Design with Purpose: Vines Architecture
A North Carolina firm founded by architect Victor Vines designs public buildings with the power to change the way people think.
Category: Home & Garden
The Power of One: Molly Painter’s Charge to House the Homeless
This advocate turned a spark of inspiration into a campaign with CASA to build 100 homes for Raleigh’s unhoused.
5 Downtown Hotels that Offer a Taste of Raleigh
Give your guests a local experience with these stays that are walkable to great bars, restaurants and shopping.
Conscious Modern: A Thoughtful New Build in an Old Neighborhood
The Bailey family enlisted architect Nick Hammer to design a home in Oakwood that bridges their contemporary aesthetic with period nods.
Life, Collected: Megan O’Connor at Home
This Raleigh painter and collage artist fills her WWII-era apartment in The Village District with personal, curated finds.
Sowing Seeds: Gardening and Community in Wake Forest
Karen Stratton-Guy and her husband David Guy nurture their own yard and their neighborhood garden, too, with a unique seed share library.
The Pumpkin Spider: the Marbled Orb Weaver
These harmless but festive-looking arachnids are most often spotted around North Carolina in the weeks leading up to Halloween.
Character Builders: A Cary Home with Airy, Travel-Infused Design
When they moved back to the Triangle, this couple updated their Tudor to reflect their travels, family and taste.
Raleigh Garden Tips: What to do in September
Time to (finally!) prep for cooler evenings and look forward to home grown greens, carrots, beans and herbs.
Explore: Spend a Weekend in Greenville, SC
Greenville, South Carolina has a rich arts and coffee scene, a bustling downtown and gorgeous natural scenery.
Raleigh Garden Tips: What to do in August
Take it easy in summer’s hottest month — use your freezer to preserve tomatoes and plant a few things the get you through the rest of the season.
Deeply Rooted: A Bonsai Collection with History
University Park plant enthusiast Milos Novak draws on his experience growing up in socialist Czechoslovakia to tend his artful bonsai.
What to Do in Your Garden in July
A plant-forward perspective can protect your garden from pests and disease that descend on us in North Carolina summers.
Late Bloomers: A Shift in Perspective on a Drizzly Evening
On a trip to the see the sunflowers at Dorothea Dix Park, this writer learns she’s missed the peak — but finds something just as beautiful.