by Billy Warden Not even the makers of Viagra have pitched the restorative powers of their product as insistently as proponents of rock ’n’ roll. From Bruce Springsteen to Joey Ramone to Pink, billions of decibels have gone into claiming for…
by Mimi Montgomery photograph by Keith Isaacs This month, when runners cross the finish lines of the many races being held during the City of Oaks marathon event, they’ll be leaving with more than medals and views of Raleigh. Local artist Autumn…
Join WALTER for a night of fantastic holiday shopping, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres! Wednesday, November 30 at the Merrimon-Wynne House from 6 – 9 p.m. Choose seasonal gifts from all your favorite Raleigh retailers, including Kendra Scott, Emily Brooks Design, High Cotton, Zest Cafe,…
Tune into our October Walter Now podcast – we go behind the scenes of our home and garden issue, and editor Liza Roberts sits down for an interview with artist Thomas Sayre.
by Tina Haver Currin Jesse and Sue Jones are well-known in Oakwood. Especially in October. On the neighborhood listserv, residents are required to sign their messages with their full name and home address. But instead of a house number or street, the…
by Jessie Ammons The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education is usually brimming with activity: The nonprofit works to educate children and their families about healthy choices, from nutrition to bullying prevention, with interactive activities and memorable programs. It’s the…
Melissa Brown show opens Lee Hansley’s new gallery by Nora Shepard Before Raleigh native Melissa Brown died in 2001 at the age of 30 from complications of breast cancer, she had become an accomplished artist with a national following. This month…
by Kevin Flinn Screening home movies for a room full of strangers might sound counterintuitive. After all, home movies are made to be shown at home. But since 2003, the folks behind Home Movie Day – celebrated worldwide on Oct. 15…
by Jessie Ammons Eastern-style, Western-style; bar-b-que, barbeque, BBQ. Whatever type you like, and whatever you call it, barbecue is a big deal around here. You can go whole hog on understanding it at the inaugural N.C. Barbecue Revival Oct. 28 –…
by Liza Roberts On October 7, acclaimed artist Thomas Sayre will transform CAM Raleigh into a multi-layered, multi-media exploration of cotton: the people, land, industry, beauty, violence, and history behind the lucrative, complicated crop. The museum expects record attendance for the…
“It’s really great that in this urban setting, this 164-acre park is here for people to escape the urban life and have a little time in nature.” –Rachel Woods, North Carolina Museum of Art Curator of Horticulture and Sustainability by Mimi…
“Now that October cranks up, it’s a lot of travel and writing in the hunting season, for sure.” –Eddie Nickens, outdoors journalist and author by Mimi Montgomery photograph by Travis Long Eddie Nickens is an outdoorsman, award-winning author, journalist, on-camera host, and…
“It’s just an easy way to hang out with people who share your same passion. How often do we get to do that?” –George Smart, founder of N.C. Modernist Houses and organizer of Thirst4Architecture by Jessie Ammons When George Smart founded…
“Raleigh is a great place for people who love plants.” –Joe Stoffregen, president of Homewood Nursery and Garden Center by Jessie Ammons photograph by Travis Long The Stoffregens are a family of growers. “My dad had a vegetable garden in his backyard…