by Jessie Ammons Author Henry Miller once wrote that, in matters of travel, “one’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.” To change your perspective, you need not go far: Primland, for one example,…
by Mimi Montgomery A weekend trip to the mountains is one way to escape the swelter. The Swag bed-and-breakfast is a secluded, luxuriously rustic boutique getaway in Waynesville, cozied right up to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Four of North…
by Samantha Berlin In 2001, Trip Forman and Matt Nuzzo turned their love of watersports into a career. With $100 apiece, they set up shop in Forman’s garage and began teaching kiteboarding and surfing on the shallow, sandy-bottomed waters of…
by Mimi Montgomery photographs by Catherine Nguyen Custom, one-of-a-kind dresses are typically associated with haute couture – the glamorous reserve of New York and Paris fashion shows. That wasn’t always the case. There was a time when custom-made gowns weren’t just…
Raleigh Fine Art Society’s Choral Celebration by Mimi Montgomery photographs by Jillian Clark It’s a Tuesday evening in April, and Meymandi Concert Hall is packed. In a few short minutes, Powell GT elementary school’s chorus will take the stage, and the kids are…
A curatorial team dives into an island’s influence on American Impressionist Childe Hassam by J. Michael Welton Childe Hassam was more than America’s foremost Impressionist painter. He was a global force, a peripatetic artist who wandered the world to paint Paris, New York,…
Bringing people together, improving lives by Settle Monroe photograph by Nick Pironio From her office at Building Together Ministries in 2006, Reggie Edwards used to watch mothers walk through the Halifax Court public housing complex to drop their children off for Building…
by June Spence Inside a small wooden picture frame I have taken to keeping on my desk lately, there is a charming hand-stitched scene of a sort-of Spanish villa with arched doorways, turrets, and bougainvillea spilling over the walls, the colors…
by Jessie Ammons Art in Bloom, a four-day celebration of art, flowers, and creativity, returns this month to the North Carolina Museum of Art. Last year’s inaugural event received rave reviews, which spurred an even more robust lineup this year. A…
by Liza Roberts What is fashion? When is it art? For 15 years, N.C. State’s College of Design has challenged its students to ask and answer these questions with Art2Wear, a student-organized runway show that showcases a juried selection of fashion,…
by Jessie Ammons In a saturated digital era, it’s refreshing to see positivity go viral. One example is the sensation of the Holderness family’s online videos. Two years ago, the Raleigh family created a silly digital Christmas card featuring the foursome dancing…
by Jessie Ammons As you consider what to plant in your spring garden, the folks at the Audubon Society urge you to remember the birds. “Unfortunately, a yard full of non-native plants is essentially a food desert for our birds,” says…
by Mimi Montgomery Getting back on your feet can be hard. The Carying Place in Cary tries to make it a little easier. The nonprofit helps working homeless families achieve independence through a mentoring system that focuses on managing personal finances,…
