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Dates and ticket packages at ncartmuseum.org/spring2020 Mario Marzan, Environmental Identities no. 5 (detail), 2016, mixed media on canvas, 72 × 96 in., Courtesy of the artist, Š 2019 Mario Marzan Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary North Carolina Painting is organized by guest curator Ashlynn Browning in collaboration with the North Carolina Museum of Art. Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women is organized by Kevin D. Dumouchelle of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. It is curated by Amanda Maples of the North Carolina Museum of Art. Leonardo Drew: Making Chaos Legible is made possible, in part, by the generous support of the Hartfield Foundation and Libby and Lee Buck.

All exhibitions are made possible, in part, by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Inc.; and the William R. Kenan Jr. Endowment for Educational Exhibitions. Research for these exhibitions is made possible

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When our little family of three expanded to four in 1999, we strapped both boys (and their carseats) into our Ford Taurus and headed over to Capital Boulevard to shop for a minivan. Just prior to the birth of our daughter in 2001, my book club friends hosted a baby shower for me at Sullivan’s Steakhouse, where we ran into Fuel, the opening band for Aerosmith. They would be performing

curb appeal. Fall in love with stories from local brides about the unique ways they celebrated their special day (page 80), then explore our roundup of the area’s top wedding venues (page 92).

With spring in full swing, now’s the time to tour the amazing gardens around North Carolina (page 54).

It’s also time to make summer vacation plans. Whether you aim for the Crystal Coast or Blue Ridge Mountains, there’s something to love about each of the four destination pairings we present in our summer travel guide (page 106).

Take a seat at Oak Steakhouse executive chef Todd Woods’ table for a delicious night out (page 38), and pencil a lazy weekend morning into your calendar for breakfast at Union Special (page 32). Get to know Beaufort, North Carolina–based author Kristy Woodson Harvey (page 28) and Carolina Hurricanes broadcaster John Forslund (page 36).

Wherever spring leads you, we hope you indulge in its warmth and explore everything this amazing city has to offer. I, for one, am grateful to be a part of it.

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10 North Carolina botanical destinations to explore

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6 Home Design Trends for Your Next Renovation Project Industry pros identify trending design concepts

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Raleigh Real Estate Stats Get the facts before you make your move

80

To Have and to Hold Local brides share the details of their dream day

92

11 Places to Say ‘I Do’

Must-see wedding venues in Raleigh and beyond

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Double Up on Summer Vacation Fun

Take a 2-for-1 approach when you travel to these paired destinations

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on the scene

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32 New Eats

16 Food Raleigh Cheesy is your connection to all things cheese

Photo by MASH Photography

20 Music Raleigh pop songwriter Christina

Munsey debuts a moody, dynamic EP

22 Community Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s Culinary

Apprenticeship Program helps the

unemployed find work

26 Downtown

in every issue

Origin Hotel offers boutique-style

rooms based on the principals of

life, balance and community

14 Social Scene 76 Home Styler

departments 28

Candid Conversation explores female friendship in

“Feels Like Falling”

32

up tradition with a twist

36

Local Talent

Carolina Hurricanes broadcaster

38

John Forslund has a way with a phrase

42

Giving Back

• Dine & Draft

The Women’s Center nurtures

• Spring Events

• Midtown Mingles

• New Around Town

guests with horticulture therapy

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On the Go RDU International Airport’s

Terminal 2 adds 7 new restaurants

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Family Business Kannon’s Clothing heirs honor

and uphold their founder’s vision

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Health

Chef’s Table

The Poe Center takes on vaping

Oak Steakhouse blends North Carolina

flavors with Vietnamese flair

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Foodie Focus

137 Out & About

New Eats Union Special serves

118 Tastes of the City 120

Author Kristy Woodson Harvey

116 Sister Cities

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Home Styler

Prepare for spring with these

versatile pieces

154 Kaleidoscope Living

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Green Living

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Polished Impressions

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HOME & GARDEN

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Graceful Aesthetics

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Precious Pieces

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On the SOCIAL Scene

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On the FOOD Scene

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New Triangle service offers cheese boards, classes and special events Courtney Bowman is a cheese plate connoisseur. A lifelong fan of entertaining, she’s known for making beautiful cheese boards. After the urging of friends and family, she created Raleigh Cheesy in October 2019, a Triangle–based service providing hand-picked bespoke cheese, and themed or customized charcuterie boards.

Bowman spent day one of her first official week in business focusing on promoting her new service via social media. The efforts paid off.

On day two, she received an offer from subscription-based media company Offline Raleigh to feature her service in its newsletter, which targets nearby millennial audiences.

By the end of Bowman’s first week in business orders were flooding in, and her cheese boards were making the rounds throughout Raleigh.

The combination of going viral during week one plus word-of-mouth promotion contributed to more than 115 orders in Bowman’s first few months of business, with deliveries spiking around the holidays; clients ranged from Charlotte’s (a Raleigh boutique) to PAINTBASE nail salon.

Bowman believes she has reached an even higher level of success now that she has been recognized by customers and employees of her local Trader Joe’s, where the staff has even offered to stock special quantities of her go-to cheeses and meats to keep up with the demand of her Raleigh Cheesy orders.

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RALEIGH CHEESY FOUNDER COURTNEY BOWMAN

Grate Classes and Events Dove & Olive, an event space located in Five Points, reached out to see if Bowman would be interested in hosting classes. She said yes. Now, not only will she deliver the perfect plate to your party, but you can also attend one of her pop-up classes—or order a custom grocery shopping list if you want to create your own plate. She’s a one-stop shop for all things cheese.

During Bowman’s pop-up classes, attendees learn how to create beautiful, diversely stocked platters. The “make-and-take” classes typically accommodate up to 30 people and focus on how to shop for ingredients and style like a pro. They also include instructions for what absolutely must be on every tray: a dip. Bowman explains how eating cheese and crackers is much like enjoying a mini sandwich, which always features some kind of condiment. She suggests adding local honey, specialty sweet or savory jams, and herby aiolis to round out your board.

“When’s not a good time for a cheese board?”

Bowman quips. She lists off baby showers, holiday parties, “Galentine’s” (and Valentine’s) Day and, really, any happy occasion. Bowman is passionate and opinionated about cheese, and happy to recount the number of cheese puns friends and fans send her on a daily basis.

Her number one piece of advice concerns crackers: “Be better than a Ritz,” she says.

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A Gouda Time to Go Full-Time It’s all things cheese at the Bowman household. Courtney Bowman, owner of Raleigh Cheesy, will leave her seventh-grade teaching job this summer to focus on her new business full-time. Husband Noah will manage part of the business, while their 2½-year-old daughter, Bradley Grace, will serve as the unofficial cheese reviewer. “She doesn’t like brie,” Bowman says. “She really wants a cheese that packs a punch!”

As Raleigh Cheesy expands, look for pop-up partnerships with places like Transfer Co. Food Hall’s Alimentari at Left Bank, a specialty Italian butchery; cheese and wine pairings with local wine shops; more classes with Dove & Olive; and perhaps even branded boards and cheese knives crafted by local artisans.

Learn more at RaleighCheesy.com, and follow Raleigh Cheesy on Instagram @RaleighCheesy to see behind-the-scenes videos, styled boards and even memes, like the viral #DollyPartonChallenge.

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On the MUSIC Scene

A moody, dynamic debut sends Raleigh pop songwriter Christina Munsey into a new spotlight

Finding

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Tucked into the corner of a North Raleigh shopping center, Haggard Studios shares space with storefronts advertising eyebrow threading, Jazzercise and craft beer. This hardly evokes the mythology of Abbey Road Studios, where the Beatles developed novel recording techniques throughout the 1960s. But it’s here that 18-year-old pop singer/ songwriter and Raleigh native Christina Munsey is making her first foray into the world of pop music, where she hopes to leave her mark with her extended play debut, “For Me, or For You.” The EP started off as just one song—Munsey’s first original, “Apart”—a buoyant, reflective single similar to music produced by contemporary pop acts like Halsey, who has had a major influence on the Raleigh teen.

Recording “Apart” with producer Elthon Mendoza led to a continued collaboration that ultimately yielded Munsey’s “For Me, or For You.”

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The six tracks showcase a clear, stylistic voice and polished presentation that suggests experience beyond a first demo. Indeed, despite the recency of her work with Mendoza, Munsey’s debut is a long time coming.

She left school after her freshman year to take on home schooling and pursue music wholeheartedly. She auditioned for “The Voice” and made it through preliminary rounds, but fell short of the televised rounds. Rather than consider this experience as a setback, Munsey says, “I just remember it triggered something in me. I had this renewed motivation when I got home.”

Drawing from early inspirations like Fleetwood Mac and Foreigner—as much as contemporary acts like Halsey and Billie Eilish—and exploring sounds to find one that fit, Munsey set out to make a career on her own terms.

“I started writing two or three songs a day,” she says.

“I had seen this video with Ed Sheeran where he said

you have to write 100 bad songs to get to the good one, and I took that quite literally.

Through that process, I started writing— jazz, country, folk, pop, just everything.

And I finally found something that felt like my niche, where I felt most like me.”

The result of Munsey’s exploration and Mendoza’s production yields a moody, melodic vibe with throbbing, pulsing beats giving dynamic to Munsey’s refined vocals. Opener “Crystal Skies” feels at first like a piano ballad before it opens into atmospheric pop, featuring shades of R&B, hip-hop and lounge music. Hints of trip-hop and ambient electronica color the spaces between verses, most notably on the titular interlude, where reverberating synthesizers and crackling samples back Munsey’s meandering melody. “This was the first step in creating music and, hopefully, a fanbase,” Munsey says.

Launched with early buzz from music blogs and a serious promotional effort, “For Me, or For You” contains all the ingredients of a breakout debut. Whatever happens, though, Munsey takes a long view of the process. She has been reading up on the music business, absorbing tips for licensing her songs, copyrighting her work and figuring out how to climb through the crowds of eager upstarts. She’s working on collaborations and looking to book some live dates. But, she says, “Right now, I think I just need to keep creating.”

And so she’s spending Sunday afternoons working with Mendoza at Haggard Studios, building on a strong debut to find out what will come next.

“I don’t want to stay in a certain style,” Munsey says. “I don’t want to put myself in a box. I always want to be creating something different.”

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On the COMMUNITY Scene

Cultivating Culinary

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Inter-Faith Food Shuttle apprenticeship helps students build careers Chef Terri Hunter, who ran the InterFaith Food Shuttle kitchen in Raleigh until her death in 2017, established the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s Culinary Apprenticeship Program (CAP) to help those who are unemployed find stable work in the culinary industry. The program has achieved success. Many CAP graduates have now gone on to professional work in local kitchens.

In fact, three employees in Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s kitchen today are CAP graduates. One, Sunshine Beard, has been working there since she graduated 14 years ago.

CAP took a hiatus after Hunter’s death. But in January chef Jim Hinger, the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s director of culinary and catering, began offering a revamped version of the program. “We are taking unemployed or unemployable individuals, or people who just want a change in their life … and giving them the building blocks and the foundations to get a job within the culinary industry,” says Hinger, who comes to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle most recently from La Farm Bakery in Cary, where he was production manager. The reimagined program is starting small, accepting only four to six participants for two 12-week sessions in 2020.

Hinger hopes to expand the program in coming years to include more participants and offer more sessions.

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RIGHT: CHEF JIM HINGER, DIRECTOR OF CULINARY AND CATERING AT THE INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE, RUNS THE CULINARY APPRENTICE PROGRAM. BELOW: TAMMY HEERY HOPES TO USE HER EXPERIENCE FROM THE PROGRAM TO START A BUSINESS TEACHING DISABLED ADULTS HOW TO COOK IN THEIR HOMES.

How It Works CAP participants meet Monday through Thursday to learn a variety of skills needed in the culinary field. On Mondays, they work with Inter-Faith’s human resources program to build general skills needed to find and keep jobs— resume building, budgeting and other universally applicable employment skills. Tuesday through Thursday, they work in the classroom and in instructional kitchens. The program covers food safety regulations, how to organize place settings and serve food correctly, and other fundamental food service skills. It also teaches the basics of food preparation and how to cook different kinds of cuisine. By working in the food shuttle’s catering program and with partner chefs from across the Triangle who have volunteered their time and kitchens to instruct them, participants learn how professional kitchens operate.

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Who Makes the Cut Hinger seeks individuals for the program who are passionate about working with food, and who are committed to completing the program. “Each individual we have within our program … wants to be there,” he says.

“They have the desire and the passion to want to complete this course.”

Through the apprenticeship, participants not only learn the skills they need to enter the culinary industry, but also meet potential employers in the chefs who train them. “In the end, we want to help them be placed within a job upon graduation, so this is a great way to network— and [a great way] for the chefs to see the potential and drive these individuals have,” Hinger says.

CAP student Tammy Heery found the program online while investigating one of the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s educational urban gardens. “I about cried,” she says. “That was for me. That’s it right there.”

The program offers everything that Heery was looking for, with its emphasis on nutrition and the practicalities of working with food. Heery has worked with citizens with disabilities in the past, and her dream is to start a business that teaches disabled adults how to cook in their homes.

“I was thinking how great it’s going to be when a disabled citizen calls a family member and says, ‘Hey, I learned how to make lasagna.’ I want families to be reunited with their loved ones who are disabled. I want to feed that,” Heery says. She has found the CAP program supportive and informative as she strives to gain the necessary experience to work toward her goal.

Heery’s ambition underscores Hinger’s mission with CAP. “Knowing that it’s doing better for the community to help eradicate hunger ... teaching individuals the knowledge that I’ve learned—to pass it on is just such a great feeling,” he says.

Ideally, CAP participants will continue to pass what they learn from Hinger into the community, with far-reaching results. Learn more about CAP at FoodShuttle.org/culinary-apprentices.

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On the DOWNTOWN Scene

Origin

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osting out-of-town guests or planning a staycation in your own city?

A new hotel, slated to open in March 2020 on 603 West Morgan Street in Raleigh’s Warehouse District, could be just what you need. The third hotel to open from the Origin Hotel collection by Hattiesburg, Mississippi– based The Thrash Group, this boutique hotel offers 126 rooms based on the principles of life, balance and community.

“When we came to Raleigh, we saw that there was a burgeoning market that did not have the presence of a downtown boutique hotel,” says Walker Thrash, partner of The Thrash Group. “We felt there was a need for an independent product to serve the young professional demographic in this area. There is a close-knit community in downtown Raleigh that we look forward to partnering with as we support the continued growth of the area.”

