Tying the Knot
Tying the Knot An old Raleigh family celebrates a wedding with worldly flair by Liza Roberts photographs by Graham Terhune Wynn and Jim Dorsett were newlyweds in 1985 when they moved to MidOaks, the beautiful Raleigh home that…
Category: People
OUR TOWN: Game Plan: Ashlyn and Deac McCaskill
“My dad and my papa built the car, so (my mom) knows I’m safe.” –Ashlyn McCaskill, 15-year-old UCAR short-track racer by Jessie Ammons photographs by Travis Long Car racing is in the McCaskill blood. “It’s something that you’re born into…
Glenwood South Tailors
“If you want style, if you want knowledge about how to wear your clothing, if you want free personal styling about the rest of the stuff in your closet, we can help you out.” –Brian Burnett, founder and owner, Glenwood…
GIGS: Elizabeth Doran: NC Theatre
Creative Cultivator N.C. Theatre’s new CEO by Jessie Ammons photograph by Elizabeth Galecke Elizabeth Doran is not from around here, and she thinks that’s a good thing. “There’s value in remembering what the outside world is saying about your community,”…
Diana Bloomfield: A Daughter, A Muse
A Daughter, A Muse text and photographs by Diana Bloomfield Most of my work focuses on the intersection of the past and my memory of that past. Memories, fugitive and ever-shifting, are always subject to interpretation, while photographs are tangible. The…
The Triangle Troglodytes
“There’s usually more than one way to get through something.” –Ken Walsh, Triangle Troglodytes vice-chair by Jessie Ammons photograph by Travis Long When can we go underground again? asks the Triangle Troglodytes tagline. The answer? “About every other month or…
Adrienne Cole, Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
“I’m honored to be the first woman to hold the position. I’m excited to do the work that I love in a community I’m passionate about.” –Adrienne Cole Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce president and CEO by Jessie Ammons…
John Beerman
“I find solace in looking at the landscape. I think it’s a human thing. We all do.” –John Beerman by LIZA ROBERTS photographs by LISSA GOTWALS The 34 paintings currently on view at Lee Hansley Gallery in Raleigh – luminous,…
Philoptochos
“We’re learning that there are more and more female veterans locally that are homeless. We want to bring awareness to that issue and contribute.” –Lekita Essa, Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society member by Jessie Ammons photograph by Ray Black III…
Raleighites: St. Mary’s School
St. Mary’s School at 175 Raleigh’s oldest continually operated school celebrates a major milestone. by Hampton Williams Hofer photographs by Jillian Clark [archival photographs courtesy of St. Mary’s School] On May 12, Saint Mary’s School, the nation’s second oldest…
Profiles: Courage: NC National Women’s Soccer League
Profile in {NC} Courage by Liza Roberts photographs by Ray Black III It’s a late March afternoon at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, where 25 professional soccer recruits are gutting it out on a secluded practice field behind the stadium….
Gooooooal! New women’s soccer team kicks off its season
The Triangle’s new professional women’s soccer team, the North Carolina Courage, kicks off its inaugural season April 22 when it plays the Portland Thorns at WakeMed Soccer Park. The Courage arrived here in January when Steve Malik – owner of…
Bee City: Alice Hinman keeps it buzzing
by Hampton Williams Hofer photographs by Peter Hoffman Alice Hinman is a regular at many of Raleigh’s hottest spots: Kings, Centro, Garland, Standard Foods, Big Boss Brewing Company, Stanbury. She hits them all weekly, but she doesn’t use the door….
Zang Toi
by Liza Roberts photographs by Jillian Clark A burst of creative energy shook up professor Justin LeBlanc’s class at N.C. State School of Design one recent morning: New York designer Zang Toi stopped by. A whirl of beaming smiles, charming…