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“I love Adam’s dedication to the quiet domestic stories of failed writers and failed relationships—people who are just sort of seeking meaning in their lives,” Faliveno said. “It feels very resonant and, I think, deeply human.”

By the Horns: "Funding for transportation projects in NC favors driving. State legislators should incentivize residents to be less reliant on cars and help cities like Durham offer bus and bike options."

Saved from the demolition site of the Elion-Hitchings building in 2020, Elizabeth Murray’s 1977 painting is now restored and on view at the Nasher Museum of Art.

State officials say North Carolina needs better housing for people with disabilities. A nonprofit is trying to lead the way.

new opportunity to see this @tressiemcphd.bsky.social dropped! www.chapelhillpubliclibrary.org/event/power-...

Halloween weekend is, of course, the perfect time to go out in search of the offbeat and unusual. This year, Durhamites won’t have to look very hard.

On Thursday, the Chapel Hill Public Library will screen "Power to the People, Y’all," Tressie McMillan Cottom’s new documentary on the Black Panther Party’s North Carolina ties. Here's our story on the film, from April.

Halloween weekend is, of course, the perfect time to go out in search of the offbeat and unusual. This year, Durhamites won’t have to look very hard.

The Durham Housing Authority is making progress in its efforts to redevelop its aging public housing properties, but some sites are still mired with maintenance issues and more subsidized housing is needed, DHA officials told the Durham City Council this week.

In campaign ads and on his website, Rep. Mike Schietzelt says he is fighting to make life more affordable for Northern Wake County residents. His opponent, Evonne Hopkins, says she can do a better job.

Saved from the demolition site of the Elion-Hitchings building in 2020, Elizabeth Murray’s 1977 painting is now restored and on view at the Nasher Museum of Art.

The City of Durham is working to speed up the timeline for lead remediation in five city parks by hiring a consultant to provide recommendations in the next six months.

Lyons Farm was built in South Durham, one of the fastest-growing parts of the county, to support the area’s new developments and help relieve overcrowding at neighboring schools.

Last night, the Michelin Guide American South announced its new additions. Three Triangle restaurants earned a spot on the list. From 2021, here's our feature on the Durham restaurant that has now earned a "Bib Gourmand" designation.

"I already know what I’m going to order: the long-running $12 three-pupusa special that everyone keeps telling me about. The deal has been around for years, per old Yelp listings and Google Reviews."

Some endorsements and omissions from prominent political and activist groups in local races are raising questions.

I reintroduced our weekly @indyweek.bsky.social Editor’s Picks event column & in a few weeks we’ll bring back our events listing newsletter. ✨Email me with your upcoming events/ideas! sedwards@indyweek.com indyweek.com/news/culture...

Langston Hughes first met Nina Simone in 1949, when he visited her high school chapter of the NAACP. Their decades-long friendship would become a cultural cornerstone of the Black Power era.

As Durham’s unhoused population climbs, the city and county launched a plan over the summer to work toward ending homelessness by 2031. The first target is a 30% reduction in unsheltered homelessness by June 2027.

Building a crafting habit is good for people, especially in a time of increasing tech interventions, but it can also be lonely. Picking up new crafts can require expensive equipment or high material costs, and people need the barrier to entry lowered.

The City of Durham is working to speed up the timeline for lead remediation in five city parks by hiring a consultant to provide recommendations in the next six months.

Only a few years after Lyons Farm opened, the school has 647 students as of October 8—roughly 60 students over its “functional” capacity of 584.

On October 30, Onyx World will span seven Durham venues, pairing a robust, hip-hop-leaning lineup with plenty of sociable wandering in between.

Langston Hughes first met Nina Simone in 1949, when he visited her high school chapter of the NAACP. Their decades-long friendship would become a cultural cornerstone of the Black Power era.

“I’ve even been lighting candles and wishing for a place to teach near my house,” said Lazar, who said she has wanted a teaching space to share her knowledge with peers—and also just to craft somewhere other than her own bedroom.

“You know,” George Smart said, standing in his South Durham kitchen with a cup of coffee, “Star Trek is the world we want, and Star Wars is the world we have.”

Brilliant writing, as usual from Lena Gellar, who is truly stellar!

Cary’s finances and governance will likely be priorities for voters in the 2027 election.

I'm looking forward to this new collection.

Writer Justin Laidlaw's (@justinlaidlaw.bsky.social) new By the Horns column: Can Moving To Even-Numbered Election Years Stimulate Voter Turnout in Durham?

The Research Triangle Park nonprofit is expanding a facility that helps startups develop new technologies. The effort comes after federal funding cuts upended its income streams. indyweek.com/news/busines...

In One of Wake County’s Last Battleground Districts, a Democrat Challenges a One-Term GOP Rep. to a Rematch indyweek.com/news/in-one-...

triangle audiences have two opportunities this month to see Tom Stoppard plays - I wrote about the productions here 🎭

In campaign ads and on his website, Rep. Mike Schietzelt says he is fighting to make life more affordable for Northern Wake County residents. His opponent, Evonne Hopkins, says she can do a better job.

“It’s a lot more heartfelt than reading it on a piece of paper,” said director Flora Bare “If anybody tried to read Tom Stoppard and felt intimidated by it on the page, come see it.”

Event Picks: Week of October 14-21.

As Durham’s unhoused population climbs, the city and county launched a plan over the summer to work toward ending homelessness by 2031. The first target is a 30% reduction in unsheltered homelessness by June 2027.

“Travesties,” from Burning Coal Theatre Company, runs through October 25, and Raleigh Little Theatre’s “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” runs October 23-November 8.

MJ Lenderman and Woke County Speedway descend, in part, from the same family of slacker-country forebears: Drive-By Truckers, Uncle Tupelo, Silver Jews.

Writer Justin Laidlaw's (@justinlaidlaw.bsky.social) new By the Horns column: Can Moving To Even-Numbered Election Years Stimulate Voter Turnout in Durham?

"The older I get, though, the more fearful I seem to become of both heights and love, so this year I’m content to just emulate Wilbur—stay HUMBLE and eat from a slop bucket."

In the courtroom’s two conference rooms, there is a “feelings wheel” and a “needs wheel” to help children—particularly young or neurodivergent children—pinpoint and express what they’re feeling.

Event Picks: Week of October 14-21.

Turnout in Durham’s municipal elections pales in comparison to Raleigh's. Changing the schedule could save money and uplift down-ballot races.

Like Boba tea, “startup hubs,” man buns, and faith in the two-party political system, the heyday of Durham music festivals undoubtedly peaked somewhere in the mid-to-late 2010s, never to be quite the same again.