INDY Week

Think Your House Is Haunted? Onlyphantoms Can Help. Missing mugs, cold gusts of air, and a strange smoky smell: why I turned to Triangle ghost hunting team Onlyphantoms

“Do you like what the family has done in restoring your home?” Smith asks into the darkness. “Did you live here before? Was this a place of business for you?”

INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week Two readings at Flyleaf Books, the Nasher's 20th anniversary, and more events around the Triangle we recommend this week.

Two readings at Flyleaf Books, Hallow-Eno, and more events around the Triangle we recommend this week.

Solomon Fox, IRL The Durham native’s absurd Instagram videos have garnered praise from the likes of Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. But as he rolls out his first solo album in four years, going viral is one of the last th...

The Durham native’s absurd Instagram videos have garnered praise from the likes of Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. But as he rolls out his first solo album in four years, going viral is one of the last things on Solomon Fox’s mind.

Durham Rail Trail Enters Final Stages of Design Twenty years in the making, the trail—along an inactive railroad corridor stretching from downtown Durham to Avondale Drive—is expected to open in 2028.

More than seven years after the City of Durham bought an inactive railroad corridor with plans of turning it into a trail, the Durham Rail Trail is in its final stages of design.

Burning Coal Theatre Produces Powerful Series of "My Name Is Rachel Corrie" Readings Across Ten Months First produced in 2005, the play draws text directly from the diaries and emails of the young American activist Rachel Corrie.

The play was written by the late actor Alan Rickman and journalist Katherine Viner, drawing text directly from 184 pages of Corrie’s emails and diaries, and premiered at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 2005.

Values and Priorities: Breaking Down the Chapel Hill Town Council Race A look at the five candidates running for Chapel Hill town council, the issues at play, and what outcry over leaf collection services says about the election.

A look at the five candidates running for Chapel Hill town council, the issues at play, and what outcry over leaf collection services says about the election.

In a New Book, Gene Nichol Calls On North Carolina Progressives to Get “Up Off the Mat” In "Now What?" Gene Nichol presents a suite of ambitious state constitutional amendments that he argues Democrats should aggressively back.

Even the most politically knowledgeable and engaged reader will learn something surprising and important about what the North Carolina General Assembly has been up to in the last 25 years.

Georgann Eubanks Invites You to Look a Little Closer In "The Fabulous Ordinary," the Carrboro writer introduces readers to dazzling phenomena from across the Southeast.

In The Fabulous Ordinary, climate urgency is transmitted through wonder and a sturdy sense of place.

“There are things you should see before they’re gone,” Eubanks says. “And that you should take your kids and grandkids to see.”

Op-Ed: Durham Needs a Tenant Protection Ordinance The Riverside High School Affordable Housing Club advocates for policies that would protect Durham tenants living in dangerous conditions, and hold their landlords accountable.

The Riverside High School Affordable Housing Club advocates for policies that would protect tenants living in dangerous conditions and hold their landlords accountable.

Burning Coal Theatre Produces Powerful Series of "My Name Is Rachel Corrie" Readings Across Ten Months First produced in 2005, the play draws text directly from the diaries and emails of the young American activist Rachel Corrie.

The play was written by the late actor Alan Rickman and journalist Katherine Viner, drawing text directly from 184 pages of Corrie’s emails and diaries, and premiered at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 2005.

Central Durham Bus Rapid Transit Moves Toward 2032 Opening Following a feasibility study, the city estimates the five-mile route will cost about $150 million and be accessible to 50,000 residents.

Following a feasibility study, the city estimates the five-mile route will cost about $150 million and be accessible to 50,000 residents.

“There’s a Softer Way to Hold Gender”: An Interview With Jacob Tobia About Their New Book Jacob Tobia, a genderqueer icon from the Triangle, released their new essay collection, “Before They Were Men,” on August 26.

"I don’t see suffering as a zero-sum game. I want to think about what it means for us to elevate and care about the suffering and pain of men and boys without the inference that that means that women and girls aren’t suffering, too."

Durham Rail Trail Enters Final Stages of Design Twenty years in the making, the trail—along an inactive railroad corridor stretching from downtown Durham to Avondale Drive—is expected to open in 2028.

More than seven years after the City of Durham bought an inactive railroad corridor with plans of turning it into a trail, the Durham Rail Trail is in its final stages of design.

On the (Creepy Clown) Trail with Durham Parks and Recreation INDY staff brave the Creepy Clown Walk, a seasonal outing hosted by Durham Parks and Recreation at West Point on the Eno.

“The clowns are a little in their feelings tonight,” our guide at West Point on the Eno explains. “They’re sad, they’re mad. Just be prepared.”

