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Durham's Creative Prodigy: Rylan Burkett's Journey
Rylan Burkett is a young African American adult born and raised in Durham, NC. A big but small city with a number of diverse and creative people. Rylan started life as a hands on kid. He loved to fix things and loved the outdoors and nature. Rylan attended Creekside Elementary, Githens Middle School and C.E. Jordan High School in Durham, NC. During his school years, he attended photography classes and also played instruments including the violin, drums and piano. After high school, Rylan worked for Hob Max, located in Northgate Mall in Durham, NC. Rylan built a race track at Hob Max for people to race Electric RC cars, which was successful. Check out the video on his youtube channel- Project Garage 36. Rylan would love to re-open the remote control race track for the community. During the time of the COVID outbreak, Northgate mall shut down and Rylan lost his job, and Hob Max and the race track closed. Rylan worked side jobs, he did painting, pressure washing, washing cars, mechanic work, etc. He started helping his dad with his company, Johnson International Contracting Services. He also helped his step mom who has a company called Planned & Proper creating planners.
Durham Artists Uphold North Carolina’s Rich Furniture Legacy
Local award-winning design pieces tell a story of past and present, of North Carolina’s colorful history of furniture and textile-making, and how artists in the Bull City are building upon that legacy. The post Durham Artists Uphold North Carolina’s Rich Furniture Legacy appeared first on INDY Week.
Volunteers at Triangle restaurants, breweries collect donations for Hurricane Helene victims
While burgers and beer are often what's driving folks to Bull City Burger and Brewery in downtown Durham, this week it's been for a more pressing need: hurricane relief."It's heartbreaking. I can't imagine what those people are going through," said owner Seth Gross.In the back of the restaurant, donations are stacked, full of water, toiletries, food, and other essentials."When we get to do this, at least you feel like you're helping a little bit," said Gross.Combined with what they're collecting at their sister location, Bull City Solera and Taproom, the team will drive out a truckload of goods next week...
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