Perks Let’s talk amenities. Origin Hotel offers in-room prAna yoga kits to ensure your stay is as relaxing as possible. Traveling with the kids? Request sleeping bags and galaxy night lights to turn your room’s ceiling into a cozy campsite under a starry sky. Wake up with coffee from Raleigh–based Larry’s Coffee, with a kit including beans, a grinder, and brewing equipment for the freshest cup. If you’re traveling with Fido, request Good Boy Dog Treats, a dog bed, bowls and a welcome gift.

When you’re finally ready to venture out of your room, experience Origin Hotel’s full-service restaurant, Good Day Good Night. Its welcoming, neighborhood feel and plant-forward food sourced from local North Carolina farmers and creatives will win you over. The “Dirt List” menu features simply prepared seasonal entrees designed to show off the best North Carolina has to offer, and it changes every day. Homemade mixers, shrubs, sodas and syrups grace the beverage menu, as do local coffees, teas and fresh juice.

Use free Wi-Fi throughout the property to access Origin Hotel’s Do List, a staff-curated list of Raleigh’s hot spots. (They’ll also put together an individualized itinerary for your stay—all you have to do is ask!)

Stay hydrated with Origin Hotel’s reusable water bottles, which you can top off at filling stations located throughout the hotel. Visit the hotel’s retail space to pick up a memento of your stay; the store’s products have been hand-picked by DECO Raleigh, one of downtown Raleigh’s most popular gift shops. You can even strum a community guitar in the lobby—a nod to the Triangle’s rich music history—or head outside to pose for a photo in front of the hotel’s Sir Walter Raleigh mural.

Businesses can take advantage of Origin Hotel’s off-site corporate meeting space, which accommodates up to 36 people. The room is 800 square feet and features state-of-the-art audiovisual capabilities. Cater your meeting using a custom menu and event package to make this the perfect in-town retreat for your employees.

A primary player in the boutique hotels industry, Origin Hotel offers additional locations at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Golden, Colorado; Westminster, Colorado; and Lexington, Kentucky. By choosing to put down roots in the City of Oaks, the Thrash Group is showing that it recognizes Raleigh as one of the nation’s hottest destinations. Origin Hotel’s stunning restaurant, carefully curated gift store and customized amenities will appeal to out-of-towners and Triangle townies alike.

Follow Origin Hotel on Instagram (@originhotel)or visit OriginHotel.com/raleigh to check out the vibe.

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Candid CONVERSATION

Kristy Woodson

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BY KURT DUSTERBERG / PHOTOS COURTESY OF KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY

Southern fiction writer explores female friendship in ‘Feels Like Falling’

Kristy Woodson Harvey never planned to be a fiction writer.

From the time she landed an internship at the Salisbury Post as a teenager, she viewed herself as a budding journalist.

“I’m an avid reader, I always have been, but I wanted to tell real people’s stories,” Harvey says. “I can’t count the number of times I said that I would never write a novel.

Then somehow, life just takes you in different directions.”

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regarded three-volume Peachtree Bluff series has been optioned for a TV series on a major network.

But that’s not her only successful enterprise.

She and her mother operate an interior design blog, “Design Chic,” with nearly 400,000 followers. Harvey’s life sounds ideal, and she will quickly agree. She and her husband, Will, live in Beaufort, North Carolina, with their 7-year-old son. Harvey pens her novels from their renovated home that overlooks a complex of islands where wild horses and other animals roam.

You got an early start on writing, interning for the Salisbury Post at age 17. What did you learn from that experience?

Everybody’s stories are interesting.

Taking those real little slice-of-life things that happen to all of us, whether they’re funny or sad, it adds so much dimension to a book. I think I learned so much of that from being a reporter and interviewing people and from getting these stories that made me realize that we do all have an important story to tell.

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For me, it usually starts with characters. The first scene I wrote in “Feels Like Falling” is the scene where Gray inadvertently gets Diana fired.

I can’t explain it, and I hope it never stops, but things like this just sort of pop into my head. I don’t know who these people are, I don’t know their stories or what the story is going to be about. It starts with a little sliver of an idea and I work from there. I do not write in chronological order; it’s just the story as it comes. It’s the oddest thing.

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How much does your Southern upbringing influence your work?

A lot. The funny thing is, I grew up reading Southern fiction, but I didn’t know it was Southern fiction. It was just what I knew.

I think the South tends to get stereotyped in some ways that aren’t true to the way the South is right now. They all have Southern settings and they are inspired by the places I’ve lived—that smalltown feel, the way that people care about each other. But I don’t think the characters are caricatures of Southern people.

If you consider your books collectively, is there a common thread that makes them popular?

The first time I did a West Coast tour was when “Slightly South of Simple” came out three years ago. I remember being at this woman’s beautiful home in Los Angeles, and I asked her, “Why in the world do people in California want to read these books?”

And she said, “Because we cannot believe that a world like this exists in real life, where everyone knows their neighbors and there is this strong bond between people who have known each other their entire lives.” I do think that is a hallmark of the style. Maybe sometimes it’s hokey, but it’s true: If you don’t know what’s going on, ask your neighbor. I think people like the strong family ties and the idea that families fight, but they make up, and that family is kind of forever. (She laughs.) And I think I write a darn good love story, too.

You work with your mother on your interior design blog, “Design Chic.” How did that come about?

It was really on a whim. We were both redoing historic houses at the time. We decided to start a blog about interior design and historic homes, and share pictures with each other. We never thought anyone would read it. It was something we were doing purely for fun. Then it started to grow. We started getting approached by companies that wanted to work with us.

Part of the [book] tour this year—most of the cities I go to—I’m partnering with a friend or an influencer or a blogger, someone who I have met through “Design Chic.” We will talk about the book, but also about this lifestyle that is sort of unexpected. That has been a kind of cool element.

You live in Beaufort, North Carolina, and by the looks of your blog, it appears you live in an idyllic setting.

Peachtree Bluff, Georgia, is based on Beaufort. We did this thing last year called the “Peachtree Bluff Town Takeover.”

Everywhere that was in the book had a sign in front of it.

We had talks and lunches and cocktail parties; most of the stores and restaurants in town were involved in this. Every event we had was sold out, and we had 600 attendees. It was the most humbling experience of my life. I was at the front of the double-decker bus and told people about Peachtree Bluff. It was hilarious! All of the proceeds went to the Beaufort Historical Association. We raised a ton of money, and it will always be one of my favorite memories.

Tell me about your family and the house you have renovated.

We bought this house in 2012 and we knew we would retire here one day, which was a very long way off. But about three or four years ago, we decided to move for a year. Our son was in preschool and my husband had some work here that worked out conveniently. We just loved it. It felt like home, so we ended up staying. It’s been a fantastic decision. We love it every day.

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Our son gets to be raised in this really simple kind of life.

He goes and fishes on the dock after school. We get to walk down the street and eat at our favorite restaurants and wave to our friends from our front porch. It’s a lovely place to be, and it has certainly inspired my work.

Do you have any long-term literar y goals?

I would certainly want to have a book on The New York Times best-seller list; that’s definitely a goal. And I would really like to see one of my books make it all the way to the big screen or small screen.

Overall, I just want to be able to keep writing. It’s a difficult business to stay in; it changes so quickly. I hope I’m still here writing in 30 more years. I’m definitely willing to do things that other people will not, in terms or working really hard. But at the same time, I think anything great you get in life, you can call it what you want; it’s a little bit of luck, it’s a gift from the universe, or it’s just you’ve found what you’re supposed to do.

I definitely feel very lucky that I get to do this, because I know there is a big component of luck to everything I do.

Kristy Woodson Harvey will be in conversation for the “Feels Like Falling” launch party at Pigfish Lane Antiques and Interiors on 5425 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh from 5 to 8 p.m. on April 28th. Quail Ridge Books will be on site for book sales.

Visit Harvey’s interior design blog at MyDesignChic.com.

New EATS

union special

BREAD

BY KATIE JANSON / PHOTOS BY MASH PHOTOGRAPHY

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rue baked good aficionados will likely have tasted a frangipane— but only visitors to Union Special have experienced a frangipane made with pecans.

Although the pastry typically consists of almond pastry cream, almonds don’t grow here, head chef Kaylin Fulp explains. Pecans, on the other hand, do. This full-service bakeshop and café located in Raleigh’s Gateway Plaza makes use of local ingredients to deliver a taste of tradition turned on its head. Classics like eggs Benedict receive inventive additions of deviled ham, smoked salmon or trout, and loyal customers who visit each weekend for the ever-changing brunch menus may be lucky enough to try them all.

Finding Its ‘Food Voice’ Union Special has been open for over half a year.

But its relatively short tenure hasn’t stopped the staff of 15 from digging deep into “finding our own food voice,” as Fulp puts it. A native North Carolinian, Fulp focuses on infusing a sense of place into each new menu item she creates. Her work culminates in dishes that both invoke nostalgia and offer novel surprises.

Take, for example, The Union Egg Sandwich, which Fulp says is a callback to a childhood McDonald’s order. Fluffy scrambled eggs and fontina cheese sit atop toasted house-made brioche; and romesco, a pepper-based sauce originating from Spain, adds the hint of spice you never knew your classic egg sandwich was missing.

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ABOVE: HEAD BAKER MARIA LUNA FELL IN LOVE WITH BREAD WHILE WORKING IN THE AUXILIARY KITCHEN FOR ASHLEY CHRISTENSEN’S RESTAURANTS. RIGHT: UNION SPECIAL SELLS NEARLY 300 OF ITS UNION EGG SPECIALS A WEEK.

Perhaps the most magical bit is the hash brown— served not on the side, but on the sandwich. Fulp estimates that nearly 300 are sold a week, and owner Andrew Ullom jokes that the sandwich is akin to “Union Special’s version of Poole’s mac and cheese.” As the former pastry chef of Ashley Christensen’s restaurants, including Poole’s, he knows a thing or two about food that gains cult followings.

Fulp also used to work at Poole’s, and head baker Maria Luna worked in the auxiliary kitchen for Christensen’s restaurants. That’s where Luna fell in love with bread, and she jumped at the opportunity to bake it every day.

All of Union Special’s flour comes from Lindley Mills in Graham, which sources wheat and grains from local farmers.

This gives Union Special’s bread a mellower, earthier taste than that of traditional sourdough.

Giving Back Each day, the bakery side of Union Special’s operation offers fresh loaves of Union sour, baguettes and “people’s loaves,” a soft and squishy white sourdough. Throughout the week customers can expect a variety that may include challah, miche, multigrain and other offerings. There’s also always an “inclusion sour” up for grabs, from chow-chow sourdough to the everything-herb sourdough.

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“If it sounds like it might taste good in bread, we’re likely to throw it in,” Luna says. Diners would be remiss to not also stop by the pastry case, which features croissants and pastries that highlight ingredients such as chocolate, peanut butter and seasonal fruits.

The team at Union Special is also brainstorming ways to give back, both to its employees and its community. Ullom has committed to sharing tips between all employees, as well as paying a living wage. Union Special will also soon reinstate its Summer Supper Series, via which diners pay a $5 entrance fee to support a charity of the team’s choice for the opportunity to eat from an exclusive menu.

“We feel responsibility to help,” Fulp says. “We’ve gained such a loyal following so rapidly, and we want to focus not only on creating a community gathering space, but also on giving back to the community we’ve chosen to make our home.”

Local TALENT

He’s

Hockey,

Baby!

Carolina Hurricanes broadcaster John Forslund has a way with a phrase— and a high-profile voice— in today’s NHL

BY KURT DUSTERBERG

PHOTO BY BRIAN MULLINS PHOTOGRAPHY

J

ohn Forslund discovered his calling on a Sunday afternoon in 1970. Eight-year-old John and his family were visiting his aunt on Mother’s Day. The Forslunds lived in Springfield, Massachusetts, 90 miles west of Boston, where the Bruins were on the verge of capturing the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup. “I was all alone watching the game because no one else really cared,” Forslund recalls.

When Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr scored in overtime of Game 4 to clinch the cup, his leap through the air created the NHL’s most memorable image. It also launched the career of one of the league’s best voices.

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Forslund recently earned his second consecutive North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year award from the National Sports Media Association. This recognition comes at a time when Forslund’s profile is higher than ever across the NHL. When the Hurricanes aren’t playing, he goes on the road, providing play-by-play for the league’s nationally televised games on NBC Sports Network. This season he will call close to 25 regular-season games and at least two rounds of the playoffs.

“It’s an honor to get the opportunity,” says Forslund, whose family lives in Apex.

“Professionally, it has been flattering. But I never lose sight of what I want to do, so I go down both roads. I want to be able to do both.”

From Tribute to Trademark From his earliest days pursuing a broadcasting career, Forslund has been shaped by powerful memories. His parents nurtured his growing love for the game when they bought him a tape recorder for Christmas.

“I started doing the games off the television, from age 12 to 17,” he says. “My dad was my color man. We would turn the sound down and we would do any game that came on. His friends would come over and watch the Bruins play at night, and little Johnny would sit on the floor and call the game.”

His love of hockey was evident, but his mother, Yolanda, believed her son should spend more time reading. So he began pouring over every hockey book he could find, learning about the game’s history and its star players.

After graduating from Springfield College, Forslund landed an internship with his hometown Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, and soon was offered a spot in the broadcast booth.

On the night of his first game, he scanned the stands for his parents.

In particular, he sought out his father, Ralph. “It was between periods,” he recalls. “I waved to him and he waved up to me. He and my mom got a coffee after the game and went home.”

That tender exchange, celebrating the fruition of a dream nurtured by his father, turned out to be their last. The next morning, Forslund’s mother woke him at dawn. His 59-year-old father had suffered a heart attack. “I gave him CPR,” he says. “It didn’t work.”

During the season that followed, Forslund spent long hours riding the bus with the Springfield Indians, distraught over his father’s death.

He frequently recalled Ralph’s good-natured greeting of “Hey, hey, whadda you say!” offered to the kids he coached in youth baseball— or anyone else who deserved a warm reception. For Forslund, it was the perfect tribute.

“I decided, ‘I’m going to use ‘Hey, hey, whadda you say!’ on a goal tonight’,” he says. “In those days, who’s listening? Another month down the road, I used it on a goal that won the game. Then I decided I’m going to use it on goals that I think seal the game, to honor him.”

Today, that phrase serves as his broadcast signature. A few years ago, he added another gem. When a particularly impressive play results in a goal, Hurricanes fans can expect a full-throated, “That’s hockey, baby!” “That one came out of nowhere on a beautiful play about five years ago,” he says. “They are spontaneous. I do not think about it, it just comes out of my mouth.”

