August Poem: Harvest Time
This poem celebrates NC’s agricultural diversity, from the farmlands of the golden leaf to the Indigenous history rooted in the swamplands.
Category: Current Issue
Storm Warning: Alluvial Decoder
A unique installation along the greenway of Crabtree Creek Trail by artist group A Gang of Three drives home the dangers of flooding
The Fast Track: The Sir Walter Miler
This popular race started when track star Sandy Roberts tried to break a 4-minute mile. Now it attract elite runners from all over the world.
Perfect Palette: An Art-Infused Oceanside Escape
Painter and gallery owner Nancy McClure filled her Atlantic Beach vacation home with blues and whites to evoke the surrounding landscape.
Arezzo Revival: Falling in Love with a Storied Italian Castle
A group of Raleigh families came together to continue the legacy of Porciano, an ancient castle and village in a rural Tuscan Valley.
Simple Life: The Light in August
From a burning candle to a sunset to the waxing of the moon, there is light to seek and enjoy everywhere you look
The Million Diaper Mark
Diaper Train helps more than babies’ bottoms — this nonprofit run by passional community members supplies families with dignity and stability
Warp & Weft: Artist Barbara Campbell Thomas
Using fabric and paint, the artist creates mesmerizing, color-jangled pieces that blur the line between painting and quilting.
August Garden Tips: Tasty Rewards
This month, take advantage of fig season and get to work starting fall veggies and plan transition-season pollinators.
Hard Stop: Musician Tre. Charles
The Durham R&B and alternative rock artist creates ethereal. layered soundscapes on his current most recent album, Here We Are
Masters of the Air: The Beautiful and Fierce Dragonfly
These dazzling insects come in a rainbow of colors. But don’t be fooled: they’re savage predators who eat tadpoles and even small fish.
A Little Luck: Mala Pata’s Masa-Infused Menu
The new masa-forward restaurant in Gateway Plaza is the long anticipated brainchild of a group of Raleigh chefs and bartenders
Through Canvas & Camera: Stuart and Robert Dance
A North Carolina painter and his photographer son share a love and talent for creating art that draws on an appreciation for light and detail
Home Place: A Cheerful New Build with a Modern Hippie Spirit
Interior designer Cate Holcomb filled this home with color, whimsy and flexible, family-friendly furnishings.