Cold Mountain N.C. Opera brings the acclaimed story to life with music by Jessie Ammons photograph by Ken Howard for Santa Fe Opera Soon after Cold Mountain was published, a real opera fan I know said, ‘There’s something operatic about…
Bikefest Motorcycle fans converge by Katherine Poole photograph courtesy Ray Price Harley Davidson Raleigh is going whole hog for the 13th annual Ray Price Capital City Bikefest. For three days, downtown revs up for the region’s largest motorcycle rally and…
Glorious Gastronomy Margaux’s Restaurant celebrates 25th anniversary by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy Margaux’s Restaurant “We wanted to do incredible food with incredible service, and we’ve tried to do that during every single shift for 25 years.” As Margaux’s co-owner Steve…
Royale Flush Moore Square’s French Bistro by Dean McCord photographs by Keith Isaacs It sounds like a pitch for a new sitcom: three relative strangers go to work at a brand new restaurant. After a couple of weeks, the owner…
“I will not waste this day” PAVE Southeast Raleigh Charter builds scholars, community by Hampton Williams Hofer photographs courtesy Spencer Menzel Every morning, each of the 230 children at PAVE, Southeast Raleigh’s first charter school, is greeted at the door…
Art and the Future The new Gregg Museum celebrates both by Liza Roberts photographs by Keith Isaacs When N.C. State opened the doors of its new Gregg Museum of Art & Design last month, the university unveiled a prominent landmark…
CATCHing on Supporting vital work for homeless children by Jessie Ammons photographs by Juli Leonard “There are misconceptions about what homelessness is,” says Traci Farmer, a local artist and hairdresser who serves on the board of the nonprofit Project CATCH….
People Person A local filmmaker’s take on wildlife conservation by Jessie Ammons photographs by Madeline Gray “This has been an extremely human experience,” says filmmaker David Hambridge. He’s sitting in a bustling coffee shop in downtown Raleigh on a recent…
Cover Artist Botanical Illustrator Preston Montague by Liza Roberts photograph by Madeline Gray Botanical illustrator Preston Montague was already considering which native North Carolina plants he might include in his drawing of the letter W for his Codex Carolinum alphabet…
This North Hills bungalow’s is inspired by fashion icons like Ralph Lauren & filled with antiques, fresh flowers + pops of color.
Making Magic by Jessie Ammons photograph courtesy Lee Capps A stone’s-throw from the Haw River in Saxapahaw sits a cavernous warehouse full of papier-mache masks as large as dining tables, massive fabric-draped figures, and vibrantly painted sewn props. The fantastical…
Riding Raleigh’s Rails into the future by Henry Gargan photographs by Chris Seward At Raleigh’s Amtrak station, you can buy a ticket from a man behind a counter. When you round the corner to the luggage bay, the same man…
“People experience Raleigh in a different way.” –Baxter Knight, Segway tour guide, Triangle Glides by Jessie Ammons photograph by Christer Berg Recently retired Mimi Raub spends most of her days soaking up fresh air, meeting new people, and “cruising…
TIP ME OVER AND POUR ME OUT The National Teapot Show returns to Creedmoor by Jessie Ammons photograph by Jason Dowdle Teapots have really resonated throughout the artist community,” says Jennifer Dolan, manager of Cedar Creek Gallery in Creedmoor. The…