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PUBLISHER’S Letter the homes features. I love all the embellishments to the ever-ubiquitous gray palette (Casual Elegance, page 70), and the airy spaciousness portrayed in Mick’s photo essay, Breathing Spaces, leaves me begging for my own tree house, page 90.

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aleigh today reminds me of Atlanta 20 years ago—there’s economic vitality, entrepreneurial spirit, new restaurants and retail popping up right and left, and a housing market that’s sprawling in every direction (including sky-high!)

Every now and then, I catch myself thinking how fun it would be to have that high-rise condo and the pedestrian lifestyle it affords. So many views, so many options—see what I’m talking about in the story on page 82.

But then I come home to my wooded acre and I’m reminded why we moved from Atlanta’s suburban hustle to the countryside between North Raleigh and Wake Forest.

And when I read the stories in this issue about how to create a home environment that exudes calm and healthful serenity, I want to nest in and redecorate.

Two of my favorites in this issue are Lipsa’s Living Well column, page 40, where she tells us all about spring cleaning to create positive energy and keep your home a sanctuary, as well as the Kaleidoscope column, page 146, which features the work of artist/designer Susie Frazier and her book Designing for Wellness.

If remodeling—or buying or building a new home—is on your horizon, you’ll want to preview the designs and décor in

Here’s an invitation for you: If you have home projects you’d like to share, please email them to Brittany, who manages our social media platforms (brittany@ midtownmag.com). Show us what you’re planting or painting, what’s brand new or recently refreshed. We all like to learn from one another’s success stories, and we’d love to post your pictures in our Instagram or Facebook community, just tell us your preference.

Speaking of community and getting to know one another better, I want to introduce a couple of folks you’ll be hearing more from: Cindy Huntley, who was Midtown’s very first creative director, is back leading the design team. She served as our copy editor in recent years when she reduced her day-job hours in deference to being mom. With both of her boys in school, she’s increased her involvement and is working alongside Jen (our senior graphic designer), to perfect the visual presentation in every issue.

Jordan Beard recently joined our team, bringing his expertise in graphic and advertising design. He bravely walked in two weeks before our press date, and already all of us—especially our business partners—are loving the energy and creativity he’s added to our pages.

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The JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State offers a variety of garden experiences.

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Hometown Law School Campbell Law School celebrates its 40th anniversary and its 10th year in Raleigh.

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At Home with Casual Elegance A dramatic glass-enclosed stairway bids welcome in a new contemporary home, and interiors are defined by calm hues, serene settings.

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Picture Perfect Homes Bridal portraits in the place where life’s memories were made.

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Sky Dwellers Luxury high-rise living is

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Breathing Space How one family built their dream tree house.

on the scene 18

Food: Fighting food waste with recovered produce.

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in season year-round.

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Pets: Foster a greyhound friend.

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Plant for a Better World The gardening vision of J.C. Raulston.

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Karen Bluth, PhD, urges parents

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to cope with stress.

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30 Candid Conversation

34 Chef’s Table

Jake Wood puts his own

spin on comfort food at Plates

Neighborhood Kitchen.

38 Spring Style

Fashion blooms in shades

of Living Coral.

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40 Living Well

How to clean up your

110 Local Business

spring cleaning habits.

The Saleh family built their

Sassool restaurants around

42 Giving Back

The Helene Foundation helps moms

with cancer maintain some normalcy.

the family legacy.

119 Sister Cities

46 Community

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

honors its 150th anniversary

with the Death Letter Project.

Check out a Pinehurst brewery

and a Chapel Hill vegan market.

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50 Entertainment

Comic conventions bring fantasy

fun and superheroes to town.

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114 Healthy You 116 Homestyler 120 Financial Focus

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On the Social Scene Foodie Focus Tastes of the City Dining Guide Out & About

Top Events in Raleigh

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On the SOCIAL Scene

Let’s Connect!

BY BRITTANY MURDOCK

Our 2019 Diamond Award winners sure know how to show off their awards in a creative way. Just take a look at Two Roosters and their delicious display.

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Check out Vidrio’s First Friday Cocktail Roundtable taking place the first Friday of each month. Bartenders will compete for your vote as they create delicious cocktails using top-tier spirits.

The new year brought a new food hall to town. Transfer Co. Food Hall has opened in downtown Raleigh with vendors including Videri Chocolate Factor y, Locals Oyster Bar, Burial Beer Co., Che Empanadas, and many more.

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On the FOOD Scene

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How one Duke graduate is fighting food waste with recovered produce.

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ince Courtney Bell graduated from Duke University in 2017, she has been on a mission to create simple solutions to reduce our environmental impact—all through our eating choices. What started out as a passion for food sustainability has now grown into a produce delivery service, with hundreds of customers here in the Triangle.

Ungraded Produce recovers fruits and vegetables that are considered “ugly” or in excess supply.

The ugly produce is high in quality but happens to be misshaped, too big or too small, or has some type of imperfection that causes it to not be sellable. “Grocery stores have very strict standards for what they put on their shelves.

If they receive orders that have imperfect product, whether it’s due to quality or just appearance, they will reject those orders,” Bell explains.

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But things were much different in 2015 when she started her business while still in school. With just 15 customers, one product, and two suppliers, she was delivering product straight from her car.

After competing in the Duke Startup Challenge, a hands-on program designed to give students experience in starting a company, she ended up winning the “Shark Tank”–style competition— taking home $50,000. From there, her company, Ungraded Produce, took flight.

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Ungraded Produce donated 54,000 pounds of produce to local food banks last year.

Due to their imperfections, much of the produce remains left in the field. If it does get picked, it is often re-inspected at some point along the supply chain, and eventually gets plucked out before heading to the supermarkets. And where might it go after that? Straight into the dumpster. “We work both with farms that are not picking this produce as well as the distributors who are tossing this produce, [and we] source as much ugly produce as possible. We are sourcing a combination of local and nonlocal products, but everyone we work with is here in North Carolina,” Bell says.

She and her team pack fruit, vegetable, and mixed produce boxes ranging anywhere from five to 15 pounds and deliver it direct to your front door. What’s best of all? Their boxes are priced, on average, 30 percent cheaper than what you would find in your local grocery store.

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And as many companies opt out of selling smaller produce boxes simply because they’re considered low-margin products, Bell believes it’s important to keep small-box options available for all her customers. “What makes us different from a lot of other companies is that we offer small fruit and vegetable boxes so that young professionals in particular can take advantage of fresh produce without having to worry about paying a lot of money for produce they might not finish,” she explains.

Oh, and did we mention seasonal produce and add-on options? That’s right: Many customers can expect to find seasonal fruit and vegetables in their boxes along with breads, nut butters, and spices as possible add-on items. They’re currently experimenting with day-old pastries from local bakeries here in the Triangle.

UNGRADED PRODUCE FOUNDER COURTNEY BELL

And the good work doesn’t stop there.

Ungraded Produce also donates two to five pounds of produce for every pound sold.

Just last year they donated 54,000 pounds of produce to local food banks. They’re fighting hunger, keeping produce out of landfills, and putting a little extra change in your pocket, all by rescuing and rehoming quality produce.

Produce boxes range from five to 15 pounds, and are priced, on average, 30 percent less than what you would pay at the grocery store.

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On the MUSIC Scene

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BY BRYAN C. REED PHOTOS BY KENDALL BAILEY

With their sixth album, the surging success of Mandolin Orange feels as inevitable as it is well-deserved.

On February 1st, Mandolin Orange celebrated the release of its sixth album, Tides Of A Teardrop, in front of a sold-out audience at the 2,700-capacity Durham Performing Arts Center. From there, the band—led

by Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz—kicked off a string of sold-out shows up and down the East Coast.

By any measure, the Chapel Hill–bred duo is one of the regional music scene’s greatest success stories, with a steady ascendance that echoes the “one-fan-at-a-time” ethos that brought Concord’s Avett brothers to national stardom.

And, like the Avett Brothers, Mandolin Orange has carved a niche for itself within the broad Americana genre, fusing traditions of folk, bluegrass, and classic country with carefully crafted songwriting that muses on daily struggles and also tackles bigger, more philosophical issues—often within the same song.

Take, for instance, Tides of a Teardrop’s lead single, “Time We Made Time.” Here, against plaintive guitar chords and a weeping fiddle, Marlin’s pleading tenor offers a bit of simple profundity in the song’s chorus. “It’s time we made time just for talkin’,” he sings. “It’s time we made time to heal.” The song’s climax reaches a smoldering crescendo with avant-jazz percussion adding more texture than pulse to the swell of the song.

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MANDOLIN ORANGE, LED BY THE CHAPEL HILL–BRED DUO OF ANDREW MARLIN AND EMILY FRANTZ, IS CARVING A NICHE FOR ITSELF IN THE AMERICANA GENRE.

Indeed, as much as Mandolin Orange embraces the traditional music that inspires their own, they’ve never been beholden to orthodoxy of any stripe. Marlin and Frantz met in 2009 at a bluegrass jam session in Carrboro, hit it off, and started a band. And as their band blossomed, growing from a low-key acoustic duo into a growing concern on local, regional, and national stages, their sound grew as well. Still, they never sacrificed the understated and easygoing nature of their earliest efforts together.

Even as they’ve tackled heady themes in their songs—such as questioning religious tenets and affirming gay rights on 2013’s This Side of Jordan or mourning the Sandy Hook shooting on 2015’s Such Jubilee—they’ve managed to do so in a contemplative manner, offering more questions than answers, and leaning into a Golden Rule morality that feels both understated and free of judgment. And the pair is just as likely to steer into a rollicking road song, like “Old Times and Companions” from Such Jubilee or “Hard Travelin’” from 2016’s Blindfaller.

Musically, they’re just as prone to ramble.

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Stranger, to the full-band arrangements that buoy their studio recordings and stage performances, Mandolin Orange has always built beyond the confines of its core duo.

And yet, the casual intimacy that marks the warm harmonies and earnest songwriting of Marlin and Frantz has never suffered for it.

“It’s time we made time just for talkin’, it’s time we made time to heal.”

That they’re so often willing to peel back their own experiences to fuel thoughtful, meditative songcraft certainly helps with that sense of intimacy, as well. On Tides of A Teardrop, the duo wrestles explicitly with grief. On “Golden Embers,” Marlin sings about losing his mother when he was 18, and the strain that grief put on his relationship with his father. On “Into the Sun,” Frantz reminisces about her grandfather, his love for driving, and his stories.

Frantz offered a glimpse into the inspiration for the song in a recent interview with Peter O’Dowd on Boston’s

WBUR. “He loved that we went to so many places, and he saw that as such a form of education,” Frantz said. “A lot of that part of his personality is wrapped up in that song.” These sorts of familial meditations are given an extra bit of gravitas when you consider that Marlin and Frantz, an off-stage couple as well, greeted their firstborn daughter late last year. It feels safe to say that becoming parents likely inspired some of the duo’s reminiscences and contemplations of their own forebears.

Still, no matter what themes find their way into Mandolin Orange’s songs, the real draw is always the craftsmanship put into making them. There’s a classic chemistry in Marlin and Frantz’s vocal harmonies that has earned frequent comparisons to Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. On country-leaning songs like “Lonely All the Time” and “When She’s Feeling Blue,” Marlin strikes a countrypolitan swing and lyrical wit that suggests the likes of George Jones. And the gentle, lilting waltz of “Mother Deer” feels timeless in its simplicity, like a folk standard only just discovered.

And ultimately, perhaps it’s that sense of familiarity and craftsmanship that has made Mandolin Orange’s ascent feel so inevitable. Of course they’ve found an audience; how could these songs not be heard and enjoyed?

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BY CHANAH L. WIZENBERG

The Triangle Greyhound Society helps retired greyhounds find new homes.

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reyhound racing has been a popular sport in Florida for decades. But last year, voters there approved a ban on the controversial sport, electing to eliminate greyhound racing by 2020. As a result, thousands of greyhounds will be out of jobs and in need of homes. Stepping in to help is the local nonprofit Triangle Greyhound Society (TGS).

Founded in 1995, the organization’s mission has been to educate the public about the care of retired racing greyhounds. Today, it remains committed to bettering the lives of these special dogs by supporting families who are new to the world of greyhounds, helping to finance other greyhound adoption programs, and hosting community events such as their popular “Meet n Greet” events.

“TGS has found that meet and greets are the best way to get the word out about the need for foster and permanent homes,” says Charlotte Eby-Peinert, president and foster coordinator for the Triangle Greyhound Society.

The events, held at locations in the Triangle area such as Bass Pro Shop, Panera, and the Animall in Cary Town Center, enable visitors to interact with the retired racers, mingling among a sea of greyhounds who are tethered to their owners and foster parents. Fostered dogs are available for adoption, and—if they are lucky—the Meet n Greet participants may experience the famous greyhound “lean,” a full body press that is just one of the ways that greyhounds express affection.

Owners and volunteers enjoy sharing their knowledge of greyhounds with the public, explaining, for example, that greyhounds are the oldest purebred dog, dating back to ancient Egypt. (Guinness World Records names the oldest purebred dog as the Saluki, a clear ancestor of greyhounds dating to 7,000 BC.) Greyhounds have unique characteristics: They don’t sit, preferring instead to stand or lie down. Greyhounds also enjoy sleeping on their backs with their paws sticking in the air, a position known as “the cockroach.”

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The first step to re-homing retired greyhounds is finding good foster homes. Potential foster parents must understand that these animals, which are bred to race, were raised on farms. They were kept with their mothers for the first three months and moved with their litter to be course trained for 12 to 18 months.

At that point, the animals were ready for the track, and resided in kennels until it was time to retire.

As a result, many retired greyhounds have never before set foot in a house.

They have no experience with stairs or slippery floors, and appliances are a mystery to them. It’s the job of foster parents to acclimate their four-legged charges to living in a home around people. There can be challenges for owners as well, such as the fact that greyhounds typically require two 30-minute walks per day.

