N.C. State’s new on-campus hotel is for all of Raleigh by Jessie Ammons There’s a new hotel in town, this one on N.C. State’s Centennial Campus. The StateView Hotel opened this fall, a sleek, modern venue meant for both university-related…
by Jessie Ammons
photographs by Juli Leonard
by Iza Wojciechowska
photographs by Juli Leonard
A twangy holiday pick by Katherine Poole There will be a down-home holiday hootenanny in Raleigh Dec. 14 – 16. A Bluegrass Christmas music festival returns to the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown, bringing a weekend of nearly nonstop live music. Organized…
by Liza Roberts
“I’m looking forward to shifting from planning to doing in the new year.”
“Peter is such a dynamic player. So kinetic, always in motion like a boxer, weaving and punching.” –Dave Tilley, music producer, about band Peter Lamb & the Wolves by David Menconi photographs by Geoff Wood It’s fitting that Peter Lamb and…
“Our goal is to keep abreast of the day, and to have fun along the way.” -charter members of the Thursday Afternoon Club The Thursday Afternoon Club by Jessie Ammons photograph by Madeline Gray One group of women has been…
STEEL CRAZY After all these years Wally Tatomir fine-tunes NHL skates by Rebecca Guenard photographs by Christer Berg Former Carolina Hurricanes equipment manager Wally Tatomir knows it takes more than mettle to win the Stanley Cup; it takes steel. He…
Growing Out of the Concrete Camden Street Learning Garden nourishes neighbors by Katherine Poole photograph courtesy Camden Street Learning Garden Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? If the answer to this question…
Retro-Fitted Glamping out at the Vintage Fan Fair by Katherine Poole photograph courtesy Vintage Fan Fair Everything Old is New Again is the song everyone will be singing at the N.C. State Fairgrounds November 10 – 11. The Fairgrounds’ first…
HEARTH BAKED La Farm Bakery opens a new location When the new Whole Foods Market opens at Alston Town Center in Cary this month, it will carry more than local produce. It will also feature an outpost of La Farm…
A Piece of the Pie A sweet way to support the community by Katherine Poole photograph courtesy of Share the Pie This month, Step Up Ministry and Alliance Medical Ministry want to put a pie in your face. With a…
MERRY + BRIGHT Mixed and a-mingled holiday fun by Katherine Poole Jill Knight/News and Observer Yes, it’s November, but make no mistake about it, the countdown to Christmas has begun. So with apologies to the humbuggers and a full acknowledgement…