by Jessie Ammons Today, Cameron Village is a manicured shopping center near the heart of downtown filled with boutiques and eateries connected by brick sidewalks. Newcomers might not know that it has long played a fond and memorable role in the…
by Jessie Ammons On August 13, the Raleigh Rose Garden is the place to get your groove on. “We’re not just trying to go with what we think will be the hottest band, but what we think fits the area and…
by Jessie Ammons photography by Tim Lytvinenko Dave Wofford invites you to get lost in the magic of a book. “I make books for readers, not book collectors,” says the designer and letterpress printer behind Durham-based Horse & Buggy Press. His work…
by Mimi Montgomery As the wise writer Nora Ephron once said: “Everything is copy.” Dr. Lucy Daniels clearly agrees. A prolific writer and psychoanalytic psychologist, she frequently draws on mental struggles and life’s obstacles as the inspiration for her work. In…
by Jessie Ammons As state and national politics get ready to fully take over our airwaves, the Ackland Art Museum has taken on the interesting task of exploring how artists negotiate that thorny world. Politics as Usual, a three-part installation tucked…
“In August, seasons are changing and new produce is coming in. It’s a refresh and a restart. We’re excited to celebrate the new produce at Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week.” –Baxter Miller, co-founder of Bit & Grain by Jessie Ammons photograph by Lissa…
by Jesma Reynolds photographs by Tim Lytvinenko It’s a vertical world we live in, and Raleigh is going up. Young professionals and empty nesters are migrating downtown to live, work, and play, fueling demand for stylish residential projects that are reshaping…
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by Larry Wheeler I love artists, always have. It goes way back, long before I had the privilege of directing an art museum. Many of the artists were great characters whose voices resounded beyond the canvas, the Mauds and Claudes, for…
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by Liza Roberts photographs by Kelsey Hanrahan When Pullen Park bought a hand-crafted wooden carousel from nearby Bloomsbury Park for $1,425 in 1921, it got a bargain and a beauty. On one of the most beautiful spring days of April this year,…
by Samantha Berlin Durham artist Martha Clippinger spent a month making art at Raleigh’s Artspace in April as PNC’s Pop-In Artist in Residence. The results – colorful patterns and mixed media works on both wood and fiber – will be on…
by Mary Powell Boney Warm weather is here, and who can resist playing outside? Add some structure to kids’ time outdoors this summer at city-organized day camps. Both the Nature Adventures and Eco-Explorers sessions offer hands-on learning environments throughout June and…
by Mimi Montgomery Marie Cordella, 33, owner and designer at Cordella Bridal, says she’s “always loved aesthetics.” The Silver Spring, Md. native was originally inspired by the trips to the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C. she took every weekend with her…