Fifteen Years Ago, It Was a Vacant Lot. Now Raleigh City Farm Helps Feed the City.
The nonprofit urban farm celebrates fifteen years in Raleigh’s Mordecai neighborhood, where it distributes much of its produce to community partners focused on food insecurity.
Character Studies: Josh Morin, the Guy Who Runs While Punching a Ball
Morin and his unconventional workout routine have become a fixture in Durham, where he takes therapeutic daily runs.
Hunky Dory Opens Record Store in Downtown Apex
Record shop owner Michael Bell said he chose Apex as the store’s fourth location for its charm.
The Filmmakers Behind “The Great Experiment” On Resisting Tidy Narratives
Eric Daniel Metzgar and Steve Maing’s new documentary, which screens at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival this week, paints a portrait of the national mood during the first Trump administration.
“A Little Part of Everyone Somewhere in Her Story”: Talking to Filmmaker Alan Berliner About BENITA
The documentary, a posthumous portrait of experimental filmmaker Benita Raphan, explores creativity, loneliness, and mental health. It screens at Durham’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival this week.
Lunch Money: A Chopped Cheese, the Ocky Way, at Grill & Go Deli
A special order of a chopped cheese sandwich and two visits to a New York City-style deli in Raleigh.
How an ‘Agnostic Atheist’ Got Students to Scrutinize Their Faith
Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman wanted his students at UNC-Chapel Hill to think seriously about what it means to believe—and they did.
More Culture Coverage
Amy Goodman and the Art of the Follow-up Question
“Steal This Story, Please!”, a new documentary about the intrepid Democracy Now! host, makes a gripping case for the urgency of independent journalism. It will stream at this year’s Full Frame Documentary Festival.
At a Rocky Time, Local Arts Institutions Reckon With America’s Birthday
Upcoming concerts from PineCone and the Durham Symphony reflect on the Declaration of Independence and ask what America might look like if the voices of Black women were valued.
It’s A Sisterhood Act
On eponymous release “The Sistering,” four accomplished Durham jazz artists come together for a project rooted in shared wisdom and community building.
Both the Savory and Sweet Make an Appearance at Cary’s Annual Pimento Cheese Festival
At the April 11 downtown Cary event, the Southern staple is featured in scones, sandwiches, mac ‘n cheese, and milkshakes.
Incoming! Tokyo Subways, London Artists, and Durham Festivals
Psychological puzzler “Exit 8,” Steven Soderbergh’s “The Christophers,” and more new films coming to theaters around the Triangle.
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