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- Wake Forest Mayor Walks Back Pride Proclamation
- Durham Committee Endorses Candidates
- Previewing Missy Lane’s Block Party
- UNC Investigates School of Civic Life and Leadership
- Snapshots from the Latest Performative Male Contest
Good morning, readers.
In 2024, the Town of Wake Forest, Wake County’s fourth largest, signed onto a countywide nondiscrimination ordinance that the county enacted in 2021, which offers explicit and wide-ranging protections for residents on the basis of sexuality and gender orientation.
And the town has a vibrant LGBTQ community which recently formed a nonprofit, Wake Forest Pride, and will celebrate Pride next month—LGBTQ History Month—on National Coming Out Day on October 11 in downtown Wake Forest. It will be the town’s second-annual Pride celebration.
So, many residents were happy last week when, during a town board of commissioners work session, longtime mayor Vivian Jones declared October to be Pride Month in Wake Forest.
Residents thought they had their town’s official support for Wake Forest Pride. Then, two days ago, they were dismayed to find out, they actually didn’t.
Read the story below.
—Jane
Correction: The original version of this newsletter stated that Wake Forest never signed onto Wake County’s nondiscrimination ordinance; in fact it did approve the ordinance in June 2024. The newsletter has been corrected.
Knoxville’s multi-dimensional, genre-defying celebration of music and the arts returns March 26–29, 2026, transforming downtown with more than 250 concerts, films, conversations, and exhibitions across 20+ venues. The lineup spans generations, genres, and geographies, uniting global trailblazers, iconic ensembles, and boundary-breaking new artists curated for adventurous listeners. Don’t miss a weekend of fearless artistry and transformative encounters found only at Big Ears.
Check out the full lineup now! Passes on sale Thursday, September 11 at 9 a.m. ET.
NEWS
DCABP Makes Its Picks
The Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People endorsed incumbents for mayor, Ward 1, and Ward 2 and a challenger for Ward 3, INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur reports.
ARTS & CULTURE
A Rebirth of Cool
Ryan Cocca talks with with Art of Cool cofounder Cicely Mitchell about the upcoming Missy Lane’s Block Party—a years-in-the-making tribute to jazz, Durham, and do-overs.
EDUCATION
Civic Engagement
The Assembly reports UNC-Chapel Hill is investigating the School of Civic Life and Leadership after faculty and administrative turnover in the past year.
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SPORTS: Bill Belichick and Jordan Hudson applied for more than a dozen patents earlier this year, WRAL reports, and several have been denied.
STATE: The House Progressive Caucus may not be getting bills passed, but Carolina Public Press reports they are fundraising to support progressive candidates and chip away the Republican majority.
LOCAL: Today, read Jane Porter’s July report for INDY on 9/11 survivors in the Triangle at risk of losing health insurance due to federal budget slashing.
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- The Reddit-based scavenger hunt for $20 hidden is Durham has concluded, and the person behind it posted an explanation of their (pretty tricky!) clues.
- UNC had its very own “performative male contest” and The Daily Tar Heel has pics.
- The annual Big Sweep cleanup day at Lake Johnson returns this Saturday. Volunteers can help pick up trash on foot or by paddling on the lake.
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