Dr. Anthony S. Lewis  Credit: Courtesy of Durham Public Schools

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Durham Public Schools Taps New Superintendent

Anthony S. Lewis was selected from a pool of over 100 applicants which were narrowed down to four finalists.

Credit: Courtesy of the City of Durham

Durham City Manager Wanda Page to Retire

Page, who has held the role of city manager since 2021 and worked for the city for 36 years, will step down at the end of this year.

Incoming! Surreal Satire, People Power, and Extreme Weather 

New anthology film “Kinds of Kindness,” Kevin Costner’s late-career gamble “Horizon: An American Saga,” and more films playing in the Triangle this month.

Credit: Photo by Ahmed Jallow

Buttigieg, Cooper Break Ground on Raleigh-to-Richmond High Speed Rail Line

The $1.3 billion project funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the largest grant ever received by the NC Department of Transportation.

Credit: Photo by Travis Swafford — The 9th Street Journal

Forty Years of Smooth Ballpark Baritone: An Evening With the Voice of the Durham Bulls

Tony Riggsbee has covered the Durham Bulls for more than 40 years.

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‘Stronger familias:’ A Q&A With Luke Smith, Founder and Executive Director of El Futuro

The nonprofit will receive a grant to expand its “Strong Minds” program, which provides mental health services to Latino communities in Orange County.

The Foreign Exchange Are Still On Their Own Time

“The Grey” propels us into the uncertainty of space through the coordinates of hip-hop’s sonic past.

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In Raleigh, Biden Blasts Trump as a Threat to Democracy, Seeks to Quell Age Concerns

President tells raucous crowd “I believe with all my heart and soul that I can do this job.”

What to See in Triangle Galleries and Museums this Summer

Ongoing exhibits at the NCMA, Ella West Gallery, The Ackland, and more offer colorful, enriching ways to beat the heat.

The INDY’s Summer 2024 Reading Issue

Southern noir is a thread throughout the books featured in this issue. Local book reviews, author profiles, and interviews probe the monsters and melancholy around us.

Credit: Photo by Stephanie Smith

Durham Childcare Center Prepares to Close Amid Loss of Federal Stabilization Grants

Rising expenses and state and federal childcare subsidies haven’t kept pace with the cost of doing business.

Joanna Pearson’s “Bright and Tender Dark” Traces the Long Aftershocks of a College Campus Murder

Pearson’s gripping observations—about girlhood, social anxiety, and millennium-era evangelical culture—will stay with you for a long time, adhesive like sticky summer residue.

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