A holiday sketch show, a play about the Red Scare, a dance party goodbye to PS37, and more events we recommend across the Triangle this week. https://t.co/jXzixL1zga

In five years, the initiative has grown from a handful of folks serving a weekly hot meal in the church basement, to this—Durham County’s largest emergency food assistance program, with more than 150 volunteers a week serving 860 families.

Outgoing council members DeDreana Freeman and Mark-Anthony Middleton were honored as Shanetta Burris and Matt Kopac took their seats on the dais. https://t.co/EBo24oXl2Y

Lots of typical holiday fare in the multiplexes this season—sequels and profitable IP investments like Wicked and Avatar. But if you squint hard enough at the local listings, you can find a few theaters still telling new stories.

here’s a piece I wrote on K&W’s uncertain future, from 2020: “There can be all kinds of other things to go and see, but if they have a K&W, I love the place.” 

Commissioners highlighted county staff, the Durham community’s response to deportation sweeps and food insecurity, and financial challenges ahead. https://t.co/e9nh8CKz0Q

Planning for the festival is nearly a year-round endeavor, says Lewis. A month or two after the lights turn off, he and Cary staff are already talking about what improvements can be made, what new features could be put in next year. https://t.co/PAlUAqy83u

stoked to work with UNC Press to publish an excerpt on @indyweek from Alice Gerrard’s memoir, “Custom Made Woman” (great title), out this month! ✂️🪕 https://t.co/mfYQHJi1BC

Durham Public Schools Face Another Shortfall as Enrollment Drops More Durham students attended charter schools this year than anticipated, leaving the district with a $4.7 million budget gap. https://t.co/KzHYiyOXdi | @indyweek

There’s a reason Customs and Border Protection, not just ICE, was deployed in North Carolina. And it says a lot about how the Trump administration is looking at immigration enforcement. https://t.co/R60DZ80Ipo

If there’s something that tortures you every year, how can you shift it? How can you reframe it? How can you deconstruct it and use the parts that are good? That’s part of what we’re doing with the show.” https://t.co/haYqcWYP0I

Out this fall, a pair of brand-new records from Whalen’s Jazz Squad and Certain Seas showcase the ways that the Efland musician is stretching her stylistic wings.

Talking with the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition’s Loftin Wilson about the coalition’s work, how the opioid epidemic is changing, and county efforts to distribute opioid lawsuit settlement funds to save lives.

A developer is planning to turn one-third of the Northgate Mall property into a shopping center. Community members hope they can still influence the future of the site.

“How do you continue to keep people in awe? That’s the challenge,” says William Lewis, Cary’s cultural arts manager. “You raise the bar and raise the bar and raise the bar.”

An enrollment drop in Durham Public Schools (DPS) will cost the district $4.7 million this year as well as state funding for 33 teacher positions next year. https://t.co/3R5FSidm2X

In five years, the initiative has grown from a handful of folks serving a weekly hot meal in the church basement, to this—Durham County’s largest emergency food assistance program, with more than 150 volunteers a week serving 860 families.

The program honors communities that have never been formally recognized by the city or county. For the historic neighborhood, it’s a way to preserve the past, and protect its future in a growing city. https://t.co/kWS1D9xvS3

“I began taking [the term art monk] more seriously when I entered a stage of total nomadism that was precipitated,” Stephanie Elizondo Griest says, “by the realization that I could either write or I could pay rent—I couldn’t do both.” https://t.co/Rwyt3UvS66

An enrollment drop in Durham Public Schools (DPS) will cost the district $4.7 million this year as well as state funding for 33 teacher positions next year. https://t.co/3R5FSidm2X