2025 Candidate Questionnaires: Wake Municipal races from Apex to Zebulon.

Candidate questionnaires: Municipal races from Apex to Zebulon.

Wake Forest’s Second Annual Pride Fest Celebrates “Camp,” LGBTQ History, and Resilience Wake Forest's second annual Pride Fest celebrates "camp," LGBTQ history, and the community's resilience

The celebration comes a month after the town’s mayor walked back a Pride proclamation and ahead of a municipal election that could usher in new leadership.

Apex Mayor and Town Council Navigate an Increasingly Strained Relationship Conflicts between the Apex mayor and council members over a town board nominee, utilities billing, and other dustups have spilled into public view.

Conflicts over a town board nominee, utilities billing, and other dustups have spilled into public view. With an election looming, town staff are feeling demoralized and the burgeoning area’s future looks unclear.

Burning Coal Theatre Produces Powerful Series of "My Name Is Rachel Corrie" Readings Across Ten Months First produced in 2005, the play draws text directly from the diaries and emails of the young American activist Rachel Corrie.

A local theater is producing ten staged readings of “My Name Is Rachel Corrie” across ten months. I wrote about the play, and project, here, for @indyweek.bsky.social.

A Durham City Council Explainer With municipal elections underway in Durham, here’s a primer on city council, what power the council has, and places where council power is limited.

With municipal elections underway in Durham, here’s a primer on city council, what power the council has, and places where council power is limited.

2025 Candidate Questionnaires: Orange Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Hillsborough races.

Candidate questionnaires for the Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, and Hillsborough races.

A Multi-Media Exhibit Reflecting on Place and Memory Uses Artifacts from Durham’s Past Talking to interdisciplinary artist John Felix Arnold III about Descartes, Mary Duke Biddle’s wallpaper, and his new show at 21c.

The show includes charcoal sketches, repurposed home decor, and two short-form video loops that “act as poetic portals” and invite viewers to reflect on ideas of home, memory, and the intersection of nature and the constructed world. indyweek.com/culture/a-mu...

WRAL-TV Fights to Succeed in a New Media World Television viewership and advertising revenue are down nationally, and locally owned stations are fading. Jimmy Goodmon, the fourth-generation president of Capitol Broadcasting, confronts a precarious...

WRAL-TV Fights to Succeed in a New Media World #northcarolina #news #television  indyweek.com/news/wral-tv...

Wake Forest’s Second Annual Pride Fest Celebrates “Camp,” LGBTQ History, and Resilience Wake Forest's second annual Pride Fest celebrates "camp," LGBTQ history, and the community's resilience

Amanda Cottrill has lived in Wake Forest for 20 years, but it was during the pandemic that she realized that the town’s LGBTQ residents needed ways to come together.

Circling Swifts, Swooping Hawks and a Skyful of Bird Drama in Durham Early fall is migration season of the chimney swifts, small birds belonging to the swift family that roost inside chimneys.

The tornado around the chimney split into sporadic, swirling circles as the swifts scattered to avoid the hungry predator. Screams erupted from the crowd on the rooftop in a futile attempt to scare off the hawk.

INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week A lecture on Blue Whales, a play about teenage soccer players, and more local things we recommend doing this week.

A lecture on Blue Whales, a play about teenage soccer players, and more local things we recommend doing this week.

Raising a Glass to Downtown With fewer patrons at downtown restaurants and shops after the pandemic, city leaders across NC say social districts have offered a boost.

With fewer patrons at downtown restaurants and shops after the pandemic, city leaders across North Carolina say social districts have provided a critical shot in the arm to struggling businesses.

INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week A lecture on Blue Whales, a play about teenage soccer players, and more local things we recommend doing this week.

A lecture on Blue Whales, a play about teenage soccer players, and more local things we recommend doing this week.

Apex Mayor and Town Council Navigate an Increasingly Strained Relationship Conflicts between the Apex mayor and council members over a town board nominee, utilities billing, and other dustups have spilled into public view.

There's a crazy amount of drama happening in Apex right now. In partnership with @indyweek.bsky.social and @theassemblync.bsky.social, I do my best to unpack this mess. As one employee describes, "It’s kind of like being a child of parents divorcing." #ncpol
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Durham Primary Results: Incumbents Advance, Challengers Take Top Spots in Wards 1 and 2 While incumbents are moving forward in all four races, challenger Shanetta Burris led by a large margin in Ward 2 and Matt Kopac had a small lead in Ward 1.

Durham voters will head back to the polls soon to cast ballots again and decide the ultimate winners in each race. Early voting ahead of the November 4 general election begins on October 16.

This explainer is very helpful for other NC municipalities too, including Carrboro.

All of this applies to us except we don't have wards (all council members are at-large), do much less annexation in recent years, and aren't as closely aligned to Orange County gov.