In December, Durham’s Stanford L. Warren library branch reopened after a three-year renovation closure. Its history is anchored by a formative donation—and decades of unflagging community support.
Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards is culture editor of the INDY, covering cultural institutions and the arts in the Triangle. She joined the staff in 2019 and assumed her current role in 2020.
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New PBS North Carolina Show to Look at a State “Shaped by Sound”
A project through the new North Carolina Music Office, the 13-episode “Shaped by Sound” series premieres on February 6.
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The INDY’s 2025 Library Series
Our public library system increasingly feels like a miracle.
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INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week
A giant robot fight, stand-up comedy about anxiety, a diasporic punk concert, and more events we recommend this week.
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Talking With “The Shot” Actress Sharon Lawrence About Katharine Graham
UNC-Chapel Hill alumna Sharon Lawrence plays Graham in a new PlayMakers Repertory Company production about the resilient, trailblazing life of the former Washington Post publisher.
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Field Guide: Our Field Guide to Finding More Events in 2025
View This Email In Your Browser Hi! Happy weekend. Next week, we’ll have our first paper of the year out. There, in addition to the regular arts section, you’ll find an “editor’s picks” rundown of 5 things in the Triangle to do over the next week. These short blurbs will be a recurring weekly feature—one […]
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In Hillsborough, a Magical Solstice Lantern Walk Through the Longest Night of the Year
Since 2015, thousands of people have flocked to Hillsborough to participate in the town’s glittering annual tradition of music, lanterns, and a reflective riverside walk.
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INDY Stories That Stood Out in 2024
Housing and growth, election year highlights, musicians we’ve lost; these are the stories that stood out to us in 2024.
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Local Releases We Loved in 2024
A chronological journey through the Triangle releases that stuck with us this year, including Sonny Miles, Magic Tuber Stringband, Fancy Gap, XOXOK, and many more.
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Field Guide: Breaking It Down (the one about compost)
View This Email In Your Browser Hi! Happy weekend. A few weeks before Thanksgiving, I emailed a few freelancers to see if they had any seasonal pitches. Writer Gabi Mendick—who has previously written about a Cary bakery selling Filipino sweets, the Green Flea Market, and small-batch local ice cream churners—responded with a pitch: Durham’s pilot […]
