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Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 35 events, day by day →
Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.
Game-day hangout, upgraded: Part sports bar, part community scrapbook, E.O.'s Athletic Club lines its bar with hundreds of locals’ childhood sports trading cards, and backs the vibe with pizza, wings, sandwiches, and baked taters.
Soft, natural upgrades: Dahl House Co.
Serious fish, low lighting: When you want tradition to take the lead, M Sushi leans into pristine Japanese seafood and clean, classic sushi in a dimly lit, industrial-chic room that somehow makes weeknights feel like occasions.
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The five stories Durham readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.
Bill Belichick, the North Carolina football coach, has been absent from the team following reports of family tension over girlfriend Jordon Hudson.
Full story at irishstar.com ↗
Walter Johnson, a viral food critic known for his online reviews, visited Durham's Soul Forking Good, one of three soul food stops he made in the Triangle this summer.
Full story at newsobserver.com ↗
Durham County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of a person of interest in a suspected animal cruelty case.
Full story at wptf.com ↗
The New Hope Bird Alliance and partners are hosting family-friendly watch parties around the Triangle for the'swift-nado', which sees thousands of chimney swifts swooping over Chapel Hill and Durham before diving into a chimney or the hollow of an old tree.
Full story at heraldsun.com ↗
The former Tobacco Capital of the World, Durham, NC, is attracting affluent homebuyers to the former tobacco capital of the world.
Full story at realtor.com ↗
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