Comment Archives: Stories
Re: “Having Your Turkey and Eating It, Too”
Thank you! I am raising two of these and now I'm thinking I should have gotten more:)
Re: “Durham's new free outdoor summer concert series announces lineup”
Why does downtown Durham shut down so early?
Re: “Support group Straight Talk helps families of prisoners”
Could you please provide the links on the NC Dept of Public Safety page that justify your telephone calling rate claims? I found contradictory information. First, it appears that inmate telephone calls are limited to ten (10) minutes, thereby making fifteen (15) phone calls very unlikely. Source: NC Division of Prisons, Policy & Procedures, Chapter D, Section .0800, http://www.doc.state.nc.us/dop/policy_proc…. Second, the only rate information I could find online concerned the fees that families are charged to setup prepay accounts with Global Tel*Link. Source: https://www.ncdps.gov/Index2.cfm?a=000003,….
Thank you,
Drew Kukorowski
http://www.prisonpolicy.org/phones/#please…
Re: “Without Doc and Rosa Lee Watson, Merlefest marches on”
hilrant here digging "sparrow " by the kicking grass band-check em' out now
Re: “Seeing Durham through the bottom of a glass”
Some more to add to this list. Arguably the coolest bar in town, The Republic, located between Whisky and Mateo. A new bar, Bar Lusconi, just opened downtown. Wine bars are missing from this list. Two that come to mind are West End Wine Bar and Six Plates. G2B has some of the most esoteric beer selections in town.
Re: “Johnson Family Barbecue is some of the best around—if you can get it”
If you'd like a primer on how NOT to engage your potential customers as a new restaurant owner, please read the comments that Wayne Johnson (owner of Johnson Family BBQ) has entered on the Carpe Durham blog discussion about his restaurant. First rule of the primer should be, "don't swear at your customers and/or call them rude names".
http://carpedurham.com/2013/01/22/johnson-family-barbeque/comment-page-1/#comment-151176
Re: “The ripple effect: NAACP's Barber and civil disobedience in Raleigh”
100% agreement here. There is no finer leader in the State than Dr. Rev. William Barber II. There has never been a greater cause in this State where all persons need, if nothing else, the basic information and motives of this General Assembly. If you were there to see the concern, knew the true goals of the General Assembly, and were fortunate to have been among those that stood up, took a stand, and saw the actions, perhaps you would understand this is about all the Citizens of NC. I proudly let them cuff me to help expose their cruel, mean spirited agenda. To do nothing is the real sin!!!
Re: “Seeing Durham through the bottom of a glass”
This was just a list of bars, nothing really interesting was said about any of them. I thought by the title you would have more insight into each spot and not just a basic overview. Not to be mean, but as a new person in Durham, this maybe the most boring bar hoping article I've ever read.
Re: “The illustrated encyclopedia of Durham”
The Mutual Savings Bank over the We Want Oprah building jut around the corner? For shame.
Re: “Where to see and be seen in Durham”
I have an art exhibit on display this month - May 2013 - at the above-mentioned Joe Van Gogh (1104 Broad St, Durham)! Pop by and check it out! http://www.facebook.com/events/50245945647…
Re: “Seeing Durham through the bottom of a glass”
Not that it matters, but surely you know that Tyler's is a fairly recent addition to downtown (like all of the American Tobacco complex)? Durham has been "cool" long before Tyler's decided to open an outpost downtown. Futhermore, the "Durham Find Your Cool" sloganeering will forever piss me off.
Re: “Seeing Durham through the bottom of a glass”
An extensive piece on South Durham is in our Eats guide. Also, Kat Benson, the author of the piece in the Durham Finder about places for families—all over the county—lives in South Durham.
Re: “Seeing Durham through the bottom of a glass”
I'm going to have to agree with Fritx, not putting Tyler's in there is a big mistake. Tyler's came in well before most of those places and helped pioneer craft beer in the triangle. They were downtown before it was cool.
Re: “Seeing Durham through the bottom of a glass”
There is more to Durham than just downtown, how about doing a feature on South Durham? Lots going on there too!~
Re: “Seeing Durham through the bottom of a glass”
Tylers Taproom should be on there
Re: “Foraging for wild edible mushrooms in North Carolina”
I live in Western NC, about 40 miles NE of Ahseville, at about 4,000 elevation. I have some oak logs that were inoculated with shitake spores about 5 years ago, but have never produced. Suddenly (it's early May, been very wet and cool), my logs are covered with what look like shitakes. Are there wild poisonous mushrooms from this area that may have taken over my logs, which look like shitakes? I am itching to gather these, but am wondering if it's possible for the spores to stay dormant this long. Sure don't want to eat anything that I shouldn't.
Re: “A 278-year-old error over the N.C.–S.C. border is riling residents”
"If we've lived this way for 200 years, why in heck's name would you want to change it now?" he says. "Nobody's given me an answer on that."
Tax revenue.
Re: “South of Paradise”
Here's a true story of South of the Border from 1999: http://youtu.be/P1CbvVGDzDQ.
Re: “Sustenance and survival: the story of Yamazushi”
If Yamazushi goes vegan, I will never set foot in the place. The whole article had me very, very interested... until reading that one line. I'm all for a fine dining experience, and it sounds like a wonderful date. But if it's vegan, count me out. Japanese food without some sort of meat is not Japanese food.
Re: “Radius Pizzeria: An exciting menu that falls short on execution”
This food critic should do a simple thing as research before going to a restaurant. The dough was not "yeasty" enough for you? They don't use yeast!
If you wanted a large "yeasty" pie to feed the table and have left overs... you should visit Vinny's. You will get all the partially raw, overloaded with sauce, and yeasty dough you would ever want to eat.
And I can't agree more about the comments of visiting on Last Friday. And a few times before that. Nice, so your visits were all during the first 50 days of operation.
Very unprofessional on your part to rip apart a brand new business without giving them time to train staff and work out the bugs and menu.