On the menu at Corpse Reviver: world-class gin, craft cocktails, and a rigorous contact-tracing plan.
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.
Tressie McMillan Cottom Receives a MacArthur “Genius” Grant
The UNC-Chapel Hill sociologist, writer, and public scholar is recognized for “shaping discourse on highly topical issues at the confluence of race, gender, education and digital technology.”
A Week in the Life: September 19-October 5, 2020
Here’s what happened since the INDY went to press last week.
Apartment Rents Shot Up More in Durham the Last Six Months Than Anywhere Else in the Country
The cost to rent a one bedroom in Durham has increased 34 percent since March, according to an Apartment Guide study.
Two Covers of Traditional Songs by Durham Artists Draw the Past Into the Present
Mountain Man covers a Shaker hymn, while Libby Rodenbough and Skylar Gudasz deliver an aching rendition of “Wild Mountain Thyme”
Downtown Raleigh’s Restaurant Week Begins Tonight
Outdoor dining takes the center stage at this year’s restaurant week, which runs October 2-11. Don’t forget your mask.
Watch the Bobblehead Mountain Goats Sing “Get Famous”
It’s the first music video from John Darnielle’s famed indie band in five years.
Maurice Jennings Senior, Founder of Biscuitville, Dies at 86
The founder of the Triad-based Southern breakfast chain began the business in 1966.
Can K&W Cafeterias’ Legacy of Affordable Southern Staples Outlast the Pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic has closed K&W Cafeterias around the Triangle, but its owners and diehard fans say the beloved eatery has what it takes to stick around.
Bucking the Limits of Labels and Love, Lydia Loveless Makes Her Own Way
“Daughter,” the alt-country singer’s sixth album, follows a reckoning and move to North Carolina.

