The week in photos captures NC through the lens of News & Observer journalists
By Scott Sharpe
An overachieving sunflower rises above its companions at Dix Park in Raleigh, N.C. on Monday, July 14, 2025.
Grace Richards
grichards@newsobserver.com
Days of rain resulted in a bit of beauty as the sunflowers at Raleigh’s Dix Park bloomed earlier this year. This feature can be seen in Sunday’s newspaper, as well as in our online Edition. See it at eedition.newsobserver.com.
The sunflowers at Raleigh’s Dix Park brought a much-needed patch of color to the area. The flowers bloomed early after several days of heavy rain in the area. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
A Great Blue Heron takes flight over the Eno River at the Fews Ford Access on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Durham. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer
People march outside the North Carolina State Legislature in a “good trouble” protest of Bill HB-958 on Thursday, July 17, 2025, the fifth anniversary of John Lewis’s death. Grace Richards grichards@newsobserver.com
Reporter Richard Stradling reported on a father and son from Apex NC who restored a Trabant. The car, seen here being photographed at a local car show, was a symbol of Cold War communism. Grace Richards grichards@newsobserver.com
