Indy Week

Indy Week, which was initially called the Independent Weekly and originally known as the North Carolina Independent, is a tabloid-style alternative weekly newspaper based in Durham, North Carolina. It is distributed across the Research Triangle region, including Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary, as well as in nearby counties like Wake, Durham, Orange, and Chatham. The newspaper made its debut in April 1983.

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Wake County Landlords Owed $1.9 Million in Unpaid Rent from Wake Housing Authority, Others

1 week ago | indyweek.com |

Nancy Powell and her daughter rent an apartment in Wendell with help from a housing assistance voucher. Each month, Powell pays her share of the rent directly to her landlord and the Wake County Housing Authority (WCHA) is supposed to pay the other part. The agency began making late payments last November, according to emails between Powell and her landlord that INDY viewed.
Latino Elected Officials Condemn ICE Bills, Urge Stein to Veto

1 week ago | indyweek.com | Justin Laidlaw

The Republican-held North Carolina state legislature has passed two bills that could have a major impact on the Triangle community. Senate Bill 153 would require state law enforcement to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), prevent UNC system schools from obstructing ICE activity, and make “sanctuary cities” liable for crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
INDY Selects: What to Do in the Triangle This Week

1 week ago | indyweek.com | Sarah Edwards

Friday, June 20, 6-9 p.m. | Merge headquarters, DurhamIf you’re out and about for Durham’s annual Third Friday Art Walk and Gallery Crawl, consider stopping by a familiar downtown storefront that’s not usually open in the evenings: Merge Records.
Ask INDY: What Happened to Raleigh’s $207M Transportation Bond?

1 week ago | indyweek.com |

Welcome back to Ask INDY. Last week, we invited you to send questions about Wake County transportation—something everyone loves to complain about, often for good reason. We got a handful of questions about the Triangle’s confusing amalgamation of transit agencies—GoTriangle, GoRaleigh, GoDurham, etc.—which share a graphic designer but not a staff or leadership team.
Change is coming to Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh

1 week ago | indyweek.com | Jane Porter

At sunset this evening, the trunks and limbs of 88 trees along each side of Fayetteville Street will be lit up with hundreds of tiny lights, from Memorial Auditorium down to the State Capitol. The initiative, sponsored by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA) and Duke Energy, is designed to enhance the aesthetic appeal and vibrancy of what local leaders would like to be commonly known as “North Carolina’s Main Street.” But the lights aren’t the only changes that are coming.
City of Durham Budget Expands HEART, Raises Tax Bills

1 week ago | indyweek.com | Justin Laidlaw

The Durham City Council put their final stamp of approval on the 2025-26 fiscal year budget, garnering a round of applause from the packed audience inside city hall during Monday’s meeting. The total budget remains at the city manager’s proposed $722 million. The city council also approved an additional $2.48 billion for its five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
Lunch Money: A Big Burger and Big Surcharge at Big Bob’s

1 week ago | indyweek.com | Lena Geller

I hadn’t planned on visiting Big Bob’s City Grill for this week’s column. I had my sights set on another restaurant. A last-minute Google search, however, revealed some unsettling sanitation information about this other restaurant—a low score paired with details about a non-functioning freezer—that sent me pivoting toward Big Bob’s, a Hillsborough establishment I found while searching online listings.
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association Dissolves Amid Turnover

2 weeks ago | indyweek.com | Lena Geller

The future of the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association—and the nearly 500 acres of protected lands it owns and manages—is up in the air after the environmental nonprofit’s dissolution. ECWA’s board voted to dissolve in January after significant staff and leadership turnover and declining organizational capacity, board president Shannon Arata told the INDY. ECWA has not issued any public statement about its dissolution. “It’s a series of events that happened over a number of years,” Arata says.
Restaurant Owner Cheetie Kumar Wants Congress to Amend "No Tax on Tips" Proposal

2 weeks ago | indyweek.com | Lena Geller

When Congress passed the “No Tax on Tips” bill in the U.S. House of Representatives in May, it was vaunted as a rare policy win for service workers. The legislation, supported by both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on the 2024 campaign trail, would allow tipped employees to deduct up to $25,000 in tip income from their federal taxes. The tax break is projected to save eligible workers an average of $1,800 per year.
Restaurant Owner Cheetie Kumar Wants Congress to Amend "No Tax on Tips" Proposal

2 weeks ago | indyweek.com | Sarah Edwards

When Congress passed the “No Tax on Tips” bill in the U.S. House of Representatives in May, it was vaunted as a rare policy win for service workers. The legislation, supported by both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on the 2024 campaign trail, would allow tipped employees to deduct up to $25,000 in tip income from their federal taxes. The tax break is projected to save eligible workers an average of $1,800 per year.