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Profile: Coach Kevin Keatts
N.C. State’s Kevin Keatts Tested, unflappable by Henry Gargan portraits by Ben McKeown When N.C. State went looking for a men’s head basketball coach to replace the ousted Mark Gottfried at the end of last season, the university knew what…
Local Labyrinths
Paths to enlightenment: Local labyrinths show the way by Liza Roberts photographs by Tim Lytvinenko A labyrinth is not a maze. With a single, meandering path to a center destination, a labyrinth guides a walker along a prescribed route; it does not…
Letter from the Art World: Larry Wheeler
How to lead change: Larry’s Rules by Larry Wheeler photograph by Corey Lowenstein/News Observer Raleigh is a big-time city, funky and sophisticated. You can feel the creative energy pushing us forward and inviting more smart, cool people into our midst….
Walter Profile: Architect Ellen Cassilly
Building Up the Bull City Architect Ellen Cassilly’s Durham by Michael Welton photographs by Lissa Gottwals Driving through Durham with architect Ellen Cassilly, you’d be hard-pressed to find a section of the city where she hasn’t made a difference. There’s…
Raleigh Now Spotlight: An Evening with David Sedaris
Scenes From a Crime An evening with David Sedaris by Katherine Poole Excerpted from DAVID SEDARIS DIARIES: A Visual Compendium. Copyright © 2017 by Jeffrey Jenkins and David Sedaris. Reprinted with permission of Little, Brown and Company. All rights reserved….
Haunted Raleigh
Killer Tacos by Katherine Poole photograph courtesy Xoco Raleigh Do you prefer your carne with a side of carnage? Check out Xoco Raleigh, where every day is Dia de los Muertos. Aztec for “little sister,” Xoco is the kooky kid…
Walter Events: WINnovation 2017 Recap
WINnovation 2017 by Jessie Ammons photographs by Catherine Nguyen An engaged group of 230 Triangleites – leaders, creators, thinkers, and most of them women – gathered at the Umstead Hotel & Spa Sept. 8 for Walter’s third-annual WINnovation event celebrating…
Raleigh Now Spotlight: N.C. Symphony Gala
Harmony Downtown The N.C. Symphony gala takes to the street by Liza Roberts painting by Dan Nelson On the first Saturday in October, as many as 300 music lovers will don black tie to dine al fresco under a transparent,…
Raleigh Now Spotlight: State Capitol Oyster Roast
Aw, Shucks The annual State Capitol oyster roast returns by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy N.C. State Capitol Foundation You can kick your shoes off at the State Capitol on Oct. 6 when the site’s foundation hosts its annual oyster roast. “You…
Raleigh Now Spotlight: Inspiring Beauty
Inspiring Beauty Ebony Fashion Fair at NCMA by Liza Roberts photographs courtesy Johnson Publishing Fashion icon, Vogue editor, and Durham native Andre Leon Talley will be in town Oct. 28 – 29 to celebrate the opening of the North Carolina…
Dwane Powell
Dwane Powell Congenital Cartoonist by Liza Roberts photography by Peter Hoffman In a career spanning more than 40 years, nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist Dwane Powell has published more than 15,000 cartoons, won countless prestigious awards, and had his body of…
Treehouses
Happiness Among the Trees by Rebecca Guenard photographs by Juli Leonard Perched out of reach, a treehouse evokes mystery, seclusion, a place apart where a child can dream up an adventure. It’s a castle on the hill, the Shire, an…
On galettes and gratitude
On Galettes and Gratitude by Brigid Washington photographs by Madeline Gray Last year, when my husband Joseph and I welcomed our second child, I dreaded going back to the office. “The office” for me was our home kitchen. As the…