Ruggero Piano
“I’m tuning the pianos for grandkids of some of my first customers. You do become part of their families, which is a privilege.” -Richard Ruggero by Jessie Ammons photograph by Madeline Gray Home is at the heart of 60-year-old Ruggero…
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Raleigh Now Spotlight: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
MYSTERY DATE Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? The United Arts Council plays matchmaker by Katherine Poole art courtesy United Arts Council For three special evenings Nov. 2, – 4, hundreds of guests will gather in some of Raleigh’s most…
Raleigh’s Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild
Raleigh’s Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild host it’s 48th annual artisan craft market by Jessie Ammons Theresa Kwong jewelry/courtesy Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild “Fine craftsmen are caretakers of the skills passed on to them. … North Carolina has a rich tradition…
Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve
“Bill used to say it was our castle and there was a moat that went all the way around us.” –Merrie Hedrick, The Dr. Bill and Merrie Hedrick Homestead at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve by Jessie Ammons photograph by Madeline…
Tactile Workshop
Sense of Place Tactile’s hands-on design approach by Jessie Ammons photographs by Geoff Wood “There’s nothing sitting in here that’s finished,” says Courtney Evans, co-founder and director of design at Tactile Workshop, a design and fabrication shop in Raleigh. That’s…
Little City Brewery
BEYOND BEER Little City Brewery has cocktails, too by Jessie Ammons photographs by Elizabeth Galecke Jon Seelbinder knows the local craft beer market is crowded, and he considers it a plus. “To have that demand is exciting,” says the owner…
Abstract Kimonos
DRAPED IN COLOR Lisa Hoang and Susan Woodson turn abstract paintings into kimonos by Jessie Ammons photographs by Juli Leonard Dramatic and elegant, Lisa Hoang’s latest kimono collection includes floor-length silks in a cool palette of blue, grey, purple, beige,…
Irregardless Cafe
Irregardless … it’s Thanksgiving by Liza Roberts photographs by Madeline Gray On Thanksgiving Day, Arthur and Anya Gordon will be thankful for many things: For the biggest day of the year at their restaurant, Irregardless Café & Catering; for the longevity…
Go Inside the Home of Virtue Labs’ Melisse Shaban
In Raleigh, her chosen hometown for the last 20 years, Melisse Shaban is eager to make a mark on creative and entrepreneurial communities.
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….