A Year in Cakes: 12 Months of Trying New Bakeries
A father’s love for dessert and CC Parker’s dedication to trying new things combine for a sweet adventure.
Category: Shop Local
An A to Z Guide to Local, Giftable Food in Raleigh
From cookies and coffee to nut butters and barbecue sauce, here’s where to buy dozens of delicious brands of N.C. food—many ship all over the U.S., too!
The Father and Son team settles in to a new location
by Sarah Nagem | photography by Eamon Queeney Brian and Kiyomi Ownbey always had a thing for Mid-century design: the vibrant colors and garish themes of American Kitsch, and also the clean, calm lines of wooden Scandinavian furniture. But the…
George Hoffman keeps it classic at his Hillsborough Street smoke shop
by Christian Terry | photography by Eamon Queeney As soon as you scuff your shoes on the hardwood floors of Pipes by George, you’re welcomed by the distinct aroma of lit cigars, a kaleidoscopic collection of pipes on the wall…
Local marketplace Kinshop celebrates N.C. businesses
The second annual Kinshop is back at Junction West November 23 for a day of shopping, mingling and celebrating local businesses. Founders Hannah Lee and Lauren Waston created Kinshop last spring as a new kind of retail experience, one that…
Around Town with… Irv Coats of Reader’s Corner
Irv Coats turned a love of reading into a lifelong career with his beloved store on Hillsborough Street. Writing and photographs by Addie Ladner “Anything you need for your head and soul you can find in a good book,” says…
Local Haunts: 13 Spots Around the Triangle Where you Just Might Encounter a Ghost or Two
From the Carolina Inn to the Capitol Building, there are lots of haunted and historic spots to explore in Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham.
Stein’s Furniture creates colorful lacquered pieces
by Hampton Williams Hofer | photography by Tyler Cunningham Inside Stein’s Furniture and Lacquer Studio, a winsome collection of home décor includes artfully refurbished antique furniture, fine art and all manner of treasures for the home. The store, in its…
A T-shirt shop with a distinctly Raleigh point of view
Raleigh’s House of Swank
Centerpiece Gallery offers art and workshops to community
Tucked inside a red-brick exterior, The Centerpiece Gallery is sleek and white, blessed with tons of natural light and a roomy, flexible floor plan that lets the art speak for itself. “We wanted our guests to be able to look…
Antiques market Pigfish Lane offers finds for everyone
by Ayn-Monique Klahre | photography by Eamon Queeney
A Peek into the State Farmers Market
The colors, shapes and smiling faces we found at the State Farmers Market
Check out The Flourish Market’s new Martin Street location
Downtown Raleigh’s do-good boutique relocates and expands
Downtown’s Newest Men’s Shop Offers Custom Clothing in Genteel Style
Sophisticated style on McDowell Street