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Happy weekend, Durham!
In today’s happening-today edition: Top Chef’s Carolinas premiere, Dancing with the Stars live tour, Little River Lake opening with new boat rules, and more. + events worth checking out today & tomorrow.
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📰 In the news
Drinking water protection measures: Little River Lake opens for the season today in Durham with new jon boat rules. Rent a trolling motor on site and bring your own battery. Lake Michie remains closed — see what’s changed for rentals.
Star-studded Southern cook-off: Top Chef’s Carolinas season has premiered on Peacock, with a Bravo debut this week, featuring Durham chef’s Crazy Brazy dish and Raleigh’s Cheetie Kumar guest judging NASCAR sweet potato challenges — get all the premiere details.
Preserving a neighborhood’s past: Raleigh’s Fourth Ward is now on display at the Betty Ray McCain Art Gallery, with photos and residents’ stories, plus viewings during public performances and on first Thursdays each month — see when you can visit.
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Highlights this week:
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💎 Local business spotlight
Fries worth a detour: At Bull City Burger and Brewery, cravings meet choice: hand-cut Dirty Fries salted just right, super-thin Duck Frites kissed with rosemary and duck fat, or Loaded Fries laced with smoked Gouda. With a pint, dinner’s basically solved.
Glow-up without the fuss: Oak and Glow Med Spa delivers subtle, polished aesthetics with wrinkle relaxers, dermal fillers, and GLP-1 support for a little extra oomph. Their team keeps it light-handed and friendly, elevating your look from “fine” to “oh hey”… so you feel refreshed, not overdone.
Weekday chains calling: Valley Springs Park serves up 22 holes across three distinct layouts that wind through hardwoods and gentle elevation, offering real shot variety without leaving town. Bring a buddy, pick your tees, and find out how many birdies you can actually back up with putts this week.
These aren’t ads or sponsored placements, just some cool nearby spots we think are worth a visit.
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📆 Around town today & tomorrow
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All events are subject to change without notice. Always check official event pages for the most up to date information.
🛂 Passport Fair @ Orange County Register of Deeds (Hillsborough) | Saturday (3/14) at 10:00 AM – Ready to take that trip you keep talking about? The Register of Deeds is hosting a Passport Fair, so you can wrangle paperwork, ask questions, and get the family travel-ready in one shot, without playing post office roulette. Adulting, but with vacation at the end.
🏃 2026 Crush Colorectal Cancer 5K @ The River Church | Saturday (3/14) at 10:00 AM – Ready to do your heart, and, ahem, your colon a favor? Lace up for the CRUSH Colorectal Cancer 5K, plus one and two mile routes for every pace, and turn a neighborhood run into real support. Bring the family, earn your brunch, feel virtuous.
💃 Spring DanceFest 2026 @ Shared Visions Retreat Center – Murphey School | Saturday (3/14) at 10:30 AM – Ready to swap yardwork for a reel? Spring DanceFest brings a weekend of English country dance workshops and dances led by NYC caller and choreographer Margaret Bary, with live tunes on fiddle, flute, recorders, clarinet, and piano. Warm up Friday with a contra in Carrboro.
👶 Born at Duke Homestead @ Duke Homestead State Historic Site | Saturday (3/14) at 11:15 AM – If you’ve been waiting to revisit Duke Homestead without the usual tobacco tale, this is it. Explore the women who kept the household running, Victorian motherhood from pregnancy to grief to remarriage, and the stark divide between enslaved and white experiences. Normal tour fees apply.
🐾 Independent Animal Rescue Meet and Greet @ Unleashed at Parkway Plaza | Saturday (3/14) at 12:00 PM – Over at Unleashed in Parkway Plaza, Durham, Independent Animal Rescue is rolling in with adoptable cats, peak purr diplomacy. Pop in, get ambushed by whiskers, and try to leave without a new supervisor for your keyboard, your lap, and your evening plans.
☯ Sacred Source Holistic Market @ Durham Central Park | Sunday (3/15) at 2:00 PM – Durham Central Park Pavilion becomes an open-air haven of herbal remedies, handmade apothecaries, energy healing, tarot, art, movement, crystals, and community. Basically a farmers market for your nervous system, with fewer heirlooms, more reiki, and that good Durham neighbor energy.
💃 Dancing with the Stars: Live! 2026 Tour @ Durham Performing Arts Center | Sunday (3/15) at 4:00 PM – Hollywood’s sparkliest export is twirling into town with Dancing With The Stars Live, bringing the glitz, precise footwork, and a small mountain of sequins. See Val, Jenna, Emma, and the crew up close, then spend a week finding rhinestones in your shoes. Date-night upgrade, sorted.
Live music & entertainment:
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
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📻 Durham report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 68°F – Low: 45°F – Precip: 1%
Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind around 3 mph. Later: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 3 mph.
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Tomorrow – High: 71°F – Low: 60°F – Precip: 36%
A chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Later: Rain showers likely before 11pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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