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Features Music People & Profiles

Good Vibes

Christian Tamburr is building a new music legacy in the Triangle BY KURT DUSTERBERG | PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHRISTIAN TAMBURR Christian Tamburr’s sense of humor comes in handy in his professional life. The Apex resident and accomplished musician has played in more than 60 countries alongside legendary performers and with his namesake quintet. It makes a great conversation…

November 1, 20230Comments Bysean

Features People & Profiles Performing Arts

Scrooge Takes a Final Bow

Scrooge Takes a Final Bow Ira David Wood III prepares to hang up his top hat after 50 remarkable years BY MELISSA WISTEHUFF. PHOTOS BY BRIAN MULLINS. Few landmarks, fixtures and traditions have withstood the countless changes Raleigh has experienced in recent decades. Natives wax nostalgic when asked about their fond recollections of yesteryear, with stories…

November 1, 20230Comments Bysean

Performing Arts

Kaleidoscope: Heather Eck

Connecting with Color BY CHARLOTTE RUSSELL In her Holly Springs studio, artist Heather Eck starts her spiritual art practice by meditating with essential oils, sage, journaling and prayer. Feeling and color serve as the roots of her intuitive painting process. She connects her color selections to the chakra system, in which each chakra is associated with…

July 1, 20230Comments Bysean

Home & Garden People & Profiles

Cocktails and Constellations

Stargazing in the Triangle BY MARIO BOUCHER | PHOTOS BY BRUCE DeBOER (unless otherwise noted) Stargazing offers us an opportunity to look up at the marvels of stars and planets. Jonathan Pishney, head of communications at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Research Center in Raleigh, reminds us that astronaut training isn’t necessary…

June 29, 20230Comments Bysean

Features Literary Arts

Love Stories

Go on a summer reading adventure with local romance authors BY DOLLY R. SICKLES (Dolly Sickles writes romance novels under the pen name of Becky Moore) PHOTOS BY PEYTON SICKLES (unless otherwise noted) I was 35 when my first romance novel was published by a now-shuttered small e-book publisher in Canada. Close friends…

June 29, 20230Comments Bysean

Features People & Profiles

Erica DeLong on Family, Work, Travel and Adventure

Radio’s Sweetheart’ is an open book—and proud of it BY MELISSA WISTEHUFF | PHOTOS BY BRIAN MULLINS When you think of the Triangle, majestic oaks, tall pines, Tobacco Road rivalries and Carolina barbecue may come to mind. But iconic personalities also enrich the region’s allure. With over two decades as the voice of G105’s morning…

June 29, 20230Comments Bysean

Features Health & Wellness

20 Brain-Boosting Activities

...to keep your child engaged over the summer BY JANICE LEWINE Summer is in full swing, which means plenty of sun and fun. While these lazy days offer endless playtime for kids, they can also usher in the phenomenon known as “summer slide,” which is a regression in academic proficiency that many students experience when…

June 29, 20230Comments Bysean

Features People & Profiles Travel

Bonding Through Adventure

Try something new with your family this summer BY MANDY HOWARD At the beginning of last summer, my family was going through a tough season. A middle schooler and two high schoolers meant we were in for a year’s worth of academic stress—amplified by ongoing issues surrounding COVID, combined with life’s everyday anxieties and frustrations.…

June 29, 20230Comments Bysean

Features Sports & Fitness

A Sport of Their Own

Morrisville boasts a thriving cricket community for kids and pros BY KURT DUSTERBERG | PHOTOS OF THE MORRISVILLE RAPTORS BY ROB MIRACLE Babar Baig is accustomed to being asked how his favorite sport is played. The easiest way to start is with a quick overview, so he explains that cricket is a ball-and-bat sport. “Our…

June 29, 20230Comments Bysean

Editor's Choice Special Sections

FACES of Western Wake 2023

April 28, 20230Comments Bysean

Saving Lives and Stealing Hearts

BY MARIO BOUCHER The power of a pet’s unconditional love can change lives. “I was going through a very difficult time in my life [when] I visited the SPCA of Wake County to consider adopting a pet,” recalls Samantha Ranlet, a spokeswoman for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Wake County. “That…

April 27, 20230Comments Bysean

Features Home & Garden

Southern Revival: Classic Interiors With a Modern Twist

BY CAITLIN WHEELER There was a time when shades of pale in home interiors were all you could find in design magazines or on home improvement store shelves. From white to beige, the look was the same: calm, simple and clean. It remains popular—just browse through a West Elm or Restoration Hardware catalog to see this…

April 27, 20230Comments Bysean

Features Food Travel

Exploring The WNC Cheese Trail

BY MARILYN JONES The WNC Cheese Trail offers travelers a beautiful—and delicious—way to explore western North Carolina, where rolling hills and glorious countryside reign. Since its inception in 2012, the trail has grown in popularity, with an increasing number of locals and tourists enjoying the artisan cheeses offered at participating creameries. Conceptualized by Katie Moore of…

April 27, 20230Comments Bysean

Features Home & Garden

North Carolina’s Strange and Beautiful Ellipses

BY TOM POLAND | PHOTOS BY ROBERT CLARK PHOTOGRAPHY (unless otherwise noted) It was quite the adventure. For seven years photographer Robert Clark and I explored Carolina bays in Georgia and the Carolinas. From all those days and nights, one memory stands tallest: daybreak in Bladen County. On a cold October night, when thousands of…

April 27, 20230Comments Bysean

Fashion Features

The Art of Style: Spring Sophistication

BY BETH SHUGG | PHOTOS BY BRUCE DeBOER Beautiful art inspires a change in perspective, just as our clothing and accessories motivate how we move through each day. Fashion designers account for these influences annually when they reinvent light, airy spring ensembles—inherent tenants of warm weather fashion—to match seasonal shifts in attitudes and trends. This…

April 26, 20230Comments Bysean

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