Game Day After 25 seasons, Forslund still watches hockey every night, focusing on upcoming opponents. Game days begin at 5:45 a.m., making notes and watching highlights. He spends four hours in preparation for each game. Once he arrives at the arena, the work is done and the focus turns to being mentally sharp for the broadcast.

Because he works for the Hurricanes, Forslund must carefully consider his role. Some announcers get labeled as “homers”—those who allow their bias to show. That’s not Forslund’s shtick. His knowledge of Carolina’s opponents makes for a well-informed broadcast with his longtime color analyst Tripp Tracy. Forslund calls goals for both teams with enthusiasm, saving a little something extra for when the Hurricanes score.

“I try to stay true to the game,” he says. “One thing that bothers me is when you cross the line of responsibility and become irresponsible with your homerism. Those [opposing players] you’re talking about, their parents and their wives and their friends are watching. I just think the over-the-top is not for me.”

“I started doing the games off the television, from age 12 to 17.

My dad was my color man. We would turn the sound down and we would do any game that came on. His friends would come over and watch the Bruins play at night, and little Johnny would sit on the floor and call the game.”

Highs and Lows Even though his voice has become the soundtrack for Hurricanes hockey, the 57-year-old is reluctant to position himself as part of the team. In the locker room after practices, he maintains a discreet presence—standing quietly, arms crossed over a notebook, watching for small details. He notes which players might be nursing an injury, or when someone might have a bruised ego after being held out of the lineup. Only occasionally does he start up a conversation with a player.

“Maybe it’s generational now, because I’m old enough to be their dads,” Forslund says. “The young players today come in pretty guarded.

I’m OK with that. I also know that I don’t want to be their friends.

They’re in a different world than I am, and I have to do a job. Even with the coaches, I keep my distance more than I used to. It’s hard to become overly friendly with someone and then try to do this job correctly.”

Retired Hurricanes star Erik Cole, who played nine seasons for Carolina, believes Forslund is among the best in the business.

“I feel like each year he has gotten better and better calling his games,” Cole says. “He has been able to come up with some catchy calls that will catch an NHL fan’s ear, things that will resonate. I think fans recognize how fortunate this organization has been to have him calling the games here locally. We’re pretty spoiled to have him.”

Cole still keeps close tabs on the NHL, watching games from around the league. “If he’s calling one of the NBC games during the week, chances are I’m going to pay attention to it just because I enjoy listening to him call a game,” he says.

In the years since the Hartford Whalers relocated to Raleigh and became the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997, Forslund has witnessed highs and lows. The Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup in 2006, but more recently endured nine straight seasons without a trip to the playoffs. Last season, the Hurricanes returned to the playoffs for another memorable run with former captain Rod Brind’Amour in his first season as coach.

“It’s all been great; I honestly mean that,” Forslund says. “I’m doing the same thing I’ve always done. As hokey as it may sound, even in our worst years, I’ve had fun. Every season has a story.”

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Chef ’s TABLE

A Steakhouse for All

Seasons

BY KATIE JANSEN

PHOTOS BY MASH PHOTOGRAPHY

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TODD WOODS, EXECUTIVE CHEF

LOGAN ATKINSON, PASTRY CHEF

lthough Raleigh’s Oak Steakhouse joined sister locations in four other cities when it opened last year, its menu remains distinct and focused on the flavors of North Carolina— with a little Vietnamese flair thrown in, as seen in the restaurant’s popular crispy pig ears.

Executive chef Todd Woods says he has been encouraged by diners’ receptiveness since the restaurant’s opening in February 2019. He was initially hesitant to put the pig ears—which he prepares with fish sauce, chilies and lime—on the menu, but now, the restaurant goes through about 30 pounds of pig ears a week.

A native of western North Carolina, Woods jumped at the chance to return to his home state to open Oak Steakhouse, which is owned by The Indigo Road Restaurant Group and located in The Dillon along with the group’s other Raleigh offering, O-Ku Sushi.

All of the Oak Steakhouse locations—Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Charleston and, soon, Alexandria—have one commonality: their steaks, which come from the same stock. Beyond that, each menu varies based on the chef’s inclinations.

“We have a lot of room for creativity,” says Woods, who has visited all of the Oak Steakhouse restaurants except for Nashville’s. “Each location has different seasonality with different availability of ingredients, meaning there’s variability across the menus.”

Diners at the 140-seat steakhouse can choose their preferred cut of Certified Angus Beef steak, from hanger steak to boneless ribeye.

Specialties like the C.A.B. Beef Wellington or Carolina Heritage Pork Chop are also offered.

Those feeling extravagant can consider toppings such as lobster tail and foie gras. For sauce, choose from traditional offerings—like hollandaise or Oak steak sauce—or upgrades like the smoked tomato butter.

If, for some reason, you don’t want to face all of these choices—or you’re simply craving lighter fare—don’t worry. The menu offers plenty of other entrees aside from steak, such as coq au vin, featuring Joyce Farms chicken, or a local catch with an ever-changing daily preparation.

Organic Creations Woods draws on his prior experience as executive chef for Washington, D.C.–based restaurant, Nora, the first certified organic restaurant in the U.S. At Oak Steakhouse, he focuses on sourcing local and, when possible, organic ingredients.

This focus on local ingredients is not unique to the savory side of the menu.

Logan Atkinson, head pastry chef for Oak Steakhouse, is continuously inventing desserts that correspond to the changes in seasons.

Last summer, he served up a Key lime icebox pie along with crème fraiche and local peaches.

During the colder months, he has created a tarte Tatin composed of apples cooked in bacon confit, sage caramel and Earl Grey–infused ice cream. There are also mainstays that never leave the menu—for example, diners can rely on the chocolate cake with coconut mousse and mocha buttercream.

Although creating food around seasonal ingredients comes naturally to Atkinson, he has not always had the luxury of having local ingredients at hand. He spent over three years cooking at the U.S. Antarctic Program in Antarctica.

“Obviously, there are no local ingredients there—everything is frozen,” he says. “The food I made there was a lot different than what I’m doing now. But it’s a gratifying feeling to be the only food source for an entire community— it’s like cooking for your family every night.”

Outside of Antarctica, Atkinson’s career has dovetailed with Woods’ in many ways—the pair worked in Washington, D.C. at the same time, and both have roots in western North Carolina.

The two chefs say these commonalities made it easy to team up.

As for the future of Oak Steakhouse, diners can expect new dishes that are even more innovative than pig ears. Now that the restaurant has been open for a full year, Woods says he has a better understanding of the region’s seasonality and produce availability, and he looks forward to taking an even more creative approach to what he offers on the menu. Learn more at OakRaleigh.com.

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Oak Steakhouse

Chocolate Chess Pie RECIPE BY LOGAN ATKINSON

Whole-Wheat Pie Dough Makes enough dough for three pies

Chocolate Chess Pie Filling Makes two 10-inch pies Ingredients 8 ounces butter 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa powder 1/ 8 cup all-purpose flour 8 eggs 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 2 1/2 cups sugar 10 ounces heavy cream 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 ounce Banyuls vinegar (can substitute sherry or red wine vinegar) Instructions 1. Melt butter and bittersweet chocolate in a double boiler. Set aside and allow mixture to cool slightly.

2. While butter and chocolate cool, whisk together eggs, sugar, flour, cocoa powder and salt. Continue to whisk until completely homogeneous and all of the sugar has dissolved.

Ingredients 1 cup whole-wheat flour 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 8 ounces butter (cold, cut into very small cubes) 4 ounces water (as cold as possible) Instructions 1. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter (make sure the butter is cold) with all of the dry ingredients on medium-low speed. Allow it to mix until it reaches a sandy texture.

If the dough starts to come together at this stage, the butter is too warm or it has been overmixed.

2. Slowly pour in the ice water and mix until the dough just begins to come together.

It’s better to finish this process by hand if needed, rather than over-mix.

3. Slowly pour the chocolate and butter mixture into the eggs while whisking constantly.

4. Stir in cream, vanilla and vinegar.

3. Divide dough into three equal portions.

Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight before rolling out.

5. Allow the filling to rest in the refrigerator for at least two hours, or preferably overnight.

6. Pour into a partially baked pie shell and bake at 350 degrees for 45–50 minutes.

The filling will rise and form a crust on top. It should be firm but have the slightest jiggle at the center when gently touched.

7. Allow to cool completely (1 1/2 to 2 hours) before cutting.

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4. Roll dough out. Line a 10-inch pie tin with the dough and blind bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees before adding chess filling.

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The Women’s Center helps guests put down roots The Women’s Center has offered daytime shelter, safety and rest to homeless women from all over the Triangle for more than 40 years. Under the leadership of executive director Brace Boone III during the past two years, this Raleigh nonprofit has experienced a dramatic transformation. Boone saw—and seized—an opportunity to do more to serve the most marginalized and vulnerable women in our community.

Filling the Cracks The Women’s Center provides shelter to women experiencing trauma and/or homelessness 365 days a year. Guests are provided three meals a day, shelter, hygiene care and life-saving services such as clinical assessments, primary and behavioral health care, case management and counseling. “We are not a surface-level organization,” Boone says.

The center’s staff and volunteers take immediate action as soon as a woman enters the building. They assess her particular needs to find out if she is fleeing a violent partner, in need of medical care or experiencing mental distress. Is she homeless? Hungry? They find answers to these and many other questions as part of Boone’s mission to do more for women who, in his words, “fell through the cracks” in other systems.

On-site wellness clinics, instructional and enrichment workshops, and monthly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings make up some of the services Boone recently implemented to help fill in those cracks. “When women become unsheltered, they become even more vulnerable due to stress, lack of sleep and lack of hygiene,” Boone says. “There is no shortage of women [at the center] who’ve escaped sexual assault and abuse.”

A cheery dining room filled with round tables encourages fellowship. A medical room awaits women in need of health care or medical testing. Guests have access to phones, computers and fax machines, and can reserve a cozy, dimly lit rest-and-recovery room with a bed for two-hour increments.

Sign-ups posted on the walls advertise free services such as haircuts and coloring. The building buzzes with the business of answering the question Boone asks every day: “How can we make these women a little bit more ‘whole?’”

Build It and They Will Come One way to help make these women whole, Boone decided, was to plant a garden. He believed it would add a holistic element that would enhance the healing process for many women at the center. “I originally thought, ‘Build it and they will come,’” Boone laughs.

All he needed was a nearby sun-filled, outdoor space—free of charge. He knew this would be hard to come by in this busy neighborhood, which borders North Carolina State University. The Alexander Family YMCA rushed to the rescue to make this impossibly tall order happen by giving The Women’s Center a portion of its land.

Boone’s next step was to identify someone who could manage the project. He didn’t have to look far. Former volunteer Georgia Brown possessed the gardening skills and expertise to oversee implementation of the garden.

He brought her on staff as the nutrition and wellness manager, and by summer 2019 the center’s garden project was underway.

Brown’s green thumb resulted in sprouts shooting up within just a few short weeks. Thanks to generous donations from Hayes Barton United Methodist Church and assistance from several guests of The Women’s

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LEFT: GEORGIA BROWN (LEFT), WHO SERVES AS THE WOMEN’S CENTER NUTRITION AND WELLNESS MANAGER, HELPED BRING THE CENTER’S GARDEN PROJECT TO FRUITION. BELOW: WOMEN’S CENTER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO DONATE 60-PLUS POUNDS OF PRODUCE TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS FROM THE CENTER’S FIRST GROWING SEASON.

Center, beds of collards, cucumbers and watermelons were planted and took root. By Thanksgiving, the garden had produced enough fresh collards to feed 15 families.

At the end of its first gardening season, The Women’s Center staff and volunteers were able to donate 60-plus pounds of produce to local food banks. Participating women expressed their joy at being able to give back to the community that had given them so much.

As the garden’s first full growing season comes to an end in 2020, staff and volunteers are eager to find out what else it might produce.

Taking Ownership Brown believes this healthy, colorful produce will help The Women’s Center’s guests connect fresh food with physical health. The garden gives them new skills, which may lead to job opportunities. She calls it “horticulture therapy” and especially enjoys seeing the satisfaction on the women’s faces when their labor produces fruit—or vegetables. “This is more than just feeding people,” she says. “It is so much more.”

While in the garden, “Our women remember,” she says. “They talk about playing in the yard as children.

Or they remember playing in the sprinkler, working with grandparents—harvesting with them. There’s a therapeutic aspect to those fond childhood memories.”

Brown also uses the time she spends with the women in the garden to discuss their troubles. “We talk about the weeds in our lives, and getting rid of what’s not serving [the women],” she says. “We talk about picking versus pulling at the root of issues, so they don’t resurface.”

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Sometimes, simple decorations are placed around the garden by one or more of the women. You might see a planter filled with decorative hearts in celebration of Valentine’s Day. This is a good sign, Brown says, because it indicates that these women feel at home there—that they are taking ownership of the space. And for women whose worldly possessions can fit in a small suitcase or garbage bag, feeling like they are at “home” can make all the difference.

Visit WCWC.org/getinvolved or donate at WCWC.org/donatenow to find out how you can help.

Same Day Crowns

BEST DENTIST

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On the GO

Eating on the

fly

The next time you pack your bags and head to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, arrive hungry! RDU has opened seven

new restaurants in Terminal 2, several

of which you’re sure to recognize.

Photo courtesy of Bond Brothers Beer Company

A staggering 14.2 million passengers traveled through RDU last year, creating a large opportunity to introduce local flavors to travelers passing through and returning home. Focused on bringing North Carolina flavors to the terminals—along with new cuisine that has not been represented in the past— these new restaurants give visitors a taste of what North Carolina has to offer.

The new additions currently open in Terminal 2 include Bond Brothers Beer Company, Raleigh Taproom, Rush Bowls, Deli & Co., Wow Bao, Cantina Grill, and La Farm Baker y hosting a pop-up bakery beginning in May, with a full-service bakery and café expected to open in winter 2020.

Raleigh Brewing Tavern will also open up later this year in Terminal 1. Get to know some of the restaurants and what they have to offer.

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>> Fuel Up at RDU

Rendering courtesy of La Farm Bakery

BY BRITTANY MURDOCK

Bond Brothers Beer Company Enjoy a flight before your flight. Bond Brothers Beer Company, another popular Cary-based business, joins RDU’s food lineup with its very own brewery and restaurant. On tap you’ll find a rotating fruited sour, a few American IPAs—along with a stout— and two Pursuit Ales, which are low-calorie, gluten-reduced ales.

