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Sarah Shook and Erika Libero are local musicians setting out to increase inclusion of LGBTQ people and women in local spaces throughout the Triangle. In response to North Carolina’s House Bill Two, the duo printed rainbow-flag “Safe Space” stickers. Each sticker comes with a pledge that businesses and their employees understand the work of maintaining safe spaces.
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North Carolina Opera has earned national attention for its contemporary works and adventurous programming. Since 2010, it has proven to be the kind of company that can reshape misconceptions of opera through the fusion of traditional and modern styles.
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Culture Mill is a nonprofit performing arts organization in Saxapahaw, North Carolina, which aims to create spaces for artists where they can express their needs. Its practices are based on lessons learned in Europe, where public art funding is more plentiful and pay rates are more established than they are in the United States.
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The Women’s Theatre Festival produced North Carolina’s first festival devoted to a full spectrum of female stage artists, from playwrights to technicians. The company made many important achievements in establishing professional links with regional theaters, and in addressing gender equity in the theater.
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CompostNow, Tilthy Rich, and Food FWD are three local companies offering membership services for weekly compost pickup at residences and businesses in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Durham. The collected food scraps are composted and turned into rich soil for a healthier environment.
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Wake County commissioners, led by Jessica Holmes, will tackle affordable housing in 2017. The goal is to take a long-range look at affordable housing needs within the county, and to develop a twenty-year plan that explores ways to increase the stock of affordable housing in the county.
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Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Paws (EENP) is a Carrboro-based nonprofit organization that has partnered with inmates at Franklin Correctional Center to train service dogs. EENP benefits from the work of the prisoners, but the inmates also find the work rewarding. The program helps to improve inmate mental health and gives them skills that may be beneficial outside of prison.
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Rodney Finch and Zenaida Reyes are notable electronic musicians in the Triangle who have propelled their reputations into a new music scene. The two musicians integrate hip-hop and bass music to form a signature sound.
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Despite Durham’s urban sprawl and industry, the Jenkins family collard farm lives on. Greg Jenkins explains how the family tradition of using organic farming practices is what has kept the farm and family business so successful.
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Indy Weekly’s first style issue explores the question of how and why to dress from a variety of angles in the Triangle. Elements of style, from maker culture to local eco-fashion, North Carolina cotton, and much more are explored.
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Photographer Alex Boerner took photographs of local citizens in the Triangle to capture the diversity in styles. Each person who was photographed also explained what style mean to them and the role it plays in their lives.
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The T-Shirt Archive is the most recent archival initiative at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Wilson Library. The archive hosts an ever-growing digital photo album of t-shirts representing significant moments in Carolina student history.
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The Triangle is full of thrift stores and boutiques, each with something it’s uniquely good for. Notable thrift stores in Durham are TROSA, Salvation Army Family Store, and Durham Rescue Mission. PTA Thrift Shop in Chapel Hill has a collection of technology, and Father & Son Antiques is a legitimate vintage shop in Raleigh.
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Indy Weekly covers some of Raleigh’s favorite local retailers, such as Edge of Urge and The Art of Style, and local brands, including Flytrap Clothing and Lumina Clothing. Chapel Hill local James Creissen will launch the first line of his streetwear brand, CREISSEN.
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From social injustice to environmental damage, local designers in North Carolina are trying to make the world a better place. Local clothing companies, from Liberation Threads to TS Designs, highlight the environmental, ethical, and cultural arguments for local materials, production, and distribution in their mission statements.
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