This may be problematic for timelimited individuals.

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reyhounds are fondly known as “40 mile-per-hour couch potatoes” because they actually prefer a sedentary life of lounging around.

“Greyhounds are sprinters— they can get up to 45 miles per hour in three strides. That’s why they must be leashed,” Eby-Peinert explains. Today, they are fondly known as “40 mile-per-hour couch potatoes” because, despite their speed and agility, they actually prefer a sedentary life of lounging around.

They are also known for their sweet, calm temperaments and affectionate nature. Greyhounds make great pets and like to be part of the family as they are quite social, especially around other greyhounds.

Want to know how you can help? Visit TriangleGreyhound.org and consider fostering or adopting a new friend.

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Candid CONVERSATION

Parenting

with Mindfulness

BY KURT DUSTERBERG

Coping with anxiety is particularly difficult for teens.

Advice from a seasoned professional suggests that mindfulness is the best place to start.

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Karen Bluth was 17 years old and searching for a topic for an independent study assignment.

That was in the 1970s, and a sign for transcendental meditation caught her eye. She picked up some brochures, and took the first step in what has become her life’s work.

Today, Karen Bluth, PhD, is Research Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Research Fellow at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.

With funding from the National Institutes of Health, she works with teenagers, focusing on how selfcompassion and mindfulness promote well-being in adolescents. She has adapted an adult self-compassion program to co-create the curriculum “Making Friends with Yourself: A Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens.”

First, explain the kind of work you do.

We recruit youth from the community, and I teach them mindfulness and self-compassion practices. I measure how they do before and after. What I’m particularly interested in measuring is emotional well-being, things like anxiety, depression, stress, and resilience.

Sometimes we’re funded through various studies or private foundations.

You also teach the curriculum.

What kind of teachers do you teach?

Educators, counselors, therapists— our requirement is that you have to have had experience working with teens and you have to have taken the adult mindful self-compassion course.

What does mindfulness mean?

Mindfulness is being aware of what you are feeling and what you are experiencing in the current moment, without judgment. Noticing feelings, thoughts, and sensations that you are experiencing without saying, “This is horrible; I shouldn’t feel this way.”

It seems like all of us would be mindful naturally. We’re all aware of what we’re feeling to some degree, right?

I would say most of the time we’re not.

If you drive from one place to another, how often do you arrive and you have no awareness of how you got there?

Often when we’re doing one thing, we’re thinking about something else. We know from research studies that about 47 percent of the time our minds are wandering when we’re doing anything.

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Sometimes we resist feelings because we don’t want to feel them, they’re too difficult. Sometimes we get caught up in a spiral of anger and we keep retelling ourselves the same story.

When you do that, physiologically you keep generating this feeling of anger.

If you’re mindful, you would notice the anger and just have a certain distance from it, without getting caught up in the story. The next step is noticing the feeling in your body.

Maybe there is a tightness in your throat or a heaviness in your chest.

What does “self-compassion” involve?

Basically, it’s treating yourself the way you would treat a good friend when they’re struggling. You’d be kind to them. [But] if you had a bad day or felt inadequate or had a difficult situation with the boss, [you may not be so kind]. People tend to be really hard on themselves and have a strong inner-critic. Usually they will tell themselves, “You’re such an idiot.” Seventy-seven percent of us treat other people more kindly than we treat ourselves at difficult times.

There are three components to selfcompassion. One is the mindfulness component, just being aware of what you’re feeling. The second is common humanity, which means understanding that what you’re experiencing is really part of the human condition. Often we feel very alone, but this is part of being human, part of life. The third part is self-kindness, where we take an active step in being kind to ourselves, asking ourselves: What do I need at this moment? What can I do that would soothe me? It might be going for a walk; it might be petting the dog.

What issues do teens face today that you can address with mindfulness and self-compassion?

I would say the biggest issue these days is anxiety and stress. Teens feel really overwhelmed. We hear this all the time. They feel like there is a lot of pressure on them to be successful.

Some of this, I think, comes from social media. As we know, people post themselves doing the best parts of their lives. There’s this constant comparison with others. This is the biggest issue, the feeling of anxiety.

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What self-compassion teaches us is that we really are okay just as we are.

We don’t have to compare ourselves with others. We don’t succeed when we’re trying to be somebody else.

Who have you identified as the most at-risk group?

I think LGBTQ teens are very much at risk, also teens with eating disorders.

But I don’t know if I could say one group is more at risk than others.

Teens in general are very much at risk. It’s practically daily that I hear about or read about a teen who has suicided. What is the profile of the teenagers you work with?

I work a lot with kids in Chapel Hill with academic anxiety. That’s in this area and in high-achieving areas. But I also mentor teachers who are teaching this program, and they have talked about cultural anxiety and poverty.

How do you measure success?

We teach an eight-week class. We do measures before and after, so we see how much they have changed with things like anxiety, depression, and stress. Within the class itself, they will talk about what has worked for them and how their view has changed.

What can parents do if they have a teenager who is under a lot of stress?

A parent can take the [adult] course, and the adult program has a workbook: The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff and Chris Germer. Often, when a parent is not compassionate toward themselves, they may be harder on their kids.

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Dr. Bluth has authored ”The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Overcome Self-Criticism and Embrace Who You Are” (available on Amazon). The workbook includes guided practices, mindfulness, self-compassion, art activities, music meditations, and games.

Dr. Bluth describes it as “very teen-friendly.”

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CHEF’S Table

Comforting

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BY ALEX DIXON

From sushi to corn dogs, Chef Jake Wood’s culinary catalogue spans cuisines—and now, he’s putting his own spin on comfort food as head chef of Plates Neighborhood Kitchen.

Chef Jake Wood’s restaurant career began as an oyster shucker because he needed a job. He began to get a feel for how the kitchen worked at 42nd Street Oyster Bar in Raleigh, asking the chef if he could fill the next kitchen spot that came available.

“I moved three feet over and started making soups, then I worked my way through every station in the kitchen,” Wood says. “I really fell in love with cooking, and figured out I could make a pretty good living doing it.” This newfound culinary skill took Wood to restaurants across the Triangle.

He became the head sushi chef at The Cowfish, developed the food program for Raleigh Raw, and worked under Chef Jason Smith for 18 Restaurant Group. After serving as the chef de cuisine at 18 Seaboard, Wood took over at Plates Neighborhood Kitchen in January.

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sets and knowledge from being in different types of cuisine, it allows me to broaden the spectrum while staying within those comfort flavors.”

Wood points to a North Carolina blueline tilefish crudo he put on the menu when he became head chef as something that’s the culmination of his experiences. “A lot of what I did in sushi translates into that because I know flavors to bring out the acidity that goes well with the type of fish, whether it’s a high-fat or low-fat fish, and how to brighten

really fell in love with cooking, and figured out I could make a pretty good living doing it.”

In the short time since he was named head chef, Wood has completely revamped the Plates menu, combining his appreciation and mastery of multiple cuisines with his Southern food roots.

Wood, a North Carolina native, grew up with his grandmother’s home-cooked meals, now replicated in Plates’ new menu with dishes like Granny Helen’s fried chicken with crystal cane syrup, creamed collards, brown butter hominy, and cracklins. But Wood also gets adventurous on the menu, expanding Southern classics with new ingredients and inspirations. The corn dog isn’t your typical fried hot dog and dough on a stick: It’s a duck and foie gras corn dog with sorghum mustard and strawberry panola. The staple pimento cheese is made with goat cheese and served with bacon jam on buttered toast.

“I get to base my menus off of what’s coming out of the fields and what’s being foraged; that’s how my grandparents grew up, out of necessity,” Wood says. “As far as integrating my other skill

it up with different types of vinegar,” he says.

To replace sesame oils and soy sauce with a more Southern American ingredient, he turned to creating carrot vinegar and carrot granita. “We took the compost from the carrot vinegar and froze it to make the granita,” he says. “At Raleigh Raw, we’d take the compost and make chips and things like that, so [I] add techniques from different places I’ve worked.”

Wood isn’t just leading a revamp of the food; the new direction has extended to the decor, down to the glasses and plates. “We’ve taken the inside of the restaurant and completely flipped it. There’s whitewash shiplap walls, lots of nice farm antiques, and fresh blue paint to pop through,” he says.

“The restaurant has a nice rustic farmhouse style.

That, mixed with the classic soul music in here, really sets the tone for this comfort food.”

As Wood continues to put his touches on the restaurant, he’s doing more to make it a community gathering place. “We’re going to have frose (frozen rose) during the warm weather, and whole-hog pig pickins on Sundays,” he says. “So we’re really trying to get a nice little party scene going on out here in the neighborhood, and have Plates be a staple that people can count on every week.”

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Plates Neighborhood Kitchen’s

WHIPPED PIMENTO GOAT CHEESE Serves 4 to 6

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Ingredients:

Instructions:

2 cups ½ cup ¼ cup 1 Tbsp 1 Tbsp

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl and whip together with counter or hand mixer until smooth.

goat cheese roasted red pepper chopped parsley Crystal hot sauce minced red onion sumac, small pinch salt and pepper, to taste

2. Serve with buttered toast, crackers, or crudités. Sprinkle a small pinch of sumac onto the cheese when serving.

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Spring FASHION Handmade in North Carolina, this GiGi & Sugar necklace, embellished with coral, touts adjustable leather tassels and real pearls.

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Saint James Salvador sweater with a Saint James fern print cotton blouse.

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IN LIVING CORAL

BY RUHAMA WOLLE

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY WARREN MCCORMACK

Goodbye winter and hello spring, as the world’s leading authority on color— Pantone—names “Living Coral” as the Color of the Year for 2019. In addition to representing one of the earth’s most essential and magnificent ecosystems, the orange-pink hue appeals to the importance of connection as our world continues to immerse itself

in the digital world. The nurturing color that appears in our natural surroundings feels earthbound and welcoming, optimistic and intimate.

Contrasting pinky-coral to bright luminous orange, the shade is described by Pantone as “evocative to a diverse kaleidoscope of color.” And with a range of diverse options, there’s really no reason not to wear coral in 2019. Pair it with some of our local picks, and you’ll be ahead of the curve this spring!

DIY coral! Put Pantone’s color of the year on all your home projects.

Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch $23.88 A luxurious hand cream blended with organic shea butter, destined to become an essential part of your spring ritual.

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Colorful embroidery and tiny pom-poms detail our little black dress.

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The wristlet pouch goes with everything and features a removable strap that can be sized for your wrist or for cross-body ease.

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A gold Nikolas Frangos necklace, handmade in Greece and adorned with the mythical dragonfly.

Kannon’s Clothing | $228 An ocean of blue is the natural complement for coral in this dazzling Buddy Love embroidered dress.

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Go retro in this funky Analili midi dress with pops of coral.

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Cheek to Chic two-tone powder blush by Charlotte Tilbury in “Ecstasy”.

Spongellé’s Sugar Dahlia sponge will cleanse, exfoliate, massage, and nourish the skin.

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Waves of a colorful tie-dye wash across this Mud Pie sleeveless dress for a boho-chic style.

Woven weekender tote by Evelyn K, with intricate designs and embroidered macramé details.

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Butter London collaborated with Pantone to introduce a swipe of luxury nail polish in the empowering “Living Coral Patent Shine.”

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Living WELL

Clean Up Your

Spring Cleaning

BY LIPSA SHAH

For many of us, home is sanctuary, and that’s especially true if you work from home or, like me, are simply a homebody at heart. It is imperative that my home is well-kept and an environment I can enjoy, so my clean lifestyle includes using products and practices that create a healthy atmosphere free from any negative energy. This is not just for me, it is also for the health of Benji, my King Charles/Bichon mix. Here are some of the natural practices and products I recommend:

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Experiment with smudging.

Smudging is the ancient art of burnings herbs, typically white sage, to let the smoke purify your space.

It is said that smudging will clear any negative or desultory energy. Not only does it energetically clean your space, it also also helps clear mold, bacteria, and pollen.

Burn your sage so that it is lightly smoldering, not totally engulfed in flames. As your sage burns, walk through each room that requires a cleanse. Be sure to trace doorways, corners, and windows along with the entire room. Having trouble getting your hands on ethically sourced sage?

Try palo santo instead. Palo santo offers the same benefits.

Toss chemical cleaners.

Your indoor air can often contain more toxins and chemicals than the outdoor air, and indoor air quality is affected greatly by pollutants in your home. Cleaning products, formaldehyde, fragrances, and electromagnetic frequencies from your phone, computers, and other electronics all impact the quality of air. Some of the ingredients in household products have been linked to asthma, respiratory infections, and irritation. Check the sidebar for a few affordable clean household products to help make your swap easy!

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Get a house plant.

Air filters are a great option; but possibly the easiest way to purify the air in your abode is a houseplant. They require minimal to no care, and really add to the aesthetic. During photosynthesis, plants absorb carbon dioxide, gases, and chemicals in the air. Not all plants are beneficial, though, as some are not ideal to have around small children or pets. Before you turn your home into a greenhouse, take a look at the few houseplants suggested in our sidebar that are air-purifying and safe for your loved ones.

Ditch the sprays and fragrances.

Essential oils are about to become your best friend.

Toss the Febreze and make your own air fresheners by adding a few drops of your favorite essential oils to water. Best choices to start with: lavender, tea tree, or eucalyptus. A little goes a long way; I typically use about five or six drops and the smell lasts longer than a typical air freshener. Not only do these oils smell great, they also offer additional benefits: Lavender promotes restful sleep, while eucalyptus may boost your immune system.

Bring on the beeswax candles.

Regular paraffin candles are petroleum-derived and can release chemicals into the air that are unsafe for you and your furry friends. These paraffin candles do more harm than good for your indoor air quality and they should be avoided entirely. Try switching to beeswax candles, which release negative ions into the air. These negative ions can bind with toxins and help remove the toxins from the air.

Bottom line: our home deserves the same attention and care we give to our bodies. As you experiment with new, cleaner practices, be patient. Take the time to change a few practices at a time. These small changes will make a big difference in the long run.

