Braima Moiwai and the djembe by Thomasi McDonald photographs by Peter Hoffman Sierra Leone, West Africa, Dodo village, 1965: It is a land of cascading rolling hills. To get there, travel eastward from the Atlantic Ocean, journey through virgin forests dotted…
A passion pursued by Liza Roberts photographs by Nick Pironio When Phyllis York Brookshire rides her American Saddlebred into the ring at the North Carolina State Championship Charity Horse Show this month, she’ll take him through the five gaits that make…
by Hampton Williams Hofer photographs by Christer Berg It’s late on a Friday afternoon at N.C. State University’s James B. Hunt Jr. Library, which doesn’t look much like a library at all. Instead of red bricks and right angles, it’s all…
Legally yours by Settle Monroe photograph by Juli Leonard Raleigh is home to some of the state’s most powerful and prominent lawyers. The names of large law firms spread across many of the city’s tallest buildings, while boutique firms and solo…
by Hannah Ueland illustrations by Jeannine Erasmus My earliest adventures were solving crimes with Nancy Drew and living on a train with the boxcar children. I have rowed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics with the University of Washington’s men’s rowing…
by Liza Roberts photograph by Jillian Clark Six years ago, Eric Mitchko moved to Raleigh to lead the newly formed North Carolina Opera, the result of a merger of the Opera Company of North Carolina and Capital Opera Raleigh. Today, N.C….
Join us on September 9 when we’ll celebrate women and innovation with our second-annual WINnovation, presented by WALTER, Bank of America, and the Umstead Hotel & Spa. Five amazing, inspiring Triangle-area women will talk about their individual entrepreneurial journeys over…
On October 13, we’ll head downtown to City Market’s rustic Cobblestone Hall for an evening of Tales from the Wild with T. Edward Nickens. Presented by WALTER and Great Outdoor Provision Co. and sponsored by the Taggart Autosport, the evening will feature…
Listen to our August podcast, where we talk about the Raleigh rooftops, Butterfields candy factory, the history of Cameron Village, and everything else we cover in this month’s issue. Plus, Walter editor Liza Roberts sits down with Chef Scott Crawford.
by Mimi Montgomery There’s no World Cup this summer, but that doesn’t mean you have to go without your soccer fix. In fact, you don’t have to go far at all. You already know the Carolina RailHawks play at WakeMed Soccer…
by Liza Roberts Hundreds of art and garden lovers came from all over the Triangle to Frances Alvarino Norwood’s lush North Raleigh gardens for her 21st and final Larkspur Party June 4 and 5. Garden lovers will still have a chance…
by Jessie Ammons Today, Cameron Village is a manicured shopping center near the heart of downtown filled with boutiques and eateries connected by brick sidewalks. Newcomers might not know that it has long played a fond and memorable role in the…
by Jessie Ammons On August 13, the Raleigh Rose Garden is the place to get your groove on. “We’re not just trying to go with what we think will be the hottest band, but what we think fits the area and…
by Jessie Ammons photography by Tim Lytvinenko Dave Wofford invites you to get lost in the magic of a book. “I make books for readers, not book collectors,” says the designer and letterpress printer behind Durham-based Horse & Buggy Press. His work…