The restaurant serves up a full breakfast, lunch and dinner with local flair, and dishes that are sure to pair exceptionally well with the beer of your choosing. You’ll also find Bond Brothers Beer Company on the menus at California Pizza Kitchen and Cantina Grill. Pro tip: Opt for Toe the Line, one of the Pursuit Ales, if you’re indulging in pizza for dinner. It’s known to be the perfect pairing.

Raleigh Taproom Raleigh Taproom, now open at RDU in Terminal 2, was masterminded by Raleigh Brewing Company, a well-known name in Raleigh’s craft beer scene. The fun doesn’t stop there as Raleigh Brewing Company plans on opening Raleigh Brewing Tavern in Terminal 1 later this year.

La Farm Bakery Your nose will lead you right to this RDU hot spot. Cary-based La Farm Bakery, known for its award-winning artisan breads and scratch-made pastries has set up a pop-up bakery located directly in front of the permanent bakery while it’s under construction in Terminal 2, offering a way “for travelers to take a taste of the South with them when they depart,” Master Baker Lionel Vatinet says. This location marks the fourth La Farm Bakery for Lionel and Missy Vatinet.

Travelers will get a glimpse of bread baking on-site throughout the day and an opportunity to savor white chocolate mini baguettes, various togo items, a full line of artisan breads, Counter Culture Coffee, Asiago cheese pretzels and more from the bakery’s extensive café menu. Once the permanent location opens, La Farm Bakery will also offer its first full-service bar, serving local flavors in spirits, beer and wine.

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Family BUSINESS

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Kannon’s Clothing 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

Four generations honor

and uphold their founder’s vision

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ary-Kannon Jefferson smiles brightly as she walks through rows of women’s clothing displays and mannequins. Kannon’s Clothing is like home for her. It’s where she grew up folding clothes with her cousins, and learning the importance of family roots that extend back 104 years.

Her great-grandfather, Isaac George Kannon, opened Kannon’s Clothing in 1916, making it one of the oldest family-owned clothing stores in the U.S. He immigrated to the U.S. from Lebanon and pedaled around Wake County on foot for six years.

Eventually, he bought a horse and buggy, which he used to get to and from the first Kannon’s Clothing store on Main Street in Wendell.

Jefferson is the fourth generation of Kannons to carry on her great-grandfather’s legacy. George Knuckley, president of Kannon’s Clothing and part of the third generation that currently runs the family business, describes the store as, “first and foremost, a family business.”

“It means the world to us to be able to continue that legacy into the fourth generation with MaryKannon joining full-time,” he says. “Not only is she family, but she provides an invaluable skill set for our operations and impeccable service for our customers.”

While Jefferson pursued a bachelor’s degree in fashion and textile management, and a master’s degree in management at North Carolina State University, she worked at the store between classes.

She also attended SKEMA, a business school in Paris, where she earned a master’s degree in global luxury

and management. After receiving her degrees, she came on board full-time at Kannon’s Clothing as the assistant manager and buyer for the women’s store that moved to Raleigh in 2016.

Committed to Tradition Now customers are welcomed by four descendants of Isaac George Kannon at the women’s store: MaryKannon Jefferson; her mother, Boo Jefferson; her aunt, Joe Ann Wright; and her cousin, Frances Abott.

With similarly shining brown eyes, the three women proudly point out Isaac George Kannon’s portrait displayed in the front of Kannon’s Clothing.

“I’m the first generation in the store that never got to meet Isaac,” Jefferson says of her greatgrandfather, who lived to be 88. “I’m the first one to carry on the tradition of Kannon’s going off the idea of him, and not the actual person.”

As his impeccably dressed granddaughters and great-granddaughter command the sales floor, it’s obvious the late Kannon’s presence is still alive and strong. The women share more than just clothes; they share years of hard work, dedication to each other and the community, and a depth of knowledge that started with the store’s founder over 100 years ago.

Some of Kannon’s customers have become extended relatives of the family, shopping in both the men’s and women’s stores for seven generations.

Jefferson explains that the selection of clothing she, her mother and her aunt acquire on buying trips are meant to cater to a wide range of ages.

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LEFT: MARY-KANNON JEFFERSON’S DEGREES IN FASHION AND TEXTILE MANAGEMENT AND GLOBAL LUXURY AND MANAGEMENT HAVE BROUGHT A NEW SET OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO HER GREATGRANDFATHER’S STORE.

RIGHT: MARY-KANNON JEFFERSON (CENTER) WITH HER MOTHER, BOO JEFFERSON (LEFT) AND HER AUNT, JOE ANN WRIGHT (RIGHT).

“It’s not rare for a grandmother, a mother and a daughter to come in and find clothes appropriate for each of their ages,” Jefferson says. “We’ve always treasured the opportunity to really get to know our customers and to be a part of the special moments in their lives.”

Sticking Together Jefferson feels a strong sense of belonging to the store and Kannon name, and says she always knew Kannon’s Clothing would be part of her adult life, just as it was the center of her youth.

“There were eight of us cousins, and all of our parents worked in the store,” Jefferson says.

“Whenever we were out of school, we were in the store, and all my favorite memories involve working together with family.”

Throughout each generation, Jefferson says the lessons handed down were always centered around the tight-knit nature of the Kannon family. “My mom and her siblings always tell this story of my grandfather sitting them down and holding a bunch of matches,” she says. “He held up one match and broke it. Then he held up a group of them and tried to break them without success. He told them this was what family is like. If you stick together, you are strong.

And Kannons stick together.”

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Health

Vaping

The Poe Center Takes On

BY KURT DUSTERBERG

The dangers of electronic cigarettes are still coming into focus in American culture, but instructors at the Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education in Raleigh have gone all-in on warning students and parents about the dangers of vaping.

An e-cigarette is a battery-powered mechanical device designed to heat nicotine, liquid flavorings and other chemicals to create an aerosol, which is often mistaken for water vapor. The user then inhales and exhales, or “vapes,” as though he or she is smoking a tobacco cigarette. You might hear the term “Juul” in reference to vaping—a popular brand of e-cigarettes—or even “Juuling” as the act of vaping.

“People think it’s water vapor, so it’s harmless,” says Virginia Johnson, substance use prevention director at the Poe Center.

“It’s actually an aerosol, so these small particles are getting into your lungs. You’re heating up a metal device and breathing it in, these fine particles like tin, lead and nickel.”

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You know your child best.

When [their behavior] seems different, you should be looking for something.

There’s a difference between privacy and secrecy.

Deadly Marketing Games Nicotine is highly addictive and can have long-term negative impacts on brain development during adolescence and young adulthood. As vaping has become more popular in the past decade, e-cigarette marketing has been called into question.

Instead of warning of e-cigarette dangers, product makers have positioned their products as a safe alternative to traditional cigarettes. With juice flavors like gummy bear, bubble gum and tropical fruit, they appear to be less dangerous.

“When it came on the market, there was nothing that said it was bad,” Johnson says. “It is very attractive to youth because it doesn’t seem harmful. The damage to the lungs is different than traditional smoking, but it does cause irritation and swelling to the lungs.”

A 2019 outbreak of lung injuries associated with the use of e-cigarette products has drawn attention to the consequences of vaping. As of January 2020, a total of 2,711 hospitalized cases, including 60 deaths, have been reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Vaping in the Spotlight The Poe Center has responded by developing education programs aimed at students and parents. The interactive instruction, which also focuses on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, is delivered in the center’s recently renovated Substance Use Prevention Theater. The space features stadium seating and a large visual display of body systems and chemical compounds, which shows how these systems and compounds interact with substance use. A large touch screen allows students to engage in educational games. The subjects of addiction and the effects of nicotine begin with fourthgrade programs.

“We can demonstrate how different substances affect our bodies,” says Johnson, also a certified substance abuse prevention consultant. “Vaping is a stimulant, so we can show how the stimulant affects our bodies and how it impacts different parts of the brain, as well as leading to addiction.”

According to 2018 data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 37% of high school seniors reported vaping in the preceding year and 10% acknowledged daily use. In a Poe Center program called Vaping 101, students in grades 6 through 12 are taught about the dangers of nicotine and how addiction impacts the brain and body, as well as the warning signs of addiction.

“The nicotine in Juul is a nicotine salt, so it has a really high dissolve rate into your system,” Johnson says. “It’s a high level of nicotine, and it’s very addictive.”

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The fast absorption rate creates a quick high as well as a short time before the next craving. In addition to nicotine, vape devices can be used as a delivery system for other substances, creating further concerns.

The Poe Center also offers programs for parents who want to know more about the risk factors their children face, and strategies to help protect them. “You know your child best,” Johnson says. “When [their behavior] seems different, you should be looking for something. There’s a difference between privacy and secrecy. When they’re being secretive about things, their mood changes.”

That’s when it’s time to talk, she says. “When we talk about risk and protective factors, the more support we can have for children, the more they feel connected to the world around us,” Johnson says. “School and family and open communication—those are all protective factors that help our youth make good decisions.”

Filling an Important Niche Since opening in 1993, more than 1.3 million students have come to the Poe Center—mostly on school field trips, although the staff also offers off-site programs. The curriculum at the Poe Center is aligned with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for healthful living goals and objectives.

Executive director Ann Rollins cites the Poe Center’s instruction on healthy relationships and family life, bullying prevention and dental care as among its most important. “We feel like we provide a niche and an essential service to the state of North Carolina,” Rollins says. “Our staff has experts who are passionate about the content, and [who are] working with children and their families around these healthy behaviors.”

The Poe Center will sponsor a tobacco-free community forum at Southeast Raleigh High School on March 21st from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The forum will be youth-led and will feature panelists from a variety of community leaders. To register, visit PoeHealth.org.

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AIRLIE GARDENS, WILMINGTON

Gardens Around the State Warm spring days are here and ever yone is ready to get outside. Sunshine-colored daffodils, vibrant magnolias and cherished dogwoods burst into bloom across the Triangle. North Carolina is a blossoming paradise this time of year! We are fortunate to have a multitude of botanical gardens and arboretums— most of which offer free admission—within a couple hours’ drive. Each features unique plantings, architecture and themes. But above all, these gardens provide enchantment, beauty and scent-sational experiences for the entire family.

So grab your camera and buckle up. It’s time for a floriferous road trip across our scenic state, starting here in the Triangle.

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

10 North Carolina

botanical destinations to explore

JUNIPER LEVEL BOTANIC GARDEN 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh | JLBG.org

NORTH CAROLINA BOTANICAL GARDEN, CHAPEL HILL

NORTH CAROLINA BOTANICAL GARDEN 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill NCBG.UNC.edu

If you’re passionate about native wildflowers, shrubs and trees, this is the garden for you. Part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the North Carolina Botanical Garden encompasses more than a thousand acres of natural areas and planned gardens. The focus here is on conserving Southeastern native plants. Learn about diverse ecosystems across North Carolina in habitat gardens, and don’t miss the Carnivorous Plant Collection, water gardens and extensive hiking trails behind the display gardens. Free admission.

Photo courtesy of North Carolina Botanical Garden

Tucked away down a scenic country road south of Raleigh, this 28-acre garden features a mindblowing multitude of extraordinary plantings. Started by renowned plantsman Tony Avent in 1988, Juniper Level Botanic Garden is jampacked with horticultural delight and more than 30,000 taxa of plants, including native, exotic and rare delights. Take a photo in front of the garden’s waterfall before you leave, and be sure to visit the on-site nursery, Plant Delights. With an offering of more than 1,600 different perennials you are sure to find whatever your horticultural heart desires. The garden welcomes visitors by appointment year-round, Monday through Friday, and is open to the public eight weekends each year. For spring, open nursery and garden days are scheduled for May 1st-3rd and May 8th-10th (times vary).

Tours are free of charge, but visitors are encouraged to Thank the staff by making a purchase in the nursery.

Check the website for more information.

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Photo by Lori Sullivan

SARAH P. DUKE GARDENS DURHAM

SARAH P. DUKE GARDENS Sarah P. Duke Gardens consists of 55 acres of specialized gardens in the heart of Duke University. During your visit, you’ll discover formal plantings, woodland excursions, diverse wildlife and fascinating landscape architecture. Visitors’ favorites include the William Louis Culberson Asiatic Arboretum, which accommodates 18 acres of Southeast Asian plants; Terrace Fish Pool, featuring waterlilies and colorful koi, and the stunning, antique Roney Fountain surrounded by profuse rose plantings in the Mary Duke Biddle Rose Garden. Tulips and other bulbs astonish and delight visitors in spring, but no matter the season, there’s always something blooming at this Durham jewel.

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CAPE FEAR BOTANICAL GARDEN, FAYETTEVILLE

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JC RAULSTON ARBORETUM, RALEIGH

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Don’t let the size of this garden fool you.

Its 7 acres contain some of the most unique formal beds and plant combinations found anywhere. Located in Kernerville’s historic downtown district, Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden offers a stunning collection of plants that astonish visitors throughout all four seasons.

The award-winning Perennial Border is a visual feast of texture and color. The Spectacular Spring Tulip Bloom event is guaranteed to delight, as it showcases 15,000 tulips, 7,000 daffodils and 3,000 miscellaneous bulbs.

Free admission.

CAPE FEAR BOTANICAL GARDEN 536 North Eastern Boulevard, Fayetteville CapeFearBG.org

JC RAULSTON ARBORETUM 4415 Ber yl Road, Raleigh | JCRA.NCSU.edu

Established in 1976 by innovative North Carolina State University horticulture professor and renowned plantsman, J.C. Raulston, this arboretum is a shining jewel in the capital city’s crown. Every day of every season offers visitors a chance to see blooms galore. JC Raulston Arboretum covers 10 acres and boasts an extensive array of plant collections, including magnolias, hollies and Japanese maples. Check out the Xeric Garden for water-wise planting ideas. Experience serenity as you meander through the Zen Garden and adjacent Lath House. The arboretum grows and evaluates plants suitable to Southeastern landscapes. When you visit, take inspiration and notes to improve your own garden. Free admission.

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Situated on 80 acres beside the Cape Fear River, this botanical oasis is minutes from downtown Fayetteville. Visit in spring to witness an impressive display of flamboyant azaleas, majestic magnolias, classic dogwoods and beloved rhododendrons. Tulips of every species, color and shape bloom throughout the garden, creating a resplendent scene.

