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PEYTON REED / WRITER The director of Bring It On, Down With Love, The Break-Up, Yes Man, Ant-Man, and the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp was born and raised in Raleigh and currently lives in L.A. with his wife and two sons. In this issue’s Reflections, he recalls childhood memories of the Cardinal Theatre and its time capsule. “Since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to know what was inside the old Cardinal Theatre time capsule at North Hills. It will finally be opened on June 8, and it got me reminiscing about the Cardinal Theatre itself and its place in my life, both then and now.”

LISSA GOTWALS / PHOTOGRAPHER The editorial and commercial photographer lives in Durham. She loves the varied work that her career provides, including photographing architect Phil Freelon in this issue’s WALTER profile. “It was an honor to meet and photograph Phil Freelon. I am in awe of his ability to create projects that can intertwine artistic sensibility and cultural significance so beautifully. I am now even more intent on visiting the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. His own interest in photography allowed us a nice connection, and I enjoyed talking with him about his family, especially his son, who is running for mayor in Durham.”

JULI LEONARD

/ PHOTOGRAPHER The staff photojournalist at The News & Observer enjoys covering the intersection of food and culture, where she has seen the inner workings of many busy kitchens. In this issue’s At the Table, she shot Garland chef Cheetie Kumar and her husband Paul Siler just “before the crowds descended upon the restaurant on a Saturday evening. I squeezed myself amid kitchen shelves and laid claim to a window table as the staff at Garland buzzed around me on graduation weekend. Despite everyone being so busy, they were incredibly gracious and accommodating.”

ALLISON ATKINSON / WRITER

BRANTLEY ATKINSON

/ PHOTOGRAPHER After many years of driving past the Lake Boone Trail chicken, the writer finally decided she had to know the person whose wit and whimsy had brightened her day for so many years. She did so for this issue’s Spotted. “Getting to know Nancy Hight and her chicken was as much fun as I had imagined! I regret that I didn’t knock on her door years ago.” The story includes photos by her son, Brantley, who works as a professional photographer at N.C. State. He was eager to capture the chicken because “who doesn’t love a good costume?” He wound up with almost as many photos of Nancy’s German shepard, who wore a string of pearls to the shoot.