“There are so many facets of model railroading: There’s scenery and color and paint and electronics and computers…” –John Ragan, president, Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club by Jessie Ammons photograph by Christer Berg Many mornings of the week find…
“I will not waste this day” PAVE Southeast Raleigh Charter builds scholars, community by Hampton Williams Hofer photographs courtesy Spencer Menzel Every morning, each of the 230 children at PAVE, Southeast Raleigh’s first charter school, is greeted at the door…
Art and the Future The new Gregg Museum celebrates both by Liza Roberts photographs by Keith Isaacs When N.C. State opened the doors of its new Gregg Museum of Art & Design last month, the university unveiled a prominent landmark…
People Person A local filmmaker’s take on wildlife conservation by Jessie Ammons photographs by Madeline Gray “This has been an extremely human experience,” says filmmaker David Hambridge. He’s sitting in a bustling coffee shop in downtown Raleigh on a recent…
“If you don’t know where you’re going or why you’re doing the work, then you won’t make any sort of transformational change.” –Elena Ashburn, principal, Broughton High School by Jessie Ammons photograph by Travis Long As the Wake County Public…
Riding Raleigh’s Rails into the future by Henry Gargan photographs by Chris Seward At Raleigh’s Amtrak station, you can buy a ticket from a man behind a counter. When you round the corner to the luggage bay, the same man…
BUILT TO LAST Raleigh’s new Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral by Mimi Montgomery all renderings by O’Brien & Keane Architecture If you’ve driven on Western Boulevard toward downtown recently, you’ve likely noticed a colossal new copper dome emerging through the…
WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM Hillsborough’s Vista Wood bison ranch by Jessie Ammons photographs by Lissa Gotwals A stone buffalo statue greets visitors at the entrance to Vista Wood Ranch, which sits at a bucolic turn a few miles off…
MURPHY TROGDON ALAYA’S Rural Landscapes by Liza Roberts photographs by Catherine Nguyen Raleigh landscape artist Murphy Trogdon Ayala, known for her serene paintings of rural Southern landscapes and architecture, is busier than ever with the work that has made her…
“Riding around rolling hills and country roads on an old bike, there’s no other feeling like it.” –Jake Wolf, co-owner-founder, Capital Club 16 restaurant by Jessie Ammons photo by Travis Long “Family heirlooms come in all different shapes and sizes,…
“It’s a very profound feeling: knowing that what I’m doing can kill me, but learning how to build a relationship with the fire, understand it and how it works. You have to respect it.” –Meli Markham, firebreather and welding student…
“Everybody’s there for the love of the game and the passion behind it.” –Paul Cox, treasurer of American Outlaws Raleigh U.S. National soccer teams fan group by Jessie Ammons photograph by Travis Long No matter the time of day or…
Master Builder Phil Freelon by J. Michael Welton photographs by Lissa Gottwals (unless otherwise noted) Durham-based architect Phil Freelon’s life story has played out as one of victory, tragedy, and grace under pressure. His career – perhaps unrivalled by any North…
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…