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GIVING Back

JEN HOVERSTAD WITH HER FAMILY

The Gift of a

NORMAL DAY

BY BETH PETERSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOE REALE

When a mom is ill, the Helene Foundation battles cancer on the home front.

Single or married, working or among the stay-at-home variety, moms have one of the hardest jobs out there.

From diapers to drama, busted lips to broken hearts—mothers are especially equipped to handle all of this and everything in between. It’s all in a normal day’s work.

For moms battling cancer, however, normal days can be few and far between. In fact, many mothers fighting cancer dream of having a normal day the way the rest of us dream of taking a trip to Europe. Due to the energyzapping effects of cancer treatment, taking a trip upstairs can feel just as farfetched. When her primary jobs ought to be resting and healing, routine tasks like laundry, meal preparation, homework help, and grocery shopping seem suddenly like insurmountable obstacles to a mother undergoing chemotherapy.

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We often think that only people who need financial help need supportive help.

The Helene Foundation is a grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to battling cancer on the home front. Their mission is to provide support to North Carolina families whose mothers are receiving treatment for cancer. Susan Bowers, executive director of The Helene Foundation, is a mom herself. “I know what goes into [raising] a family: juggling the calendar, getting people where they need to be,” she says. “But what do people do that don’t have their people?”

It is a question she delights to answer; her pride is unmasked in the work the Helene Foundation does for North Carolina families. Bowers interprets the mission of the Helene Foundation this way: “It’s to provide a little calm in the cancer storm; [we do] whatever we can in that moment.”

Jen Hoverstad is the mother of two young children, ages two and four.

She was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, at the age of 34. A friend who was familiar with the work of the Helene Foundation saw her need for support and put her in contact with them. “The Helene Foundation does a good job of coming in and filling the gap of the women who are in the trenches dealing with cancer,” Jen says, although at first she was hesitant to accept the help. “There’s a mental hurdle you have to get over,” explains Hoverstad. “We often think that only people who need financial help need supportive help.” Working with a care coordinator, Hoverstad began receiving housecleaning services. “A lot of us forget about the day-to-day, and how draining the treatment is,” she says.

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With support from The Helene Foundation, recipients can gain a little bit of normalcy back into their lives.

ABIGAIL VALETTA WITH HER YOUNGEST CHILD

Abigail Valetta was 11 weeks pregnant when she received her breast cancer diagnosis. At 14 weeks, she had a mastectomy and began chemotherapy. She kept trying to do everything she was doing before, but she was unable to rest and heal. Looking back, she doesn’t know how she did anything before the Helene Foundation stepped in. With two older children and a baby on the way, she opted for housecleaning services, meal assistance, and laundry services. “We have received so many blessings on top of the weekly services,” Valetta says, remembering times when the Helene Foundation went the extra mile. Along with sending an Edible Arrangement upon the birth of the baby, the Helene Foundation supplied tickets to the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science for the entire family.

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Steve Meredith’s wife, Debby, lost her battle with cancer last year. The Helene Foundation not only assisted the Meredith family during Debby’s fight, but they continued their services even after her death. Normally very self-sufficient, Steve didn’t know what to ask for, but the family liaison at the Helene Foundation found some ways to help that were slightly out of the ordinary. Steve had quit his job to care for his wife, and expenses, like sports league fees, seemed out of reach. The Helene Foundation covered the cost, and assisted with meals, allowing a little bit of normalcy back into their lives.

The foundation is named for co-founder Daniel Davidian’s mother, Helene, who lost her battle with cancer in 2009.

Together with his wife, Tracy, the Davidians wanted to honor the legacy of loving motherhood that Helene left behind. Providing services to lighten mothers’ loads has enabled more than 192 families in the Raleigh area to function as normally as possible in the midst of their cancer fights.

Partnering with local businesses, the Helene Foundation provides help with housecleaning, meals, transportation, childcare, and tutoring.

If you’re interested in the work the Helene Foundation does, or if you are interested in offering support, please visit HeleneFoundation.org.

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To Every

Life a Season B Y C H E RY L C A PA L D O T R AY L O R

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL PALKO

Historic Oakwood Cemetery invites conversation with the Death Letter Project.

“A Cemetery Full of Life,” the moniker of historic Oakwood Cemetery, signals to visitors there is something different about this place of abiding peace. When asked if anyone special is buried here, Michael Palko, Oakwood Cemetery’s photographer-in-residence, replies earnestly: “Yes,” everybody here was special to someone.”

Chartered and incorporated in February 1869, Oakwood Cemetery was developed during the 19th century garden cemetery era. In its early years it served as a gathering place where people would stroll and picnic on the landscaped grounds. Today it still provides a beautiful park-like setting for the final resting place of more than 25,000 individuals, including governors, senators, mayors, and many other prominent citizens. One of Raleigh’s most legendary sons, former N.C. State University basketball coach Jim Valvano, is also memorialized here.

Upon visiting the cemetery, signs of life are everywhere: towering magnolias and oaks, bees buzzing around beehives and colorful flowers, and too many birdhouses and birds to count. Spring breezes gently move a multitude of windchimes that dangle from trees, pealing out a symphony of ethereal rings and tings. Rosemary, daffodils, pansies, and roses are planted in the ground atop many of the gravesites, as garden flags and personal items adorn the graves. A diverse collection of garden benches— concrete, metal, and wood, some simple, others ornate— are scattered throughout the 70 acres, effectively creating an eclectic arrangement of contemplative spaces.

Palko captures this unique beauty in evocative photos that he shares on social media for followers to appreciate.

The inspirational Instagram feed is quite unexpected for a cemetery. Since 2014, Palko’s photography has served not only to document the beauty and preserve the history of Historic Oakwood Cemetery, but also to promote the cemetery and inform the public about events.

This year, Historic Oakwood Cemetery celebrates its 150th anniversary. To honor the occasion Robin Simonton, executive director, and Palko want to change the conversation surrounding death in our culture. Or perhaps, lack- of conversation is a more apt description. None of us remain unaffected by the inevitable fact of death, but we are often left navigating losses alone. “You carry each loved one’s death with you. Death isn’t baggage, but it is something we all carry,” Simonton notes. Many people want to talk about a lost loved one, but aren’t given the opportunity. It’s a discussion that many people don’t know how to have, and the hardest part of the conversation, Simonton says, is starting it.

As a way to honor those who rest in Oakwood Cemetery, Simonton and Palko have initiated The Death Letter Project—North Carolina, which was inspired by a similar effort launched in Australia by Tina FiveAsh. They also hope the project will motivate the community to think and talk about death in a different way, and that it will reduce the fear and taboo surrounding the topic. “Everyone has a story,” Palko says. “We’re walking around with it, but never share it.

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They have asked North Carolina residents from diverse backgrounds to handwrite letters exploring topics on death, including what death means to them, what they think happens after death, and how personal encounters with death have changed the way they look at life.

Each letter will be accompanied by a photograph of the writer, but without any indication of where the picture was taken. This is intentional. Palko says, “The portraits purposefully strip out any sense of place or status of its subjects, just focusing on the individual and their experience. Like death, the portraits are a great equalizer.”

THE CEMETERY HOSTS A VARIETY OF EVENTS, INCLUDING CONCERTS AND TOURS.

GREEN Burials Another thought-provoking section of Historic Oakwood Cemetery is Mordecai’s Meadow, a green burial space bordered by a row of active beehives. Opened in 2016, it offers an alternative to contemporary burial methods but provides an interment option similar to the cemetery’s original burial practices. Using biodegradable containers such as pine boxes or shrouds, and no vaults or embalming fluid, green burial allows for a more environmentally friendly burial alternative.

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Letters will be shared throughout the anniversary year on Oakwood Cemetery’s website and social media platforms. Historic Oakwood Cemetery’s primary role in the community is to provide a final resting place for loved ones. “That’s why we’re here,” Simonton says. “But, it’s also a place for families to come back to seek comfort and be reflective. Why can’t the entire community benefit from that?” A cemetery is both a repository of history and the ideal outdoor classroom, she says.

The cemetery hosts and participates in many community events, including Day of the Dead 5K, Sunrise Yoga, and First Friday Flashlight Tours.

Anniversary plans include a gala at The N.C. Museum of History in October and special tours throughout the year. Visitors are welcome during business hours. Request a guided tour, or download Historic Oakwood Cemetery’s app for self-guided excursions.

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Comic CONVENTIONS

BY CORBIE HILL

come to town

The business of fantasy fun has gone mainstream in Raleigh.

Between presiding over two North Carolina Comicons annually and owning three Ultimate Comics shops— four if you count the secret/not-secret Morrisville warehouse location—Alan Gill’s influence threads through North Carolina nerd culture like adamantium through Wolverine’s bones. Appropriately, when NC Comicon Raleigh hits the Raleigh Convention Center on Saint Patrick’s Day weekend, it signals the de facto kickoff of the Oak City’s increasingly busy con season.

NC Comicon boasts impact, visibility, and a history of impressive guests such as legendary rapper Daryl “DMC” McDaniels and Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk, yet Gill explains that the con remains a labor of love for himself and his team. “No one in my organization is getting rich. They are doing it for the passion, because they love the show, and most of them take very serious financial hits to be able to put the show on,” Gill says. “No matter how big people think we are, we’re still the local guys.”

In increasing numbers, both the comic book faithful and the passively curious are flocking to the comic conventions and, in recent years, the fan culture has become really diverse.

Even when he opened his first store 15 years ago, Gill was surprised by the diversity. “You might have a preconceived notion of what your customer is, and it was completely shattered. There are way more women readers coming into comics now … Maybe it was the comic book stores themselves that needed to change. At least with Ultimate Comics we have done a good job on doing that.”

How he creates that diversity is quite simple: He hires his customers. “It was something I never even thought about.

It was something that just happened, because I hire my customers.” And he adds, “The publishers are printing stuff that is more diverse, which is awesome.”

Even with three brick-and-mortar stores, surviving in the age of Amazon and digital commerce can take near superhuman

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powers, or perhaps it’s more about knowing how to play the powers that be. “While Amazon certainly is our competition for some things, we utilize Amazon just like we use eBay and our own website,” Gill explains. “How that all balances out, I don’t know. We would probably be doing better if Amazon didn’t exist, but that’s like a fairy tale. The one good thing about Amazon is when people go there to purchase things, if it’s something that mass-market Amazon doesn’t stock, then that’s an opportunity for a small business.”

It also bodes well for comic book stores that readers inherently prefer to hold the book. Unlike books that are entirely prose, comics present as a very visual story. “If you want that physical copy, you probably want to go in and look at it before you buy it. If you buy a comic online, you can’t check it for the condition or flip through it. Comic book stores definitely still have a place because of how comic book readers think,” Gill says.

The growing popularity of movies like Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse or Aquaman also helps to promote interest in comic books and conventions like NC Comicon. “There are lots of good comic book stores in North Carolina, whether it’s Fight or Flight in Raleigh (those guys are really good) or Ssalefish Comics in Greensboro,” Gill says. NC Comicon has found its niche among the many conventions that serve various fandoms, and Gill highlights others of note: “There’s Animazement, which has been around forever, and a couple of video game conventions. Playthrough Convention is a video game convention that hits the weeks after the Raleigh Comicon in March. Of course, the 800-pound gorilla is Supercon. They are a big chain convention, just like Wizard World. That level we can’t

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compete with, so we don’t try to. They tout themselves as a pop culture festival with a big emphasis on meet and greets and photo ops, which we try not to get into. We bring creators.”

Ultimate Comics also helps host a charity event, Comics for a Cure 5K, created by one of its customers, Neil Ellis, and held on Free Comic Book Day (this year on May 4th). Gill says they assist with the event, but it’s Ellis’ baby and he picks a different charity each year to support. In addition to hosting the event, Ultimate Comics allows race participants the first opportunity to go through the line for the free comic book table.

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BETTER WORLD B Y C H A R L E S H E AT H E R LY

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF JC RAULSTON ARBORETUM

EF─ Through the N.C. State University arboretum that bears his name,

J.C. Raulston

created a gardening vision that has changed the landscape across our state.

It is a place to enjoy beautiful blooms, delightful fragrances, and a variety of garden designs—features offered by most arboreta. Despite the uncommon beauty that surrounds you wherever you go in this 10 acres of flora splendor, it is also a place for quiet solitude where you can leave troubles of a frenetic world behind.

I have a unique appreciation of the JC Raulston Arboretum because I’m the beekeeper. The 6,000 different plants are a bonanza for honey bees. It is, in my opinion, the best bee yard in the world. Unlike the rest of the world, where the typical honey flow exists for only a few weeks, something is in bloom every day of the year, even during the heart of winter.

What sets this arboretum apart, however, is the role it has played in changing North Carolina’s horticultural landscape during the past four decades. “The JC Raulston Arboretum’s policy of sharing plants and propagation

material to nurserymen and green industry professionals has had a profound impact upon commercial and residential landscapes throughout North Carolina and much of the Southeastern United States,” says Mark Weathington, director of the Arboretum. This was the goal of founder J. C. Raulston: to diversify the American landscape.

Plants from more than 50 countries adorn this diverse flora and test their potential for adapting to local and regional landscapes.

While others guard their plants like the gold at Fort Knox, Raulston invited growers to come to the arboretum and make propagation cuttings of the woody plants that might flourish in their markets around the state.

Since its modest beginning, the JC Raulston Arboretum has distributed millions of plants among the state’s nursery industry. The results of that generosity are evident in neighborhood landscapes all across North Carolina and throughout the Southeast.

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THE WHITE GARDEN

Among the many plants introduced by Raulston and now common throughout the region are Leyland cypress, arborvitae, ‘Emerald Pagoda’ snowbell trees, ‘Chindo’ viburnum, and others.

“J.C. Raulston is widely credited with introducing more plants into culture than any other person in the world,” wrote Tom Monaco, then head of the N.C. State University Horticulture Department.

