by Mimi Montgomery I’ve never had the best luck with cars. I actually consider mysself a good driver, but I seem to be a walking, breathing manifestation of an automotive Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong will surely come barrelling…
by Garland S. Tucker III The most enjoyable aspect of writing my second book, Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Shaped America, from Jefferson to Reagan, was that I got to choose the heroes. I set out to identify a consistent philosophical…
When São Paulo, Brazil native Cid Cardoso, a competitive swimmer and cyclist, graduated from the University of Virginia in 1991, he moved to Raleigh and took a job exporting car and truck parts to Latin America. On the side, he competed in triathalons. “The great thing about the sport is the huge sense of accomplishment you get,” he says, “and there’s always so much you can do to improve. Improvement is never-ending. There’s always a new goal.”
Chris Marlow: Help One Now by Settle Monroe Chris Marlow has a saying: “A life interrupted is a life inspired.” For Marlow, that interruption happened in Zimbabwe in 2007 when a young boy living in a makeshift orphanage beside an old…
by Kimberly Kyser Southerners don’t write about manners; they live them. In Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Charles Reagan Wilson writes that Southerners prefer to learn “proper behavior” from their mothers (and I would add fathers) and not from etiquette books. That…
by Kevin Flinn photographs by Nick Pironio Your teacher wheeled in the projector, unfurled the screen, and dimmed the lights. Within moments, the film crackled, the speaker hummed, the bulbs brightened, and it was show time. Perhaps you saw A…
text and photographs by Nick Pironio Tucked away just off NC-64, between the town of Pittsboro and Jordan Lake, lies Carolina Tiger Rescue. To visit this 55-acre refuge for rescued lions, tigers, and other wildcats is to enter a surreal foreign…
photograph by Kelsey Hanrahan For our second Walter Snap Chat, we took a look into the colorful and always-funny mind of Sarah Powers. Powers is a Raleigh-based artist and executive director of the Visual Art Exchange, a nonprofit that fosters emerging…
We’re excited to introduce Walter Now, Walter’s very own podcast! It’s a chance for us to chat a bit about each month’s issue, present more in-depth conversations with interesting people, and keep you up-to-date on what’s happening around our office….
by Mimi Montgomery Ingrid Bergman summed it up best: “A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.” Explore a language beyond words at Flanders Gallery’s Public Displays exhibit this month – because sometimes…
by Jessie Ammons Enjoy a stately Sunday afternoon at the polo field on February 7 and help raise money for breast cancer research at the same time. The charity event is the brainchild of Ravenscroft sophomore Lily Sykes and the organization…
by Mimi Montgomery photograph by Missy McLamb Louis Serotta knows style: In white loafers, navy blazer, matching tie, and monogrammed shirt, he embodies the elegance of another era – a time when a gentleman wouldn’t dream of leaving the house without…
