Jane Porter

3 days ago | indyweek.com | Jane Porter

As an undergraduate at NC State University in 2021, Mariana Fabian published an opinion piece in the Technician, the student newspaper, critiquing the dialogue of the young people in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds. That piece would lead to Fabian working as a co-writer and associate producer on a full-length independent feature film, Growing Pains, that premieres at the Rialto Theater in Raleigh this month.

1 week ago | indyweek.com | Jane Porter

The Raleigh Police Department (RPD) filed a motion Wednesday to join a coalition of news outlets, including INDY, in petitioning the North Carolina Highway Patrol to release body camera footage and other recordings of a state trooper’s interactions with a Raleigh man who died in a crash on October 7.

1 week ago | indyweek.com | Jane Porter

Southeast Raleigh resident Michelle Lambert came to the Wake County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday evening with what she called “a heartfelt plea”: protect Lake Crabtree County Park from commercial development. “It’s more than a park,” Lambert told the board during the public comment session. “It helps make Wake County special. It’s a place to hike and to bike and families, workers, visitors—we all benefit from the trails, the trees, and the natural open spaces.

1 week ago | indyweek.com | Jane Porter

Skip Elsheimer has thoughts about a lot of topics, and the properties of 16-millimeter educational films from the 1940s through the 1980s is definitely one such topic. “People … are looking for things that they remember, that they’re nostalgic about, but also some people just like the vibe of an educational film,” he says. “You know, [the films are] very corny, but they also can be very tranquil and calming.”Elsheimer would know.

2 weeks ago | indyweek.com | Sarah Edwards |Jane Porter

Raleigh skaters may have lost their favorite skate space for now (RIP, Graveside DIY), but, an ever-adaptable bunch, they’ve been making do with streets and sidewalks and makeshift ramps in the City of Oaks for decades. This Friday, dive into the city’s history of skating at the City of Raleigh Museum with The Endless Grind: An Archive Photo Exhibit of Raleigh’s Skate History, a partnership between Skate Raleigh, the State Archives of North Carolina, and The News and Observer.