Collective Weekly
The Triangle edition · Issue of October 8, 2026
What organizations in the Triangle published in the week to Oct 8, and where to turn up in the seven days after. Their words, their pictures, their bylines.
This week
102 stories from 58 organizations, found on their own sites between Oct 1 and Oct 8. One pick, then every one of them by the day it went up.
A Cure In Sight and UT Southwestern Bring the Ocular Melanoma Community Together at Eye Believe in Dallas
Medical research · By · October 8, 2026 · published on acureinsight.org · 4 minutes
DALLAS, October 6, 2026 — A Cure In Sight (ACIS), in collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center, brought patients, caregivers, physicians, researchers, and advocates together for the 2026 Eye Believe Survivorship Seminar in Dallas. Held October 2–3, with a welcome reception on October 1, the event combined education about ocular melanoma care and research with practical support and opportunities to connect with others navigating the disease.
ThursdayOct 8
October 2026 Policy Update: Take Action · Raleigh · 3 minutes
WednesdayOct 7
Federal Rule Would Strip Protections from Many Wetlands and Streams · Cary · 2 minutes
Guidance for Families Facing Treatment Refusal · Chapel Hill · 5 minutes
Ida Aronson - RAFI · Pittsboro · 1 minute
Jason Cameron - RAFI · Pittsboro · 1 minute
Deena Class - RAFI · Pittsboro · 1 minute
We Lift Each Other Documentary Screening, UNC Charlotte · Raleigh · 1 minute
TuesdayOct 6
Lung Cancer Awareness Month, 2026 · Raleigh · 2 minutes
Building a Strong Grant & Project Budget · Raleigh · 2 minutes
One Class Graduates. Another Begins · Apex · 2 minutes
Artful Evenings: A Live Painting+ Series · Durham · 1 minute
Push. Pull. Leap. Fly: Black Box Dance Theatre at Siler City Elementary · Pittsboro · 2 minutes
Meet This Artist: The Plant's Tami Schwerin and Arlo Estill · Pittsboro · 8 minutes
MondayOct 5
What Our College Students Have Been Up to This Spring & Summer · Durham · 2 minutes
More Than a Paycheck · Raleigh · 2 minutes
SaturdayOct 3
Community Volunteer Day · Durham · 1 minute
State of the Station focuses on State of the Science · Carrboro · 2 minutes
Audio Recording Gubernatorial Forum 9/30 · Raleigh
Meet the Candidates Forum · Raleigh
PineCone Partners with Junior Appalachian Musicians for JAM Kinfolk-Durham Program · Raleigh · 1 minute
FridayOct 2
The Coolest Thing · Raleigh · 1 minute
New literacy data shows promising gains for North Carolina students · Raleigh · 3 minutes
State Board discusses legislative agenda, updates on CMS, EPP accountability, and more · Raleigh · 16 minutes
Dix Park Conservancy Brings a Playable Basketball Tree to Dix Park · Raleigh · 2 minutes
Stella Sophia · Raleigh
Eden Simmons · Raleigh · 2 minutes
Gwynne Stump · Raleigh
October Newsletter · Holly Springs
Documenting Discrimination: New Voucher Report! · Raleigh · 2 minutes
October 9th – Black Sheep Comedy Presents · Carrboro
OCAG Preview Show · Carrboro
Understanding Cerebral Palsy · Raleigh · 3 minutes
Making My Own Money! · Raleigh · 3 minutes
New literacy data shows promising gains for North Carolina students · Durham · 3 minutes
State Board discusses legislative agenda, updates on CMS, EPP accountability, and more · Durham · 16 minutes
From Our CEO: Hunger doesn’t pause when attention fades — and neither can we · Raleigh · 2 minutes
U.S. Reps. Murphy, Ross Underscore Importance of Action Beyond Hunger Action Month · Raleigh · 2 minutes
USDA Helps Organic Producers with Certification Costs - RAFI · Pittsboro · 1 minute
Tidings of Comfort and Joy 2026 Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities Available · Henderson · 2 minutes
Events — Black Box Dance Theatre · Raleigh
President's Letter - October 2026 · Raleigh · 2 minutes
