Several months out from Tropical Storm Chantal, two longstanding arts organizations in Saxapahaw take stock of what was lost—and how they’ll adapt to what lies ahead.
Andrea Richards
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The Country Is Facing a Hunger Crisis. In Durham, As Need Grows, So Does Emanuel Food Pantry.
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 servin 860 families.
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In Praise of Reflections
For individuals with dementia and their caregivers, a monthly Nasher Museum of Art program offers a space to connect.
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Now Is the Time for “The Time Is Always Now”
NCMA’s visionary new exhibition explores the Black figure as seen by some of the most important Black artists of our age.
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A Painting Changes Hands—and Brings the Raleigh Restaurant Community Closer Together
For years, Humble Pie’s giant “Casa” painting visually set the tone for the restaurant, its warm, pueblo-style scene evoking a close-knit community. Now it has found a new home at Fiction Kitchen.
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Mad Kicks Is a Family Affair—and the Triangle’s New Home Base for Sneakerheads
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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In a New Podcast, North Carolina Debutantes Take Their Gloves Off
Raleigh’s Terpsichorean Club claims to put on the last statewide debutante ball in the United States. Raleigh writer Mary Lambeth Moore, a former debutante, explores its shadowy culture on “Recovering Debs.”
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In Raleigh, a New Inland Fish House Anchors North Carolina’s Seafood Industry
The seafood industry is largely decentralized. But a new Locals Seafood market and processing facility in East Raleigh is helping get seafood to more North Carolinians.