The Whirl: Kick-Off to Kindergarten
On Aug. 20, Marbles Kids Museum held its annual Kick-Off to Kindergarten event presented by NC 529 and the Wake County Public School System.
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The Whirl: WALTER’s 10 Year Anniversary Party
On August 31, WALTER celebrated the 10 years since its first issue with a festive evening at the North Carolina Museum of Art.
Ral-o-ween: Some Hyper-Local Halloween Inspiration
Happy Ral-o-ween! To really impress your friends this year, consider creating a Halloween costume out of one of these Raleigh landmarks.
Candles
During the time of cholera, a mourning father seeks solace in Raleigh’s City Cemetery in this piece of short fiction.
Country Crooners: Celebrating Female Country Musicians
A new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History on loan from the Grammy Museum highlights the trailblazing women of country music.
Leaning into Purpose: On Art and Aging with Scott Avett
Best-known as a frontman for the Avett Brothers, the musician and painter finds inspiration in the North Carolina town where he was raised.
Sacred Figures: Cristina Cordova’s Evocative Sculpture
This longtime Penland-based artist with Puerto Rican roots sculpts soulful, fantastical people from clay and other media.
Conscious Modern: A Thoughtful New Build in an Old Neighborhood
The Bailey family enlisted architect Nick Hammer to design a home in Oakwood that bridges their contemporary aesthetic with period nods.
Life, Collected: Megan O’Connor at Home
This Raleigh painter and collage artist fills her WWII-era apartment in The Village District with personal, curated finds.
Sowing Seeds: Gardening and Community in Wake Forest
Karen Stratton-Guy and her husband David Guy nurture their own yard and their neighborhood garden, too, with a unique seed share library.
Sound Scenes: Fortnite Composer Jason Graves
Jason Graves creates musical tracks for video games like Tomb Raider, Fortnite, Moss and Dead Space out of his home in Benson.
The Pumpkin Spider: the Marbled Orb Weaver
These harmless but festive-looking arachnids are most often spotted around North Carolina in the weeks leading up to Halloween.
October 2022 Poem: Stairs at Weymouth
While working a tthe historic Southern Pines writer’s retreat, the author encounters a strange phenomenon.
Simple Life: Coach & The Bull
Before he even realized he had the talent, two perceptive educators nurtured this writer’s budding career as an author.