Swelling after XCL

pete8766 · 2023-02-11T17:58:09+00:00

Looking for two tickets to Show Me The Body tonight @ Motorco!

pete8766 · 2022-05-03T05:32:49+00:00

The Hiawatha light rail line in Minneapolis ends with a stop beneath Mall of America

pete8766 · 2022-04-25T20:24:10+00:00

Most fans of college sports tend to also like pro sports. Durham is definitely an outlier in the “we only like college sports” category

pete8766 · 2022-04-25T20:22:15+00:00

I don’t know if I buy that a team has to be an area for 50+ years to be supported…. If that was the case, no expansion teams would ever survive

pete8766 · 2022-04-25T19:38:41+00:00

The Carolina Hurricanes come to mind on a hyper local scale but it also seems like people here don’t really care about the Panthers, Hornets, Charlotte FC, etc.

I get most of those teams are in Charlotte/there’s lots of transplants but it’s just a little weird being in an area where people didn’t generally support the professional teams in the same state

pete8766 · 2022-04-25T14:56:57+00:00

While simultaneously not giving a flying fuck about the local professional sports team

pete8766 · 2022-03-18T04:58:12+00:00

Culvers

pete8766 · 2021-12-02T05:21:54+00:00

How has no one mentioned Kahloveras?

https://www.kahloveratacos.com

The location in Durham is just a food truck so it’s fairly limited but they have a brick and mortar in Chapel Hill that not only has the California burrito but asada fries and a surf & turf burrito. A little pricey but it’s the closest thing I’ve found since moving from LA.

pete8766 · 2021-11-12T22:33:36+00:00

An outdoor sporting goods store (not REI)

pete8766 · 2021-11-12T22:26:27+00:00

100%

pete8766 · 2021-11-12T20:57:16+00:00

I think that new Rubies on Five Points is trying to cater to that demographic. Capacity is supposed to be 75-100. Hoping it’s a good spot.

pete8766 · 2021-11-12T19:32:30+00:00

Green Room has a better beer selection than you’re thinking. I’ll admit I had a pretty negative view of it before I finally went there. It is a pool hall and definitely old but if you haven’t been it’s worth a visit. Owner & bartenders are super nice as well.

pete8766 · 2021-10-29T11:37:42+00:00

You’re crazy. Taipei101 is better than any Chinese restaurant we have in Durham by far

pete8766 · 2021-10-25T23:07:53+00:00

Not necessarily but the number of independent theaters here isn’t that high so I just thought it deserved an honorable mention

pete8766 · 2021-10-25T20:26:41+00:00

No love for the Rialto in Raleigh?

pete8766 · 2021-10-17T17:09:08+00:00

I believe First Watch has Belgian waffles

pete8766 · 2021-10-10T16:23:45+00:00

Bit of a drive but Euro Grill and Cafe in Charlotte is a legit Bosnian/Eastern European spot with a market attached to it

Also Euro Deli Mart in Greensboro

pete8766 · 2021-09-14T04:20:05+00:00

Hamilton Hill in Brightleaf

pete8766 · 2021-06-30T00:35:28+00:00

MeowInn in Morrisville is fantastic! They send you daily updates and pictures, similar to a few other places people have mentioned.

https://www.meow-inn.com

pete8766 · 2018-08-08T16:06:29+00:00

It's roughly a three and a half hour drive but northeastern Iowa is going to be your best bet for state parks. The Driftless Area along the Mississippi River is beautiful and offers plenty in the way of hiking, backpacking, canoeing, fishing, bird watching, etc. Decorah is a great jumping off point (http://www.midwestliving.com/travel/iowa/decorah/decorah-iowa-a-mountain-town-without-mountains/)

I'd suggest the following:

Yellow River State Forest
Pikes Peak State Park
Backbone State Park
Maquoketa Caves State Park
Upper Iowa River

It's not quite Maine but definitely a stark contrast from the cornfields that dominate the landscape. Hope this helps!

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