1 Best Value College in North
for public use. She will also help to enhance the
were formulated using categories
by North Carolina
Modernist Houses, a
nonprofit advocacy group
with a financial coach after their first session,
school system.
designer, showcased her work in the Grand
Her summer 2019 collection debuted
and The Financial Clinic – titled “WorkBOOST
West & Woodall Real Estate announced in
affordability alongside academic quality.”
She was one of only a few designers chosen.
the Carrousel du
a financial coach to discuss personal finance
also ranked as the eighth best college value in
for the preservation and promotion of modernist architecture. Designed by Tina Govan and built
in 2017, the Trott residence placed second in the jury award and third place in the people’s choice category.
DEVELOPMENTS
The Algonquin Tennis Club, which was formed in 1922
and became a vital part of the African American community, received a state highway
historical marker, which was
unveiled in August, at the site
grants, average starting salary upon
of its founding, now the W.D.
graduation, tuition, living costs and
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Hill Recreation Center.