Don’t miss the nearby Heritage Farm Complex showcasing historic buildings such as a farmhouse, tobacco barn, corn crib and general store. General admission is $10 for ages 13 and older; $9 for members of the military and ages 65 and older; and $5 for ages 6–12.

Photo courtesy of New Hanover County

AIRLIE GARDENS, WILMINGTON

AIRLIE GARDENS 300 Airlie Road, Wilmington AirlieGardens.org

REYNOLDA GARDENS, WINSTON-SALEM

REYNOLDA GARDENS OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 100 Reynolda Village, Winston-Salem | ReynoldaGardens.org

Reynolda Gardens is located at the historic home of Katharine Smith Reynolds and Richard Joshua Reynolds. Located on Wake Forest University’s campus, these formal gardens have been restored to the appearance of their original early 20th century design. Several themed gardens grace the 120-plus acres. Make sure to view the garden’s extensive collection of more than 1,000 rose bushes, including the latest All-America Rose Selections. If you have a yearning to visit plants on a chilly, rainy day, you’re in luck—Reynolda Gardens’ greenhouses are open to the public Monday through Saturday. Free admission.

Check individual garden websites for specific, up-to-date information.

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Known for its spectacular spring show of 75,000 azaleas, Airlie Gardens also flaunts 100,000 spring bulbs, which create a vibrant display throughout the gardens this time of year. Peak bloom time for the azaleas and other bulbs varies, but visiting in mid-March through mid-April is a safe bet. Don’t miss the massive Airlie Oak dating back to 1545 and stunning Minnie Evans Bottle Chapel, built with more than 2,800 glass bottles. Come back after Thanksgiving for the gardens’ annual and very popular Enchanted Airlie holiday light show. Admission is $9 for ages 13 and older, $3 for ages 4–12, and free for members and ages 3 and younger; the holiday light show is a separate, ticketed event.

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1 Colorful—or White—Cabinetry “We are seeing a strong surge in the request for custom colors in cabinetry,” says Vicky Serany, founder and principal of Cary’s Southern Studio Interior Design. “One of our favorite recent projects includes cabinetry painted in SherwinWilliams Naval, which is the brand’s color of the year for 2020, and we love the bold statement that it makes,” she says.

White cabinetry also continues to hold strong as a big trend for bathroom and kitchen renovations, according to Luisa Gomez, director of Dream Home Design in Cary. She says white has replaced wood stain as the most popular choice over the last decade. “Most people only do one big renovation in their lives, so when they’re making this investment, they realize that white cabinets may fall out of style at some point, but they’re always going to come back.”

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BY SPENCER GRIFFITH

design trends Photo by Flyboy Photo & Media

for your next renovation project As the Triangle real estate market stays red hot, local homeowners have even more reason to embark on a renovation project. We asked industry professionals from Raleigh and Western Wake to identify design concepts that are trending now—and that will sustain their popularity as time goes on. Here are six 2020 home design trends you can take to the bank.

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Gray Walls

Gomez often matches white cabinetry with walls painted in Agreeable Gray by SherwinWilliams—perhaps the most popular paint color she has noticed. “I do the gray and white combination every single day ... people still love it,” she says.

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Bold Statements Design Lines Signature founder Judy Pickett says colorful and bold looks are in, as confirmed by statement-making kitchen appliances from the collaboration between Italian brands Smeg and Dolce & Gabbana.

Their vibrant, meticulously detailed products include refrigerators, ranges, hoods, and small appliances decorated in motifs inspired

by Sicilian painters and majolica pottery.

Pickett cites a recent project that incorporated a bright turquoise La Cornue oven to give the kitchen a pop of color.

Elizabeth O’Neal, a senior designer with Southern Studio Interior Design, anticipates that bold, colorful wallpaper designs with unique patterns will be a big hit this year. “Wallpaper isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and unexpected and creative applications will infuse new life [into] interiors in 2020,” she predicts.

O’Neal says wallpaper can also be used to accent certain features in a room. “Powder rooms are not the only place to use wallpaper,” she says. “For interest, try a fun pattern in your butler’s pantry with a contrasting, high-gloss trim color. A metallic, textured paper on the ceiling of a bedroom would also add an exciting layer to the overall aesthetic of the room.”

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Gomez adds that the popularity of the gray and white color palette mixed with quartz countertops mimics the look of marble, which is a more durable material, so customers get a low-maintenance look they love. “Quartz is nonporous and has an antimicrobial feature, so it’s pretty carefree and it won’t stain,” she says.

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Raleigh’s Danforth Designed stands out for bucking the idea of trends when collaborating with clients. “We’re more interested in the evolution of design, as well as exploring how changing culture impacts the way we think about and configure space and the elements within it,” says lead designer Mitch Danforth.

For example, Danforth compares the rise of tiny homes with the use of cloud computing.

“Many are choosing smaller homes and devices, looking instead beyond the boundaries of their former boxes,” he says. “Less costly and portable homes provide for experiences outside of the space we call home.”

Photo by Dustin Peck, courtesy of Southern Studio Interior Design

Danforth has also observed living spaces mirror the demand for transparency and vulnerability in personal interactions. “Our common rooms are now open to one another—including kitchens and all of their requisite mess,” he adds, explaining the shift towards “lounge kitchens” in many renovations. “The messiest place in the house has become the favorite living space for many,” he says.

Freestanding tubs have also proven to be a popular choice in bathroom renovations. “A lot of people believe that they need a tub in the master bathroom,” Gomez says, adding that freestanding options provide a custom, luxurious design feature.

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Live Edges

Increasingly, Fox has seen customers opt to incorporate modern elements into live-edge furniture, rather than stick strictly to the rustic aesthetic. “Rich, textured woods are now being combined with sleek lines, metal accents, resin epoxy and concrete,” she says. “Quality, sustainability and uniqueness will continue to make live-edge furniture popular for years to come.”

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Dani Fox, owner of Wake Forest’s Duvall & Co., speaks to the popularity of live edge furniture, which emphasizes the raw beauty of a wood slab by highlighting its natural edge. “Consumers love that every piece is one-of-a-kind—a true piece of art that tells a different story based on the wood’s natural contours and character,” she says.

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creative cover-ups

BY ELIZABETH BRIGNAC

Tailored Technology “We’re also seeing a continuation of the smart home trend,” says Design Lines Signature’s founder Judy Pickett, which is growing beyond the likes of biometric door locks to include devices tailored to an individual’s lifestyle. Some new high-tech kitchen products creating a buzz are voice-activated faucets; the Plum Wine Dispenser, which chills and preserves wine; and the Zip HydroTap system, a faucet that delivers boiling, chilled or sparkling water on demand.

The Golden Age of Television is great for viewers, but presents challenges for interior designers. A TV, after all, is a big, black box that decorators somehow must present attractively on a wall. It doesn’t help that, unlike previous generations, many people today watch TV in rooms where they also entertain visitors.

“I like to try to hide the TV if possible,” says Carnela Hill of CR Hill Design Group in Raleigh. Artwork or television covers can do the job nicely. Some panels slide or fold back at the press of a button.

“Using panels to cover them really is probably the best way,” agrees Sharon Baggett, who handles sales and marketing for Allure Homes in Raleigh. She recalls one client who incorporated artwork into her TV panels. “She worked with a local artist and custom cabinet maker, and they made a panel of this custom artwork that could cover the TV.” Bookshelves or cabinets are other popular choices for hiding TVs.

If covering up your TV won’t work, consider mounting it on the wall, Hill suggests—but not over the fireplace. “It’s always my last choice,” she says, and suggests putting the TV on a different wall to integrate it into the room’s overall design. “Instead of making the TV the focal point, let everything else be the focal point” she says. Some people use framed artwork to decorate the room, putting a similar frame around the TV. On a related note, Bagget points out that many TVs now feature works of art as screensavers.

Hill also offers this creative approach: Inscribe an inspirational or positive message on the wall over the TV. “Your eye often goes to that message first,” she says.

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INCREASE YOUR HOME’S CURB APPEAL WITH INNOVATIVE LIGHTING STRATEGIES AND A REALIGNED WALKWAY Want to increase your home’s curb appeal?

Innovative approaches to traditional technology offer exciting new landscaping options.

Custom lighting is a tried-and-true way to show off your home during the evening, when many people are out and about and will be looking at it. New products have opened up fresh ways to landscape with lighting. Long-lasting LED lights eliminate the chore of changing bulbs, since these light-emitting diodes last indefinitely.

Homeowners can also control their lighting direction, intensity and color to a much greater degree than in years past.

“Through lighting, you can kind of make

trends

things that you don’t want to see go away,” says John Spivey, founder and president of Gardens of the Carolinas in Raleigh.

Homeowners can illuminate a shrub or tree, for example, effectively blotting out anything near it that they’d rather de-emphasize.

Increased color, style and pattern options also leave homeowners with more lighting options than they have had in the past.

Walkways are another traditional yard feature that landscapers are treating differently right now. Traditionally, the walkway from the driveway to the house is narrow and turns at sharp angels. “If you’re able to realign that walk

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from wherever your guests are going to park, they’ll be able to see where they’re going,” Spivey says. “We have encouraged people to change their entryway design and have their walks curve out to the driveway”—or the street, he adds, depending on where people are likely to walk, as opposed to meeting the driveway at a sharp angle.

Front yards are being used more, so emphasizing hospitality by making entrances and walkways more attractive has become increasingly important. “It has a more friendly feel,” Spivey says. “It’s more pleasant, and when you ask about curb appeal, this is something that really hits the mark.”

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HungryHOUSE Neck Cecilia Zuvic of Monarch Realty Co. in Raleigh shares four design trends exhibited in Raleigh’s modern Hungry Neck house, designed by The Raleigh Architecture Company for The Avett Brothers’ cellist Joe Kwon, and built in 2014

by Raleigh Construction.

Structural focal points: “This home takes the open concept to another level by having the upstairs gallery open to below, allowing the huge windows to provide light and sight from the century-old oak tree to the downstairs living room area.”

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DISCOVER 4 TRENDS DRIVING THE FLOW OF JOE KWON’S MODERN HOME

BY SPENCER GRIFFITH PHOTOGRAPHY BY LEON GODWIN, COURTESY OF MONARCH REALTY CO.

Modern but warm: “The design incorporates natural materials like wood panels mixed with metal, a barn door made with reclaimed wood, a wood stove to warm the space and windows purposely located to allow for the trees to come into the home decor.”

Folding glass walls: “Bringing the outdoors in is a trend that isn’t going anywhere.

This feature allows for that while it expands the living and entertaining area.”

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Glenwood: $799,500 Crabtree: $409,500 .96% Brier Creek: $308,Average 500 age of residents: Hil sborough: $540,000 Downtown Raleigh: $409,500 Renaissance Park: $249,900 Mordecai : $524,900 Central: $405,000 Triangle Town Center: $210,00034.1 Square miles: 143 Population: 469,298 FiSquare ve Points:miles: $499,500143 Wakefield Plantation: $390,000 Population: Hedingham:469,298 $199,000 MedianWade: Listing Home Price for Popular Raleigh Neighborhoods $439, 9 00 5401 North: $349, 1 00 Atlantic: $180,000 Median Listing Home Price for Popular Raleigh Neighborhoods Glenwood: $799,500 Hillsborough: $540,000 Glenwood: $799,500 Mordecai: $524,900 Hillsborough: $540,000 Five Points: $499,500 Mordecai: $524,900 Wade: $439,900 Five Points: $499,500 Wade: $439,900

Crabtree: $409,500 Downtown Raleigh: $409,500 Crabtree: $409,500 Central: $405,000 Downtown Raleigh: $409,500 Wakefield Plantation: $390,000 Central: $405,000 5401 North: $349,100 Wakefield Plantation: $390,000 5401 North: $349,100

Brier Creek: $308,500 Renaissance Park: $249,900 Brier Creek: Triangle Town$308,500 Center: $210,000 Renaissance Park: $249,900 Hedingham: $199,000 Triangle Center: $210,000 Atlantic: Town $180,000 Hedingham: $199,000 Atlantic: $180,000

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BY MELISSA WISTEHUFF When you’re lucky enough to live in a state as diverse as North Carolina, choosing a setting for your wedding day is like being a kid in a candy store! We got to know these local couples and devoured ever y detail of their memorable occasions. Whether they met through friends, online or at school, these newlyweds have proven that you can find and celebrate love in uniquely beautiful places and ways.

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Bengali Bash Tajeen Hasan and Xavier Gomes October 12, 2019 The first time Xavier saw Tajeen, she was on stage singing with the Triangle Bangladesh Society of North Carolina. Fast-forward to their epic, 500-guest, fiveday-long wedding celebration at the Raleigh Marriott City Center. It began with a henna ceremony. Next, they celebrated the “gaye holud” tradition, which Tajeen says is designed to “brighten the couple up for their big day.” For the reception she wore red, which denotes love and passion, and was carried in on a floral-covered Doli to signify moving into the next phase of her life.

Local vendors: MASH Photography, Dulhan Doli Rental, Morgan Scott Films, Event Decor by Ghazala, Publix, Dreamwork Planners, DJ Sunny Bola, Oak City Shuttle, Raleigh Rickshaw, Makeup by Kat and Raya Khan Hair.

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High School Sweethearts Tiffani and Brandon Arostegui October 21, 2017 For Tiffani and Brandon Arostegui, partnering for a high school finance project sealed their fate. “Our assignment was to budget for a house together as a married couple, and I knew right away how sweet and hardworking he was,” Tiffani recalls. The Leesville Road High School sweethearts were married in fall at Historic Magnolia Manor in Warrenton. Tiffani wore a short-sleeved lace gown from New York Bride & Groom of Raleigh. Autumn hues and rustic touches highlighted their romantic nuptials, and the newlyweds capped off the evening with s’mores and sparklers.

Local vendors: This is Now Photography, Elaine Harrison Makeup Artistry, The Historic Magnolia Manor and New York Bride & Groom of Raleigh.

Tuscan Sunset Soirée Kristen and Zayne Taber April 8, 2019 A graduate of North Carolina State University, Kristen met Zayne after moving to New York City.

They chose Italy as their wedding destination, and shared a crisp spring day in Tuscany with 23 of their closest family members and friends. The setting?

A whimsical 1,000-year-old castle called Castello di Ristonchi, set high in the Tuscan hills, surrounded by an enchanting forest and silver-green olive groves. The hillside ceremony ended just in time for a spectacular sunset, creating the perfect canvas for jaw-dropping newlywed photos. To top off their special day, a private chef taught the wedding party how to make authentic Italian pizzas.

