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A bit of synchronicity: We published two stories this week about spaces—in Raleigh and Durham, respectively—that focus on unplugging. As a community paper that still churns out an old-school print product, we’re obviously in favor of that effort. 

In Raleigh, you may have passed a Fayetteville Street storefront with a poster queuing up “Books, Music, Movies, Coffee, Comics, more.” Owned by Neetzan Zimmerman and Yulia Shamis, the storefront will open later this year as The Newsagent’s, a hub for physical media and “movie screenings, guest lectures, book clubs, and other community events.” 

Here’s the twist: A decade ago, Zimmerman was famed as a “viral traffic-whisperer” at sites like Gawker, where he created the kind of content that made the 2010s internet boom. Read on for an intriguing feature by Jane Porter on the new space and why Zimmerman left chasing clicks behind. 

Relatedly, Justin Laidlaw visited the Psychic Hotline Mailroom—the shipping hub of local music label Psychic Hotline, as the name implies, but also a pop-up record and retail shop, occasional events space, and site of numerous local collaborations. Read that story here. 

Finally: You should come skate with us next week! We’re excited to host a roller disco party at the newly reopened Wheels Durham. 100% of ticket revenue goes to the LGBTQ+ Center of Durham. Details here. 

“It’s important for society that we have these spaces and the time to spend with these artifacts, because they’re what make us human,” says Neetzan Zimmerman, pictured here with his wife Yulia Shamis. Read the story on his new Raleigh space here. Photo by Angelica Edwards.

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Lena Geller’s bi-weekly Lunch Money column is on Chapel Hill spot Imbibe (also known as Rougarou, also known as the spot beneath Zog’s), a restaurant with a Louisiana influence and some decidedly freewheeling energy. Read more here. 

Lena also interviewed Wilmington musician Mad Gallica about Ghost (the Swedish heavy metal band she played with for years), going solo, and embracing the vortex. Mad Gallica plays in Raleigh on June 19. 

Finally, here are some ideas for things to do this week (most events are tomorrow): June in Bloom at the Carrboro Farmer’s Market, The Color Purple’s opening weekend (which I believe is sold out, but it plays through the end of June) at Raleigh Little Theatre, and a moth crawl in Hillsborough. It’s also Beaver Queen Pageant weekend; for those unfamiliar with the Durham tradition, here’s last year’s dispatch from the pageant’s 20th anniversary. (It’s also RECITAL weekend!)

ICYMI: Raleigh Wide Open, an interview with graphic novelist and climate activist Denali Sai Nalamalapu, and Incoming! movies at local theaters. 

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CAM Raleigh is pausing programming as part of a “thoughtful and strategic effort to reimagine CAM’s future,” per an email the museum sent out earlier this week. The News & Observer has more on the news and potential building sale. In Durham, Horse & Buggy Press is closing its storefront gallery after nearly two decades, per an Instagram post, though owner Dave Wofford will continue to run the press. 

Tapas bar Las Ramblas in Raleigh has closed. NCMA is launching an ambitious fundraising campaign. The Eno River Festival’s lineup is now available.

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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.