WALTER’s Top Stories of 2025
This year, our readers most-read stories spoke to international travel, local live music, culture and creatives.
Category: Community
WALTER’s Top Photos of 2025
Our creative director’s annual showcase of the past year’s most memorable, eye-catching moments captured by local photographers.
Welcome, Trolls! Dix Park Gets a Family of Thomas Dambo Sculptures
The Dutch artist’s “The Grandmother Tree” includes seven trolls across North Carolina, the largest of his permanent installations in the U.S.
Our Novels, Ourselves: Developing a Literary Friendship
Authors Elaine Orr and Nell Joslin spent 10 years walking and writing together as they worked on two very different books
Special Feature: Guide to Giving 2025
As you plan for the holidays, consider how you can help the organizations that are working to make our community a better place to live.
Acorn Art at the New RUS Bus Facility
Commissioned by GoTriangle, this giant, stainless-steel installation designed by Creative Machines is an homage to the City of Oaks
Rooted in Hospitality: Thanksgiving with Sara Abernethy
The busy mom and co-founder of Wye Hill Hospitality serves an elevated holiday meal — with a help from her industry friends
Brewing Friendship: Portraits of Seniors in a Tight-Knit Community
The Meals on Wheels Friendship Cafe at Redeeming Love Missionary Baptist Church connects people who have become friends, even family
History in the Making: An Interview with Ken Burns
We caught up with America’s favorite documentarian during a visit to Raleigh to promote his new series on the American Revolution
Rolling into Fatherhood with the Raleigh Stroller Society
At a monthly meetup arranged by founder William Folston, this group of men is redefining what it means to be a dad, one step at a time
A Fuller Story: An Update on the History Museum
As the next phase of renovation begins at the NC Museum of History, community input and interaction are at the forefrontby Ayn-Monique Klahre If you’ve driven around downtown lately, you’ve probably noticed the fencing around the North Carolina History Museum…
Wood Charmers in Moore Square
Wood sculptor Corey Lancaster’s most recent project for Raleigh City Parks is a tribute to the wildlife in urban spaces
Meet Ken Thomas, the Raleigh Bubble Man
This NC State alumni and engineer by day has perfected the art of creating giant, long-lasting bubbles — and spreads joy all over Raleigh
Glass Act: Bottle Collector David Tingen
Meet a Raleigh native who has been collecting bottles from the city’s waterways and creek shores for nearly seven decades