The Incredible Journey of Monarch Butterflies
These beautiful insects travel thousands of miles each year to get to their winter homes in Mexico. Right now, they’re in North Carolina.
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Simple Life: The Quiet of Nature
In an increasingly loud world, this writer encourages us to be still and listen to what the owls, crickets and birds have to say to us.
Back at Nana’s: Matt Kelly Revives a Durham Classic
The chef behind Mateo and Mother & Sons is putting his own spin on a beloved Bull City restaurant that got started in the early 1990s.
Endless Summer of Shag: Meet The Embers
Raleigh’s signature beach music band is still active, roughly two-thirds of a century after they formed back in the 1950s.
Eliza’s Garden: A History of the Grounds of Haywood Hall
Eliza Haywood, the wife of Raleigh’s first mayor, added both ornamental plants and vegetable gardens to their home. You can see traces today.
Turning the Stone at Dorothea Dix Park
Three 1920s-era stone cottages at the main entrance to Dix Park begin their next era as a visitors center and community spaces.
Seaside Escape on Holden Beach
Interior designer Daniel Sawyer used calming blues and whites, driftwood tones and pearlescent textures to create an elevated coastal scheme.
Hangin’ In the Pines at The Duke Lemur Center
his sanctuary for lemurs in Durham leads the world in researching these unique primates from Madagascar. And it’s open to visitors!
To Be Frank
Frank Harmon’s longstanding Saturday-morning tradition of coffee in the garden is an opportunity to chat and connect with longtime friends
Off Kilter with Artist Jen Matthews
The design director and painter takes an upbeat approach to the concept of finding the beauty in chaos with her vibrant floral pieces.
July 2024 Poem: The Cardinal
On a beautiful spring day, a writer captures the feeling as she connects with a brilliant cardinal hopping nearby.
The Belle of Star City
A dreaded visit with the writer’s great-aunt turns out to be an education in culture — and a lesson in heartbreak.
Primitive Playgrounds
For kids in the 1980s in Raleigh, play structures were pretty basic. But, this writer asks, were they really missing anything?
5 Shady Hikes in the Triangle to Explore this Summer
Tall trees and cool breezes make these areas near Raleigh great options for getting outside on the hottest days of the year.