At the time, he was making an endorsement for renaming the arboretum for Raulston, following Raulston’s untimely death in a 1996 automobile accident.

TULIPA ’TINKA’

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Annual sales of the North Carolina horticultural industry were just $75 million in the mid 1970s when Raulston began the policy of sharing plants. Now the sales exceed $1 billion a year.

More than a dozen themed gardens, each a unique display of floral excellence, exhibit a diverse landscape of horticulture seen nowhere else in the eastern United States and not many places on the planet.

So you prefer white blooms? The White Garden presents a favorite place for weddings. Are you considering creating a garden with sandy and arid conditions? You might want to spend time in the Xeric Garden (the name xeric indicating desert-like conditions).If you have a preference for oriental plants, you might linger in the Asian Valley or the Japanese Garden, with its hundreds of showy specimen. Other gardens include Winter, Scree, Southall, Rooftop, and the Magnolia Collection.

Where else can you stroll across such a diverse display in a half hour and enjoy such a wide variety of the planet’s most magnificent flora?

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Each of the gardens offers a unique perspective of how plants survive and flourish in different parts of the world and in extreme climates, elevations, and other diverse growing conditions.

The compactness of this arboretum is also an advantage. Where else can you stroll across such a diverse display in a half hour and enjoy such a wide variety of the planet’s most magnificent flora? Here, for example, you may explore the world’s most extensive collection of redbuds— one of which is named for the late Kay Yow, N.C. State’s legendary women’s basketball coach.

You’ll also find nandinas and various ground covers, and the only collection of dwarf loblolly pines found on planet Earth.

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FANTASY,” THE JAPANESE CREPE MYRTLE BELIEVED TO BE THE TALLEST OF ITS TYPE IN THE U.S., IS EMBRACED

BY FLETCHER POWELL, AND “FANTASY,” THE JAPANESE CREPE MYRTLE BELIEVED TO BE THE TALLEST5,OF ITSHIS SISTER, LINDE, 6.

TYPE IN THE U.S., IS EMBRACED BY FLETCHER POWELL, 5, AND HIS SISTER, LINDE, 6.

“I still remember hearing nurserymen at the trade shows saying, ‘Here comes Raulston with another [expletive] Prunus mume.’”

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The arboretum’s 450-foot perennial border, which hosts native wildflowers, common perennials, and rare exotics, was once described by noted British landscape architect and author Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe as “an epic border, a heroic event in landscape architecture.”

Master Gardner Anne Clapp, co-host of the popular Weekend Gardner program on WPTF and long-time arboretum volunteer, is profuse in her praise of J.C. Raulston.

“I had the pleasure of meeting J.C. Raulston at a party for new faculty in 1976,” she says. “His enthusiasm for students and plants was contagious, and did not diminish during the 20 years he was at N.C. State. In those early days, his favorite plant to promote was the Prunus mume, the flowering apricot. The one he gave me flourishes in our front yard, but I still remember hearing nurserymen at the trade shows saying, ‘Here comes Raulston with another [pausing for implied expletive] Prunus mume.’”

She goes on to explain that the research from his trips around the world was “shared with plant geeks everywhere, and the palate of plants available in North Carolina nurseries expanded greatly with his efforts.

While I enjoy and appreciate the plant collection we have inherited from him, I appreciate the students he mentored even more. Some are running nurseries of their own and others lead botanical gardens throughout the world. As J.C. said, plan and plant for a better world.”

Some 50,000 visitors come to the arboretum each year. Some schedule their weddings here. Some bring their cameras, hoping to find a beautiful scene to capture. Others attend workshops and meetings in the education building. Most, however, come to enjoy the flowers and fragrances of plants gathered from disparate places around the world.

The arboretum, open from sunup to sunset every day of the year, is on Beryl Road (about a half mile east of Dorton Arena). Admission is free of charge.

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Raleigh’s Hometown

LAW SCHOOL

BY KURT DUSTERBERG PHOTOS COURTESY OF CAMPBELL LAW SCHOOL

For 40 years, Campbell Law School has been training legal professionals, but the move to downtown Raleigh 10 years ago successfully elevated the program and connected students with the capital city’s expansive network.

Campbell Law School Dean J. Rich Leonard likes to start his day by basking in the scholarship of his students. “One of my favorite things is coming up in the elevator early in the morning with students and saying, ‘Tell me about your day,’” Leonard says. “It’s the richest mix of tough, doctrinal courses and experience out in the community, learning what the practice of law is like.”

Ten years have passed since the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law set its sights on Raleigh, after residing for 30 years on the main campus of Campbell University in Buies Creek. By any measure, the relocation and the years since have proved to be a success. The school is celebrating its 10 years in Raleigh as well as the 40th anniversary of its first graduating class in a series of special events, including the 10/40 Gala Celebration at Raleigh’s Union Station on March 22nd.

The relocation to Hillsborough Street was ushered in under then-Dean Melissa Essary, who sought to enhance the law school’s reach. “She realized that legal education had become very entrepreneurial,” Leonard says. “She realized if Campbell didn’t claim Raleigh, someone else would. Then we would have been left as the little country law school 45 miles from here, and some other institution would own all the richness of the Raleigh legal community.”

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LEFT: CAMPBELL LAW SCHOOL, 1979 BELOW: KIVETT BUILDING AFTER RENOVATIONS

With courthouses, government agencies, the state legislature, and law firms all within walking distance, the school thrived immediately. “Students wanted real experiences, they wanted externships and clinics,” Leonard says. “They wanted an opportunity to experience the legal profession while they were in law school. That’s very hard to do in Buies Creek.”

Whitfield Gibson, a civil litigation attorney at Manning Fulton Attorneys, spent his first two years in Buies Creek before graduating with the first Raleigh class in 2010. “It was your classic country school [at Buies Creek],” Gibson says. “The law school was in just one of the buildings on the quad. There were only two real classrooms of about 100 people. The building they occupy now is much nicer and more modern, and it’s in the middle of a capital city.”

It didn’t take long for students to recognize the benefits of the new location. “You had access to judges who would be willing to make that 40-minute trek to Buies Creek,” Gibson says. “But even in the first year in Raleigh, it was apparent there were a lot more people coming to the law school from different firms and different courts. In Raleigh, you’ve got a lot more access to that caliber of people.”

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According to Charles Meeker, the mayor of Raleigh during Campbell Law’s transition to the city, the move has been good for both parties.

“Campbell Law School has been great for downtown Raleigh,” says Meeker, a partner with Parker Poe Attorneys and Counselors at Law. “The students, faculty, and staff bring vibrancy to our urban fabric.

And Raleigh has been great for the law school, too, with all the nearby service and employment opportunities, not to mention the restaurants and stores.”

Since 2010, Campbell has graduated 1,196 law students from the Raleigh campus, adding to a legacy of approximately 4,300 over its 40 years. Distinguished alumni include North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge John M. Tyson, who graduated in the school’s charter class of 1979, and Elaine Marshall, the North Carolina Secretary of State since 1997.

Campbell Law plays a key role in the community. According to Leonard, the state of North Carolina allows students to practice law under tight supervision during their final year of law school. The Blanchard Community Law Clinic partners with nonprofit agencies to resolve issues like domestic violence protection orders and landlord/ tenant disputes. The Restorative Justice Clinic sends student mediators

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into 18 Wake County schools to resolve issues between victims and offenders. “If we can get our students into schools before a principal makes a criminal referral and starts some kid down the schoolto-prison pipeline, we can solve a lot of these things to everyone’s satisfaction,” Leonard says.

Campbell also offers the Senior Law Clinic and Stubbs Bankruptcy Clinic. “Immigration, veterans, writing wills, domestic abuse— just about any good cause around here, we have a student group that’s helping with it,” says Leonard, who served as the United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina for 22 years before becoming dean in 2013.

Campbell is also proud to rank 15th nationally in ultimate bar passage, with 98 percent of all students passing the bar exam within two years of graduation.

When they do, they’re prepared for an evolving legal community.

Campbell has eight joint degrees, such as accounting, social work, and public health. The school recently offered a course in coding for lawyers, responding to students who plan to build apps and programs to enhance their careers.

With the 10/40 anniversary events on the horizon, Leonard is proud of Campbell’s place in the Raleigh community. The downtown campus is always bustling with visitors from the law community and the local agencies served by the students.

Given all the activity, Leonard has another reason to reconnect with the students at midday, one that doesn’t probe too deeply into their academic schedules. “At noon every day, I stand at the front door, and people say, ‘Dean, what are you doing?’ I say, ‘Well, I’m watching the catering trucks show up to see where I want to have lunch.’ On any given day there will be three or four catered lunches sponsored by someone,” he says with a laugh. “That’s the prerogative of the dean. Any meeting here is my meeting.”

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Every feature of this custom home bids welcome, starting with the graceful ascent of the spiraling staircase that is perfectly framed—and highlighted—by the gentle curvature of the expansive glass wall.

From the soft golden glow of the lighting to the subtle shade of mint on the risers, this newly built Raleigh home signals the dawn of a new era for contemporary living. The austere boxes that once characterized modern residential architecture are usurped for good in the layered rooflines and creative use of materials that Arthur Rutenberg Homes introduced in this exterior elevation.

A variety of textures, shades of gray ranging from light to dark, and an overarching theme of openness speak to the décor trends found throughout contemporary home interiors. In this gorgeous home, the exterior sets the stage for beauty and comfort to unfold within.

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Ubiquitous in its adoption across every living space, every surface, gray reigns supreme as the universal shade of living well. That’s living well as suggested by its upscale polished presentation, suggestive of aspirations achieved. And wellness as defined by calm, serene settings.

The understated nature of gray lends itself to intricate patterns and a range of finishes, from subtle cues flowing across a table top to the nuanced cabinet surfaces to the dramatic display of geometric florals in the floor covering.

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What’s new with this magically soft palate? Pops of color that introduce energy and playfulness. Greens and blues that call to mind forests and oceans, emeralds and sapphires. But the boldest accent colors of 2019 just might be citrus in origin: Think lemon bright and orange glow.

Fixtures veer minimalist and contemporary, with a focus on streamlined hardware and uninterrupted illumination.

Light and bright being the essential complements to an intrinsically open and airy spaciousness.

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Kitchens rule every roost, and you’d be hard pressed to find a design that doesn’t include a central gathering place, complete with comfy seating, for guests to watch the chef in action and sample the results.

While cabinetry maintains fresh cream, white, or gray complexions, floors are becoming focal points in themselves. Look for weathered finishes, driftwood motifs reminiscent of walks on the beach, or dark, walnut hues that create a distinctive contrast in the setting.

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Whether fieldstone or stacked river stone, fireplaces have fully evolved into the retro world of rock facades, and with this as a room’s focal point, there’s no mistaking that the outdoors have become an integral part of every interior design.

Trending to rave reviews is the funkiest new element to enter the home space: Traditional barn doors are sliding into place—sometimes as a functional working door, sometimes just a decorative conversation piece. Either way, the barn door is an unexpected throwback to pastoral calm and earthiness. All good vibes for an overarching theme of serenity.

In keeping with the calming ambiance of today’s homes, master baths have traded their boxy, formulaic designs for more spacious, open-air environments. And what steals the show is the luxurious standalone tub—deep and wide, with clean lines, contemporary fixtures, and the promise of peaceful relaxation.

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To memorialize life’s most momentous occasions, there’s no better setting for family portraits than the home where memories span the years.

T E X T A N D P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y M I C K S C H U LT E To celebrate the engagement of her daughters, Penelope and Isabella, Pandora Shaw asked me to photograph each of them in the space where they grew up. While driving to the first bridal shoot in 2016, I remember feeling my inner Anglophile emerge. Named after Sir Walter Raleigh’s English birthplace, the Hayes Barton Historic District whisked me away to a fine table setting with tea. Throw in some Southern biscuits (the gravy kind, not the cookies), and you have a perfect mix of Southern charm with English aristocracy.

The interior of the home was even more interesting and refined than I expected and, while both sisters posed in exquisite dresses in the same setting, each brought her unique taste and personality to the portraits.

We sat down to talk after the shoots and the Shaw women shared their thoughts.

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How did your family end up in Raleigh?

My husband, Brian, and I met at Harvard Law School and lived in several places around the country before coming to Raleigh.

While living in Portland, Maine, he met someone at a conference who had a school law firm in Raleigh. Brian had long wanted to practice exclusively in that area, so we decided to relocate. I felt immediately at home here, as it reminded me of my native Texas.

The people and priorities were quite similar. We are still in the house we bought 26 years ago and in which we raised our three daughters.

How did you choose your Hayes Barton home?

We were attracted to the house at first sight and immediately called the realtor. She said the owner happened to be out of town and suggested that we go peek through the windows. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw hand-painted Gracie wallpaper in the dining room—and I fell instantly in love.

Sadly, the realtor was mistaken and the owner was indeed inside (and terrified). We learned later that he called his mother to say goodbye because, “Two huge men are breaking into the house.”

What influences your style?

All of the artwork in our home was created by my mother, Patricia Nix, who is a member of the National Academy of Design.

She has been the dominant influence on my style. Her work is deeply evocative of the culture of Texas. Strong religious faith, Southwestern churches, Mexican icons, and Native American crafts are represented in the vibrant imagery of her paintings. My love of books is another big influence.

I have so many that they dominate the appearance of a number of my rooms, and I like that.

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In January 2015, I relocated to New York City from a job in London and my parents helped me move. My mom stayed extra days and, on a whim, I asked if she wanted to look at wedding dresses.

I wasn’t even engaged, but I was in love with my future husband. I looked up bridal on Google Maps and saw Forever Amour Bridal not far away. At first we didn’t see much on the racks, but then I saw my dress hanging on the far wall, as if it was waiting for me. The dress is the L’esposa brand, and I love the element of antiqueness in the dull ivory color. ~ Penelope

Comments on childhood home as setting for pictures: (Penelope) The house is a good reflection of my sister and me. We didn’t go to daycare or summer camps and, when we did travel, we often stayed in homes decorated by my mom or my grandmother. That aesthetic is really molded deep into my psyche, because of how surrounded I was by it throughout my childhood.

