A lovely piece on Allan Troxler, who died last month. indyweek.com/culture/reme...

The LGBTQ Center of Durham’s co-executive director on how the center is adapting to federal funding and policy changes, supporting Durham’s queer community, and more.

To process a series of profound losses, the Durham jazz musician poured herself into a freeform memoir that takes the shape of musical improvisations.

great @eddysarah.bsky.social on the work of Durham artist & gay rights activist Allan Troxler: his paper cuts w titles like 'Earth Heart' & ruminations like "Seems to me that one big difference between the revolutionary and the fascist is that one tries to understand his own heart and one doesn’t."

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.

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.

Rutter, who has decades of experience as an arts executive, served most recently as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Lanthimos is a fearless and funny filmmaker, especially if you like your humor dark and deadpan. Look, these are laugh-or-cry times. Might as well laugh.

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.

I first met Allan at a house party visiting Durham in spring of 2016. I was struck by his gentle nature, rootedness in moral conviction, way of seeing beauty in the world, and generosity. Grateful to have know him his final decade. Thanks @eddysarah.bsky.social for this lovely tribute 🩵

Bugonia is technically an English-language remake of an older South Korean film. But like Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle after Another, it’s really a redirected energy scan aimed at the heart of our global nervous breakdown.

“I came to tell you we didn’t lose, we learned,” CAUSE President Ryan Brown told supporters.

“The interdisciplinary places in life are where all the good stuff lives," says Tift Merritt.

The Michelin Guides of today, with their crew of anonymous restaurant critics, are still widely recognized as a holy grail of sorts of the best restaurants in an area, and a welcome source of tourism dollars.

So thankful for this beautifully done memorial for Allan Troxler by @indyweek.bsky.social's own @eddysarah.bsky.social. Please read it and remember him! A giant among us. indyweek.com/culture/reme...

How party politics, strategy, and money factored into Tuesday night’s results, and what it means for the next town council.

This season’s shows include a performance artist reclaiming the holidays from the “claws of capitalism,” dancers navigating net sculptures, and soccer players juggling adolescence in Sarah DeLappe’s “The Wolves.”

Incumbent mayor TJ Cawley won a third term, while incumbent council member Vicki Scroggins-Johnson hung on to her seat. Political newcomers Harrison Kesling and Ashit Patel will join the council.

"Thanks to the alchemy of preservation, in all its forms, there can be no doubt about whether Allan Troxler tried to understand his own heart or love others unselfishly. The archive tells the story." (The archive is held at my place of work!)

“He is part of the legacy of North Carolina, part of the queer legacy, part of the artistic legacy, and part of a spiritual determination not to be mowed down by the brutal forces that we grew up in and pushed back,” says Mab Segrest.

How party politics, strategy, and money factored into Tuesday night’s results, and what it means for the next town council.

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.

Two political newcomers will join the town council following the county’s only truly competitive election.

A slate of Democrats swept the races for three open seats on the town council.

A walking tour of trees, a celebration of plants, NC Comicon, and more local events we recommend this week.

So proud of the @indyweek.bsky.social squad for deep and comprehensive election coverage in Durham and across the Triangle! indyweek.com/news/durham/...

Two political newcomers will join the town council following the county’s only truly competitive election.

Incumbent mayor TJ Cawley won a third term, while incumbent council member Vicki Scroggins-Johnson hung on to her seat. Political newcomers Harrison Kesling and Ashit Patel will join the council.

A slate of Democrats swept the races for three open seats on the town council.

“All of us are residents of Durham,” says Andy Morrison, the new head of sales and marketing at Starpoint, “I think for all of us, part of the reason that we enjoy being in beer is the idea of beer as a vessel for community.”

In Walden Warming, the botanist Richard Primack observes that Thoreau’s archives helped scientists determine that local plants were now flowering weeks earlier than they were 160 years ago.

Catherine Ferrell was born in 1912 in Warsaw, a small town about 100 miles southeast of Durham. By 21, Ferrell should have been able to vote.

Getting a ‘recommended’ rating also means these restaurants will be part of Michelin’s guide. Overall, the American South selection “boasts 228 restaurants, with 44 cuisine types reflected,” according to a Michelin press release.

The unionization effort, which began in Garner, is targeting four facilities in Durham in a new campaign as it contests a February election loss.

We’re bringing you election updates and results for 2025 municipal races in Durham, Orange, and Wake counties.

Getting a ‘recommended’ rating also means these restaurants will be part of Michelin’s guide. Overall, the American South selection “boasts 228 restaurants, with 44 cuisine types reflected,” according to a Michelin press release.

Going to vote in my municipal elections this morning. Thanks to @indyweek.bsky.social for their coverage of these smaller races, which can be the hardest ones to find good info on!

"As the Loan Shark and I chat, I see the beginning of what may be a Shipp success story—a Mermaid in a long red dress and seashell earrings is making her way across the bar, seemingly led by the app, to talk to a man in a plaid shirt who has been diligently working the room."

Catherine Ferrell was born in 1912 in Warsaw, a small town about 100 miles southeast of Durham. By 21, Ferrell should have been able to vote.

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

"The complex sweetness and spicy bitters tell a story, and the aromatic Byrrh opens through it like a flower. All the elements of the Manhattan are there, transformed and reharmonized."

This is a great guide!

Tomorrow is election day. Here's everything you need to know.

On a recent Saturday afternoon, a group of singles gathered at a Halloween-themed event to try Shipp, a local dating app that involves the scariest interface of all: Meeting in person.

What’s happening with SNAP in the Triangle, where to find food assistance, and how you can help others access food as the shutdown drags on.

Industry veterans Whit Baker, Daniel Kulenic, and Andy Morrison purchased the company, dubbing Starpoint “Durham’s newest oldest brewery.”

While Anjanée Bell and Leo Williams have met in forums throughout the primary, this debate was the only opportunity they had to appeal to voters in a head-to-head format before Election Day on November 4.

What’s happening with SNAP in the Triangle, where to find food assistance, and how you can help others access food as the shutdown drags on.

The generous use of vermouth, amaro, and fortified wine lends smoky, savory, herby layers to 18 drinks, divided equally among “Originals,” “Covers,” and “Remixes.”

The six-part, 12-hour The American Revolution, which Burns directed alongside Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, aims to present our country’s founding struggle as more complex and less sanitized than traditional historical accounts.