Triangle Now Spotlight: Urban Axes Durham
by Catherine Currin
Category: Explore
Destination Walter: The Lost Colony
History lives vividly through a longtime Outer Banks production by Jason Frye “I knew I’d be back to direct,” says Ira David Wood III, the esteemed stage and screen actor perhaps best-known, at least around Raleigh, for his 40-plus-year role as…
Delightful Debris
Visit William B. Umstead State Park’s Graylyn trail, and you might be in for a surprise. A new art fixture has made way thanks to nature and the help of artists Jerry Reid and Randy Boni, of Smoky Mountain Art…
The Devilish Egg
“Most people … want to spend time with whoever they’re coming to class with, and make something in the process.” –Jill Rossi, owner and founder, The Devilish Egg There’s something for everyone at The Devilish Egg, an approachable makerspace of…
Triangle Now Spotlight: Lions, Tigers, and Beers
Ever heard of caracals? Binturongs? They are among the 20-plus species of exotic animals at the Conservators Center in Mebane, North Carolina, along with jungle cats, lynxes, lions, and tigers. The Center celebrates them this month at its annual Lions,…
Nooks & Crannies
by Jessie Ammons Rumbley photographs by Madeline Gray Even as downtown Raleigh grows, there are a number of carefully considered spaces meant for lingering. From the enclosed rooftop patio of Gallo Pelón Mezcaleria to Budleigh neighborhood’s shared grassy plot, these…
Horn & Heel
Chefs’ knives become works of art in this Raleigh studio
Swanson Clock Collection
“They hang because of their beauty.” –Jim Swanson, inherited clock collector When FBI agent John W. Swanson retired from the agency after 25 years of service, he delved more deeply into his passion for clocks: he ultimately collected 600 of…
Destination WALTER: Penland School of Crafts
by Jonathan Ammons
photographs by Nick King
CompostNow
“You get to do all of this amazing work with your banana peel, just by setting it in a bin.” –Justin Senkbeil, co-founder, CompostNow Three young entrepreneurs are making composting convenient. “Forty percent of the food we grow in the…
Afield: Prairie Ridge Ecostation
A day at Prairie Ridge Ecostation by Addie Ladner Finally, we’re out of the house. I’ve packed up my 3-year-old-daughter for a day out – outside and out of our routine. Our destination is Prairie Ridge Ecostation. The Ecostation opens…
Afield: Learning the Ropes
Finding perspective at one of Raleigh’s treetop courses
Des Livres et Délices
by Catherine Currin
Field Guide: River Dunes
Coastal fun at River Dunes
words and photographs by CC Parker