Wednesday, May 17, 2017

By Stephanie Pollard “I want all my children to have the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.” -Phyllis Diller Wind and sputtering rain didn’t stop guests from enjoying May’s First Fridays at RMG, which celebrated Durham’s young people. From performances by the Durham Girls’ Choir and spoken word artist…

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

By: Christy Chase Carin Makuz is a Durham writer with an interest in the detritus we leave behind us. She started The Litter I See Project (litteriseeproject.com) which matches photos of litter she’s found with short written works by more than 100 Canadian authors, all in support of Frontier College’s literacy programs. “I’m interested in…

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

By: Stephanie Pollard In ancient Rome, stones were marked with distances-usually a full, or part of a mile-and placed along the road, hence the word ‘milestones.’ Today, we know milestones as place markers that hold significance in a person’s or entity’s life, big or small. April’s RMG First Fridays celebrates two ongoing milestones: the 50th…