Melting Away
by Charman Driver I have a super-active lifestyle, so once in a while, I book a massage with a therapist to help ease tension and reduce pain in my overworked muscles. I stretch every day, but I dream of having…
Category: People
The pied piper of Roanoke Park
by Ann Brooke Raynal photographs by Juli Leonard You might know Lyman Kiser. You might know him if you’ve ever been to Roanoke Park in Raleigh’s Five Points neighborhood on a Saturday and heard the giddy shrieks of children as…
Bring it on at Bandwidth.com
photographs by Chad Sattler We live in one of America’s healthiest cities. Rankings from Women’s Health magazine and others say so, and it’s plain to see: greenways, parks and programs are everywhere to lure us up and out. It’s not…
Q&A: Rasslin’s back
with Billy Warden and Greg Behr Before the Panthers and Canes, the giants of North Carolina sports were the spandex-wearing, smack-talking, head-cracking heroes and villains of professional wrestling…make that rasslin’. Yeah, there were the basketball and football aces of the…
Lekita Essa, more than classic
by Jesma Reynolds photograph by Geoff Wood Founder and owner of personal healthcare provider More Than Nurses in Raleigh, Lekita Essa considers her clients an “extension of her family.” Her busy schedule involves visiting them at home and in the…
Joyce Watkins King
by Amber Nimocks photographs by Lissa Gotwals The first time you hear Joyce Watkins King laugh, it takes you by surprise. King is a petite woman with a trim waist and pretty smile. But her laugh is the size of…
Q&A with Amy Sedaris
with Billy Warden and Greg Behr Oh sure, it’s easy to love Amy Sedaris…now. Who doesn’t want to cozy up to a movie star (two Shreks and an Elf), bestselling author and cult leader (TV Guide ranked Strangers with Candy,…
A Leader Is… Four college presidents on lessons learned, and taught
photographs by Robert Willett When Walter decided to explore the theme of leadership this month, we knew we had an unusual opportunity. What other city is home to four small independent colleges and universities led by four remarkable women? Dianne…
Walter profile: Jim Hunt
by Mary E. Miller Jim Hunt is moving. It’s a word that describes what he’s doing, how he operates, why he’s successful, and what he has accomplished for North Carolina and its people. At 75, the four-term governor and one-man…
HEAT: Feeling the Burn in a World of Acronyms
by Charman Driver photograph by Scott Sharpe The evening before my exercise adventure at heat Studios, I got a membership card in the mail asking me to join the American Association of Retired Persons. Huh? Why on earth, I…
Chief Executive Collaborator: Jim Whitehurst leads Red Hat downtown and beyond
by Liza Roberts photographs by Missy Mclamb As Raleigh sparkles in the slanting light of a winter afternoon, Red Hat President and CEO Jim Whitehurst, eight stories above it all, looks dazzled. The view of America’s third-fastest-growing city from his company’s new…
Raleigh’s new techies: Entrepreneurs find a home in the center city
by Scott Huler photographs by Travis Dove Old Raleigh met New Raleigh, tech division, on Oct. 29, 2012. On that date The News & Observer ran a story about a successful local technology company, Deja Mi, in the process of hitting it…
Musical maverick: N.C. Opera’s Timothy Myers marches to his own beat
by Samantha Thompson Hatem photographs by Juli Leonard Don’t even attempt to think you know what Timothy Myers is going to be like before you meet him. You’ll be wrong on most counts. Myers, the principal conductor and artistic director…
Summiting Everest: With Martin Middle School behind him
by Charles Upchurch photographs courtesy of Chip Popoviciu It’s called the Death Zone. The last thousand meters from Camp Four to the summit of Mount Everest is an oxygen-fueled ridgeline traverse at 28,000 feet over ice, rock and snow –…