View This Email In Your Browser Hi! Happy weekend. Hope you’re having a lovely week and enjoying the first (very slight!) windows-cracked-open signs of the weather cooling. One of our most-read-stories this week was Andrea Richards’ feature on Recovering Debs, a new podcast from local writer Mary Lambeth Moore, that focuses on North Carolina’s shadowy, […]
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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The Carrboro ArtsCenter celebrates 50 years
View This Email In Your Browser Hi! Happy weekend. The Carrboro ArtsCenter celebrated 50 years yesterday with a series of evening events, including the unveiling of a “rooftop guardian angel sculpture” by artist Bob Gaston. The anniversary prompted me to revisit Byron Wood’s feature, from last September, on the ArtsCenter’s beautiful $4 million, 17,000+ square-foot […]
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Field Guide: Reflections on Paul Green, a Carrboro art gallery faces a sudden spike in rent, and more
Hi! Happy Friday. Hope you’re having a lovely first weekend in August. I’m writing from a three-day trip to the Outer Banks; my first time here, despite being born and raised in North Carolina (I know, I know—you can revoke my Tar Heel card!). It’s a place that is making me appreciate the work that […]
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Field Guide: Standout Raleigh album releases
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, […]
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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.
