by Laura Long time fans of The Daily Triangle (and really, who isn’t a long time fan?) will remember my discovery of InsideOut Body Therapies in Durham last fall. At the time, I was just happy to find a new pilates studio with classes affordable enough to preserve almost all of Noodle’s food budget. Now [...]
July 21, 2010
News Alert: Bright Spot in NoMan’s Land Includes Nutella Beverages
by Laura The charter school network that I’m working for this summer is located a few blocks from the New York Ave Metro stop, in the heart of what local realtors tell me is called “NoMa“. While that does accurately locate the area North of Massachusetts Avenue, community development efforts still have several years to go before the [...]
July 20, 2010
My Massage Therapist Used to be My Heroine
by Laura Yesterday I finally used the Massage Envy gift certificate I got for Christmas (thanks, hubby!) You know my life has become a bit crazy when I don’t have an hour to get a back rub, which I normally try to justify as a medical necessity. Luckily, although I had originally intended to use my [...]
July 5, 2010
Spas, Snakes and Sopapillas: The Santa Fe Chronicles
by Laura Over the 4th of July, I flew out to see my siblings in Santa Fe. The plus side: that gorgeous mountain/desert scenery combo, fantastic spas and appropriately spicy green chile sauce. The drawbacks: “Umm…I just stepped on a rattlesnake.” Despite a few threatening shakes from the rattler, my brother escaped unscathed, and we [...]
June 29, 2010
The Cupcake Shop to Citizen Ratio Steadily Improves: Washington on the Rise
by Laura Tonight we went to Washingtonian magazine’s celebration of their “Best of” issue. Contrary to popular belief, I did not choose to attend solely because there were free Georgetown Cupcakes. No, I went because there were free cupcakes, gelato samples and wine. Washingtonian isn’t even considered to be the hippest resource for unearthing local [...]
June 25, 2010
Crazed Sex Poodles Would be a Great Name for a Band
by Noodle Today news broke that in the case of Al Gore vs. the Slightly Wacky Masseuse, our former Vice President has been accused of acting like a “crazed sex poodle”. While I greatly admire Mr. Gore’s invention of the Internet and our shared passion for Mother Earth, I have no choice but to express offense at this comparison. One [...]
June 21, 2010
5 Things I’m Loving This Month
by Laura 5.) Michelle Obama; I got to hear her speak at Anacostia’s high school graduation. Unfortunately the video is too fuzzy to post, but trust me – we totally got a First Lady upgrade this time around. Laura Bush, in contrast, actually killed a classmate. I mean, it was an accidental car crash, but [...]
June 20, 2010
Truckin’ Along
by Laura On our way out of Durham, we couldn’t resist stopping by a food truck meet-up, glamorously headquartered in the parking lot of Sam’s Quik Shop. We’d already tried the best known local lunch-on-the-go after tracking down OnlyBurger on Twitter. But, Food Truckapalooza promised not just burgers, but baked goods from a WaDuke’s pastry [...]
June 4, 2010
Small Dog, Big Heart
by Noodle Yesterday the vet revealed that my weight has plummeted from 9.3 lbs to 8.8 lbs. You would think that a 5% decrease in body mass would give my owner a clue – but, no, all she could muster was some lame joke about me wanting to look good on the beach this summer. [...]
May 29, 2010
DC Ya Later
by Laura In just about a week, The Daily Triangle is headed to Washington, DC for the summer – a.k.a. the Internship Capital of the World. We probably won’t return to North Carolina until the end of August. However, since most of our readers (thanks, loyal and far flung friends!) don’t really give two hoots [...]
May 29, 2010
Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah
by Laura This week I tried Zipcar for the first time, a few years behind the trend. Because we had both our own car and the subway in NYC, we never needed to seek out a loaner for a few hours. But, down here, sharing wheels has occasionally led to issues with double booking. If [...]
May 22, 2010
A Bargain for Your Belly
by Laura Through May 23rd, several local restaurants are participating in Triangle Restaurant Week and featuring 3-course meal bargains. A new event last year, they continued the tradition to generate business during the inevitable slump that occurs post-graduation, when students leave campus and the university scene diminishes. We decided to try out dinner at Watts Grocery, [...]
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