The most recognized award in the Triangle is back for 2024 – Orange & Chatham County nominations are live and will end on August 12th! Go now to nominate your favorites! Hi! Happy weekend. Our Pets Issue is now on stands and online. Pretty much everyone at the INDY has a pet or generally loves animals, […]
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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An “Amber Alert” for Lost Pets
PawBoost, a young Triangle-based company, streamlines search solutions for a pet owners’ worst nightmare: A lost animal.
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Field Guide: Southeastern Camera, and other old-school local businesses that have weathered the ages
Hi! Happy weekend. Hope y’all are weathering the rain OK. A few months ago, I went into Southeastern Camera to pick up a batch of film photos. While talking to the employees—who are, by the way, friendly, knowledgeable, and don’t make you feel like an idiot when you ask for help (I’m speaking from personal […]
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Ahead of the Election, New Music Festival CAROLINADAZE Brings Momentum to North Carolina Voters
Tierra Whack, Moses Sumney, and other artists will headline a Raleigh event put on by Common Cause North Carolina, with more statewide concerts to follow.
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Field Guide: Books! Books! Books!
Thanks to this week’s sponsor: Pollination is vital to life on Earth, but it isn’t easy! Slip into the wings of pollinators like bats, bees, beetles, and butterflies and embark on an unforgettable survival quest in “Amazing Pollinators.” Hi! Happy weekend. Growing up, the local library’s summer reading challenge worked me up into something of a spiritual […]
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The INDY’s Summer 2024 Reading Issue
Southern noir is a thread throughout the literature featured in this issue. Local book reviews, author profiles, and interviews probe the monsters and melancholy around us.
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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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Field Guide: Ryan Cocca On Creating a North Carolina Hip-Hop Platform
Hi! Happy weekend. Downtown Raleigh’s Out! Raleigh Pride is tomorrow—will you be there? The INDY will be, so make sure to swing by our table at Fayetteville Street between Davie and Martin and chat with staff. We’ll be there from 11-7. We have a (packed!) special summer reading issue out on stands next week. Grab […]
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“A State Where Great Acts Feel the Love”: Ryan Cocca on Creating a Hip-hop Platform and Unplugging from the Matrix
Cocca, a longtime INDY contributor, re-launched hip-hop platform Super Empty earlier this year.
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Field Guide: How a new fish house is shaping North Carolina’s seafood industry
The most recognized Best of Reader’s Poll in the Carolinas is now open for voting! Promote your favorite restaurants and businesses through June 20th. Hi! Happy weekend. We have a new issue out on stands with a cover story about the new Locals Seafood market and processing center in East Raleigh. First off: the cover that INDY creative […]
