April Garden Tips: Show of Spring
This month in your Raleigh backyard: start summer veggies, practice patience and plant impatiens for months of color
Category: Current Issue
Peace & Connection: Eighth Day Prayers
A group of friends started a prayer group that grew to have global reach. Now, they’ve published three books for daily reflection
Cafeteria Culture: A Look Back at Restaurants in Retail Stores
Long before rooftop dining spots became chic, dining rooms at department stores were popular spots to get a meal, break a deal and socialize
Mr. North Carolina: Musician Jim Lauderdale
The longtime bluegrass musician and Grammy winning songwriter is a de facto ambassador for his home state’s music
Author Annie McQuaid’s Debut Book, Crash Landing
The Raleigh-based writer releases her first novel this month, a romance set on a dessert island that’s perfect for spring and summer reading
Blue Beauties: Meet The Eastern Bluebird
It’s easy it is to attract these cheerful native birds to your yard with the right birdhouse and plantings
At Home with Stone: Artist Matt Byrd
The West Raleigh artist carves discarded material like granite into intricate, sculptural interlocking art with geometric roots.
On the Vine: A Thriving Home Vineyard in Downtown Raleigh
Steve Duncan loves muscadines — and he’s been growing them in his backyard in Pullen Park Terrance for more than 35 years.
Wild Ride: Exploring Kyrgyzstan on Horseback
A ground-level trek along the Silk Road — the fabled East-West trade route — within a mountainous stretch of Central Asia.
Fust Releases its Latest Album, Big Ugly
Frontman Aaron Dowdy grapples with his ambivalence about Southern culture in the Durham-based group’s new record.
The Hat: An Unexpected Birthday Tradition
WALTER creative director Laura Wall reflects on her favorite celebratory accessory: a wildly decorated cowboy hat.
A Sprinkle of Yellow From the Northern Spicebush
The deciduous shrub Lindera benzoin is an early-spring delight in the Piedmont when its delicate yellow blooms light up its bare branches.
March Poem: Green Heart on a Gravel Road
After intense storms and sleepless nights, beauty can be found in sunlight, new flowers and a fresh morning.
Tripping through Tulips in Sanford
The Dyson family grows thousands of tulips at their Blueberry Hill U-Pick — and they’d like you to come pick some for yourself.