Swagger
“I wanted it to be a fun place. The items make you happy and they’re just funny. I love it when I’m standing behind the counter and I can hear customers laughing.” –Mandy Becker, owner, Swagger by Jessie Ammons photograph…
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ArtCurious
“I’m hoping to give an interesting spin to art history for people that don’t know a lot – or anything – about it.” –Jennifer Dasal, producer and host of the podcast ArtCurious by Jessie Ammons N.C. Museum of Art associate…
RTP180
“We wanted to create a platform for people of all professions to share what they’re working on and the innovations happening in various realms.” –Anna Rhyne, coordinator of monthly RTP180 talks at The Frontier by Jessie Ammons Debate, fashion,…
Adam Dipert
“A lot of people say, ‘Oh, you’re a circus performer and you study physics, those things are so different!’ In my mind they’re not, they’re exactly the same thing.” –Adam Dipert, nuclear physics doctoral candidate and circus artist by Jessie…
Five Fork Studio
by Jesma Reynolds photographs by Liz Condo Functional, simple, beautiful. Those are words longtime friends Michael Everhart, 31, and Will Stanley, 32, use to describe the furniture they build under the name Five Fork Studio in Chapel Hill. For the…
Being the change: Exploris School’s award-winning refugee project
by Settle Monroe A group of students and teachers from downtown Raleigh’s The Exploris School recently set out on a simple mission – to be the change they wanted to see in the world. They kept their focus local, and…
The bigger the tale, the better
by Mimi Montgomery Storytelling is a prolific vocation in the South; honestly, I’m surprised it doesn’t come with a W-9 form around here. People will pull you aside and basically tell you everything about anything. I think it’s the reason…
Raleigh’s intricate mosaic
by James White When I walk down the streets of Raleigh, it is as if I can hear Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities running through my mind. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,…
Easter eggs and bunnies
“It’s totally a labor of love,” says paper artist Sara Joyce. The thousands of holiday decorations she makes in her North Raleigh home every year out of fine paper – Easter eggs, Easter bunnies, Christmas trees, and stars – are…
Spotlight: Read all about it
by Jessie Ammons There’s a new kid on the block downtown: Read With Me, a children’s bookstore and art shop, is set to open early next month. The store is the brainchild of owner Christine Brenner, who says her “aha” moment…
Spotlight: Preservation Minded, the Dixie Deer Classic
by Jessie Ammons It’s hard to miss the Dixie Deer Classic: One of the State Fairgrounds’ largest annual events brings more than 20,000 folks to town the first weekend of March. This year’s show March 3 – 5 marks the 50th…
Necessary discourse in the age of discord
by Christopher Edmonston photograph by Robert Willett Here in Raleigh, the statue of Zebulon Vance on the old State Capitol grounds sounds a timely admonition from the 19th century: “The subjection of every passion and prejudice to the cooler sway of judgment…
Anne Bullard
by Settle Monroe photograph by Elizabeth Galecke Anne Bullard, chairman of the board of directors at Burning Coal Theatre Company, has always been an avid supporter of the performing arts. Although her onstage career was limited to a brief stint of middle…
Jubala Coffee
“I don’t look at it as an additional revenue stream as much as I look at it as an engaging tool for the community. That’s just as important.” –Andrew Cash, owner, Jubala Coffee by Jessie Ammons photograph by Travis Long Jubala Coffee…