(Isabella) My mother’s house is so beautiful. She did all of the decorating herself, and she has an amazing eye for colors, fabrics, textures— everything! My grandmother is an artist, so the house is filled with her beautiful work. And, for the past two and a half years, I’ve been swooning over Penelope’s engagement portraits and hoping I could someday have pictures that turned out half as well. There was never any question of doing my portraits anywhere else!

My mother, sister, and I were about to leave Alexia’s Bridal Boutique in Raleigh when Penelope pointed out “this pink one.”

The moment I put it on I knew it was the right dress for me. It’s modest, classic, and traditional, but also exciting. My skin tone is so pale, and the color of the dress complimented it perfectly.

I walked out of the store about an hour later having bought my Sareh Nouri dress and a veil. ~ isabella

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The Raleigh skyline is going up, and out! Once centered in the downtown corridors, high-rise living has made its way to Midtown and along Glenwood.

The first residential building in Raleigh that was called a high-rise was the Capital Apartments, located on New Bern Avenue.

Built in 1917, it stands just five stories high—Raleigh’s newest high-rises are a whole lot taller and have been built to satisfy the need for vibrant, city living.

They soar toward the clouds, building communities that offer residents places to live, work, shop, and play.

“Over the past several years, Raleigh has experienced exciting growth that has brought new and diverse job opportunities, a vibrant shopping and award-winning restaurant scene, and it has all resulted in people having a greater desire to live closer and closer to the activity,” says Rob Reid, New Development Manager for Kane Residential. “The high-rise buildings and new housing developments you see coming to Midtown and Downtown provide people that immediate pedestrian connectivity, allowing them to feel more integrated and connected to their neighborhood and community.”

For the tallest perch in downtown, look to the 33-story PNC Plaza Building, which clocks in as Raleigh’s tallest building. Eleven of those floors are luxury condominiums, with an assortment of highend amenities including a pool on the 23rd floor of the building.

The under-construction FNB Tower downtown will also have more than 200 residential units once the 22-story building is complete, and plans for this building also include a terrace and a pool.

Rivaling the downtown skyline will be The Walter, which is coming to North Hills. It’s in the design and preconstruction phase, but plans for this 32-story tower include a restaurant on the ground floor, 10 levels of boutique hotel rooms, and 20 levels of luxury apartments. This is another Kane Residential project predicted to attract residents who are looking to live life on a higher level.

“Whether it’s empty nesters looking to downsize or young professionals looking for greater proximity to their work and entertainment centers, we have an extremely diverse set of residents, which make our communities an even more exciting place to call home,” says Reid. “High-rise living gives people the opportunity to live in luxury residences with premium interior features such as quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, and floor-to-ceiling glass windows as well as top-of-line community amenities like a fitness center, pool, and clubhouse—all while being closer than ever to all the city has to offer.”

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The Dillon Warehouse District The Dillon, located in the Warehouse section of downtown Raleigh, is a mix of apartments, retail spaces, and offices. Wrapping around an entire 2.5-acre city block, The Dillon’s new buildings incorporate part of the 100-year-old Dillon Supply Warehouse that once anchored this spot.

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Residents at The Dillon enjoy city views outside their oversized windows.

Even the treadmills in the fitness room are behind a wall of glass that looks out onto the Raleigh skyline. The Dillon offers concierge services, shared workspaces, a saltwater pool, and courtyards with grilling stations. And foodie residents have the entire Morgan Street Food Hall and its dizzying array of cuisine choices right at their front door.

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Park Central, a 16-story mixeduse project from Kane Residential, is the height of luxury living in Midtown. The units feature floor-toceiling windows that capture the views of Midtown Park on one side and the downtown Raleigh skyline on the other. It offers the on-site amenities tenants crave, including a sky deck, saltwater pool, work-fromhome spaces, courtyards with grills, a fitness center, bike sharing, and even a dog spa. Best of all, residents are just steps from the shopping, restaurant, concert venues, and office spaces of North Hills.

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The West Condominiums Glenwood South The West Condominiums is a 17-story condo building on Glenwood South. Robbie Rickard, president of the West Homeowners Association, says the building offers a true urban experience: “Many of our residents work downtown and take advantage of easy access to work,” says Rickard. “It is almost a humorous sight to see people in business suits arriving home from work on Bird scooters. We also have many residents who work from home, so most of our residents truly live, work, and play in downtown Raleigh where there is always something going on and new restaurants and bars to check out. Then when they get home, they don’t have to worry about cutting the grass; they can just go upstairs and workout in our rooftop gym, lounge around the rooftop pool, or put some steaks on the grill, all with some of the best views around of downtown Raleigh.”

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SkyHouse luxury apartments are located in the heart of downtown Raleigh. The building’s signature feature—a luxurious heated rooftop pool on the 23rd floor—offers amazing views from the water or the lounge chairs. There is also a rooftop terrace with firepit, grills, and outdoor seating.

Another favorite perk: SkyHouse is a pet-friendly community in the midst of the vibrant downtown setting, and is an easy walk to restaurants, galleries, and live music venues.

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The Wade Historic Hayes Barton A more petite high rise, coming in at five stories, The Wade brings 29 residences into the tony Hayes Barton neighborhood. Classic and elegant, with an architectural design that pays tribute to earlier eras, each upscale home features 10-foot ceilings, white oak hardwood floors, and finishing touches that are delightfully convenient and contemporary. Amenities include underground parking with secure card access, a fitness center, private storage areas, and a rooftop terrace. Located at the corner of St. Mary’s Street and Wade Avenue, it’s an easy hop to Cameron Village—and its eateries, boutiques, and nightspots.

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Link Apartments Glenwood South Glenwood South In the midst of all downtown Raleigh has to offer, you’ll find the Link Apartments Glenwood South. Nestled just blocks from Glenwood Avenue, these luxury apartments offer residents consummate city living, with sophisticated and impressive amenities. Spacious designs with finish details from modern backsplashes to spa-inspired bathrooms make this an urban space to crave. Enjoy city living with droolworthy restaurants, top-notch beer, and cafes within walking distance of your front door.

And the perks don’t stop there—residents can enjoy an on-site fitness center, a yoga studio, and a dog park for your furry friend.

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The home, built in 2011, was designed to fulfill their love of the outdoors. They effectively created a modern oasis, tucked in the middle of traditional homes, in Raleigh’s Budleigh neighborhood. The couple, along with twins Hudson and Sienna, experience nature intimately from morning to night.

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Because of the architecture school at N.C. State, I feel like Raleigh has a lot of wonderful [design] firms to choose from,” she says. “After looking at a few, we decided to go with Tonic Design. We really liked their aesthetic and the houses they’ve done in the past.

Plus, they’re a design-build firm, so we knew they would be present throughout the entire process—that was the feature of their firm that won us over in the end.

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Husband and wife say they appreciate a very similar aesthetic, which made the design process easier. “We would bring our ideas to Tonic and they would bounce back with some thoughts we never considered.

I think that’s the reason you work with an architect—because they can take your abstract ideas and bring them to life,” Ilsy explains.

In addition to designing a home that would embrace its natural setting, the Chappells wanted to avoid any wasted space. The open layout that Tonic designed gave them clean lines, minimal clutter, and functional rooms that complement their lifestyle. “I grew up with a mother who is an art professor and collector, so every space in our home was filled with stuff,” Ilsy says. “I always appreciated the art and beauty of it, but I grew up wanting room to breathe.”

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“The design was meant as an intentional experience, and the architects did a great job of bringing it to fruition.”

The design also naturally lends itself to a more environmentally conscious lifestyle.

The main roof, which is south facing, allows for solar panels that collect energy.

For heating and cooling, the home has geothermal wells, which Ilsy notes, “has nothing to do with being a modern house, but our architects recommended this and it has paid for itself.”

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The main floor, where the kitchen and living areas are connected, is where the family spends most of their days.

But of all the perks, one of the couple’s favorites is how the home’s design has enabled their children to feel more connected to nature. “We have lots of bird feeders, so we enjoy seeing different types of birds visit throughout the days,” Ilsy says. “Honestly though, if I didn’t have kids, I’d probably sit in my bathtub all day. Whenever I get a chance, I relax in the tub and look out the tall windows of my tree house.”

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And, we will build on one of our beautiful lots or our own property.

At Arthur Rutenberg Homes, we know you don’t want to settle for someone else’s idea of what your new home ought to be. Whether it is a multigenerational home, an empty nester design with no second floor, or a large entertaining home with a walkout basement and casita, we’ll design a home that matches your lifestyle.

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Flowers Plantation WE HAVE WHAT YOU WANT

This award-winning community in Johnston County is located just minutes from Raleigh, but still very much away from the urban bustle. Bordered by US Hwy 42, Buffalo Road, and the Neuse River in Clayton, this master-planned community was the first of its kind in Johnston County and was awarded North Carolina’s Community of the Year in 2013 and 2014 by the North Carolina Home Builders Association.

Flowers Plantation’s history dates back before the American Revolution, when Dr. Josiah Ogden Watson’s father moved to today’s Flowers Plantation in the mid-1700s and built

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the Dr. Watson Inn, the centerpiece of the entire development. In 1982, Rebecca Flowers started converting the old cotton and tobacco fields into a destination community where the sidewalks are connected to all of the neighborhoods, and you can easily walk or bike to pick up your weekly groceries at the nearby Harris Teeter-anchored shopping center at Flowers Crossroads.

Flowers Plantation now features more than 30 neighborhood developments, over 10 miles of walking trails, and two elementary schools, for which Ms. Flowers donated the land. When complete, the development will total nearly

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7,800 lots with prices starting at $150K to over $600K. Wherever you are on your housing and life spectrum, Flowers Plantation has a place for you to call home. The community includes townhomes, cottages, active adult, and 55+ agerestricted neighborhoods. You can even rent a lake house, among other properties. “You don’t need a car here. The streets are all golf-cart friendly,” says Reid Stephenson, Flowers Plantation’s Chief Executive. “You can get your kids to school, come home from work, enjoy our parks and recreation, and make a convenient run to the grocery store— all without leaving the community.”

The Club at Flowers Plantation houses an elite fitness center, indoor pool, spa massage services, Jacuzzi, and club café bar.

Outdoor options for children and adults include the Piranha swim team, tennis, neighborhood trails, baseball, soccer, kickball, flag football, and basketball.

Living in Flowers Plantation is ideal for homeowners who want a comfortable, relaxing lifestyle that encourages neighborhood camaraderie and lifelong friendships.

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Luxury Home Marketing Group REAL ESTATE LEADERS IN THE LUXURY HOME MARKET

Front Row (left to right): Lindsay Taylor–Coldwell Banker HPW Global Luxury; Mary Edna Williams–RE/MAX United; Deborah Nance–Real Living Pittman Properties; Linda Trevor–RE/MAX United; Leslie Young–Coldwell Banker HPW Global Luxury; Sheri Hagerty–Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby’s International Realty; and Debbie Van Horn– Fonville Morisey. Back Row (left to right): Jill Rekuc–Olde Raleigh Real Estate; Linda Craft–Linda Craft & Team, Realtors; Mollie Owen–Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby’s International Realty; Shawn Britt–Realty World Triange Living; Kimberly Conroy–Coldwell Banker HPW Global Luxury; Kathy Beacham–Coldwell Banker HPW Global Luxury; and Margaret Struble–RE/MAX United.

WHEN ELEGANCE DEMANDS EXCELLENCE These luxury leaders employ powerful marketing strategies for their listings: • Aggressive advertising through multiple real estate companies • Exclusive tour of your home by members of the Luxury Home Marketing Group • Recommendations by members to increase your home-selling success • Networking your home with member’s luxury home buyers

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Sheri Hagerty, Hodge Kitrell Sotheby’s International Realty, 4013 Greyhawk Place, Greyhawk Landing, Apex, $1,015,000 (SOLD)

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Mollie Owen, Hodge Kittrell Sotheby’s International Realty, 12404 Birchfalls Drive, Bay Leaf Farm, Raleigh, $3,599,000

Margaret Stuble, RE/MAX United, 632 The Preserve Trail, The Preserve at Jordan Lake, Chapel Hill, $752,500

Lindsay Jackson, Coldwell Banker HPW Global Luxury, 9425 Centerwood Lane, Brier Creek Country Club, Raleigh, $942,500

Linda Trevor, RE/MAX United, 3233 Carpenter Creek Place, Olde Carpenter, Cary. $788,000

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Deborah Nance, Real Living Pitman Properties, 1501 Barony Lake Way, The Barony, Raleigh, $1,115,000

Debbie Van Horn,Fonville Morisey, 302 Annandale Drive, MacGregor Downs, Cary, $2,860,000

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Allure Homes SUBTLE CHARM, QUALITY CUSTOM HOMES

Homeowners understand that the time-honored principles of understated elegance, structural quality and integrity, and the desire to combine the best of tradition with the promise of innovation and sustainability are what set Allure apart. The world’s most revered designers, architects, engineers, and artisans have always embraced these fundamental values.

Perhaps the greatest difference, however, is Allure’s commitment to listen to clients and respond to their needs and wishes. Owner Paul Baggett, who founded Allure Homes more than a decade ago, understands that today’s buyers are asking for thoughtfully designed interior spaces and inspired exteriors that complement the surrounding neighborhood. The importance of location has never been a higher priority, which is the reason Allure acquires home sites to build homes in established neighborhoods located Inside the Beltline and in North Hills.

The recent Allure home’s primary living space combines gracious scale and warmth, where homeowners can effortlessly maintain an energetic weekday pace while still finding comfort hearthside. Whether enjoying muchneeded downtime or welcoming friends for entertaining, owners find Allure’s open, airy interior spaces the ideal place to relax, renew, and connect with loved ones. Your family’s most cherished memories begin the moment your dream becomes a home.

