obsessed with this horrifying, evocative landfill dispatch very @ccourtneybohl.bsky.social: “All the while, flocks of migratory birds whirl overhead, noshing on trash. Depending on the season you can spot rock pigeons, eagles, Canada geese, starlings, and turkey vultures.”
“You know,” 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.”
Rep. Valerie Foushee and challenger Nida Allam are working to win over 130,000 Wake voters added to the district since their 2022 matchup.
“It really opens your mind,” she said. “Seeing is believing. There’s nothing like seeing that giant mountain of trash—that you know you helped make—to make you want to do better.”
That statue was erected and dedicated by some of the same people who killed Wyatt Outlaw—but few in the county knew that, until they started digging deeper.
"I think the best images are complicated. You can look at these images and try to imagine who they are, and maybe not really get there. They’re just like a moment in time."
Through no fault of their own, more than 70,000 North Carolinians could hit an extra obstacle when trying to cast a ballot in this year’s primaries.
Aday shelter for Durham’s unhoused population is on its way, after many years of planning.
The snow and ice may have finally melted, but for local restaurants across the Triangle, recent storms are anything but over.
"More than he loved the Heels, though, my dad hated Duke. Coach K—his stiff authoritarian approach, his joyless discipline—represented everything wrong with basketball."
In interviews with the INDY over the last month, seven Democratic candidates running in the March 3 primary diagnosed some of Wake County’s biggest challenges.
“Anybody Lynn ever met immediately realized what a bright shining star she was,” said her Tres Chicas bandmate Lamm. “Not like a rock or movie star, but a brilliant light of kindness, happiness, and depth."
As book coverage takes another devastating hit, I’m reminded how lucky we are to have Sarah and @indyweek.bsky.social championing stories that matter. Grateful for Sarah's care and vision and speed with this excerpt!
Hope everyone clicks and reads and shares.
✨Also, please pitch! Local books, visual arts, performing arts, music, and more - email in bio. There’s not much culture coverage still standing. Help us build ours.
Banging the same gong as everyone else about the need to support independent media & locally owned publications, but: For the love of god, please support us!!
If not the @indyweek.bsky.social, support wherever you get your news from. Being owned only by the powerful does not work.
My wife and I have been talking about the larger implications of the @foushee.house.gov and @nidaallam.bsky.social primary race. This article does a great job presenting all the nuances that will become important for how Democrats navigate midterms in a MAGA world.
As we close out my first year as INDY’s editor in chief, I want to say thank you for reading and supporting local, independent news. I'm so proud of this team and the work they’ve done.
Now, we’re looking toward 2026.
hark! local songs we loved in 2025 (a list that only scratches the surface). 💕 @indyweek.bsky.social
Newly-elected Durham City Council members are being sworn in at tonight’s meeting. As part of the ceremony, the mayor will select a new mayor pro tem, and a new seating arrangement for the dais.
Here’s my guess as to who goes where.
CM - City Manager.
CA - City Attorney.
How party politics, strategy, and money factored into Tuesday night’s results, and what it means for the next town council.
Durham’s municipal elections were expensive and at times ugly, with firm lines drawn between candidates. What the results mean for the Durham City Council and its work ahead.
The victories mark a blue sweep in the officially nonpartisan race; when the new council members are sworn in, the board will be composed entirely of Democrats.
Final results are in ⤵️
Tonight in Chapel Hill, hear young journalists talk with some of our state’s top journalism minds about the future of what we do.
It’s free and it’s going to be a great time. Tell your students, tell your friends and I’ll see you out there.
youthjournalism.org/top-north-ca...
“Read and hold the testimonies of these queer people with care and understanding. Queer people are in a fight for their lives against fascism. Your resistance and disruption may make the difference in how the fight goes." - Desmera Gatewood in @indyweek.bsky.social
