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Durham Hosts OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival This Week
The OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival, which started in 1995 as “A Salute to Pride” and then ran from 1996 to 2019 as the North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival, is back Aug. 8-15 at The Carolina Theatre. Considered the second largest LGBTQ+ film festival in the southeastern United States, it showcases a selection of…
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[Nerdspresso] Kiss and Tell: Rom Coms That Don’t Suck
Whatever happened to the big screen romantic comedy? They were a cinematic staple when my wife and I were dating in the early 2000’s. Theaters were full of titles with Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan and Katherine Heigl meeting cute and finding love. Now it seems that the rom com as we know it has been…
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City Service Schedules for Christmas and New Year’s
Office closures and trash pickup are scheduled for the City of Durham for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Officials announced schedule changes for the following areas: Curbside Solid Waste Collections Solid Waste Management Department services including garbage, recycling, and yard waste delayed by one business day starting Tuesday, Dec. 26, through at least the…
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Wrapping Generosity: A Grandmother’s Gift to Lyons Farm Students
Susan Colquitt lives more than 1,800 miles from South Durham in Las Cruces, New Mexico. But the retired educator managed to brighten the holiday season for every student at Lyons Farm Elementary School this week. The school held “Scarf Day” on Dec. 12, distributing 505 hand-crocheted scarves, letters celebrating students, and special pencils and erasers…
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