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Peter Lamb and the Wolves
“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…
The Thursday Afternoon Club
“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…
Raleighites: Wally Tatomir
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…
Givers: Camden Street Learning Garden
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…
Raleigh Now Spotlight: Vintage Fan Fair
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…
La Farm Bakery at Whole Foods
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…
Raleigh Now Spotlight: Share the Pie
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…
November Holiday Fun
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…
Shorty’s Famous Hot Dogs
Dog Gone Good Shorty’s Famous Hot Dogs by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy Wake Forest Historical Museum Walking into Shorty’s Famous Hot Dogs in downtown Wake Forest is like stepping back in time, and that’s why people love it. The no-frills…
Arts Access: The Nasher Museum
ARTS ACCESS The Nasher caters to visitors with memory loss by Jessie Ammons J Caldwell for Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness month, a cause the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University serves…
Downtown Raleigh Alliance safety ambassador
“I meet new people every day. You never know who you’ll meet on the streets of downtown Raleigh.” -Frank James, Downtown Raleigh Alliance safety ambassador by Jessie Ammons photograph by Madeline Gray Every weekday morning at 6 a.m., Frank James…
Raleigh Now Spotlight: Marbles Kids Museum
GROWING UP Marbles Kids Museum plans its next decade by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy Marbles Kids Museum Marbles Kids Museum celebrated its tenth anniversary this fall by planning for its next decade, purchasing a 16,000-square-foot building next door on Hargett…
North Hills’ Parking Deck Art Gallery
ART HERE, TOO by Liza Roberts photograph courtesy North Hills The next time you park your car in the deck at North Hills near Target or J.C. Penney, take a moment to look around and be inspired, because that parking…