Second only to the fine wines of Tuscany, the olive and the rich golden oil derived from the black or green fruit (and maybe not even second – not if you are an olive grove farmer or a connoisseur of … Read more

  What’s your favorite thing about international travel? The food? The local drinks? The strange new sights? Learning a new language? Navigating the travel challenge? Overcoming your fear of being out of your comfort zone? Well, all that — and … Read more

  Introduction Tiring of leapfrogging about the globe, barely unpacking, living out of suitcases and rarely getting to know one place before zipping off to the next, Lynne and I discovered and embraced travel guru Rick Steves’ concept of planting … Read more

As the Durham VOICE (www.durhamvoice.org) enters its ninth year, when I look back in mind’s eye rear-view-mirror, the thing I see is not the 42 print editions or the hundreds of online versions of our paper. I see faces. For … Read more