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  • A New Look for Raleigh’s Fayetteville Street
  • Celebrating Refugees in the Trump Era
  • Meet Dexter Phuong, Durham’s Carrie Bradshaw 
  • Walking to DC for the Sake of Democracy
  • Shrimp Day at the Legislature in Raleigh
Credit: Photo by Ben McKeown

Good morning, readers.

If you’ve been to Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh recently, you may have noticed the oak trees lining the street lit up with sparkling lights.

That’s not the only change in the works for Raleigh’s most prominent corridor. 

At an open house last week, landscape architects from the design firms SWA and McAdams presented proposals for a reimagined Fayetteville Street with more outdoor dining opportunities, more lighting and public art, a better pedestrian experience, and an intentional focus on preserving and enhancing the oaks.

The streetscape project, which has a budget from the city of $500,000, is still in its preliminary planning stages and the public is invited to weigh in on the plans so far, including at in-person “ask a planner” events downtown this month and via an online survey. 

The designers will receive feedback through the summer and into the fall, with the goal of the plan being ready for adoption by the city council in early winter of next year. 

Read about the plans below and have a good Tuesday.

—Jane

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The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) announces new Performing Arts and Film Events Inspired by the People’s Collection in Place of Summer Outdoor Concert Series. The NCMA offers performing arts and film series and events both on and off its campus, reimagining ways in which audiences can engage with the People’s Collection and bridging music, dance, film, literary arts, and theater experiences to the visual arts. Upcoming highlights include pop-up music performances in West Building, commissioned dance performances in partnership with local and regional university dance programs, outdoor movies in Moore Square in partnership with Downtown Raleigh Alliance and more.

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Credit: Photo by Daneen Khan

Celebrating Refugees in the Trump Era

Amid federal program cuts and fears of deportation, Daneen Khan writes for INDY that Durham Refugee Day maintained an air of celebration. 

Credit: Photo by Angelica Edwards

The Only Diva in Durham

Dexter Phuong left corporate life to become Durham’s self-proclaimed Carrie Bradshaw. His videos have struck a chord with anyone who’s felt out of place, INDY’s Lena Geller writes.

Credit: Illustration by Nicole Pajor Moore

Bruce Bair’s 300-Mile Democracy Walk

Bruce Bair walked from Durham to D.C. with letters from others like him concerned about democracy and the future of America, INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur reports.

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