Creative Cultivator N.C. Theatre’s new CEO by Jessie Ammons photograph by Elizabeth Galecke Elizabeth Doran is not from around here, and she thinks that’s a good thing. “There’s value in remembering what the outside world is saying about your community,”…
Hot Stuff Cheetie Kumar’s creative combinations by Jessie Ammons photographs by Juli Leonard “Garlands are a very traditional Indian celebratory symbol. They’re reverent, they tie in different elements.” On a recent afternoon, chef Cheetie Kumar sat in Garland, the…
“We want to connect art and nature and people,” says Marjorie Hodges, director of external relations at the N.C. Museum of Art, and a key player in the museum’s Art in the Environment Fund. To accomplish this simple but profound…
Last fall, GoRaleigh kicked off a design competition for city-wide bus shelters. Submissions were narrowed down to three finalists who created prototypes displayed at CAM Raleigh early this year. Albert McDonald led a 6-person team from local firm Clark Nexsen…
by Ippy Patterson At 63, having been preoccupied with death as long as I could remember, squeamish, and having never taught anything in my life, I was asked whether I could help run a drawing group in the Duke University anatomy…
text and photographs by Julie Williams Dixon Springtime on the Roanoke River is a fisherman’s paradise. First come the hickory shad, sometimes as early as mid January. As the days stretch out and the water warms, large numbers of fish move…
by D.G. Martin Just where did I learn that local restaurants are where you find real friends and lifelong memories? Maybe it was my North Mecklenburg High School football teammate Tommy Oehler who got me started when he introduced me to…
by Jessie Ammons Next time you want a restaurant recommendation, a new local app has you covered. CurEat, founded by Raleigh resident Steve Mangano (pictured above), shares dining recommendations from local chefs, tastemakers, and friends. “I have a background in hotels…
by Jessie Ammons photograph by Christer Berg When they set out to open a restaurant in downtown Cary, Samreen Nawaz and Syed Yousuf knew they needed to think outside the box. “Look how many Indian restaurants are out there,” Nawaz recalls…
Raleigh restaurants that have stood the test of time by Fanny Slater photographs by Jill Knight When I was 7, I asked my dad how the vacuum cleaner worked. “Just like the light switches,” he said without looking up from a platter…
by Liza Roberts photographs by Nick Pironio William Ivey Long, the prolific, multiple-Tony Award-winning costume designer, has drama – and Raleigh – in his blood, and in every single one of his earliest memories. “I grew up in the stage left dressing…
by Tina Haver Currin photographs by Christer Berg As Raleigh continues to land on Forbes lists as one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States – #1 in 2013, #2 in 2014, #4 last year – the city is, understandably,…
There’s no shortage of entertainment in Raleigh, especially when it comes to theater. From dreamy, moonlit Shakespearean nights at the Raleigh Rose Garden, to toe-tapping musical numbers belted from Raleigh Memorial Auditorium’s grand stage, to wild tales of booze, love…
by Dean McCord photographs by Dean McCord and Alan Fleetwood A college buddy of mine used to tell me he was from L.A.: “Lovely Asheville.” I sort of understood what he meant, and I’ve frequently said that if I could move my job…