Sarah Edwards
@eddysarah.bsky.social
writer and culture editor at @indyweek.bsky.social | poetry + fiction sometimes, gchat often | sedwards@indyweek.com | eddysarah.substack.com
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“Talking to people, and especially with school media centers, they’re just not comfortable. They are just trying to stay under the radar. Because they are feeling so under attack, they just want to tread really quietly.”
As Book Bans Spike, Public and School Librarians In Wake County Juggle Divergent Challenges
New policies have helped keep Wake County libraries resilient against censorship, but book challenges continue to have a chilling effect.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“Talking to people, and especially with school media centers, they’re just not comfortable. They are just trying to stay under the radar. Because they are feeling so under attack, they just want to tread really quietly.”
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Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?
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An absolute powerhouse of a @propublica.org team has done what U.S. officials refuse to do: identify the men and women swept up in that midnight raid in Chicago. Life in the building was not perfect, but reporters found little evidence to back up government claims: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
An absolute powerhouse of a @propublica.org team has done what U.S. officials refuse to do: identify the men and women swept up in that midnight raid in Chicago. Life in the building was not perfect, but reporters found little evidence to back up government claims: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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My great-grandmother was a lunch lady in rural Georgia and was just as tough, resourceful, and caring as all of these wonderful ladies. Thank you for lifting them up, @bittersouth.bsky.social! 🥹 bittersoutherner.com/issue-no-12/...
All Praise to the Lunch Ladies — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
Blessed are the women who watch over America’s children.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My great-grandmother was a lunch lady in rural Georgia and was just as tough, resourceful, and caring as all of these wonderful ladies. Thank you for lifting them up, @bittersouth.bsky.social! 🥹 bittersoutherner.com/issue-no-12/...
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To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
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From the archives: For history nerds, the Open Durham database is invaluable. But as development continues aggressively apace, it is also evidence of, and an argument for, a rapidly vanishing city.
How Open Durham Is Chronicling the Bull City’s Storied Past and Swiftly Changing Present
As development continues aggressively apace, the Open Durham database is evidence of, and argument for, a rapidly vanishing city.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
From the archives: For history nerds, the Open Durham database is invaluable. But as development continues aggressively apace, it is also evidence of, and an argument for, a rapidly vanishing city.
If you think the origins of a pipe cannot make for compelling investigative reporting, boy do I have a story for you
A Stormwater Pipe Is Destroying Her Home. Who’s Responsible?
Mandy McGhee bought her Walltown home through a program designed to help low-income buyers build generational wealth. But a stormwater pipe that’s been eroding her foundation for years is putting that...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If you think the origins of a pipe cannot make for compelling investigative reporting, boy do I have a story for you
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if i were part of a dying publishing industry i would simply not discourage people from reading in public
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
if i were part of a dying publishing industry i would simply not discourage people from reading in public
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what's there to say, really?
This just into the newsroom
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court issues emergency order temporarily blocking full SNAP food aid payments.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court issues emergency order temporarily blocking full SNAP food aid payments.
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
what's there to say, really?
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great @eddysarah.bsky.social on the work of Durham artist & gay rights activist Allan Troxler: his paper cuts w titles like 'Earth Heart' & ruminations like "Seems to me that one big difference between the revolutionary and the fascist is that one tries to understand his own heart and one doesn’t."
The Archive Tells the Story
On October 26, the Durham artist Allan Troxler died. A trailblazer in the fight for gay rights, he leaves an indelible legacy behind.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
great @eddysarah.bsky.social on the work of Durham artist & gay rights activist Allan Troxler: his paper cuts w titles like 'Earth Heart' & ruminations like "Seems to me that one big difference between the revolutionary and the fascist is that one tries to understand his own heart and one doesn’t."
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I first met Allan at a house party visiting Durham in spring of 2016. I was struck by his gentle nature, rootedness in moral conviction, way of seeing beauty in the world, and generosity. Grateful to have know him his final decade. Thanks @eddysarah.bsky.social for this lovely tribute 🩵
So thankful for this beautifully done memorial for Allan Troxler by @indyweek.bsky.social's own @eddysarah.bsky.social. Please read it and remember him! A giant among us. indyweek.com/culture/reme...
The Archive Tells the Story
On October 26, the Durham artist Allan Troxler died. A trailblazer in the fight for gay rights, he leaves an indelible legacy behind.
indyweek.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I first met Allan at a house party visiting Durham in spring of 2016. I was struck by his gentle nature, rootedness in moral conviction, way of seeing beauty in the world, and generosity. Grateful to have know him his final decade. Thanks @eddysarah.bsky.social for this lovely tribute 🩵
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This brief biography is a beautiful read. “Seems to me that one big difference between the revolutionary and the fascist is that one tries to understand his own heart and one doesn’t.”
Allan Troxler in a note, circa 1969
Allan Troxler in a note, circa 1969
“He is part of the legacy of North Carolina, part of the queer legacy, part of the artistic legacy, and part of a spiritual determination not to be mowed down by the brutal forces that we grew up in and pushed back,” says Mab Segrest.
