INDY Week

Camille A. Brown at the American Dance Festival, a final staging of "My Name Is Rachel Corrie," and other must-see performances around the Triangle this summer. ift.tt/MfZbtsk

While billionaires celebrated at the Met Gala, seventy two year old Amazon worker Mary Hill told the truth. Workers keep this country running, not CEOs. Read this from INDY Week: indyweek.com/news/amazon-me…

Half the town’s unfulfilled records requests are awaiting a response regarding communications outside of town email by the mayor, who uses a personal app and social media accounts to share town news and connect with residents. ift.tt/MG1CcFi

The ‘Real Tickets, Real Fans Act’ would tighten regulations on secondary sellers and increase penalties for fraud. ift.tt/YtS0Vse

“One of Hill’s most defining skills as an organizer is her ability to steer any conversation back to what she’s fighting for….an inversion of celebrity red carpet chatter: Instead of deflecting away from politics, she reliably routes toward them.” indyweek.com/news/amazon-me…

72-year-old Mary Hill has spent years organizing Amazon’s RDU1 warehouse in Garner. Last week, her now-viral message for the company’s billionaire founder lit up Fifth Avenue. ift.tt/lwNSf5Z

"Steal This Story, Please!" will screen on Friday, May 15, at the Chelsea Theater in Chapel Hill. indyweek.com/news/culture/a…

When mahjong was first brought to America almost exactly 100 years ago, it stirred some of these same dynamics. Now, similar questions are resurfacing: To whom does mahjong belong? Who gets to benefit from it? indyweek.com/news/culture/m…

Dwindling revenue sources and increasing service needs put Durham County Manager Claudia Hager and her staff between a rock and a hard place as budget season ramped up at Monday night’s county commissioners meeting. indyweek.com/news/durham-co…

The festival will take place October 8-10, diverging from its previous ballpark format with shows at DPAC and small venues throughout downtown Durham. ift.tt/oCtpl4f

The festival will take place October 8-10, diverging from its previous ballpark format with shows at DPAC and small venues throughout downtown Durham. indyweek.com/news/culture/m…

The union representing Wake County library workers rallied outside a county commission meeting Tuesday to ask for more library funding. ift.tt/0N2t3E6

With limited new revenue, the Durham County manager is proposing a 2¢ property tax increase and a Durham Public Schools budget increase that’s less than half of what the district asked for. ift.tt/Mw7hxZJ

A two-dog combo at a smoothie stand in the Flow Volkswagen of Durham parking lot. ift.tt/zWUwrLo

In response to a budget crunch, Orange County officials are proposing a budget cut that would wipe about $620,000 from the library over the next two years. ift.tt/R4mCdBi

“I cannot articulate my rage at the North Carolina General Assembly for what they have done with the erosion of public school funding in this state over the last decade-plus,” said board member Lynn Edmonds. indyweek.com/news/wake-scho…

For this Earth Month story, we encouraged local experts to think beyond the confines of the status quo, set aside questions of political and financial will, and allow themselves to dream up solutions to pressing climate problems. indyweek.com/news/earth-day…

Lily King’s “Heart the Lover” commemorates three men who bonded as students in Chapel Hill. ift.tt/bSNIda0

A pizza box shield. A small, rectangular Amazon package with two eye slits cut into it makes a perfect helmet. Boxes that once protected a toilet tank and a flat-screen television now protect a teenager’s torso. indyweek.com/news/culture/p…