Best Furniture for Shelter Rooms: 8 Safe, Durable Picks · Chapel Hill · 13 minutes
ThursdayOct 1
DAF Day is October 8th! · Youngsville
NC teachers now qualify for 12 weeks of paid parental leave · Raleigh · 6 minutes
US Treasury Department issues proposed rules on federal school choice tax credit · Raleigh · 7 minutes
Western Piedmont Community College is in a 'time of transformation' this school year · Raleigh · 7 minutes
Schedule C for Artists · Raleigh · 3 minutes
On the Road to Fayetteville · Raleigh · 1 minute
October 2026 Newsletter · Durham
In The Field: Resolving the Kaepernick-Carter Contradiction · Durham · 14 minutes
"Our House 2026" featuring work from DAC students & instructors · Durham · 1 minute
In The Lab: Latine and Hispanic Heritage Month · Durham · 1 minute
A Path to Belonging: Opening the Way to Nature · Durham · 2 minutes
Milton Marvels · Raleigh
NC teachers now qualify for 12 weeks of paid parental leave · Durham · 6 minutes
US Treasury Department issues proposed rules on federal school choice tax credit · Durham · 7 minutes
Western Piedmont Community College is in a 'time of transformation' this school year · Durham · 7 minutes
September Newsletter 2026 · Durham · 1 minute
First Student Completes WCC Apprenticeship Program through WIOA Funding · Goldsboro · 2 minutes
NCWF In The Field · Raleigh · 21 minutes
Understanding FSA Drought Assistance Programs - RAFI · Pittsboro · 2 minutes
Links & Information: Farms in Transition · Pittsboro
Links & Information: Soil Amendments · Pittsboro
What Can A Meal Change? · Durham
Hops for Hope · Raleigh · 1 minute
The Cat Chronicle - October 2026 · Raleigh · 3 minutes
Habitat Goldsboro-Wayne Events · Goldsboro · 1 minute
The Mighty Giveback is almost here! · Raleigh
Growing Impact: Therapeutic Horticulture Graduate Stories · Chapel Hill · 6 minutes
Points of View • National Humanities Center · Durham · 7 minutes
Dawn Blagrove: Raleigh's Young People Deserve Real Solutions, Not Curfews · Durham · 2 minutes
Check Your Voter Status Today—And Share Our Voter Rights Quiz · Durham · 1 minute
Dawn Blagrove Teaches the Next Generation of Election Defenders · Durham · 1 minute
The Lost Boys Of The County Fair · Durham · 1 minute
September 2026: Quarterly Impact Update · Durham · 20 minutes
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October 2026 Policy Update: Take Action
Federal Rule Would Strip Protections from Many Wetlands and Streams
Guidance for Families Facing Treatment Refusal
People this week
1 person was named in a story their own organization published this week, in the sentence that names them.
Jade Woodard
President and CEO
Jade Woodard joined Family Connects International in April 2025.
From September 2026: Quarterly Impact Update, October 1, 2026.
From the causes
10 causes published something this week. The newest from each.
EnvironmentFederal Rule Would Strip Protections from Many Wetlands and Streams · Oct 7 · 9 stories this week
Federal Rule Would Strip Protections from Many Wetlands and Streams · Oct 7 · 9 stories this weekEducationWhat Our College Students Have Been Up to This Spring & Summer · Oct 5 · 6 stories this week
What Our College Students Have Been Up to This Spring & Summer · Oct 5 · 6 stories this weekCrime and legalNorth Carolinians Expand Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Immigration Stops, Warrantless Arrests · Oct 2 · 4 stories this week
North Carolinians Expand Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Immigration Stops, Warrantless Arrests · Oct 2 · 4 stories this weekCommunity development
From the Center of the Universe: A Conversation with Patrick Woodie · Oct 1 · 1 story this week
From the Center of the Universe: A Conversation with Patrick Woodie · Oct 1 · 1 story this week