The Archive Tells the Story
On October 26, the Durham artist Allan Troxler died. A trailblazer in the fight for gay rights, he leaves an indelible legacy behind.
indyweek.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This brief biography is a beautiful read. “Seems to me that one big difference between the revolutionary and the fascist is that one tries to understand his own heart and one doesn’t.”
Allan Troxler in a note, circa 1969
Allan Troxler in a note, circa 1969
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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"Thanks to the alchemy of preservation, in all its forms, there can be no doubt about whether Allan Troxler tried to understand his own heart or love others unselfishly. The archive tells the story." (The archive is held at my place of work!)
“He is part of the legacy of North Carolina, part of the queer legacy, part of the artistic legacy, and part of a spiritual determination not to be mowed down by the brutal forces that we grew up in and pushed back,” says Mab Segrest.
The Archive Tells the Story
On October 26, the Durham artist Allan Troxler died. A trailblazer in the fight for gay rights, he leaves an indelible legacy behind.
indyweek.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Thanks to the alchemy of preservation, in all its forms, there can be no doubt about whether Allan Troxler tried to understand his own heart or love others unselfishly. The archive tells the story." (The archive is held at my place of work!)
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So thankful for this beautifully done memorial for Allan Troxler by @indyweek.bsky.social's own @eddysarah.bsky.social. Please read it and remember him! A giant among us. indyweek.com/culture/reme...
The Archive Tells the Story
On October 26, the Durham artist Allan Troxler died. A trailblazer in the fight for gay rights, he leaves an indelible legacy behind.
indyweek.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
So thankful for this beautifully done memorial for Allan Troxler by @indyweek.bsky.social's own @eddysarah.bsky.social. Please read it and remember him! A giant among us. indyweek.com/culture/reme...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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We’re bringing you election updates and results for 2025 municipal races in Durham, Orange, and Wake counties.
LIVE: Polls Open for Triangle Municipal Elections
Incumbents advanced in all races, but challengers took the lead in wards 1 and 2. See the results for Durham's mayor and city council primaries.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We’re bringing you election updates and results for 2025 municipal races in Durham, Orange, and Wake counties.
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“Everybody knew that something terrible had happened to this woman,” says Woodman, “but the details of her life, the fact that she owned Crook’s … the fact that she was a graduate student—that all kind of got lost in the noise.”
A New Podcast Revisits an Old Local Mystery: Who Killed Rachel Crook?
Elizabeth Woodman's gripping podcast looks back at the 1951 murder of Rachel Crook, a mystery that's haunted Chapel Hill for decades.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“Everybody knew that something terrible had happened to this woman,” says Woodman, “but the details of her life, the fact that she owned Crook’s … the fact that she was a graduate student—that all kind of got lost in the noise.”
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Southern Gothic, eccentric woman who resembled Shirley Jackson, elite college town, fabled restaurant. What's not to ♥️?
ICYMI
ICYMI
“Everybody knew that something terrible had happened to this woman,” says Woodman, “but the details of her life, the fact that she owned Crook’s … the fact that she was a graduate student—that all kind of got lost in the noise.”
A New Podcast Revisits an Old Local Mystery: Who Killed Rachel Crook?
Elizabeth Woodman's gripping podcast looks back at the 1951 murder of Rachel Crook, a mystery that's haunted Chapel Hill for decades.
indyweek.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Southern Gothic, eccentric woman who resembled Shirley Jackson, elite college town, fabled restaurant. What's not to ♥️?
ICYMI
ICYMI
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I’m sad this letter was necessary, but I am proud to have signed it. You can add your signature too if you agree with the hopes and values described here.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Missing data, top donors, how candidates are spending their money, and more.
Digging Through Durham Candidates’ Campaign Finance Reports
Missing data, top donors, how candidates are spending their money, and more.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Missing data, top donors, how candidates are spending their money, and more.
wrenching story
She survived domestic violence for 11 years. In one night, he stole her future.
Jill Rohner filed protective orders every year, but that didn’t stop her ex-husband from breaking into her Raleigh home with a shotgun and killing her partner.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
wrenching story
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Potentially very cool journalism job: @theassemblync.bsky.social is seeking an editor-in-chief in Fayetteville. Pays $75K or higher www.theassemblync.com/assembly-job...
Work With Us
See what roles are currently available at The Assembly Network, your go-to source for journalism on power and place in North Carolina.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Potentially very cool journalism job: @theassemblync.bsky.social is seeking an editor-in-chief in Fayetteville. Pays $75K or higher www.theassemblync.com/assembly-job...
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Grateful to Indy Weekly for the nice write-up of "In Search of Thoreau's Flowers," currently on view at the Gregg Museum of Art and Design at NC State. If you are in #Raleigh between now and the end of January 2026, come see the show!
#art #climate #interactivemedia #thoreau #walden
#art #climate #interactivemedia #thoreau #walden
“Thoreau was doing early climate research,” Sobsey explains. “He kept detailed notes about when things were flowering, and that’s the data set that now they’re looking at, in terms of how things have changed.”
Raleigh Exhibition Shows How Thoreau Helped Map Climate Change
"In Search of Thoreau's Flowers," on view at the Gregg Museum through January, takes visitors on a walk around Walden Pond.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM