by Mimi Montgomery photographs by Kelsey Hanrahan David and Lily Ballance have been in the local restaurant and bar scene for over 20 years. Their resume is peppered with familiar names like Five Star and White Collar Crime, and they helped to…
by Leslie Maxwell Kristen Rivera, from Johns Creek, Ga., wasn’t considering applying to a women’s college. But after visiting the largest women’s college in the Southeast, she changed her mind. At Meredith College, she says, “I just felt really comfortable.” Now a…
by Mimi Montgomery When Terry Thirion and her neighbors in Charlotte realized they didn’t hear nearly as many frogs croaking in their backyards at night, the artist did some research. She learned that because amphibians are highly sensitive to environmental change,…
“At the end of the day, a good job is key to people’s quality of life.”–Tim Giuliani, Raleigh’s new Chamber of Commerce president by Mimi Montgomery photograph by Travis Long Not many kids want to be a chamber of commerce president when…
by Mimi Montgomery As the city of Raleigh grows ever-faster, so does its number of visitors. One thing that hasn’t kept pace is the number of hotel rooms. A recent report commissioned by the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Raleigh Chamber…
photograph by Kelsey Hanrahan No Raleigh brewery would be complete without a dash of the city’s famous entrepreneurial spirit: By day, Nickelpoint Brewing Co. co-owner Shaluka Perera, 41, is a business development program director at IBM; after hours, the Cary resident…
If you haven’t already, it’s worth the drive to check out another of the Triangle’s latest boutique hotels, the hip and understated 53-room boutique Durham Hotel. No need to stay the night, though. The food’s enough of a draw. Andrea Reusing,…
by Liza Roberts photographs by Jillian Clark On a sunny afternoon in early December, Assad Meymandi hurried in to the Raleigh concert hall that bears his name. As seats began to fill for the North Carolina Symphony’s matinee performance of Baroque Christmas…
by Todd Cohen photographs by Jill Knight Without guidance or the tools they need to handle challenges, teenagers can get caught up in self-destructive relationships and behavior with far-reaching consequences. At Corral Riding Academy, troubled teenage girls are given a chance to…
by Mimi Montgomery After serving as executive chef at The Umstead’s Herons restaurant, Scott Crawford opened Standard Foods last fall with business partner John Holmes. The space is a hybrid restaurant, grocery, and butcher shop, featuring a variety of ingredients…
by J. Michael Welton photographs by Juli Leonard For newlyweds Roxanne Saucier and Nabarun Dasgupta, a post on Instagram in the fall of 2012 led not just to a new home, but to a new communal lifestyle in downtown Raleigh. “It was…
by Kaitlyn Goalen photographs by Jillian Clark We live in an age in which craftsmanship is cool. “Small-batch” and “handmade” are buzzwords that indicate value and authenticity. This is especially true in the world of food, where the very idea suggests…
by Tracy Davis photographs by Nick Pironio Raleigh artist Clark Hipolito is a man in constant motion, a quality he shares with much of the art he makes. His reputation was built with murals and commercial interior design – art that stays…
by Suzanne M. Wood The opportunity to fuel up at one of my favorite restaurants sealed the deal when I considered which local segment of North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail to hike on an early winter afternoon. Conveniently, a 2.2-mile section of…