A Home in Raleigh
by Mimi Montgomery Home. It’s a broad concept with a myriad of meanings. Homer touched on it a bit with his boy Odysseus and his travels after Troy’s fall; Faulkner obsessed over home and its rootedness in the past; and I’m…
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Spotlight: Horsing Around, Shepherd Youth Ranch
by Mimi Montgomery More than 20,000 children in Wake County are affected by or are suffering from trauma, are underserved, and are in need, Shepherd Youth Ranch statistics show. The nonprofit’s mission is to help. The faith-based organization partners children and…
Spotlight: Sartorial Storytelling, Bella Bolsa Designs
by Mimi Montgomery Life often imitates art, but in the case of Lauren Van Hemert’s accessories company Bella Bolsa, it’s the other way around. The Raleighite makes and sells custom handbags with printed fabrics she designs herself, incorporating found objects like…
Chris Budnick
by Settle Monroe photograph by Christer Berg Connection and community are at the heart of Chris Budnick’s work. Like many of the men and women who come to his organization for help overcoming homelessness and addiction, the executive director of Healing Transitions…
Spotlight: Culture Fix, France Pavilion
by Jessie Ammons Market Hall in downtown’s historic City Market will transform into a pavilion of modern art this month. France Pavilion, a seller of art, will bring a touring exhibition of French contemporary works to Raleigh Feb. 9 – 12….
Walter Now Podcast: October 2016
Tune into our October Walter Now podcast – we go behind the scenes of our home and garden issue, and editor Liza Roberts sits down for an interview with artist Thomas Sayre.
Alter Egos
photographs by Geoff Wood We all have one. Another side to the one most folks know. For some, it’s a small thing: A hobby, interest, or minor talent. For others, it’s a big part – if not the main part…
WALTER’S author dinner at the Umstead: The debut of WALTER events
An elegant evening of terrific company, conversation, food, and wine came together when four of the area’s best writers and 100 Walter readers gathered at the Umstead Hotel & Spa for the sold-out debut of Walter events. Local novelists Allan…
Art on wheels
by J. Michael Welton photographs by Travis Dove When 22 rare Porsches roll into the North Carolina Museum of Art on Oct. 11 for Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed, it will mark not only the first time the museum has mounted a…
In all its forms: Close ties, deep roots, and forward focus at the North Carolina Symphony
by J. Peder Zane As the hot summer night embraced Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater, sweet smoke drifted through the air, propelling the sell-out crowd to the heights of ecstasy that happen when music meets dance. Gray-haired men in tie-died shirts boogied with…
The power of one: Meg Lowman’s pioneering legacy
by Liza Roberts photographs by Nick Pironio Meg Lowman believes in a lot of things: The sanctity of the treetops. The importance of insects, curiosity, resilience, and adventure. She believes in “no child left indoors” and “the power of one.” And kismet. “I find…
Back to her roots: Lauren Kennedy ‘This is my future’
by Liza Roberts photographs by Lissa Gotwals When Broadway star Lauren Kennedy was growing up in Raleigh, she put in her time doing wholesome-kid things like catching salamanders in the creek near her house, and playing games like freeze tag with her…
Slow jeans, fast business: Sarah and Victor Lytvinenko are putting Raleigh – and denim – on the fashion map
by Dean King photographs by Missy McLamb Victor and Sarah Lytvinenko, creators of Raleigh Denim, international fashion world upstarts, oh, and husband and wife, are in sync. They work together. They play together. They jet together – New York, L.A.,…
Art as Heritage
by Liza Roberts photographs by Mark Petko For Monica and Dalip Awasthi, art is the glue. It helped cement their relationship early on, and it links the two of them – and their three young children – to the Indian…