Local vendor: Carolina Stamey Photography

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Long-Distance Romance Ashley and William Turner IV September 14, 2019

When PLUM Hair Atelier owner Ashley Turner met her future husband at her salon, they prepared for a long-distance relationship, since William was in dental school at Tufts University in Massachusetts. They kept love alive, and in 2019 celebrated their marriage at White Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh with a ceremony featuring a jewel-toned color palette and Ashley’s two daughters serving as her junior maids of honor. The Band Punch kept the mood lively and Two Roosters Ice Cream scooped up treats for a PLUM-perfect celebration.

Local vendors: Long Yau Photography, Greenhouse Picker Sisters, C&D Events, The Band Punch, Two Roosters Ice Cream, White Memorial Presbyterian Church and The Stockroom at 230.

“Mission” Accomplished Krista and Zachary Telford October 5, 2019 Krista and Zach bonded as teenagers while fundraising for a mission trip to Peru with their performing arts ministry team, CrossWave. The moment they began planning their wedding, Krista knew exactly which fashion designer she wanted to make her gown: her mother. And since Krista is employed by the the Philharmonic Association and Catering Works, the couple’s venue and music decisions also came easily. The Philharmonic Association String Quartet, as well as a jazz ensemble led by Gregg Gelb, played during their reception at The Laurelbrook (a venue owned by Catering Works).

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Farmhouse Elegance Taylor and Nicolas Jimenez October 6, 2019 Though they met in middle school, Nick couldn’t work up the nerve to express his feelings for Taylor until their sophomore year at Holly Springs High School. The rest, as they say, is history. These high school sweethearts made it official on a Sunday afternoon at the rustic, yet exquisite, Pavilion at Carriage Farm in Raleigh. Photographer Jaime Lackey worked with a dreamy setting of horses strolling in lush pastures.

Taylor recalls that dancing with her family, friends and new husband to tunes by DJ Ones was the highlight of the day.

Local vendors: Jaime Lackey Photography, The Pavilion at Carriage Farm, Specialties Florals & Events, New York Bride & Groom of Raleigh, Rocky Top Catering, Ashley Cakes and DJ Ones.

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Multicultural Matrimony Ashley and Stephen Autry October 19, 2019 Online dating success story Ashley and Stephen Autry chose a rolling meadow at Summerfield Farms, just outside of Greensboro, for their union’s setting. Ashley adorned her bridesmaids with floral gowns and pastel-hued flowers, putting nature front and center for this romantic outdoor ceremony. In honor of her Korean heritage, she wore a traditional Korean gown called a hanbok as she and Stephen greeted guests and cut the cake. A dance party complete with glow-in-the-dark wands wrapped up the joyous festivities. Ashley enjoyed planning her wedding so much, she formed her own event planning company in Raleigh: RosÊ and Gold Events.

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A Shore Thing Lynn Koy and Thomas Stone September 28, 2019 With the Atlantic Ocean and Carolina blue skies as a backdrop, Lynn Koy and Thomas Stone of Cary celebrated their wedding in Ocean Isle. Lynn and her daughter, Bella, wore custom-made beaded and lace gowns reflecting Lynn’s Cambodian heritage. After Lynn and Thomas made their vows to each other, Bella declared her love and appreciation for her “new daddy.” They capped off the night with dancing, endless laughter and most of the wedding guests jumping in the pool—dresses, tuxes and all!

Local vendors: Jessica Woodall Photography, Daniel’s Florist, and Dogwood Media.

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309 N. Dawson Street, Raleigh 919.278.7287 | MelroseKnittingMillRaleigh.com This mill, which manufactured underpants and bathing suits until 1930, was purchased by Afghani immigrant Abdul Zalal in 1980. Zalal worked with current operator and creative director Samad Hachby in 2009 to create a dining space that now accommodates Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar. In 2014, Hachby converted the mill’s third floor into a special events venue that seats up to 180. An outdoor cocktail space is also available. No outside food and beverages are permitted.

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Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel 4100 Main at North Hills Street, Raleigh 919.571.8773 Marriott.com/hotels/travel/rdurn-renaissance-raleigh-north-hills-hotel The Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel offers an elegant ballroom that seats up to 300 and features floor-to-ceiling windows.

Guests can enjoy pre-wedding cocktails on the outside terrace or roam the inner terrace, which features built-in lounge areas and an open concept floor plan. Accommodations, catering, cake and bar services are available to create a one-stop shopping experience.

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Plan an indoor or outdoor ceremony at this five-star hotel that accommodates up to 300. Host your special day in the grand ballroom, which features floor-toceiling windows overlooking the hotel’s private lake; or outdoors on the wooded grounds, lakeside terrace or expansive lawn featuring wide stone pavers.

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The Historic Wakefield Barn 12617 Old Falls of Neuse Road, Wake Forest 919.278.7287 | HistoricWakefieldBarn.com Host your ceremony in the barn, which accommodates up to 250, or outdoors at one of two locations: in front of a weeping elm on the grass, or on a patio facing a custom stone fireplace. Pets are allowed up until the food is served. No outside catering or beverage services are permitted, but customers can sample the options before settling on a menu. Linens are not included.

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Plan a “classic chic� wedding in this unique downtown Raleigh venue featuring floor-to-ceiling exposed brick walls, hardwood floors and high lattice ceilings. Bands can perform on an elevated platform at the front of the venue. Seat up to 200 guests for the ceremony and 185 for dinner. The wedding rehearsal, tables and chairs, and sound system with a wireless microphone are included. Catering is provided by Empire Eats, which offers a choice of eight vendors.

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Second Empire 330 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh 919.829.3663 Second-Empire.com/weddings

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This French chateau-style venue accommodates up to 220.

Guests are seated in European gardens offering views of a stone bridge over a koi pond that leads to a wrought iron gazebo.

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Formerly known as The Dodd-Hinsdale House, this grand Victorian-style home was originally built in 1879 for Mayor William H. Dodd. In 1890, Col. John W. Hinsdale purchased the home. During the mid-1990s, the Reynolds family bought the property and began restoration efforts to transform the home into what is now a restaurant. Five dining rooms and an atrium are available for weddings, and catering is provided.

The MerrimonWynne House 500 North Blount Street, Raleigh 919.906.1026 | MerrimonWynne.com This historic downtown Raleigh home built in 1876 was restored to its original grandeur in 2014. Located just down the street from the North Carolina Executive Mansion, wedding ceremonies take place on the lawn under Southern pecan trees, or in front of the Carriage House. Guests have access to expansive grounds and the Main House, which features original flooring, fireplace mantels, chandeliers and porches. All-inclusive catering and beverage menus are available.

Walnut Hill 4804 Mial Plantation Road, Raleigh 919.295.6284 | WalnutHillNC.com Located 20 miles from downtown Raleigh on 15 acres of manicured lawns and ponds, Walnut Hill is surrounded by more than 400 acres of undeveloped land. Multiple sites are available for the ceremony, rehearsal dinner and other activities.

A newly built wedding pavilion seats up to 200 guests and accommodates a reception venue. Choose a wedding coordinator, caterer, bar services, music and rentals from the preferred vendor list.

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The Laurelbrook 2319 Laurelbrook Street, Raleigh 919.793.8180 | LaurelbrookNC.com This unique special events venue created by Catering Works once served as a greenhouse.

Its chic, industrial design features a stained concrete floor and three walls of polycarbonate windows framed in metal struts, which allow natural light to stream in. The space seats up to 140 for a formal dinner, and also offers high ceilings, an outdoor courtyard, plentiful parking, a variety of tables and chairs, and an in-house caterer, baker and florist.

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Raleigh Union Station 510 W. Martin Street, Raleigh 919.996.2510 RaleighNC.gov/places/union-stationraleighs-multimodal-transit-center In 2018, the City of Raleigh and the North Carolina Department of Transportation opened Raleigh Union Station in the Warehouse District to satisfy the demand for intercity passenger rail, commuter rail and other forms of transportation. It also happens to accommodate special events for groups in excess of 400— including weddings. The station’s modern, adaptive-reuse design features original concrete footing, sliding barn doors and a framework of preserved, rust-colored steel. Rental includes four hours of space usage (including one hour for setup and cleanup).

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Whether you’re beach-bound or geared up to hike the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina’s geographic diversity, natural beauty and cultural variety make it difficult to plan your escape to just one location. Thankfully, you don’t have to if you take a paired approach. Here are four destination combinations worth exploring this summer.

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Morehead City/Beaufort Head three hours north to North Carolina’s Crystal Coast, where you can experience Morehead City and Beaufort.

Morehead City offers unique boutiques, eateries and fishing events, like the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, which takes place annually in early June. Seafood fans won’t want to miss the annual North Carolina Seafood Festival in October. Drive 5 miles east to see what Travel + Leisure magazine titled “America’s Favorite Town” (2014). Boat owners can pull into Beaufort Docks then walk down Front Street to the historic district, established in 1709. Shop boutiques like Calypso Cottage for globally sourced products, then dine at one of the the town’s many highly rated restaurants, like Moonrakers, the Spouter Inn Restaurant & Bakery or Beaufort Grocery Company. CrystalCoastNC.org

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asheville/brevard Easily fill a weekend in Asheville exploring locally owned boutiques, farm-to-table restaurants and architectural treasures— from the 250-room Biltmore House to the Art Deco–style Asheville City Building. Enjoy specialty pastries and coffees at Asheville’s longest running cafe, Old Europe Pastries, and explore the nearby Blue Ridge Parkway by foot or car. Drive 34 miles southwest to Brevard to attend a summer festival, or treat yourself to an old-fashioned milkshake at iconic Rocky’s Grill & Soda Shop. While you’re in the area, experience what is known as North Carolina’s “land of waterfalls” in Transylvania County, where more than half of the land is publicly owned, and hike Chimney Rock in Rutherford County. You’ll find plenty of ways to scratch your itch for adventure in this neck of the woods. ExploreAsheville.com / ExploreBrevard.com

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Ocean Isle/Oak Island Brunswick Island’s beaches are less than 3 hours from Wake County, making it a perfect a day trip or weekend excursion. Two of its stars, Ocean Isle and Oak Island, offer beautiful beaches, world-class seafood, diverse recreation (including championship golfing), historic attractions and a variety of places to stay—from hotels to vacation homes. Climb the 150-foot-tall Oak Island Lighthouse or take a Nicholas Sparks–themed tour of the Brunswick Islands, which stops at Wildlife Restaurant & Grill in Oak Island (featured in the film adaptation of Sparks’ “Safe Haven”). Wine connoisseurs can experience Silver Coast Winery in Ocean Isle, located in what was formerly Sim’s Barbecue Restaurant, a local landmark for years. Take a break from the summer sun to experience the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium, which offer daily shows. NCBrunswick.com

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blue ridge mountains of north carolina & virginia Whether you start your Blue Ridge Mountains adventure in Asheville, North Carolina, or Roanoke, Virginia, you’ll be surrounded by majestic mountains and cooler summer temperatures. North Carolina towns offering access to the Blue Ridge Parkway include Asheville, Black Mountain, Brevard, Banner Elk, Chimney Rock, Saluda and Tryon, to name a few. If you’re Virginia-bound, access the parkway from the cities of Roanoke and Salem, and small towns throughout the counties of Botetourt and Franklin. Search for accommodations and dining options at FirstPeakNC.com in North Carolina, and VisitRoanokeVA.com/region/blue-ridge-mountains in Virginia. BlueRidgeParkway.org

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Take the train Park your car and take the train this summer to one of many NC By Train destinations via the Carolinian or Piedmont. Make it a day trip to cities like Charlotte, High Point, Wilson and Pinehurst; or travel beyond North Carolina’s borders to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia or New York City. View a map and schedule for both trains here: Amtrak.com/ carolinian-piedmont-train.

Here are a few tips to ensure a fun, hassle-free train-travel experience.

• Bring a photo ID. • You’ll be limited to two carry-on bags per person, and Amtrak offers checked baggage services for up to two bags for free. Be sure to tag all bags at the Amtrak station when you arrive.

•Pack a sweater or sweatshirt in your carry-on bag; some riders have reported that the trains can be chilly.

• Food options vary by train.

Find out in advance whether yours will offer a dining car or snack lounge car. Bring cash for the vending machines.

• Pack your own food if you’d like—especially if you’re seeking healthier options.

• Alcohol is prohibited on the Carolinian and Piedmont, but other Amtrak trains serve it and even allow you to bring your own on board, so check on which train you’ll be riding before you bring any alcoholic beverages with you.

• While Amtrak trains offer bottled water—some complimentary—it’s a good idea to bring a reusable water bottle as well.

• Most trains offer Wi-Fi for smartphones, tablets, laptops or other devices you’d like to use while you travel.

• Amtrak seats typically offer access to electrical outlets, so bring chargers for your devices.

• If you’re traveling a long way or overnight by train, consider booking a roomette or a bedroom.

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Where the Wild Things Are Located about an hour-and-a-half west of Raleigh, Asheboro is home to the North Carolina Zoo—the largest natural habitat zoo in the world. Spring is the perfect time for a leisurely stroll through its wooded paths and habitat areas. Plan to spend the day, as there are more than 1,800 animals from 250-plus species represented. Enjoy several dining and snack options throughout the park, as well as playgrounds, where your little ones can get their wiggles out while you take a breather.

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If you have more time to spend in the area, check out the hiking trails located directly outside the park (no admission fee required for these), or venture a little further out of town to hike Uwharrie National Forest’s wilderness trails. Make a quick stop at Pisgah Covered Bridge—one of only two in the state. And transportation buffs will find much to entertain, as well. Asheboro is home to the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame, the American Classic Motorcycle Museum and, last but not least, the Petty Museum—home of NASCAR legend Richard Petty.

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A Drive Down Pottery Road Head 15 miles south from Asheboro and you’ll happen upon Seagrove, an eclectic community of 100-plus potters, with studios and galleries dotting the roadside. Known as the handmade pottery capital of the world, Seagrove has been a mecca for potters for more than 200 years because of its rich clay deposits. In fact, pottery is so ingrained into this area, the main highway running through town is an official North Carolina Scenic Byway named Pottery Road.

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Thousands of visitors come to Seagrove from across the state and around the globe to peruse the artists’ offerings each year. Make plans to check out the annual Spring Pottery Tour April 18th–19th. where you can see demonstrations, tour workshops and kilns, meet the artists, enjoy live music and, of course, stroll through the artists’ booths to purchase one or two of your favorite pieces.

