INDY Week

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Improving Durham’s parks—and its ParkScore ranking—will require government, businesses, philanthropic organizations, and the community to work together. ift.tt/vV3M9g5

On Wednesday morning, North Carolina’s higher education leaders woke up to a new political reality. indyweek.com/news/education/…

Produced by Bulldog Ensemble Theater and co-directed by Rajendran and Wells, the play will have a November 5–13 run at the Hayti Heritage Center, followed by an additional November 14 performance at the Chapel Hill Public Library. indyweek.com/news/culture/th…

By Courtney Sebring At Comfrey Films’ first Black Trans Short Film Festival, community members gathered alongside emerging and established Black trans filmmakers in the Bullpen at American Underground’s former location. The event sold out. For Courtney … ift.tt/v3xCUG2

Whether to merge the city and county governments is a perennial topic in Durham. The move would carry upfront costs, but could solve municipal headaches in the long-term. ift.tt/QBvrD2U

One prompted a lockdown at a Durham elementary school. The other began with a car crash in Pittsboro. Advocates say neither points to a wider ICE sweep. ift.tt/P4YRp5w

An exhibit at the Gregg Museum of Art this fall features a work by the North Carolina luthier. Displaying the guitar became a conscientious process. ift.tt/u026YE1

Erasure or blackout poetry is a method of redacting a found text to divulge a poem. As different as it may seem from haiku, both forms draw on similar skills: focus, acuteness, economy. indyweek.com/news/culture/ho…

At a work session Wednesday, school board members heard updates on staffing and the rollout of a new regional model for special education services. ift.tt/JxH8eDA

The Durham Public Schools Board of Education is reconsidering hiring a contractor to study enrollment trends and boundary adjustments amid concerns about community engagement and the contracting firm.  Enrollment at DPS is declining, in line with nation… ift.tt/B5SOM9H

In an announcement post, owners Carolina Morrison and Siobhan Southern cited “a slower economy,” alongside other concerns, as reasons for the restaurant’s closure. ift.tt/eZywTxm

At a historic house in Hillsborough, unveiling the legacy of dressmaker Elizabeth Keckly led to Crystal Simone Smith’s publishing breakthrough. ift.tt/XCDjzsO

The draft guidelines would limit where data centers can be built and how big they could be. indyweek.com/news/politics/p…

The draft guidelines would limit where data centers can be built and how big they could be. ift.tt/7WRPjJn

A small gathering decades ago sparked a thriving community for Hindus in Western Wake. ift.tt/U8GoDK1

The play takes place in a single 90-minute act, set in the room of a small-town city council meeting as the council members plan the Founder’s Day celebration. indyweek.com/news/culture/th…

Democrats trounced Republicans in Wake County on Tuesday, flipping two state House seats by wide margins and helping to wrest control of the chamber from the GOP for the first time in 15 years.  In southern Wake, Democratic newcomer Winn Decker beat thr… ift.tt/uhNvoLO

An heirloom portrait party, an international film festival, a poetry reading, and more events around the Triangle that we recommend this week. ift.tt/CARUnMe

From Dolly Parton to Doc Watson, Sugar Hill Records in Durham played a big role in shaping American roots music. A benefit concert this week will honor its legacy. indyweek.com/news/culture/mu…