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Furnish BRINGING ARTISTRY BACK INTO HOME INTERIORS

Raleigh has waited too long for a furniture and design experience like the one at Furnish. Stylish and modern, and as intimately personalized as it is unique, the design collection at Furnish assures clients that they’ve found someplace special.

Furnish prides itself on the many attributes that set it apart, such as custom-upholstered furniture made in America and pieces built by the hands of Amish artisans. They also have an extensive collection of rugs, lighting, and art to complete each room, as well as custom outdoor furniture. But that’s not all.

In addition to an unparalleled selection of products, the Furnish process is something else that sets it apart. “We love collaborative clients who want to get down and dirty with our designers and create something that is specific to their style,” owner Michelle Hardy says. “Often, our clients aren’t sure of their exact aesthetic, but they find their style when working with our designers.”

Floor to ceiling, inside and out, Furnish creates the perfect setting that speaks to the preferences and lifestyle of its discerning clientele. Visit the showroom today and see the new line of outdoor furniture, sure to make your spring and summer entertaining the talk of your neighborhood.

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Overture Centennial A LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY FOR ACTIVE ADULTS

Overture Centennial is Raleigh’s newest community of 55+, active adult apartment homes and will be open and move-in ready this winter. Lifestyle and community are the key pillars of the Overture Centennial, distinguishing it from other communities in the greater Raleigh area.

Residents will be able to live a maintenance-free, lock-and-leave lifestyle with the added advantage of a central location, just across from Pullen Park.

Overture’s vibrant communities nationwide consist of active adults who seek to enjoy life and an inspired next chapter of their lives alongside their friends.

The community’s signature SOUL lifestyle program is designed to enhance everyday living by providing a robust calendar of fitness, educational, and social activities.

Overture Centennial will feature thoughtfully designed one- and two-bedroom residences with designer finishes and fixtures. Apartment homes will be move-in ready with modern, fully-appointed kitchens, under-cabinet lighting, and a breakfast bar.

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Stonewall THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE DETAILS

Stonewall Structural Engineering is a Raleigh-based firm that provides structural inspections and building design services for both residential and commercial projects. Their team of engineers is dedicated to delivering the highest quality structural engineering services and providing excellent customer experiences, as is reflected by their strong reputation.

The company was founded in 2011 by Chuck LaVerdiere. Chuck grew up in Southern California and graduated from the top-rated Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California San Diego. In 2007 Chuck met his wife Sarah, and in 2009 they relocated to Sarah’s home state of North Carolina.

Over the years, Chuck’s design experience has taken on many shapes and sizes: home remodels and additions, historic renovations, concrete tilt-up structures, steel framed buildings, mid-rise mixed-use buildings, commercial fit-ups, and more.

Stonewall Structural Engineering began on a foundation of integrity and with a passion for doing things the right way. Fast forward to today, and Stonewall is a team of professionals with diverse backgrounds and skill sets on a mission to exceed client expectations.

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revival ANTIQUES VINTAGE AND MODERN, ARTFULLY ARRANGED FOR YOUR HOME At Revival, you will find two stores in one: Our 5,000-squarefoot showroom is an open and welcoming space that has been artfully arranged into distinctive settings—sure to inspire your home design. Here you will find furniture, unique decorative accessories, lighting, mirrors, and art.

While just down the sidewalk, the “as-is” warehouse offers customers a wider selection of case goods and architectural finds just waiting to be re-imagined. Pieces from the warehouse can be taken as found, or they can be refurbished by our team to your specifications.

A fully designed showroom space combined with the separate 5,000-square-foot treasure-filled warehouse are what make Revival the most unique furniture shopping destination in Raleigh.

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The Saleh family legacy starts with pita bread. More than four decades ago, the family came to the United States to escape civil war in their native Lebanon. Longing for the traditional pita bread of their former home, and not finding a suitable replacement, the family opened a bakery in 1977. That bakery has since blossomed into a line of family-run restaurants that have become a staple for Lebanese and Mediterranean food in the Triangle.

single day. I think we hold all the other Lebanese food in the Triangle to a high standard that is hard to beat,” Scott says. “We get our produce from the farmer’s market every day; we know where our meat is coming from. We offer a living wage to our employees. We are constantly evaluating our menu and making sure we are up-to-date on what our guests want. Our restaurant is fast casual, but we operate like a fine dining restaurant.”

First, there was Neomonde, opened by the four Saleh brothers and their mother, Cecilia Saleh. Then in 2014 one of the brothers, Mounir Saleh, ventured out to open another restaurant to honor his mother. Called “Sassool,” the restaurant is an homage to her childhood nickname. The Saleh restaurants continue to grow with

Sassool recently expanded from its two locations in North Raleigh and Cary with a third location, called Sassool Select, at the newly opened Morgan Street Food Hall in downtown Raleigh. As its name suggests, this location showcases a select few items from Sassool’s menu in a format that is new for the brand. “Being downtown is a

“We rely on each other so much more than we would if we didn’t have a business together.” the family, as Mounir Saleh’s daughters, Noelle Scott and Simone Saleh, manage the Sassool restaurants alongside him. Now, 42 years after the family came to the Triangle, there are three locations each for Sassool and Neomonde.

And three generations of the family have been pulled into the business. “We rely on each other so much more than we would if we didn’t have a business together,” says Scott, Sassool’s general manager. “It has created a really high level of respect and trust between us all.”

As third-generation restaurateurs, Scott and her sister keep their grandmother’s ideals and recipes at the forefront of the restaurant but haven’t been afraid to experiment, keeping up with the latest food trends over the past four years. Items like quinoa salad and a monthly trial to determine if new dishes should become permanent menu additions show these contemporary touches. “We insist on making everything fresh, every

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completely different vibe for us. The customers and their needs and wants are different, and we had to evolve to meet those needs,” Scott says. “Simone, my dad, and I used to all be working under the same roof in North Raleigh, day in and day out. Now that there are three locations, we’ve had to spread out to make sure that all are operating and functioning correctly.”

The smaller menu at Sassool Select doesn’t include kebabs, but still has shawarma and falafel as main entree items. The salads in the cold case are only the staples from larger locations, and there isn’t a selection of hot case items. Scott says Sassool Select is much easier to manage than the 6,000-plus square-foot larger locations in Raleigh and Cary that employ more than 100 people combined. “Our select concept is one that we could put into any food court, stadium, or office building, and one we could multiply much more rapidly,” Scott says.

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1. Dice cucumbers and strain for 2 hours in the refrigerator to allow excess water to drain.

2. Clean the garlic cloves and put in food processor until pureed.

As Raleigh residents and downtown workers increasingly desire quick and healthy food options, Scott says Sassool Select fills that need. With limited access to grocery stores and take-home options in the downtown area, residents can take home containers of food in bulk from the restaurant. The set-up at Morgan Street Food Hall also allows for families who can’t agree on where to eat (Scott jokes she has a large family of picky eaters) to try Sassool’s food alongside other cuisines from around the world. “The food hall is a great place for families or groups of people to go so they don’t all have to eat the same thing,” Scott says. “You can get burgers, empanadas, ramen, ice cream, Mediterranean food…all in the same place.”

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3. Dice the fresh mint.

4. In a mixing bowl, add in the labneh and slowly pour in the olive oil as you fold it in with a spatula.

5. Add in the salt, pureed garlic, diced fresh mint, and strained diced cucumber. Fold these ingredients into the yogurt until fully incorporated.

6. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

This will keep for 5 days.

While Sassool may be adapting to modern restaurant formats and menu items, Scott says guests can be sure that the restaurant will stick to the family history and food that cemented its legacy.

“When making decisions for new items, menu changes, and locations, we always ask ourselves, ‘What would Sassool do?’ This helps us keep true to our businesses mission and heart,” Scott says. “[Cecilia Saleh] has not only has given us her recipes, but also shown everyone in the family the value of hard work. She’s shown us how to work together as a family and how to share our Lebanese hospitality with the world.”

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Add vibrant pillows on the sofa, place bathroom soaps with floral prints in the powder room, and pop fresh flowers in a colorful vase and place on a beautiful side table in the living room. Sprinkle color and flowers around the home to celebrate spring!

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Golfing Great Adds On-Site Brewery The Pinehurst Resort opened its Brewing Company in September, complete with smokehouse barbecue— a pairing that makes for great food and brew to top off every golf outing. Led by renowned brew master Eric Mitchell (formerly of Heist Brewing in Charlotte), the brewery is housed in the original Village of Pinehurst steam plant that was built in 1895.

Vegan Market Opens in Chapel Hill The Coco Bean Vegan Market recently opened inside the family-owned Coco Bean Coffee + Tea. The market offers a wide variety of plant-based products, including foods, artisan chocolates, essential oils, and gifts. It’s a natural complement to the eco-friendly cafe, which serves an assortment of vegan baked goods, pastries, and fresh farmers market selections like grain bowls, salads, tamales, and soups.

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FOODIE Focus WHET YOUR APPETITE: The news is out: Gonza Tacos y Tequila founders, Gonza Salamanca and Carlos Rodriguez, announced that their newest venture, Macondo Latin Cuisine, will open in Sojourn Glenwood Place Apartments in Raleigh (near the intersection of 440 and Glenwood Avenue). Macondo will feature small tastes of traditional Latin flavors that will rotate seasonally. Slated to open this fall.

Over on Creedmoor Road, Relish Craft Kitchen and Bourbon Bar will be opening The Kitchen Table at Relish—Biscuits, Brews, and Boardgames. Going in next door in the former Dos Taquitos space, it will open this spring. Look for classic buttermilk biscuits, iced blueberry or blackberry biscuits, bacon and chive biscuits, jalapeño and corn biscuits, cinnamon biscuits, and vegan biscuits—just to name a few. Brews include rotating selections from the state’s 130+ craft breweries as well as locally roasted coffee. And they already have a collection of over 400 board games! Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center is bringing their bowling alley/restaurant concept to 4020 Capital Boulevard, in the Ashton Square shopping center. Opening to be announced.

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NEW IN TOWN: Oak Steakhouse opened in February in The Dillon in downtown Raleigh.

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Poke Bros. opened at 780 Alexander Place in Brier Creek, and offers fast, fresh, high quality, sushi-grade fish and farm-fresh veggies in an authentic Hawaiian poké bowl. Also new to North Raleigh, Burney’s Sweets & More has opened at 4500 Falls of Neuse Road. Best known for their original recipe for glazed and filled croissants, as well as 15-layer cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, doughnuts, pastries, ice cream, and coffee.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: The Durham Food Truck rodeos will be March 24th, June 16th, September 1st, and November 3rd! And Shop Local Raleigh’s annual craft beer festival, Brewgaloo, will be April 26th and 27th. Brewgaloo features craft breweries from around North Carolina and local food trucks, vendors, and bands.

The return of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Thrive NC is scheduled for May 9th and 10th at City Market in downtown Raleigh. The inaugural event in 2018 attracted thousands to celebrate North Carolina’s culinary roots, while also initiating critical conversations about food insecurity in our state. The festival will feature food and drink from more than 60 of the area’s best restaurants.

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M Dining Guide Our directory of where to eat in Raleigh.

AFRICAN Abyssinia Ethopian Restaurant 2109-146 Avent Ferry Rd. 919.664.8151 abyssiniarestaurant.net

AMERICAN 18 Seaboard 18 Seaboard Ave. 919.861.4318 18restaurantgroup.com

Carroll’s Kitchen 19 E. Martin St. 919.670.3622 carrollskitchen.org Clockwork 519 W. North St. 919.307.3215 clockworkraleigh.com Crawford and Son 618 N. Person St. 919.307.4647 crawfordandson restaurant.com Death & Taxes 105 W. Hargett St. 984.242.0218 ac-restaurants.com/ death-taxes

41Hundred 4100 Main at North Hills St. 919.278.1478 41hundredrestaurant.com

Edwards Mill Bar & Grill 3201 Edwards Mill Rd. 919.783.5447 edwardsmillbarandgrill.com

Ba-Da Wings 2161 Avent Ferry Rd. 919.832.3902 badawings.com Berkeley Cafe 217 W. Martin St. 919.828.9190 facebook.com/ berkeleyraleigh/

Glenwood Grill 2603 Glenwood Ave. #151 919.782.3102 glenwoodgrill.com

Bloomsbury Bistro 509-101 W. Whitaker Mill Rd. 919.834.9011 bloomsburybistro.com

Hayes Barton Cafe 2000 Fairview Rd. 919.856.8551 imaginarystudioonline.com/ hayes

Trophy Tap + Table 225 S. Wilmington St. 919.424.7817 trophybrewing.com Cameron Bar and Grill 2018 Clark Ave. 919.755.2231 cameronbarandgrill.com Capital Club 16 16 W. Martin St. 919.747.9345 capitalclub16.com

Iris Restaurant 2110 Blue Ridge Rd. 919.664.6838 ncartmuseum.org/visit/dining

Kings 141 Park at North Hills St. 919.600.5700 kingsbowlamerica.com

Lynnwood Grill & Brewing Concern 4821 Grove Barton Rd. 919.785.0043 lynnwoodgrill.com

Midtown Grille 4421 Six Forks Rd. 919.782.9463 themidtowngrille.com

North Ridge North Ridge Pub 6010 Falls of Neuse Rd. 919.790.9125 northridgepub.com Oak City Meatball Shoppe 180 E. Davie St. 919.714.9014 oakcitymeatball.com

Second Empire Restaurant and Tavern 330 Hillsborough St. 919.829.3663 second-empire.com Stanbury 938 N. Blount St. 919.977.4321 stanburyrestaurant.com Taste 3048 Medlin Dr. 919.322.0568 1912 Bernard St. 919.948.7815 jmrkitchens.com/taste the Oak 4035 Lake Boone Tr. 919.787.9100 jmrkitchens.com/oak

The Players’ Retreat 105 Oberlin Rd. 919.755.9589 playersretreat.net

Chai’s Asian Bistro 8347 Creedmoor Rd. 919.341.3715 chaisasianbistro.com

The Raleigh Times Bar 14 E. Hargett St. 919.833.0999 raleightimesbar.com

Champa Thai & Sushi 8521 Brier Creek Pkwy.