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A new café called Bean Sprouts is now open at Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh. The healthy dining concept has 17 locations nationwide and serves sandwiches, salads and pizza at family destinations.

This is the brand’s first East Coast store. A classic Raleigh barbecue favorite is back in the form of a food truck.

Don Murray’s is now rolling around the streets, and we hear that the truck will be set up every Tuesday and Thursday in the Marathon gas station lot at the corner of Departure Drive and Millbrook Road.

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The Sisters vs. Sisters Battle on April 2nd pits the Sassool Sisters’ Lebanese recipes against the Soul-Full Sisters’ (food bloggers) Southern home cooking in a family recipe battle like you’ve never tasted before. The event will be held at the 1705 East venue (1705 East Millbrook Road in Raleigh) at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 2nd, to benefit the Lucy Daniels Center, which supports programs in children’s mental health. The Thrive NC Food Festival, created to help raise awareness about food insecurity in the Triangle, returns for its third year to downtown Raleigh this spring on Thursday and Friday, May 7th–8th. Each night includes a food festival with more than 65 local restaurants and beverage purveyors, live entertainment, chef demonstrations and music. A service project will be held on the second day involving members of the community in partnership with a local nonprofit.

Tickets for Thrive NC’s food festival, which have sold out every year, are $30 each and are on sale now.

Expanding Locations: Breakfast lovers will have another spot to eat starting this spring with the opening of a new First Watch restaurant at the Marketplace at Lake Boone. They are set to open next month. First Watch is a breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant with nine Triangle locations.

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The folks over at ITB Insider are planning dining/drinking establishments for the 3800 Glenwood building currently under construction just inside the beltline. They noted that developer Grubb Ventures shared that The Pizza Press (which also has a location in Chapel Hill) and The Glenwood Taproom will likely open near the end of the year in the 3800 building.

There doesn’t appear to be an online presence for the taproom just yet. We are getting very close to the opening of Lady Luck on Glenwood South, which will soon begin serving small plates (under the direction of chef Kevin Ruiz) and cocktails (led by Megan Corbally). The restaurant is taking over the former Blue Mango/Indio space at 222 Glenwood Avenue.

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This award-winning community in Johnston County is located minutes from Raleigh, but still very much away from the urban bustle. Bordered by U.S. 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 now features more than 40 unique neighborhood developments, over 10 miles of walking trails, 50 acres of lakes and two elementary schools. When complete, the development will total nearly 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.

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African ABYSSINIA ETHOPIAN RESTAURANT 2109-146 Avent Ferry Road 919.664.8151 | AbyssiniaRestaurant.net

American 41HUNDRED 4100 Main at North Hills Street 919.278.1478 | 41HundredRestaurant.com BA-DA WINGS 2161 Avent Ferry Road 919.832.3902 | BadaWings.com BAD DADDY’S BURGER BAR 3300 Village Market Place 919.297.0953 | BadDaddysBurgerBar.com BERKELEY CAFE 217 W. Martin Street | 919.828.9190 Facebook.com/BerkeleyRaleigh BLOOMSBURY BISTRO 509-101 W. Whitaker Mill Road 919.834.9011 | BloomsburyBistro.com TROPHY TAP + TABLE 225 S. Wilmington Street 919.424.7817 | TrophyBrewing.com CAMERON BAR AND GRILL 2018 Clark Avenue | 919.755.2231 CameronBarAndGrill.com

GLENWOOD GRILL 2603 Glenwood Avenue #15 919.782.3102 | GlenwoodGrill.com

THE PLAYERS’ RETREAT 105 Oberlin Road 919.755.9589 | PlayersRetreat.net

CHAMPA THAI & SUSHI 8521 Brier Creek Parkway 919.806.0078 | ChampaThaiSushi.com

HAYES BARTON CAFE 2000 Fairview Road | 919.856.8551 ImaginaryStudioOnline.com/hayes

THE RALEIGH TIMES BAR 14 E. Hargett Street | 919.833.0999 RaleighTimesBar.com

CHOPSTIX 5607 Creedmoor Road 919.781.6268 | Chopstix.com

IRIS RESTAURANT 2110 Blue Ridge Road 919.664.6838 NCArtMuseum.org/Visit/Dining

THE ROCKFORD 320 ½ Glenwood Avenue | 919.821.9020 TheRockfordRestaurant.com

CO 101 Park at North Hills Street 919.258.2070 | EatAtCO.com

THE STATION 701 N. Person Street 919.977.1567 | StationRaleigh.com

DAVID’S DUMPLING & NOODLE BAR 1900 Hillsborough Street 919.239.4536 | DDandNB.com

KINGS 141 Park at North Hills Street 919.600.5700 | KingsBowlAmerica.com LYNNWOOD GRILL & BREWING CONCERN 4821 Grove Barton Road 919.785.0043 | LynnwoodGrill.com

METRO DINER 6325 Falls of Neuse Road #73 919.578.9053 | MetroDiner.com

MIDTOWN GRILLE 4421 Six Forks Road | 919.782.9463 TheMidtownGrille.com

NORTH RIDGE PUB 6010 Falls of Neuse Road 919.790.9125 | NorthRidgePub.com

STIR 4242 SIX FORKS RD #100 984.200.8614 | STIRRALEIGH.COM TASTE 3048 Medlin Drive | 919.322.0568 1912 Bernard Street | 919.948.7815 JMRKitchens.com/Taste THE TWISTED FORK 3751 Sumner Boulevard 919.792.2535 | TheTwistedFork.com VILLAGE GRILL 8470 Honeycut Road | 919.890.5340 VillageGrillRaleigh.com WINSTON’S GRILLE 6401 Falls of Neuse Road 919.790.0700 | WinstonsGrille.com

FIVE STAR RESTAURANT 511 W. Hargett Street 919.833.3311 | FiveStarRaleigh.com HAKO SUSHI 2603-155 Glenwood Avenue 919.235.0589 | HakoSushiNC.com LEMONGRASS THAI RESTAURANT 8320 Litchford Road #142 919.954.0377 LemongrassThaiRestaurant.net NEO-ASIA 6602 Glenwood Avenue 919.783.8383 | Neo-China.com NI ASIAN KITCHEN 8817 Six Forks Road 919.916.5106 | NiAsianKitchen.com ORCHID JAPANESE RESTAURANT 7432 Creedmoor Road | 919.890.5345 OrchidJapaneseBuffet.com

CAPITAL CLUB 16 16 W. Martin Street 919.747.9345 | CapitalClub16.com

OAK CITY MEATBALL SHOPPE 180 E. Davie Street | 919.714.9014 OakCityMeatball.com

CARROLL’S KITCHEN 19 E. Martin Street 919.670.3622 | CarrollsKitchen.org

THE POINT AT GLENWOOD 1626 Glenwood Avenue | 919.755.1007 ThePointAtGlenwood.com

CLOCKWORK 519 W. North Street 919.307.3215 | ClockWorkRaleigh.com

ROSEWATER KITCHEN & BAR 110 Park at N Hills Street 919.424.7886 | RoseWaterRaleigh.com

CRAWFORD AND SON 618 N. Person Street | 919.307.4647 CrawfordAndSonRestaurant.com

SECOND EMPIRE RESTAURANT AND TAVERN 330 Hillsborough Street 919.829.3663 | Second-Empire.com

BIDA MANDA 222 S. Blount Street 919.829.9999 | BidaManda.com

RED DRAGON CHINESE RESTAURANT 2513 Fairview Road | 919.782.1102 RedDragonRaleigh.com

DEATH & TAXES 105 W. Hargett Street | 984.242.0218 AC-Restaurants.com/Death-Taxes

STANBURY 938 N. Blount Street | 919.977.4321 StanburyRestaurant.com

BREWERY BHAVANA 218 S. Blount Street 919.829.9998 | BreweryBhavana.com

RED PEPPER ASIAN 4121-109 New Bern Avenue 919.594.1006 | RedPepperAsianNC.com

EDWARDS MILL BAR & GRILL 3201 Edwards Mill Road | 919.783.5447 EdwardsMillBarAndGrill.com

THE OAK 4035 Lake Boone Trail | 919.787.9100 JMRKitchens.com/Oak

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PEARL CHINESE RESTAURANT 3215 Avent Ferry Road 919.233.8776 | PearlChineseNC.com PHO PHO PHO 510 Glenwood Avenue #103 PhoPhoPhoNC.com

SHABASHABU 3080 Wake Forest Road 919.501.7755 | Shabashabu.net

PREMIER CAKES 6617 Falls of Neuse Road #105 919.703.0095 | Premier-Cakes.com

MOJOE’S BURGER JOINT 620 Glenwood Avenue | 919.832.6799 MoJoesBurgerJoint.com

MUM’S JAMAICAN RESTAURANT 3901 Capital Boulevard | 919.615.2332 MumsJamaicanFood.com

SONO 319 Fayetteville Street 919.521.5328 | SonoRaleigh.com

YELLOW DOG BREAD COMPANY 219 E. Franklin Street 984.232.0291 Facebook.com/YellowDogBread

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SPRING ROLLS RESTAURANT 4361 Lassiter at North Hills 919.783.8180 5433 Wade Park Boulevard 919.803.1118 | SpringRollsRestaurant.com SUSHI BLUES CAFE 301 Glenwood Avenue 919.664.8061 | SushiBluesCafe.com SUSHI O BISTRO + SUSHI BAR 222 Glenwood Avenue 919.838.8868 SushioRaleighNC.com THAIPHOON BISTRO 301 Glenwood Avenue #190 919.720.4034 | ThaiphoonBistro.com WARAJI JAPANESE RESTAURANT 5910 Duraleigh Road | 919.783.1883 WarajiJapaneseRestaurant.com

Bakery & Desserts ANISETTE 209 Bickett Boulevard 919.758.3565 | SweetAnisette.com

VIDERI CHOCOLATE FACTORY 327 W. Davie Street | 919.755.5053 VideriChocolateFactory.com

BBQ BIG AL’S BBQ 2920 Forestville Road 919.217.0653 BigAlsBBQAndCatering.com CLYDE COOPER’S BBQ 327 S. Wilmington Street 919.832.7614 ClydeCoopersBBQ.com OLE TIME BARBECUE 6309 Hillsborough Street 919.859.2544 | OleTimeBarbecue.com THE PIT AUTHENTIC BARBECUE 328 W. Davie Street | 919.890.4500 ThePit-Raleigh.com

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ANOTHER BROKEN EGG CAFE 160 Park at North Hills Street ANNELORE’S GERMAN BAKERY 1249 Farmers Market Drive | 919.294.8040 919.307.8195 AnotherBrokenEgg.com Facebook.com/AnneloresGermanBakery BITTERSWEET 16 E. Martin Street | 919.977.3829 BittersweetRaleigh.com

BRIGS 8111 Creedmoor Road 919.870.0994 | Brigs.com

BOULTED BREAD 614 W. South Street 919.999.3984 | BoultedBread.com

JUBALA COFFEE 8450 Honeycutt Road 919.758.8330 | JubalaCoffee.com

DUCK DONUTS 8323 Creedmoor Road 919.847.3800 | DuckDonuts.com

THE MORNING TIMES 10 E. Hargett Street | 919.836.1204 MorningTimes-Raleigh.com

EDIBLE ART BAKERY & DESSERT CAFÉ 4351-115 The Circle at North Hills 919.856.0604 | EdibleArtNC.com

NEW WORLD CAFE 4112 Pleasant Valley Road 919.786.0091 NewWorldCoffeeHouse.com

ESCAZÚ ARTISAN CHOCOLATES 936 N. Blount Street | 919.832.3433 EscazuChocolates.com

UNION SPECIAL BREAD 2409 Crabtree Boulevard #104 984.200.3094 | UnionSpecialBread.com

GROOVY DUCK BAKERY 3434 Edwards Mill Road } 919.787.9233 GroovyDuckBakeryLLC.com

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HAYES BARTON CAFE 2000 Fairview Road | 919.856.8551 HayesBartonCafeAndDessertery.com LUCETTEGRACE 235 S. Salisbury Street 919.307.4950 | LucetteGrace.com

CHOW 8311 Creedmoor Road 919.841.4995 | ChowRaleigh.com CHUCK’S 237 S. Wilmington Street | 919.322.0126 AC-Restaurants.com/Chucks

SNOOPY’S HOT DOGS 600 Hillsborough Street 919.839.2176 | Snoopys.com

Cafe BENELUX COFFEE 402 Oberlin Road | 919.900.8294 BeneluxCoffee.com THE DAILY PLANET CAFE 121 W. Jones Street | 919.707.8060 TheDailyPlanetCafe.com

CATERING WORKS 2319 Laurelbrook Street 919.828.5932 | CateringWorks.com DONOVAN’S DISH 10251 Little Brier Creek Lane #107 919.651.8309 | DonovansDish.com EMPIRE EATS CATERING 919.582.9470 | EmpireEatsCatering.com THE GARDEN ON MILLBROOK CATERING 2400 E. Millbrook Road | 919.790.8900 TheGardenOnMillbrook.com

DESPINA’S CAFÉ 8369 Creedmoor Road 919.848.5007 | DespinasCafe.com

IRREGARDLESS CATERING 901 W. Morgan Street | 919.610.0872 IrregardlessCatering.com

KALE ME CRAZY 2018 Cameron Street 919.239.4660 | KaleMeCrazy.net

ROCKY TOP CATERING 1705 E. Millbrook Road 919.850.2340 | RockyTopCatering.com

MANHATTAN CAFE 320 S. Wilmington Street 919.833.6105 ManhattanCafeNC.com

SOUTHLAND BBQ CATERING 5000 Departure Drive | 919.757.4972 SouthlandBBQCatering.com

THE PHARMACY CAFE 702 N. Person Street 919.832.6432 | PersonStreetRX.com PINE STATE COFFEE 1614 Automotive Way PineStateCoffee.com SOLA COFFEE 7705 Lead Mine Road 919.803.8983 | SolaCoffee.com SOSTA CAFE 130 E. Davie Street 919.833.1006 | SostaCafe.com

Deli/Sandwiches THE COMMUNITY DELI 901 Oberlin Road | 919.896.6810 TheCommunityDeli.com GROUCHO’S DELI 10 Horne Street 919.977.7747 | Grouchos.com LINUS & PEPPER’S 126 S. Salisbury Street | 919.833.3866 LUNCH BOX DELI 2816 Trawick Road | 919.872.7882

