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  • Latino Officials Condemn ICE Bills
  • Keeping History Alive at Stagville
  • Deli/Bar Coming to Raleigh
  • Fashion, But Make It Trash
  • Local Music Camp Gets Noticed by Radiohead
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Good morning, readers.

Late on Friday, Governor Josh Stein vetoed two anti-immigrant bills.

SB 153 would require state law enforcement to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, bar undocumented people from receiving state benefits and housing assistance, and allow lawsuits against local jurisdictions for crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. HB 318 would tighten existing law, requiring local sheriffs to hold people for up to 48 hours after they would have been released for an expanded list of charges. 

Last Monday, a group of Latino elected officials condemned the bills, urging Stein to exercise his veto power for the first time. On Thursday, elected city, county and school board officials in Durham publicly came out in opposition to the bills.

The bills now go back to the legislature, where Republicans are one seat short of a veto-proof majority in the House.

Justin Laidlaw talked to Javiera Caballero, a member of the Durham City Council and the governor’s Hispanic/Latino Affairs Advisory Council, about what the bills—if ratified—would mean for the Triangle.

“What’s going to happen with schools? What’s going to happen with healthcare settings?” Caballero says. “If folks don’t feel safe, they’re not going to go and they’re not going to send their kids to school, and that does actually impact everyone.”

Read more below and have a good Monday. 

—Sarah W.

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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 Chase Pellegrini de Paur

Marking Juneteenth at Historic Stagville

INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur reports how the former plantation is keeping stories of emancipation—struggle, celebration and all—alive.

Rendering of the Raleigh location of Common Market. Courtesy of Graham Worth.

The Common Market Comes to Raleigh

The popular deli-bar-smorgasbord spot, which has locations in Charlotte and Durham, will open in early 2026, INDY’s Lena Geller reports.

Credit: Photo by Marin Yearley — The 9th Street Journal

From Garbage to Glam

The 9th Street Journal reports from the Trashion runway where nine local designers used upcycled materials from The Scrap Exchange to create their looks.

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ICYMI: The Wake County Housing Authority owes local landlords $1.9 million in past-due rental payments. INDY’s Chloe Courtney Bohl reports on how it happened.

DURHAM: Durham is home to Village Hearth, one of the only co-housing communities specifically for aging, queer residents, which was featured by CBS News recently.

WAKE: Recent re-zonings are paving the way for more residential development within Research Triangle Park, WRAL reports.

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  • The bell ringer at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church is going viral once again for playing Chappell Roan on the church bells. Read Chase Pellegrini de Paur’s 2024 story about Katelyn MacDonald—and the pop star’s reaction.
  • The City of Raleigh is giving away free weather radios this weekend as part of an emergency preparedness initiative. If this speaks to you, check out Lena Geller’s recent story on the resurgence of ham radio in the Triangle.
  • Radiohead shared a video of kids at a Durham summer music camp covering one of their songs (quite well!) on Instagram. (INDY’s Justin Laidlaw notes the video was shot at R.N. Harris Elementary School, where he learned to play violin.)
  • Looking for summer activities for your kiddos in Chapel Hill? Check out this handy summer camp finder.
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