by Jessie Ammons Southern author Allan Gurganus’ latest book, Local Souls, is his first published work in a dozen years. While the series of three novellas are set in a fictional Eastern North Carolina town, the writer frequently draws from his…
“I wanted to give a better service and still keep it affordable. Catherine felt the same way but she always brought her style and her retail experience and her fashion experience.” – Heather Brewer, co-founder, Paintbar by Mimi Montgomery photograph by Travis…
“To share the joy of music with others is a privilege.” –Sylvia Wiggins, director, Helping Hand Mission marching band (far left, front row) by Jessie Ammons photograph by Travis Long Sylvia Wiggins has always had a penchant for band music. But as a…
“At the end of the day, a good job is key to people’s quality of life.”–Tim Giuliani, Raleigh’s new Chamber of Commerce president by Mimi Montgomery photograph by Travis Long Not many kids want to be a chamber of commerce president when…
by Jessie Ammons photograph by Travis Long Pota Vallas, 107, took a 16-day Atlantic voyage to reach America in 1924. “I came from a little Greek town caled Chrysafa. It was like Garner or Cary, outside of Sparta,” she says. “I was…
by Ilina Ewen photographs by Missy McLamb Begun with the Scots in the sixteenth century, it is hailed as one of the world’s oldest – and coldest – sports. But that hasn’t stopped the recent and unlikely renaissance of the sport of…
by Tracy Davis photographs by Nick Pironio Raleigh artist Clark Hipolito is a man in constant motion, a quality he shares with much of the art he makes. His reputation was built with murals and commercial interior design – art that stays…
by Ken Otterbourg photographs by Joseph Rafferty The last time architectural critic Paul Goldberger examined Raleigh’s design sensibilities was in 2014, when, writing in Vanity Fair, he politely but firmly skewered the city’s Board of Adjustment for revoking the building permit of…
by J. Michael Welton photographs by Juli Leonard For newlyweds Roxanne Saucier and Nabarun Dasgupta, a post on Instagram in the fall of 2012 led not just to a new home, but to a new communal lifestyle in downtown Raleigh. “It was…
by Dean McCord photographs by Lissa Gotwals For nearly 50 years, chef David Mao has been on a journey to a destination that cannot be found on a map; a trip that cannot be measured in miles. It has been a sojourn…
by Kaitlyn Goalen photographs by Jillian Clark We live in an age in which craftsmanship is cool. “Small-batch” and “handmade” are buzzwords that indicate value and authenticity. This is especially true in the world of food, where the very idea suggests…
by Mimi Montgomery photographs by Kelsey Hanrahan David and Lily Ballance have been in the local restaurant and bar scene for over 20 years. Their resume is peppered with familiar names like Five Star and White Collar Crime, and they helped to…
by Leslie Maxwell Kristen Rivera, from Johns Creek, Ga., wasn’t considering applying to a women’s college. But after visiting the largest women’s college in the Southeast, she changed her mind. At Meredith College, she says, “I just felt really comfortable.” Now a…
by Liza Roberts photographs by Jillian Clark On a sunny afternoon in early December, Assad Meymandi hurried in to the Raleigh concert hall that bears his name. As seats began to fill for the North Carolina Symphony’s matinee performance of Baroque Christmas…