INDY Week

05/29/2026

Organizations like Skin and Bones Theater and Film Durham are working to build a local cinema scene that both reflects and benefits the community around it.

Organizations like Skin and Bones Theater and Film Durham are working to build a cinema scene that both reflects and benefits the community.

05/29/2026

The Bull City is somewhat of a main character in the indie rom-com 'Everything & the Universe,' streaming since last year on Amazon Prime. So why has no one heard of it?

Durham is somewhat of a main character in 'Everything & the Universe,' streaming since last year on Amazon Prime. Why has no one heard of it?

05/28/2026

What actually happens after you toss it in the recycling bin.

05/27/2026

With county commissioners set to vote on a budget early next month, the Durham Association of Educators is pushing the board to fund a minimum wage increase.

The Durham Association of Educators is pushing commissioners to fund a minimum wage increase for Durham Public Schools employees.

05/27/2026

Local exhibitions this summer explore flight, work from Black Mountain College, and the West writ large, among other things.

05/26/2026

The rare move comes a year after the board delayed dozens of votes to confer tenure, sparking outcry from faculty.

The rare move comes a year after the Board of Trustees delayed dozens of votes to confer tenure, sparking outcry from faculty.

05/26/2026

The Durham City Council is having early discussions about a slate of changes to municipal elections that could save money and reshape Durham politics.

The Durham City Council is having early discussions about changes to municipal elections that could save money and reshape Durham politics.

05/23/2026

Made in 2024, “Dancing Queens” includes studio interviews with a dozen town staffers, b-roll from rehearsals, and several clips from Mamma Mia! the movie to break up its six “chapters.” The film builds and builds to the final performance, a four-minute, professionally choreographed dance break by staff members decked out in go-go boots and shiny disco pants. (The town did not pay for the choreographer or the costumes, Chief Strategy Officer Susan Moran told the INDY.)

Between 2021 and 2025, the town of Cary spent more than $330,000 to produce 12 documentary-style videos about town projects and culture, including “Dancing Queens.”

The least expensive video in the set the INDY obtained, “Environmental Excellence,” is eight minutes long and cost $20,510 to make. The most expensive, “Inspiration Lives Here – The Story of Downtown Cary Park,” is 22 minutes and cost $70,000. The series of six short videos on the town’s “Live Inspired” motto cost $61,140 total.

“Legacy of Leadership,” which is 10 minutes long, cost $62,828, including PBS Frontline’s Will Lyman's $10,000 voice-over fee and a $5,000 fee to license the background song, “A Sky Full of Stars,” from Coldplay and The Piano Guys.

Read more at indyweek.com.

05/22/2026

"The Mirror in Our Music," a new collection by former Carrboro Poet Laureate Fred Joiner, is rich in references to art, music, and collaboration.

"The Mirror in Our Music," a new poetry collection by Fred Joiner, is rich in references to art, music, and collaboration.

05/21/2026

UNC Health made an offer after learning Atrium had struck a merger deal with its Triangle neighbor.

UNC Health made an offer after learning Atrium had struck a merger deal with its Triangle neighbor. WakeMed insists it isn’t for sale.