SIR WALTER COFFEE 145 E. Davie Street 919.322.0019 | SirWalterCoffee.com

POPPYSEED MARKET 8801 Lead Mine Road 919.870.4997 | PoppyseedMkt.com

SUNFLOWERS CAFE 8 W. Peace Street | 919.833.4676 SunflowersRaleigh.com

VILLAGE DELI & GRILL 500 Daniels Street 919.828.1428 | VillageDeli.net

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CARIBBEAN CAFÉ 2645 E. Millbrook Road | 919.872.4858 CaribbeanCafeNC.com

41HUNDRED 4100 Main at North Hills Street 919.278.1478 | 41HundredRestaurant.com

JAMAICAN GRILLE 5500 Atlantic Springs Road 919.873.0200

ORO RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 18 E. Martin Street 919.239.4010 | OroRaleigh.com

LEE’S KITCHEN 4638 Capital Boulevard | 919.872.7422 LeesKitchenJamaican.com

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COQUETTE BRASSERIE 4531 The Circle at North Hills 919.789.0606 | CoquetteRaleigh.com

AMEDEO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 3905 Western Boulevard 919.851.0473 AmedeosRestaurant.com

JOLIE 620 N. Person Street 919.803.7221 | RestaurantJolie.com ROYALE 200 E. Martin Street | 919.977.3043 SAINT JACQUES 6112 Falls of Neuse Road | 919.862.2770 SaintJacquesFrenchCuisine.com SIMPLY CRÊPES 8470 Honeycutt Road 919.322.2327 | SimplyCrepes.com

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ASSAGGIO ITALIAN RESTUARANT 3501 W. Millbrook Road 919.785.2088 | Assaggios-NC.com BELLA MONICA 3121 Edwards Mill Road 919.881.9778 | BellaMonica.com BRUNO SEAFOOD & STEAKS 11211 Galleria Avenue 919.435.6640 | BrunoRaleigh.com CAFE TIRAMISU 6008 Falls of Neuse Road 919.790.1006 | CafeTiramisu.net

AZITRA 8411 Brier Creek Parkway 919.484.3939 | Azitra.com

CAFFÉ LUNA 136 E. Hargett Street 919.832.6090 | CafeLuna.com

GARLAND 14 W. Martin Street | 919.833.6886 GarlandRaleigh.com

CAPRI RESTAURANT 6325 Falls of Neuse Road 919.878.4424 | CapriRest.com

GODAVARI 9650 Strickland Road 919.847.1984 | GodavariUS.com

CASA CARBONE RISTORANTE ITALIANO 6019 Glenwood Avenue 919.781.8750 | CasaCarbone.com

KABAB AND CURRY 2418 Hillsborough Street 919.977.6974 | KababCurryRaleigh.com

FARINA NEIGHBORHOOD ITALIAN 8450 Honeycutt Road 919.890.0143 | FarinaRaleigh.com

KADHAI THE INDIAN WOK 6260-112 Glenwood Avenue 919.785.2864 TheIndianExpressKadhai.com

GRAVY 135 S. Wilmington Street 919.896.8513 | GravyRaleigh.com

ROYAL INDIA 3901 Capital Boulevard 919.981.0849 | RoyalIndianNC.com

MULINO ITALIAN KITCHEN & BAR 309 N. Dawson Street 919.838.8595 | MulinoRaleigh.com

PICCOLA ITALIA 423 Woodburn Road TAJ MAHAL INDIAN CUISINE 6611 Falls of Neuse Road | 919.848.2262 919.833.6888 | PiccolaItaliaNC.com TajMahalIndianRaleigh.com JIMMY V’S OSTERIA + BAR 420 Fayetteville Street THE WILD COOK’S INDIAN GRILL 919.256.1451 | JimmyVsRaleigh.com 3212 Hillsborough Street 984.232.8530 | WildCooksGrill.com ZAYKA INDIAN CUISINE 10410 Moncreiffe Road | Suite 103 919.361.5370 | ZaykaRaleigh.com

Irish SAINTS & SCHOLARS IRISH PUB 909 Spring Forest Road | 919.878.8828 SaintsAndScholarsPub.com

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THE HIBERNIAN 311 Glenwood Avenue | 919.833.2258

PULCINELLA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 4711 Hope Valley Road 919.490.1172 PulcinellasItalianRestaurant.com

8021 Falls Of Neuse Road 919.803.0290 | HibernianPub.com

ROMA PIZZERIA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT 3805 Brentwood Road | 919.876.2818

TUSCAN BLU 327 W. Davie Street 919.834.5707 | TuscanBlu.com

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VIC’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA 331 Blake Street | 919.829.7090 4035 Lake Boone Trail | 984.200.9292 VicsItalianRestaurant.com VIVACE 4209 Lassiter Mill Road 919.787.7747 | VivaceRaleigh.com

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CAFE CAPISTRANO 8471 Garvey Drive | 919.872.1127 CafeCapistrano.com CANTINA 18 433 Daniels Street | 919.835.9911 18RestaurantGroup.com CENTRO 106 S. Wilmington Street 919.835.3593 | CentroRaleigh.com DOS TAQUITOS 410 Glenwood Avenue 919.835.9010 | DosTaquitosNorth.com EL DORADO 2811 Brentwood Road 919.872.8440 8111 Creedmoor Road | 919.848.0788 ElDoradoMexicanRestaurant.com EL RODEO 4112 Pleasant Valley Road 919.571.1188 | ElRodeoRaleigh.com

GONZA TACOS Y TEQUILA 7713 Lead Mine Road | 919.846.5478 2100 Hillsborough Street | 919.268.8965 GonzaTacosyTequila.com GRINGO A GO GO 100 N. Person Street 919.977.1438 | GringoRaleigh.com JOSE AND SONS 327 W. Davie Street 919.755.0556 | JoseAndSons.com LA CARRETA 1028 Oberlin Road 919.977.3271 | LaCarretaAVL.com

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Pizzeria CRISTO’S NY STYLE PIZZA 1302 E. Milbrook Road 919.872.6797 | CristosPizza.com

LA RANCHERITA 2400 Hillsborough Street 919.755.9697 | RancheritaMex.com

DEMO’S PIZZERIA & DELI 222 Glenwood Avenue 919.754.1050 DemosPizzeriaDeli.com

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DONATOS 111 Seaboard Avenue 919.828.5111 | Donatos.com

LOS TRES MAGUEYES 10410 Moncreiffe Road EL TAPATIO 4511 New Bern Avenue | 919.255.9161 919.484.9258 | LosTresNC.com

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FOGATA BRAVA GRILL & TEQUILA 3351 Cypress Plantation Trail 919.977.0168 | FogataBrava.com

THE ORIGINAL FLYING BURRITO 4800 Grove Barton Road | 919.785.2734 OriginalFlyingBurrito.com

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GALLO PELÓN MEZCALERIA 106 S. Wilmington Street 919.835.3593 | GalloPelon.com

SAN JOSE MEXICAN RESTAURANT 5811 Poyner Village Parkway 919.790.1919

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Dreamville Music Festival April 4 The second annual Dreamville Festival will once again provide a thoughtfully curated, multi-stage music event, presented by rapper J. Cole. This one-of-a-kind celebration of local culture, food and art also features a selection of music performers blending together some of today’s biggest national acts with exciting up-and-comers. DreamvilleFest.com

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North Carolina Artists Exhibition March 8–June 14 409 W. Martin Street, Raleigh The North Carolina Artists Exhibition has evolved to become the largest annual all-media juried exhibition in the state. It offers artists an opportunity to present their work and be juried by a renowned art professional. Selected artists will have their work on display at CAM Raleigh for several months, where their art will also be available for sale during that time.

RalFineArts.org

Forever Bridal Wedding Show: Spring Edition March 28–29, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Jim Graham Building, North Carolina State Fairgrounds | 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh The Forever Bridal Wedding Show features the Triangle’s top wedding experts. Meet wedding pros face-to-face; see the latest fashions and trends; and visit with florists, caterers, salons and other vendors.

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Dorothea Dix Park | 2105 Umstead Drive, Raleigh

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Seventh Annual Socks & Undie 5K Rundie April 25, 9:30 a.m.

Dorothea Dix Park | 2105 Umstead Drive, Raleigh Note in the Pocket is proud to present the Seventh Annual Socks & Undie 5K Rundie at Dorothea Dix Park. Proceeds from the event provide clothing with dignity and love to impoverished and homeless children of Wake County.

The event will also feature food trucks, inflatables, face painting, music and more.

NoteInThePocket.org

North State Bank’s Summer Salute May 2, 7 p.m.

French Market & Seafood Festival April 18, noon–4 p.m.

8450 Honeycutt Road, Raleigh Head to Lafayette Village for a total immersion into New Orleans.

Enjoy iconic jazzy sounds as you stroll through the Village, get a glimpse of artists in action as they paint and draw, chow down on tasty seafood and enjoy a variety of beers.

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K9 Spring Fling

6612 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh

April 19, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

Dance to the music of The Embers, enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, try your luck at the Pink Flamingo Casino, join the fun of live and silent auctions, and much more.

This event benefits Transitions LifeCare, a nonprofit organization that provides a comprehensive circle of expert care and support.

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Honest Pint Theatre presents “Small Mouth Sounds,” a play by Bess Wohl. This comedy is all about how society faces life’s biggest challenges when words fail us.

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Thrive NC is back for the third year. This two-day food festival takes place in downtown Raleigh’s City Market and features an immersive culinary experience with contributions from top chefs and restaurants, plus live music.

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Join Unleashed, the Dog & Cat Store for their seventh annual Spring Fling at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds.

Shop local vendors while enjoying demos from local dog trainers, a doggie Easter egg hunt with prizes, food trucks, a visit from local rescue groups and shelters, and much more.

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‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ April 17–May 3 107 Pullen Road, Raleigh

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Joanna Drayton and John Prentice are in love—and excited to announce their engagement. When the two families come together to meet, neither set of parents are happy about the match. Find out what happens next in Theatre in the Park’s performance of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”

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FALLON’S FLOWERS Serving Raleigh as a real, local, family-owned florist since 1920

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“A quiet gem of a play… the sound of silence onstage has rarely made such sweet music.” — The New York Times “As entertaining as it is transcendent.” — Time Out New York Now booking weddings and events for 2020.

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WINE & DESIGN OPENS NEW FLAGSHIP LOCATION IN RALEIGH Wine & Design celebrated the grand opening of their new location in Raleigh’s Union Station with a ribboncutting ceremony and open house.

Kevin O’Leary of “Shark Tank” attended, and their charitable partner, the American Art Therapy Association, was also there to help kick off this new flagship location.

Photos by Eamon Queeney

2020 STARS OF THE INDUSTRY AWARDS

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Local restaurant and hospitality leaders received statewide recognition at the 2020 Stars of the Industry Awards, hosted by the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association. Sixteen members from North Carolina’s hospitality community and two members of the North Carolina General Assembly were acknowledged for their steadfast commitment to the populations they serve. Find the full list of winners at NCRLA.org.

Midtown MINGLES 2020 DIAMOND AWARDS PARTY

WORLD-RENOWNED DESIGNER SIMON G FEATURED IN DIAMONDS DIRECT RALEIGH SHOWROOM Diamonds Direct Raleigh collaborated with acclaimed designer Simon G for a special Valentine’s Day Designer Showcase. Simon G is known for making a sophisticated tribute to the Art Deco era, and this collection is a perfect fit for the contemporary wearer who has a flair for vintage.

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On Thursday, January 23rd, Midtown hosted its Diamond Awards party at The Garden on Millbrook to announce the Best of Raleigh for 2020. The winners and their guests enjoyed a night of celebration with delicious food, drinks and tasty desserts. Thank you to everyone who made it out, and a special thanks to Flyboy Photo & Media, Fallon’s Flowers, BaySix, Crown Trophy, Edible Art Bakery & Dessert Cafe, Bunn DJ Company and the staff at The Garden on Millbrook for making the night so special. We can’t wait to see you all next year!

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New Around TOWN ORIGIN BRINGS BOUTIQUE HOTEL EXPERIENCE TO DOWNTOWN RALEIGH Origin Raleigh has opened in the heart of Raleigh’s downtown Warehouse District and Glenwood South, offering guests a unique and authentic experience focused on highlighting Raleigh’s local culture and community. Property amenities include a lobby bar, fitness center, meeting and event spaces, locally curated retail area, and on-site restaurant Good Day Good Night, featuring a thoughtfully sourced plant-forward menu.

607 W. Morgan Street 833.674.4461 | OriginHotel.com

THE WAREHOUSE RELOCATES TO LAFAYETTE VILLAGE The Warehouse, one of Raleigh’s top interior design firms, recently relocated from Capital Boulevard to Lafayette Village. In addition to its fully curated retail space filled with seasonal designer-selected pieces, The Warehouse also provides custom interior designs to clients in and around the Triangle area.

8450 Honeycutt Road 919.714.7447 | TheWarehouseInteriors.com

Zambrero, Australia’s largest Mexican franchise, debuts its first location in the Southeast at One Glenwood. Fueled by a mission to help end world hunger, Zambrero offers a healthy superfood menu along with its Plate 4 Plate initiative in partnership with Rise Against Hunger. With each burrito, bowl or bottle of water purchased, Zambrero donates a meal to someone in need.

1 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 105 919.863.2561 | Zambrero.com

MIDTOWN OLIVE OIL OPENS AT MIDTOWN EAST Inspire your taste buds with over 50 varieties of the highest quality extra virgin olive oils, specialty oils and balsamic vinegars, imported fresh from around the world. You’ll also find olive oil–based bath and body products, fine kitchen linens, gourmet accessories and a large variety of specialty food products. Stop by to taste before you buy, then watch as your selections are freshly poured, corked and sealed.

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A RT I S T: MIRI NADLER Cake artist Miri Nadler creates breathtaking works of edible art using palette knives and buttercream.

After seeing the technique on Instagram, she taught herself the craft and developed her own unique style.

Using rich, bold colors, she sculpts 3D flowers that pop off the background of her frosted, multitiered cakes.

Originally from Los Angeles, Nadler worked in the administration of a luxury bakery, where she learned how to run a kitchen and pastry business. She now calls the Triangle home, but as her Instagram following has grown, she has travelled across the country and around the world to teach others her technique.

“This cake was inspired by a photo of a thunder and lightning storm.

Nature gives us the most beautiful and unexpected color combinations.

The client wanted gladiolas—which were a new flower for me—to feature prominently on the cake. I had fun challenging the limits of buttercream, making these frilly curls in the fashion of gladiola petals.”

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