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I spoke with an Israeli and a Palestinian woman who met the day after the Oct. 7 attacks and are now working together to build emergency aid camps in Gaza

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powerful investigation by @ccourtneybohl.bsky.social and @eringretzinger.bsky.social into the crisis at Saint Augustine's University: unpaid wages to 370+ employees, controversial property deals with florida developers, and a board chair who compares oversight concerns to a "terrorist attack"

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“The secret I’ve found is to embrace where you are and try to relish the moment. Our favorites will inevitably close or change, but the ingredients that make a great bar or restaurant will allow for something new that meets us where we are.” indyweek.com/food-and-dri...

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Su also said the combination of the state mandate and the Laken Riley Act, which categorizes low-level, theft-related offenses such as shoplifting as warranting detainment and deportation, will have financial consequences for the state.

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"Developed in the fraught months of 2020, the series, Gandelsman writes in the event program, is a “vivid counterpoint to the idea that this land can be understood through a singular, dominant point of view.”

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Love them.

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Blockbuster, must-read higher education reporting from @ccourtneybohl.bsky.social and @eringretzinger.bsky.social.

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As the Raleigh HBCU battles to retain accreditation, internal complaints and lawsuits reveal deep disputes about how the board of trustees has managed the institution. The Fight that Fractured Saint Augustine’s University indyweek.com/news/wake/th...

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As Saint Augustine’s University battles to retain accreditation, internal complaints and lawsuits reveal deep disputes about how the board of trustees has managed the institution. Story by me and @eringretzinger.bsky.social for @indyweek.bsky.social and @theassemblync.bsky.social

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“Everybody’s afraid, everybody’s under a lot of stress,” he said. “And that is affecting not only the economy, but the health, the jobs — it’s a circle.”

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Such a great band.

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"Just like everything else in America right now, [the industry] is being run by the man at the top, and everybody else is working and making them money and we’re not seeing any of it."

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Duke’s climate and sustainability VP talks about a new report on the university’s climate efforts, navigating changes in federal policy, and aiming for net-zero emissions.

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“After 10 studies, they were pressuring me to get baptized,” said first-year student Jayden Spruill, 18, of Creedmoor. “And the more and more I pushed off, the more and more the pressure intensified.”

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Challenge accepted.

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With Marlin and Frantz now in a new season as parents to two children, Watchhouse’s Rituals will meditate on the nature of change, growth, and finding equilibrium.

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If you are in the triangle may I suggest @indyweek.bsky.social at the Press Club level and a @theassemblync.bsky.social subscription.

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“We don’t want to be in the disposal business,” Fenton continues, summing up the motivation behind his work. “We want to be in the diversion business—we want to divert things from landfills.”

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Thanks @indyweek.bsky.social - see you at the Disenfranchised Disco this Friday ! tickets.venuepilot.com/e/128941

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The mad scientist of culinary television says goodbye, a disco party for disenfranchised voters, and more events around the Triangle that we recommend this week. indyweek.com/culture/indy...

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Duke’s climate and sustainability VP talks about a new report on the university’s climate efforts, navigating changes in federal policy, and aiming for net-zero emissions.

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“All Around You,” the band’s new single, released today, picks up that comfort-seeking thread with a song about realizing that you’re already home, right where you need to be.

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As INDY staff writers, we followed along with trained volunteers in Wake and Durham counties as they completed their PIT counts. What we saw underscored the ubiquity of homelessness in our communities and the human toll of our housing shortage.

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“To me, the story of the recall and its defeat is the story of that door, that portal, that opening, when a community decides to stand up for itself,” Mab Segrest, a longtime activist and panelist, told the audience.

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“All Around You,” the band’s new single, released today, picks up that comfort-seeking thread with a song about realizing that you’re already home, right where you need to be.

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After being buried in Durham history for many years, Spicely’s murder—and other acts of racial violence in other towns like this—have prompted new commemorations and conversations.

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New Watchhouse album dropping in May 🚨🪕 (@indyweek.bsky.social) indyweek.com/music/watchh...

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Fresh Start Durham offers shower services—and human connection—to people who are unhoused.

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An offshoot of the International Christian Church, which is accused in lawsuits of “psychological manipulation,” is vigorously recruiting students at North Carolina State University. Some students and parents are pushing back.

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The survey is up until February 28. City staff plan to host a number of feedback sessions, which you can register for on the city’s website.

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Published in 2022, this story has been re-making the rounds lately: "The lure of this place, though, doesn’t lie along the road but at the end of it, where you’ll be met with an empty guard box, a warning sign in blaring red font, and a tall barbed-wire gate adorned with the AT&T logo."

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Plain Clothes ICE Agent at Wake County Justice Center Tells Attorneys to Take Their Immigration Conversation Elsewhere indyweek.com/news/wake/pl...

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Chatham Rabbits Want to Be Real With You indyweek.com/music/the-ch...

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Missy Lane’s, an elegant, Georgian-style building on Main Street, opened just over a year ago with the mission statement “To expand the audience for jazz and improvised music.” So far, it’s lived up to that goal.

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Explore the works of Elizabeth Catlett in NCCU’s permanent collection, watch documentaries at NCMA, go to a jazz concert on Valentine’s Day, and more local ways to honor the month.

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“If we’re being asked to suck up all this density,” says Brannon, “don’t we deserve a library we can walk and bike and ride the bus to?”

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A new interview with Sarah of Chatham Rabbits. If you’re an independent musician she hits on a lot of things you may have or will experience. indyweek.com/music/the-ch...

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After being buried in Durham history for many years, Spicely’s murder—and other acts of racial violence in other towns like this—have prompted new commemorations and conversations.

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Counties with the state’s largest cities, including Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham, have the largest concentrations of immigrants. But several rural areas that serve as agricultural hubs are also home to many immigrants.

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next piece in the library series - thorough reporting on a library in flux (and the people that love it!) by Jane Porter ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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@eddysarah.bsky.social had a wonderful conversation with a local music fixture. I loved reading this piece!

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“We want it to be a safe place for our kids, something they can walk to,” says Hannah Mckenzie. “We want the folks in the community who don’t have access to personal vehicles to be able to access the library.”

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I love The Chatham Rabbits' music, from New Deal ballads to new more personal songs about questioning the future ("I want my freedom / I want a baby.") And I love how candid they are about the pitfalls of the music industry - one of my favorite interviews in a long time. 🐇

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The founders of Clean Shelter met the day after October 7 in a virtual dialogue group. Now they’re running a humanitarian organization that’s built over 1,000 toilets and shelters for displaced Palestinians—with support from a multi-faith group of Duke students.

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“Most [rich people] just buy another car, buy another house, start a charitable trust just for write-offs,” he says. “Here’s a guy who gives a shit. Maybe you agree with him, maybe you like what he’s doing, maybe you don’t. But you just can’t argue with the fact that the guy cares.”

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I like this! How cool.

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At Mad Kicks, located on Main Street, brothers Larry and Michel Antunez Lopez share a vision of creating a streetwear community in Durham.

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Bell has big shoes to fill. Her father, Bill, has been a mainstay in Durham politics for over 40 years. He served as a county commissioner from 1972 to 1994 and again from 1996 to 2000. The next year, he was elected mayor of Durham and served for 16 years until 2017.

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