• Talking with Nida Allam After a Close NC-04 Primary
  • New Portuguese Wine Bar Opens in Durham
  • ICYMI: Wake Dems Chair Faces Removal
  • A Profile of Duke Coach Kara Lawson
  • When Can We Expect The Pollening?

Note: Orange County Best of the Triangle readers’ poll winners will be announced on April 8.  Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Credit: Photo by Wilson

Good morning, readers.

We’ve spilled a whole lot of ink on the Triangle’s recent 2026 Democratic congressional primary in which incumbent Valerie Foushee eked out a win—by less than 1%—over Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam. 

But here’s just one last (we think) NC-04 story for your Friday: I recently sat down with Allam to ask her about that very narrow loss, whether her campaign was too negative, and what’s next for her.

Even with that loss, Allam believes that she successfully pushed Foushee to take stronger stances against a proposed Wake County data center and against money from the pro-Israel lobby. And it doesn’t sound like Allam is exactly retreating from public life to mourn her loss.

“Now it’s up to me,” Allam told me. “Am I going to take these results and wallow in it and stop putting up a fight?”

Read more below. And have a good Friday.

—Chase

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Pinheiro Wine Bar. Photos courtesy of Sergio Ramos.

Raising a Glass

A friendly face behind the bar in spots around Durham, Sergio Ramos is opening his own Portuguese-focused wine bar in East Durham, Elliott Harrell writes for the INDY.

Vote of Confidence

The chair of Wake’s Democratic Party faces removal for endorsing a primary candidate. Wesley Knott says he hasn’t broken any rules, the INDY’s Chloe Courtney Bohl reports.

Credit: Mitchell Northam for The Assembly

Follow the Leader

The Assembly profiles Duke women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson, who is under more pressure than ever ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

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LOCAL: In news that probably won’t surprise avid INDY readers in Durham, Target is coming to the old Northgate Mall site, per Axios.

STATE: A North Carolina man is the first in the country to plead guilty to AI music streaming fraud, AV Club reports.

EDUCATION: As Duke tuition rises, the university is doling out more financial aid. But, The Chronicle reports, the share of students receiving it is pretty stagnant.

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  • The City of Raleigh is hosting an all-ages fairy festival and market Saturday  in Mordecai Historic Park—fairy attire encouraged.
  • Third Friday in downtown Durham tonight will include a collaborative community mural painting and capoeira lessons.
  • There’s a new cafe in Apex serving popovers and tableside pourover coffee (h/t The Line).
  • There’s a robust conversation happening on Reddit about when to expect The Pollening this year.
  • NCDMV launched an online wait time tracker showing capacity at driver license offices statewide.
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