INDY Week

Long a friendly face behind the bar in spots around Durham, Sergio Ramos opens his Portuguese-focused wine bar on March 20. ift.tt/j9vohZr

Zalman Raffael, Carolina Ballet’s artistic director and CEO. Raffael wants the ballet company to be as widely known and highly valued as the Carolina Hurricanes. indyweek.com/news/culture/c…

Carrboro isn’t an obvious stop for European touring musicians. Most cluster in New York, Chicago, or the Bay Area. That this music lands here at all is a testament to Pelli’s persistence. indyweek.com/news/culture/c…

Two complaints call for Wesley Knott’s removal after he broke with party tradition and backed Nida Allam in the 4th Congressional District race. Knott says he hasn’t broken any rules and stands by the endorsement. ift.tt/RfEL8hu

Read the full story: #ncpol indyweek.com/news/wake-demo…

BREAKING: Two complaints call for Wesley Knott’s removal after he broke with party tradition and backed Nida Allam in the 4th Congressional District primary. Knott says he hasn’t broken any rules and stands by the endorsement.

The site has 40 cleared acres that could be suitable for farming, in addition to four ponds and a wooded area, she said. Eventually, Rewalt said the campus will have public use spaces, such as trails. indyweek.com/news/where-foo…

Through live lecture demonstrations, workshops, and other events, Zalman Raffael told the INDY that he hopes to put ballet front and center. indyweek.com/news/culture/c…

Big Pop is a chance to see great up-and-coming bands, but it’s also great to see history repeating itself in a good way—with young people grounded in a tradition, reinterrogating it for their times, finding the same core principles: DIY, RIYL, and IRL. indyweek.com/news/culture/b…

The report found that instructional time at Durham’s Youth Home had plummeted from five to six hours a day in 2024 to no more than an hour in 2025, and that youth were being confined to their cells for 22 to 24 hours a day. indyweek.com/news/durham-yo…

While local government communications are public, cities vary widely in how they fulfill the legal obligation to make them available. ift.tt/UOk3Qe7

Plans are moving forward for Starline at South Hills, a mixed-use development slated to open in 2028 with Carolina Ballet as its anchor. ift.tt/4GDaxTE

Due to a combination of lower birth rates, higher housing costs, and more families sending their children to private and charter schools, enrollment is on the decline. indyweek.com/news/education…

Alongside ticketed concerts and workshops, Sunday’s free jam session at Lapin Bleu in Chapel Hill serves as the weekend’s gravitational center. Musicians rotate in and out. indyweek.com/news/culture/c…

The ACLU and Duke Children’s Law Clinic say that during a lockdown at the Durham Youth Home last year, students received no more than 30 minutes of instruction a day. indyweek.com/news/durham-yo…

The university says it is confident in the school’s future under the leadership of Jed Atkins, but it did not provide any details about its investigation into opposing allegations of wrongdoing. indyweek.com/news/education…

very pleased to publish this great story by Brian Howe in @indyweek: “At least in the Triangle, college radio is the crux of the local community, and I think it can be a resistant tool within universities.”indyweek.com/news/culture/b…

The issue, according to administration, is that the district needs nearly $1 billion to deal with basic maintenance and repair needs across its 57 schools and various other holdings. indyweek.com/news/faced-wit…

The volunteer-run Big Pop Show, which sprawls throughout the Triangle March 20-23, is grounded in timeless music festival principles: DIY, RIYL, and IRL. ift.tt/DjrKIAi

Even districts in the state's most affluent and growing areas are under pressure. Chapel Hill-Carrboro school leaders now confront an impossible choice. ift.tt/lzg27GA