Category: Community

Dereck Whittenburg

N.C. State basketball legend Dereck Whittenburg is continuing his legacy. Read our profile to find out what he’s up to now.

Horticulture Training Program

The Conservation Horticulture Training Program gives students hands-on experience and exposure.

Meet Lee Pryor

More than a volunteer, Lee Pryor is a driving force at the Frankie Lemmon School and Foundation.

Caroline Boykin

Artist Caroline Boykin is inspired by natural beauty, centered and rooted in Southern hospitality and strong, Southern women.

Meet George Hage

Musician and illustrator George Hage has designed posters, books and more for clients like Hopscotch festival.

Heart Stone Films

Love is on the air by Laura White  Chris and Toni Wheaton have made a life out of love stories. Their own—one company, ten years, and zero nights apart—is just one of them. For a decade, the two have told…

David Crabtree

by The Rev. Greg Jones photography by Smith Hardy He grew up in a blue-collar family outside of Nashville, Tennessee. He started playing the drums when he was ten because he couldn’t afford to take up the sax. Hewgley’s, the…

Ghost Guild of Raleigh

“We try to make paranormal approachable, not a scary thing.” —Nelson Nauss, executive director and co-founder, The Ghost Guild The Ghost Guild is out to investigate Raleigh’s paranormal activity in some of the city’s oldest locations. The group began in…

Stacy Shannon of GoKart Kids

“You really get to know these kids. They respond well in that environment, even the hesitant ones.” —Stacy Shannon, founder of GoKart Kids It was one of those lightbulb moments for Stacy Shannon. A single mother at the time, she was…

Shane Dittmar

by Samantha Gratton
photography by Eamon Queeney

My Girl Friday

  “If we’re supported in our professions, we tend to be happier in them.” —Margaret ‘Austin’ Macfarlane, founder and CEO, My Girl Friday Margaret ‘Austin’ Macfarlane was a seasoned nanny when she founded My Girl Friday. Her business is a…

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