Visit Guest House Raleigh, downtown’s boutique hotel
Husband-and-wife team Matt Tomasulo and Nicole Alvarez refurbished an old house to turn it into a boutique hotel in downtown Raleigh.
Category: Explore
The Canterbury Shop
by Katherine Poole
photography by Eamon Queeney
Loose on the Neuse: Tips and Tricks
Author CC Parker shares hard-won tips from her family paddle down the Neuse River with WALTER.
Locally made: Peppertrain Jewelry
Kaitlin Ryan’s polymer clay creations make for spunky statement jewelry
Chihuly visits the Biltmore
Dale Chihuly’s art has been woven into the grounds and interiors of the Biltmore in Asheville, NC.
Lie + Loft joins forces with Pamut Apparel
by Iza Wojciechowska
photography by Eamon Queeney
Plant care with The Zen Succulent
exclusive plant care tips from The Zen Succulent’s Megan George
Why Not Take a Staycation?
Rediscover Raleigh with our guide to the best local sites worth staying home for.
Zest Cafe & Home Art
by Catherine Currin
photographs by Eamon Queeney
Carolina Shuckers
by Addie Ladner photographs by Bert VanderVeen “It’s like a cooking show in here,” says sculptor and blacksmith Mike Waller. He’s meticulously inserting and removing a small slab of carbon steel in and out of a 2,200-degree forge in his…
Triangle Now Spotlight: Bull City Rumble
Kick-start Labor Day weekend at Bull City Rumble, a world-renowned vintage motorcycle and scooter festival in Durham. The two-day multi-venue event draws thousands of enthusiasts from all over the world for music, tech sessions, general merriment, and, the highlight, a…
DECO gift shop expands downtown
If you’re in search of local goods, cheeky gifts, greeting cards, or homewares, downtown shop DECO Raleigh is chock-full of them. The six-year-old storefront moves into an expanded space on Salisbury Street in late July, just two doors down and…
Bedazzled
Moore Square downtown is in the midst of a two-year renovation, forcing the city park to close and be blocked off to the public. Nearby businesses partnered to spruce it up in the meantime: fabric murals, pool noodles, and sparkly…
The Local Squirrel
“I’m inspired by our local makers and what they’re doing.” —Rachael Pusateri Riddle, owner, The Local Squirrel “We gather our local products like squirrels gather their nuts,” says Rachael Pusateri Riddle, who founded The Local Squirrel two years ago. The…