919.806.0078 champathaisushi.com

The Rockford 320 ½ Glenwood Ave. 919.821.9020 therockfordrestaurant.com

Chopstix 5607 Creedmoor Rd. 919.781.6268 chopstix.com

The Station 701 N. Person St. 919.977.1567 stationraleigh.com The Twisted Fork 3751 Sumner Blvd.

919.792.2535 thetwistedfork.com Village Grill 8470 Honeycut Rd. 919.890.5340 villagegrillraleigh.com Winston’s Grille 6401 Falls of Neuse Rd. 919.790.0700 winstonsgrille.com Zest Cafe & Home Art 8831 Six Forks Rd. 919.848.4792 zestcafehomeart.com

CO Inside AC Hotel Raleigh North Hills eatatco.com David’s Dumpling & Noodle Bar 1900 Hillsborough St. 919.239.4536 ddandnb.com Five Star Restaurant 511 W. Hargett St. 919.833.3311 fivestarraleigh.com Hako Sushi 2603-155 Glenwood Ave. 919.235.0589 hakosushinc.com

ASIAN

Imperial Garden 7713 Lead Mine Rd. 919.846.1988 imperialgardenrestaurant.com

Bida Manda 222 S. Blount St. 919.829.9999 bidamanda.com

Lemongrass Thai Restaurant 8320 Litchford Rd. #142 919.954.0377 lemongrassthairestaurant.net

Brewery Bhavana 218 S. Blount St. 919.829.9998 brewerybhavana.com

Mura 4121 Main at North Hills 919.781.7887 muranorthhills.com

bu•ku 1228 Heritage Links Dr. Wake Forest 919.435.1595 bukuwakeforest.com

Neo-Asia 6602 Glenwood Ave. 919.783.8383 neo-china.com

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Ni Asian Kitchen 8817 Six Forks Rd. 919.916.5106 niasiankitchen.com

Thaiphoon Bistro 301 Glenwood Ave. #190 919.720.4034 thaiphoonbistro.com

Orchid Japanese Restaurant 7432 Creedmoor Rd. 919.890.5345 orchidjapanesebuffet.com

Waraji Japanese Restaurant 5910 Duraleigh Rd. 919.783.1883 warajijapaneserestaurant.com

Pho Pho Pho 510 Glenwood Ave. #103 phophophonc.com Pho Far East 4011 Capital Blvd. #133 919.876.8621 Pearl Chinese Restaurant 3215 Avent Ferry Rd. 919.233.8776 pearlchinesenc.com Red Dragon Chinese Restaurant 2513 Fairview Rd. 919.782.1102 reddragonraleigh.com Red Pepper Asian 4121-109 New Bern Ave. 919.594.1006 redpepperasiannc.com Seoul Garden 4701 Atlantic Ave. 919.850.9984 raleighseoulgarden.com ShabaShabu 3080 Wake Forest Rd. 919.501.7755 shabashabu.net Sono 319 Fayetteville St. 919.521.5328 sonoraleigh.com Sushi Blues Cafe 301 Glenwood Ave. 919.664.8061 sushibluescafe.com Spring Rolls Restaurant 4361 Lassiter at North Hills 919.783.8180 5433 Wade Park Blvd.

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BAKERY & DESSERTS Anisette 209 Bickett Blvd.

919.758.3565 sweetanisette.com Annelore’s German Bakery 1249 Farmers Market Dr. 919.294.8040 facebook.com/ anneloresgermanbakery Bittersweet 16 E. Martin St. 919.977.3829 bittersweetraleigh.com Boulted Bread 614 W. South St. 919.999.3984 boultedbread.com

2042 Clark Ave. 919.833.9998 goodberrys.com Groovy Duck Bakery 3434 Edwards Mill Rd. 919.787.9233 groovyduckbakeryllc.com Hayes Barton Cafe 2000 Fairview Rd. 919.856.8551 https://goo.gl/2aXSqM lucettegrace 235 S. Salisbury St. 919.307.4950 lucettegrace.com Premier Cakes 6617 Falls of Neuse Rd. #105 919.703.0095 premier-cakes.com Yellow Dog Bread Company 219 E. Franklin St. 984.232.0291 facebook.com/yellowdogbread Videri Chocolate Factory 327 W. Davie St. 919.755.5053 viderichocolatefactory.com

BBQ Duck Donuts 8323 Creedmoor Rd. 919.847.3800 duckdonuts.com

Edible Art Bakery & Dessert Café 4351-115 The Circle at North Hills 919.856.0604 edibleartnc.com Escazú Artisan Chocolates 936 N. Blount St. 919.832.3433 escazuchocolates.com Goodberry’s Frozen Custard 2421 Spring Forest Rd. 919.878.8159 9700 Strickland Rd. 919.676.8580

Big Al’s BBQ 2920 Forestville Rd. 919.217.0653 bigalsbbqandcatering.com

Jubala Coffee 8450 Honeycutt Rd. 919.758.8330 jubalacoffee.com

Kale Me Crazy 2018 Cameron St. 919.239.4660 kalemecrazy.net

The Morning Times 10 E. Hargett St. 919.836.1204 morningtimes-raleigh.com

Manhattan Cafe 320 S. Wilmington St. 919.833.6105 manhattancafenc.com

New World Cafe 4112 Pleasant Valley Rd. 919.786.0091 newworldcoffeehouse.com

BURGER & HOT DOG

Chow 8311 Creedmoor Rd. 919.841.4995 chowraleigh.com

Chuck’s 237 S. Wilmington St. 919.322.0126 ac-restaurants.com/chucks Cloos’ Coney Island 2233 Avent Ferry Rd. 919.834.3354 Jerry’s Grill 813 E. Whitaker Mill Rd. 919.832.7561

Clyde Cooper’s BBQ 327 S. Wilmington St. 919.832.7614 clydecoopersbbq.com

MoJoe’s Burger Joint 620 Glenwood Ave. 919.832.6799 mojoesburgerjoint.com

Ole Time Barbecue 6309 Hillsborough St. 919.859.2544 oletimebarbecue.com

Pharaoh’s Grill at North Hills 4421 Six Forks Rd. 919.420.0840

The Pit Authentic Barbecue 328 W. Davie St. 919.890.4500 thepit-raleigh.com

BREAKFAST SPECIALTY Another Broken Egg Cafe 160 Park at North Hills St. 919.307.8195 anotherbrokenegg.com Brigs 8111 Creedmoor Rd. 919.870.0994 | brigs.com

Snoopy’s Hot Dogs 600 Hillsborough St. 919.839.2176 snoopys.com

CAFÉ Benelux Coffee 402 Oberlin Rd. 919.900.8294 beneluxcoffee.com Despina’s Café 8369 Creedmoor Rd. 919.848.5007 despinascafe.com

Pine State Coffee 1614 Automotive Way pinestatecoffee.com Sola Coffee 7705 Lead Mine Rd. 919.803.8983 solacoffee.com Sosta Cafe 130 E. Davie St. 919.833.1006 sostacafe.com

The Daily Planet Cafe 121 W. Jones St. 919.707.8060 thedailyplanetcafe.com The Pharmacy Cafe 702 N. Person St. 919.832.6432 personstreetrx.com Sir Walter Coffee 145 E Davie Street 919.322.0019 sirwaltercoffee.com Sunflowers Cafe 8 W. Peace St. 919.833.4676 sunflowersraleigh.com

CARIBBEAN Caribbean Café 2645 E. Millbrook Rd. 919.872.4858 caribbeancafenc.com Jamaican Grille 5500 Atlantic Springs Rd. 919.873.0200 Lee’s Kitchen 4638 Capital Blvd.

919.872.7422 leeskitchenjamaican.com

Mum’s Jamaican Restaurant 3901 Capital Blvd.

919.615.2332 mumsjamaicanfood.com

CATERING

Linus & Pepper’s 126 S. Salisbury St. 919.833.3866 Lunch Box Deli 2816 Trawick Rd. 919.872.7882 Poppyseed Market 8801 Lead Mine Rd. 919.870.4997 poppyseedmkt.com

Catering Works 2319 Laurelbrook St. 919.828.5932 cateringworks.com Donovan’s Dish 10251 Little Brier Creek Ln. #107 | 919.651.8309 donovansdish.com

Rocky Top Catering 1705 E. Millbrook Rd. 919.850.2340 rockytopcatering.com

Village Deli & Grill 500 Daniels St. 919.828.1428 villagedeli.net

ECLECTIC 41Hundred 4100 Main at North Hills St. 919.278.1478 41hundredrestaurant.com ORO Restaurant & Lounge 18 E. Martin St. 919.239.4010 ororaleigh.com Plates Neighborhood Kitchen 301 Glenwood Ave. 919.828.0018 plateskitchen.com

FRENCH Southland BBQ Catering 5000 Departure Dr. 919.757.4972 southlandbbqcatering.com

Irregardless Catering 901 W. Morgan St. 919.610.0872 irregardlesscatering.com

DELI/SANDWICHES The Community Deli 901 Oberlin Rd. 919.896.6810 thecommunitydeli.com Groucho’s Deli 10 Horne St. 919.977.7747 grouchos.com

Crepe Traditions 141 Park at North Hills St. 919.977.3425 crepetraditions.com

Coquette Brasserie 4531 The Circle at North Hills 919.789.0606 coquetteraleigh.com Royale 200 E. Martin St. 919.977.3043 Saint Jacques 6112 Falls of Neuse Rd. 919.862.2770 saintjacquesfrench cuisine.com Simply Crêpes 8470 Honeycutt Rd. 919.322.2327 simplycrepes.com

GERMAN

ITALIAN

J. Betski’s 10 W. Franklin St. 919.833.7999 jbetskis.com

Amedeo’s Italian Restaurant 3905 Western Blvd.

919.851.0473 amedeosrestaurant.com

INDIAN Azitra 8411 Brier Creek Pkwy.

919.484.3939 azitra.com Garland 14 W. Martin St. 919.833.6886 garlandraleigh.com Godavari 9650 Strickland Rd. 919.847.1984 godavarius.com Kabab and Curry 2418 Hillsborough St. 919.977.6974 kababcurryraleigh.com Kadhai the Indian Wok 6260-112 Glenwood Ave. 919.785.2864 theindianexpresskadhai.com Royal India 3901 Capital Blvd.

919.981.0849 royalindiannc.com Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine 6611 Falls of Neuse Rd. 919.848.2262 tajmahalindianraleigh.com The Wild Cook’s Indian Grill 3212 Hillsborough St. 984.232.8530 wildcooksgrill.com Zayka Indian Cuisine 10410 Moncreiffe Rd. Ste 103 919.361.5370 zaykaraleigh.com

IRISH Saints & Scholars Irish Pub 909 Spring Forest Rd. 919.878.8828 saintsandscholarspub.com The Hibernian 311 Glenwood Ave. 919.833.2258 8021 Falls Of Neuse Rd. 919.803.0290 hibernianpub.com

Assaggio Italian Restuarant 3501 W. Millbrook Rd. 919.785.2088 assaggios-nc.com Bella Monica 3121 Edwards Mill Rd. 919.881.9778 bellamonica.com Bruno Seafood & Steaks 11211 Galleria Ave. 919.435.6640 brunoraleigh.com

Cafe Tiramasu Cafe Tiramisu 6008 Falls of Neuse Rd. 919.790.1006 cafetiramisu.net Caffé Luna 136 E. Hargett St. 919.832.6090 cafeluna.com Capri Restaurant 6325 Falls of Neuse Rd. 919.878.4424 caprirest.com Casa Carbone Ristorante Italiano 6019 Glenwood Ave. 919.781.8750 casacarbone.com Farina Neighborhood Italian 8450 Honeycutt Rd. 919.890.0143 farinaraleigh.com Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar 309 N. Dawson St. 919.838.8595 mulinoraleigh.com Piccola Italia 423 Woodburn Rd. 919.833.6888 piccolaitalianc.com Gravy 135 S. Wilmington St. 919.896.8513 gravyraleigh.com

Jimmy V’s Osteria + Bar 420 Fayetteville St. 919.256.1451 jimmyvsraleigh.com Nina’s Ristorante 8801 Lead Mine Rd. 919.845.1122 ninasrestaurant.com Pulcinella’s Italian Restaurant 4711 Hope Valley Rd. 919.490.1172 pulcinellasitalianrestaurant.com Roma Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant 3805 Brentwood Rd. 919.876.2818 Tuscan Blu 327 W. Davie St. 919.834.5707 tuscanblu.com Vic’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria 331 Blake St. 919.829.7090 4035 Lake Boone Tr. 984.200.9292 vicsitalianrestaurant.com

Vivace 4209 Lassiter Mill Rd. 919.787.7747 vivaceraleigh.com

MEDITERRANEAN / MIDDLE EASTERN Aladdin’s Eatery 8201 Brier Creek Pkwy.

919.806.5700 aladdinseatery.com Fresh Levant Bistro 8450 Honeycutt Rd. 984.200.3999 freshlevant.com Jasmin Mediterranean Bistro 424 E. Six Forks Rd. 919.743.3336 jasminbistro.com Mona Pita Mediterranean Grill 5260 Capital Blvd.

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Neomonde 3817 Beryl Rd. 919.828.1628 neomonde.com Nur Mediterranean Deli & Market 2233 Avent Ferry Rd. 919.828.1523 nurdeli.com Petra Grill 6091 Capital Blvd.

