Renaissance Man: Bartender, author and advocate Joel Finsel
The Wilmington mixologist makes a mean cocktail — but he’s equally passionate about his nonprofit, Third Person Project.
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From Loft to Launch: Boatbuilder Mark Bayne Sends his Work to Sea
This master shipwright and longtime professor at Cape Fear Community College reinvented its wooden boatbuilding program.
Nature in Print: Katie Hayes’ Southern Perspective
Off a two-lane highway in Hillsborough down a gravel road, this artist and printmaker celebrates the South’s natural world.
The Burden and Beauty of Home: Painter William Paul Thomas
This Durham-based artist engages viewers with work that uses color and portraiture to express — and evoke — deep emotions.
One to Watch: Outer Banks Director Jonas Pate
This Raeford-raised film industry veteran has found success — and happiness — with a Netflix show that taps his Southern roots.
Red Clay & Jewels
Jaki Shelton Green, the ninth Poet Laureate of North Carolina, captures the beauty and cruelty of humanity her writing.
Salt of the Earth from NC’s Coastline
The couple behind Sea Love Sea Salt, out of Burgaw, built their business around a shared culinary passion.
Rising Star: A Unique Workshop for the Fire Arts
STARworks, in the town of Star, offers aspiring glass-blowing artists and potters a place to train and flourish
Time Capsule in Jazz: Dr. Maurice Martinez
Despite being a longtime North Carolinian, for this beat poet, The Big Easy is alive in his heart, his words, and his photos
Moving on Up: The Story of Highland Brewing Company
Leah Wong Ashburn carries her father’s torch at Asheville’s oldest independent brewery
Seabird Seafood: A Place Like Home
Dean Neff and Lydia Clopton open downtown Wilmington’s fish-forward restaurant and oyster bar Seabird, inspired by the water.
Live From The Burrow: the Chatham Rabbits
Roots duo and North Carolina natives Austin and Sarah McCombie open a new music venue on their farm in Siler City
Found Magic: Shannon Whitworth’s North Carolina Muse
In her music and painting alike, the muse lives and breathes in the mountains of Brevard
From Tide to Table: Ana Shellem harvests shellfish for NC Chefs
With grit and grace, this Eastern North Carolina women works to bring quality seafood from NC waters to restaurants.