Changing of the Guard: Feathered Friends to Spot this Month
As the leaves fall, another change is happening in the Piedmont: colorful migratory birds are landing at our bird feeders.
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Design with Purpose: Vines Architecture
A North Carolina firm founded by architect Victor Vines designs public buildings with the power to change the way people think.
Give Local 2022: 25 Triangle Organizations to Support this Season
From caring for the vulnerable to pursuing equity to inspiring creativity, these nonprofits are building resilience in Raleigh.
The Power of One: Molly Painter’s Charge to House the Homeless
This advocate turned a spark of inspiration into a campaign with CASA to build 100 homes for Raleigh’s unhoused.
Renaissance Man: Bartender, author and advocate Joel Finsel
The Wilmington mixologist makes a mean cocktail — but he’s equally passionate about his nonprofit, Third Person Project.
Country Crooners: Celebrating Female Country Musicians
A new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History on loan from the Grammy Museum highlights the trailblazing women of country music.
Leaning into Purpose: On Art and Aging with Scott Avett
Best-known as a frontman for the Avett Brothers, the musician and painter finds inspiration in the North Carolina town where he was raised.
Sacred Figures: Cristina Cordova’s Evocative Sculpture
This longtime Penland-based artist with Puerto Rican roots sculpts soulful, fantastical people from clay and other media.
Life, Collected: Megan O’Connor at Home
This Raleigh painter and collage artist fills her WWII-era apartment in The Village District with personal, curated finds.
Sowing Seeds: Gardening and Community in Wake Forest
Karen Stratton-Guy and her husband David Guy nurture their own yard and their neighborhood garden, too, with a unique seed share library.
Sound Scenes: Fortnite Composer Jason Graves
Jason Graves creates musical tracks for video games like Tomb Raider, Fortnite, Moss and Dead Space out of his home in Benson.
The Pumpkin Spider: the Marbled Orb Weaver
These harmless but festive-looking arachnids are most often spotted around North Carolina in the weeks leading up to Halloween.
Simple Life: Coach & The Bull
Before he even realized he had the talent, two perceptive educators nurtured this writer’s budding career as an author.
A Stitch in Time: Textile Artist Precious Lovell
The inaugural Brightwork Fellow at Anchorlight in Raleigh, this reframes fabric, sewing and history through her provocative pieces.