919.599.4959 Sassool 9650 Strickland Rd. 919.847.2700 sassool.com Sitti 137 S. Wilmington St. 919.239.4070 sitti-raleigh.com Taverna Agora 326 Hillsborough St. 919.881.8333 tavernaagora.com Taza Grill 6325 Falls of Neuse Rd. 919.872.7161 tazagrill.com

8111 Creedmoor Rd. 919.848.0788 eldoradomexicanrestaurant.com

Fogata Brava Grill & Tequila 3351 Cypress Plantation Tr. 919.977.0168 fogatabrava.com Gallo Pelón Mezcaleria 106 S. Wilmington St. 919.835.3593 gallopelon.com Gonza Tacos y Tequila 7713 Lead Mine Rd. 919.846.5478 2100 Hillsborough St. 919.268.8965 gonzatacosytequila.com

MEXICAN

Jose and Sons 327 W. Davie St. 919.755.0556 joseandsons.com

Cantina 18 433 Daniels St. 919.835.9911 18restaurantgroup.com Centro 106 S. Wilmington St. 919.835.3593 centroraleigh.com Dos Taquitos 410 Glenwood Ave. 919.835.9010 dostaquitosnorth.com 130 | MidtownMag.com

The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar 4208 Six Forks Rd. 919.784.0400 thecowfish.com

El Tapatio 4511 New Bern Ave. 919.255.9161

Gringo A Go Go 100 N. Person St. 919.977.1438 gringoraleigh.com

Cafe Capistrano 8471 Garvey Dr. 919.872.1127 cafecapistrano.com

Saltwater Seafood Market and Fry Shack 4 Fenton St. 919.834.1813 saltwaterseafoodnc.com

El Rodeo 4112 Pleasant Valley Rd. 919.571.1188 elrodeoraleigh.com

Vidrio 500 Glenwood Ave. #100 919.803.6033 vidrioraleigh.com

Baja Burrito 2109 Avent Ferry Rd. #108 919.834.3431 bajaburrito.net

Margaux’s Restaurant 8111 Creedmoor Rd. 919.846.9846 margauxsrestaurant.com

El Dorado 2811 Brentwood Rd. 919.872.8440

La Carreta 1028 Oberlin Rd. 919.977.3271 lacarretaavl.com La Rancherita 2400 Hillsborough St. 919.755.9697 rancheritamex.com

SOUTH AMERICAN San Jose Mexican Restaurant 5811 Poyner Village Pkwy.

919.790.1919 The Original Flying Burrito 4800 Grove Barton Rd. 919.785.2734 originalflyingburrito.com Torero’s 4721 Atlantic Ave. 919.873.9116 torerosmexicanrestaurants.com Virgil’s Original Taqueria 126 S. Salisbury St. 919.833.3866 facebook.com/virgilstacos

PIZZERIA Cristo’s NY Style Pizza 1302 E. Milbrook Rd. 919.872.6797 cristospizza.com DeMo’s Pizzeria & Deli 222 Glenwood Ave. 919.754.1050 demospizzeriadeli.com Donatos 111 Seaboard Ave. 919.828.5111 donatos.com

Los Cuates 4524 Old Wake Forest Rd. 919.872.6012 goo.gl/KHvrQe Los Tres Magueyes 10410 Moncreiffe Rd. 919.484.9258 lostresnc.com

Moonlight Pizza Company 615 W. Morgan St. 919.755.9133 moonlightpizza.com

Guasaca Arepa & Salsa Grill 4025 Lake Boone Tr. 919.322.4928 guasaca.com Pizza La Stella 219 Fayetteville St. 984.200.2441 pizzalastella.com Stromboli’s Express 2900 Spring Forest Rd. 919.876.4222 strombolisexpress.com The Pizza Times 210 S. Wilmington St. 919.832.4411 raleightimespizza.com

Mami Nora’s 2401 Wake Forest Rd. 919.834.8572 maminoras.com Oakwood Cafe 300 E. Edenton St. 919.828.5994 oakwoodcaferaleigh.com Vinos Finos Tapas and Wine Bar 8450 Honeycutt Rd. 919.747.9233 vinosfinosypicadas.com

SOUTHERN Trophy Brewing + Pizza 827 W. Morgan St. 919.803.4849 trophybrewing.com

SEAFOOD

Lilly’s Pizza 1813 Glenwood Ave. 919.833.0226 lillyspizza.com

Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken 4614 Capital Blvd.

919.713.0000 alpacachicken.com

Beasley’s Chicken + Honey 237 S. Wilmington St. 919.322.0127 ac-restaurants.com/beasleys Big Ed’s City Market Restaurant 220 Wolfe St. 919.836.9909 bigedscitymarket.com

42nd Street Oyster Bar 508 W. Jones St. 919.831.2811 42ndstoysterbar.com

Driftwood Southern Kitchen 8460 Honeycutt Rd. 919.977.8360 driftwoodraleigh.com

Captain Stanley’s Seafood 3333 S. Wilmington St. 919.779.7878 facebook.com/captainstanleys

Humble Pie 317 S. Harrington St. 919.829.9222 humblepierestaurant.com

Mandolin 2519 Fairview Rd. 919.322.0365 mandolinraleigh.com

NOFO @ the Pig 2014 Fairview Rd. 919.821.1240 | nofo.com Pam’s Farmhouse 5111 Western Blvd.

919.859.9990 facebook.com/pamsfarmhouse Poole’s Diner 426 S. McDowell St. 919.832.4477 ac-restaurants.com/pooles Relish Café & Bar 5625 Creedmoor Rd. 919.787.1855 relishraleigh.com Rye Bar & Southern Kitchen 500 Fayetteville St. 919.227.3370 ryeraleigh.com

State Farmers’ Market Restaurant 1240 Farmers Market Dr. 919.755.1550 realbiscuits.com Flying Biscuit Café 2016 Clark Ave. 919.833.6924 flyingbiscuit.com The Mecca Restaurant 13 E. Martin St. 919.832.5714 mecca-restaurant.com The Remedy Diner 137 E. Hargett St. 919.835.3553 theremedydiner.com

STEAKHOUSE Angus Barn 9401 Glenwood Ave. 919.791.2444 | angusbarn.com Brasa Brazilian Steakhouse 8551 Brier Creek Pkwy.

919.544.3344 brasasteakhouse.com

Vinnie’s Steak House and Tavern 7440 Six Forks Rd. 919.847.7319 vinniessteakhouse.com

VEGETARIAN/VEGAN DICED 1028 Oberlin Road 919.307.3613 dicedsalads.com Fiction Kitchen 428 S. Dawson St. 919.831.4177 thefictionkitchen.com

Grabbagreen 4421 Six Forks Rd. #103 919.326.7799

Happy + Hale 443 Fayetteville St. 919.307.4148 happyandhale.com

Irregardless Cafe & Catering 901 W. Morgan St. 919.833.8898 irregardless.com

Living Kitchen 555 Fayetteville St. 919.324.3515 livingkitchen.com Raleigh Raw 7 W. Hargett St. 919.400.0944 raleighraw.com

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Top EVENTS AN EVENING OF BERNSTEIN & ROBBINS March 7–24 2 East South Street An Evening of Bernstein & Robbins celebrates the 100th anniversaries of the births of Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins, icons of classical music, ballet, and Broadway who changed the landscape of American dance. Watch as Carolina Ballet brings this story to life. carolinaballet.com

COOKING CLASS WITH CHEF ARTHUR AT THE IRREGARDLESS CAFE March 12 & April 9, 6:30–9pm 901 West Morgan Street Experience the Irregardless philosophy and learn cooking techniques to create nourishing foods. Enjoy a cooking lesson, 4-course dinner, wine tasting, and an evening of fun, laughter, and meaningful conversations. irregardless.com

RALEIGH ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL

RALEIGH ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL MARCH 10

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March 16, 10am¬–7pm 400 Fayetteville Street The 37th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival will hit the streets of downtown Raleigh on March 16th. The parade kicks off at 10am followed by the festival with food, beer, music, dance, Celtic inspired jewelry, and fun for the kids.

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Top Events in RALEIGH March 21–24 2110 Blue Ridge Road The North Carolina Museum of Art hosts its fifth annual Art in Bloom fundraiser, presented by PNC. It features more than 50 floral masterpieces created by world-class designers inspired by art in the Museum’s collection. During the four-day festival, participants can attend presentations and workshops, dine in Iris, and find one-of-a-kind gifts at the Museum store. ncartmuseum.org

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ART IN BLOOM

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BREWGALOO APRIL 26–27

SOUTHERN WOMEN’S SHOW April 12–14 1025 Blue Ridge Road Shop, sample, and share the fun at the Triangle’s favorite event for women. Discover hundreds of boutiques filled with the latest fashions, trendy jewelry, gourmet treats, health and beauty, and so much more. southernshows.com

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COOKING CLASS WITH CHEF ARTHUR AT IRREGARDLESS CAFE MARCH 12 & APRIL 9

MIDTOWN FARMERS’ MARKET Saturdays 8am–12pm The Commons at North Hills Regular season market begins! The market features vendors with locally produced breads, vegetables, desserts, produce, nuts, dairy, meats, crafts, and more! midtownfarmers.com

LIVE & LOCAL: SPRING FEST ON HILLSBOROUGH STREET April 13, 12–7pm 2200 Hillsborough Street This spring celebration is your chance to join your community in celebrating the unique art, music, food, and beer of North Carolina. Enjoy an afternoon of performances, food trucks, craft activities, and craft beer from Raleigh Brewing. visitraleigh.com

BREWGALOO April 26–27 400 Fayetteville Street Brewgaloo features over 75 North Carolina breweries, over 50 food trucks, and dozens of local vendors and bands. shoplocalraleigh.org MAR/APR 2019

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NOTE IN THE POCKET’S 6TH ANNUAL SOCKS & UNDIE 5K RUNDIE April 27, 8:30am Lace up your shoes and head to Dorothea Dix Park to raise money towards Wake County school children. Note in the Pocket has provided clothing packages for 4,000 individuals, mostly children, throughout all twelve cities and towns in Wake County. noteinthepocket.org

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NORTH STATE BANK’S SUMMER SALUTE May 4, 7pm 6612 Falls of Neuse Road Fun! Fun! Fun! for a great cause! North State Bank’s Summer Salute 2019 features The Embers with Craig Woolard, dancing, great food, live and silent auctions, and much more all to benefit Transitions LifeCare. northstatebank.com/summer-salute

SPRING BLOOMING PLANT SALE May 9–11, 9am–5pm 537 Blount Street May is for Mother’s Day flowers and this plant sale won’t disappoint. Pick from hanging baskets to pots, or design a new potted succulent arrangement created by a Raleigh Garden Club member. You’ll also be able to enjoy food trucks, garden crafts, and yard art. raleigh-garden-club.org

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4TH ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BAGS CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT May 19, 12–5:30pm 656 Maywood Ave Title defenders and newbies alike come to toss some bags and do some good to benefit Haven House, the largest nonprofit in the region focused specifically on helping youth who are homeless, in crises, or facing significant adversity and challenges. Enjoy live music, kid-friendly activities, a food truck, and much more. havenhousenc.org/events

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ST. DAVID’S HOSTS RENOWN CATHOLIC SCHOLAR IN SPEAKER SERIES

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Continuing the tradition of hosting intellectually stimulating conversations,the St. David’s School Speaker Series featured renown Catholic scholar and Boston College professor Dr. Peter Kreeft on January 27th.

Dr. Kreeft’s presentation, and the Q & A period that followed, focused on issues related to his latest book, What Can Catholics and Protestants Learn From Each Other?

GO RED FASHION SHOW AT THE CARDINAL AT NORTH HILLS

Residents of The Cardinal at North Hills took to the runway on February 1st, National Wear Red Day, to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease. Proceeds benefited Go Red for Women, the American Heart Association’s national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women.

The models showcased fashions from local boutiques including Charlotte’s, J.McLaughlin, Lilly Pulitzer, and Stylefinder Boutique.

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NCRLA’S STARS OF THE INDUSTRY AWARDS

Sixteen members of the hospitality community were recognized for their commitment to the industry.

The award winners were selected based on their exemplary service, leadership, innovation and dedication to the restaurant, lodging and hospitality industries.

Their commitment to the guest experience makes North Carolina a highlight for visitors from around the world and across the state.

DIAMONDS DIRECT PARTNERS WITH TACORI

Diamonds Direct teamed up with world-renowned jewelry brand Tacori for a special two-day, Valentine’s Day event. Guests fell in love with a luxurious selection of one-of-a-kind handcrafted jewelry pieces from Tacori’s design studio in Los Angeles. Diamonds Direct is the exclusive location for Tacori in the Triangle.

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MARTA’S SIP, SHOP & SUPPORT!

Marta’s hosted Sip, Shop & Support! an evening where guests enjoyed spirits and tasty treats while shopping at their favorite ladies boutique. Marta’s donated 15% of sales during Sip, Shop & Support! to SAFEchild, a local nonprofit that supports services to families to prevent abuse and neglect

GOALFRIENDS

In January, six members of GoalFriends traveled to Marrakesh, Morocco to volunteer with Project Soar, a program that strives to empower young girls to become leaders. The GoalFriends showed the girls how to create vision boards, where they encouraged them to put whatever dreams they desired using magazine cutouts and stickers. They also provided them with much-needed menstruation kits to ensure that they could remain active in pursuing their goals.

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KALEIDOSCOPE Living

DESIGNING FOR WELLNESS AUTHOR:

SUSIE FRAZIER, ARTIST & DESIGNER

Bring nature inside.

More than 34 driftwood logs were harvested from the shores of Lake Erie to create this statement piece on a dining room wall. “Choosing natural materials to surround us is a vital step toward healing what’s within us,” Frazier writes.

“Sometimes sifting through the bones of the beach is the most therapeutic act of all.”

In her recently published book, Designing for Wellness, artist and designer Susie Frazier presents an array of design elements to create spaces that are soothing to the soul and calming to the mind. Her passion is to transition distressed materials into objects of beauty, designing them in a way that translates into a feeling of serenity. Having lived much of her life with undiagnosed ADHD and anxiety, she has found ways to achieve calm through design choices influenced by nature.

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