Red and White Shop

“There’s a whole bunch of folks who like N.C. State.” –Mario Ciardella, owner, Red and White Shop   by Jessie Ammons photograph by Travis Long Mario Ciardella’s priorities aren’t black and white; they’re red and white. “We try to have…

Triangle Now Spotlight: UNCG Collage Concert

Melodic Mosaic UNCG brings its multifaceted orchestral concert to Raleigh by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy UNCG The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is celebrating its 125th anniversary, and as part of a year-long effort to commemorate the milestone, it’s…

Style Feature: Wonderful Woman

Wonderful Woman Taking a cue from this summer’s blockbuster movie Wonder Woman, and its heroine Diana, these fall looks are fierce, classic, and meant to inspire wonder. photographs by Tim Lytvinenko creative direction by Jesma Reynolds model Elena Caron styling…

Preston Montague

Cover Artist Botanical Illustrator Preston Montague by Liza Roberts photograph by Madeline Gray Botanical illustrator Preston Montague was already considering which native North Carolina plants he might include in his drawing of the letter W for his Codex Carolinum alphabet…

Raleigh Now Spotlight: Margaux’s Restaurant celebrates 25th anniversary

Glorious Gastronomy Margaux’s Restaurant celebrates 25th anniversary by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy Margaux’s Restaurant “We wanted to do incredible food with incredible service, and we’ve tried to do that during every single shift for 25 years.” As Margaux’s co-owner Steve…

Royale

Royale Flush Moore Square’s French Bistro by Dean McCord photographs by Keith Isaacs It sounds like a pitch for a new sitcom: three relative strangers go to work at a brand new restaurant. After a couple of weeks, the owner…

Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club

“There are so many facets of model railroading: There’s scenery and color and paint and electronics and computers…” –John Ragan, president, Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club   by Jessie Ammons photograph by Christer Berg Many mornings of the week find…

PAVE Southeast Raleigh Charter School

“I will not waste this day” PAVE Southeast Raleigh Charter builds scholars, community by Hampton Williams Hofer photographs courtesy Spencer Menzel Every morning, each of the 230 children at PAVE, Southeast Raleigh’s first charter school, is greeted at the door…

Walter Profile: The Gregg Museum

Art and the Future The new Gregg Museum celebrates both by Liza Roberts photographs by Keith Isaacs When N.C. State opened the doors of its new Gregg Museum of Art & Design last month, the university unveiled a prominent landmark…

Raleigh Now Spotlight: NC Opera Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain N.C. Opera brings the acclaimed story to life with music by Jessie Ammons photograph by Ken Howard for Santa Fe Opera Soon after Cold Mountain was published, a real opera fan I know said, ‘There’s something operatic about…

Gigs: Filmmaker David Hambridge

People Person A local filmmaker’s take on wildlife conservation by Jessie Ammons photographs by Madeline Gray “This has been an extremely human experience,” says filmmaker David Hambridge. He’s sitting in a bustling coffee shop in downtown Raleigh on a recent…

Raleigh Now Spotlight: Bikefest

Bikefest Motorcycle fans converge by Katherine Poole photograph courtesy Ray Price Harley Davidson Raleigh is going whole hog for the 13th annual Ray Price Capital City Bikefest. For three days, downtown revs up for the region’s largest motorcycle rally and…

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