Glorious Gastronomy Margaux’s Restaurant celebrates 25th anniversary by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy Margaux’s Restaurant “We wanted to do incredible food with incredible service, and we’ve tried to do that during every single shift for 25 years.” As Margaux’s co-owner Steve…
Royale Flush Moore Square’s French Bistro by Dean McCord photographs by Keith Isaacs It sounds like a pitch for a new sitcom: three relative strangers go to work at a brand new restaurant. After a couple of weeks, the owner…
“There are so many facets of model railroading: There’s scenery and color and paint and electronics and computers…” –John Ragan, president, Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club by Jessie Ammons photograph by Christer Berg Many mornings of the week find…
“I will not waste this day” PAVE Southeast Raleigh Charter builds scholars, community by Hampton Williams Hofer photographs courtesy Spencer Menzel Every morning, each of the 230 children at PAVE, Southeast Raleigh’s first charter school, is greeted at the door…
Art and the Future The new Gregg Museum celebrates both by Liza Roberts photographs by Keith Isaacs When N.C. State opened the doors of its new Gregg Museum of Art & Design last month, the university unveiled a prominent landmark…
Cold Mountain N.C. Opera brings the acclaimed story to life with music by Jessie Ammons photograph by Ken Howard for Santa Fe Opera Soon after Cold Mountain was published, a real opera fan I know said, ‘There’s something operatic about…
People Person A local filmmaker’s take on wildlife conservation by Jessie Ammons photographs by Madeline Gray “This has been an extremely human experience,” says filmmaker David Hambridge. He’s sitting in a bustling coffee shop in downtown Raleigh on a recent…
Bikefest Motorcycle fans converge by Katherine Poole photograph courtesy Ray Price Harley Davidson Raleigh is going whole hog for the 13th annual Ray Price Capital City Bikefest. For three days, downtown revs up for the region’s largest motorcycle rally and…
“If you don’t know where you’re going or why you’re doing the work, then you won’t make any sort of transformational change.” –Elena Ashburn, principal, Broughton High School by Jessie Ammons photograph by Travis Long As the Wake County Public…
Hop To It Hopscotch Music Festival returns by Jessie Ammons photography by Bryan Regan The chance to hop, skip, or dive into this month’s live music season arrives with Hopscotch Music Festival’s eighth iteration Sept. 7 – 10. The annual…
Making Magic by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy Lee Capps A stone’s-throw from the Haw River in Saxapahaw sits a cavernous warehouse full of papier-mache masks as large as dining tables, massive fabric-draped figures, and vibrantly painted sewn props. The fantastical…
Riding Raleigh’s Rails into the future by Henry Gargan photographs by Chris Seward At Raleigh’s Amtrak station, you can buy a ticket from a man behind a counter. When you round the corner to the luggage bay, the same man…
The Art of the State Leading local artists support pottery auction by Liza Roberts pot by Ben Owen III, photo courtesy Lindsey Lambert Clay is “the most powerful metaphor we have for human life,” says noted botanical artist Ippy Patterson….
“People experience Raleigh in a different way.” –Baxter Knight, Segway tour guide, Triangle Glides by Jessie Ammons photograph by Christer Berg Recently retired Mimi Raub spends most of her days soaking up fresh air, meeting new people, and “cruising…