Collective Weekly

The Triangle edition · Issue of September 17, 2026

What organizations in the Triangle published in the week to Sep 17, and where to turn up in the seven days after. Their words, their pictures, their bylines.

This week

128 stories from 67 organizations, found on their own sites between Sep 10 and Sep 17. One pick, then every one of them by the day it went up.

Every story
Let there Be Light: Reintroducing the P. Edgar Furr House

Let there Be Light: Reintroducing the P. Edgar Furr House

By Preservation NC · September 17, 2026 · published on presnc.org · 2 minutes

Built in 1913 in the then up-and-coming Glenwood-Brooklyn neighborhood just a few steps from downtown, the P. Edgar Furr House was purchased by Norfolk Southern Railroad conductor Perle Edgar Furr and his wife, Pattie. They raised their two daughters there until they moved to Richmond in 1925. The house was then sold to Margaret and Archie Hamilton Geiger (a foreman for Norfolk Southern), and remained in that family until their grandson sold it in 2022.

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ThursdaySep 17
Basil OxymelFarmer Foodshare · Durham · 1 minute
WednesdaySep 16
TuesdaySep 15
MondaySep 14
Torchlight RetrospectiveCandor · Durham · 2 minutes
Spring at CANDOR FarmCandor · Durham · 2 minutes
SundaySep 13
SaturdaySep 12
FridaySep 11
ThursdaySep 10
AUGUST'S HAPPY TAILS!Paws for Life NC · Youngsville · 1 minute
2026 - September 10 NewsletterSaving Grace · Wake Forest · 2 minutes

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People this week

7 people were named in a story their own organization published this week, in the sentence that names them.

Everyone
Megan Steinke-Chase

Megan Steinke-Chase

Executive Director
Note in the Pocket
No single organization can tell the story of clothing insecurity in America, but when organizations across the country bring their local data and experience together, a much clearer picture emerges,” said Megan Steinke-Chase, Executive Director of Note in the Pocket.

From First-Ever National Survey Illuminates the Growing Challenge of Clothing Insecurity, September 11, 2026.

Alexander Sabala

Alexander Sabala

Project Manager for Youth Mental Health and Community Engagement
El Futuro
Thanks to Alexander Sabala for sharing this reflection based on his work as Project Manager for Youth Mental Health and Community Engagement at El Futuro.

From What Children Learn When Nature, Culture, and Family Come Together, September 11, 2026.

Calvin Allen

Calvin Allen

Vice President of Programs
MDC
They join Calvin Allen, Vice President of Programs; Joscelyne M.

From MDC Announces Executive Leadership Team as Organization Looks to the Future, September 17, 2026.

Kennedy Cook

Kennedy Cook

NC State/UNC Chapel Hill
Center for Entrepreneurial Development
Say Hello to Our Newest Associates Joining Anika this fall are two new faces in the Startup TNT Associate Program: Kennedy Cook joins the team as our Events Associate, supporting all things events.

From Announcing the Fall 2026 Startup TNT Associate Cohort!, September 15, 2026.

From the causes

13 causes published something this week. The newest from each.

Browse by cause
Arts and cultureArticles on tourism, events, and news from Johnston County, NCAva Gardner Museum · Sep 17 · 17 stories this week
EducationMeet Gia: Our Family Engagement ManagerBook Harvest · Sep 17 · 11 stories this week
Human servicesSeptember Monthly AssemblyDurham Congregations in Action · Sep 15 · 11 stories this week
Food and agricultureIt starts with “I know a place.”A Place At The TableHas a Space on Collective · Sep 17 · 10 stories this week
Crime and legalEmancipate NC Brings “Don’t Plead to Weed” to UNC LawEmancipate North Carolina · Sep 17 · 9 stories this week
AnimalsHow to Keep Your New Cat: Start by Getting to Know ThemSAFE Haven for Cats · Sep 15 · 5 stories this week
EnvironmentBiking and walking to less pain at the pumpEast Coast Greenway · Sep 16 · 3 stories this week
Mental healthImportant and Hard NewsEl Futuro · Sep 15 · 3 stories this week
Community developmentAnnouncing the Fall 2026 Startup TNT Associate Cohort!Center for Entrepreneurial Development · Sep 15 · 2 stories this week
Civil rightsOrganizing for Health AccessRefugee Community Partnership · Sep 16 · 1 story this week
HealthHispanic Heritage Month Highlights the Need to Close Maternal Health Gaps—And the Power of Early, Equitable SupportFamily Connects · Sep 15 · 1 story this week
HousingCelebrating Our 2026 Building Better Futures Award Winner: Ron StromCommunity Home Trust · Sep 10 · 1 story this week
JobsTaking a Seat at the Table: NAHB Features Nora for PWB WeekHope Renovations · Sep 16 · 1 story this week
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