Megan Dohm, Author at Raleigh Magazine

Well Read

Apr 22, 2019 Megan Dohm 0

Cheerful, brightly colored books line the shelves, there’s a three-legged dog named River and two scrappy women are at the helm—it’d be easy to idealize a place like Dog-Eared Books. Tucked away from the buzz […]

All Aboard

Mar 10, 2019 Megan Dohm 0

Sunshine warms members of the Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club as they migrate from breakfast in City Market to their almost-downtown clubhouse for a couple hours of building. The club is roughly 2,000 square […]

The Art of the Wild

Feb 11, 2019 Megan Dohm 3

It’s a coolish morning, and rain beats a gentle pattern on the craftsman’s tin roof. In the front of the shop, finished products are on display, and the trim is lined with bright award ribbons. […]

Boulted Bread: Bread Before Dawn

Dec 10, 2018 Megan Dohm 0

“Is that a timer?” Joshua Bellamy cocks his head. It’s a Friday morning at Boulted Bread, and timers are going off every 10 minutes or so. The sky is still pitch black, but the bakery […]

A Terrible Troupe

Dec 1, 2018 Megan Dohm 0

Ten years ago, W.S. Hobgood had a terrible idea. He was newly retired, still an avid church organist, and had just completed an orchestral conducting class at UNC. A knack for the craft is nothing […]

Pecan Day

Nov 21, 2018 Megan Dohm 0

For five decades, southwest Raleigh’s NC Farmers Market has offered seasonable, Carolina-sourced produce, straight from the growers themselves. Throughout the year, the stock lining the edges of the open air market building shifts with the […]

Incredible Eggs

Oct 22, 2018 Megan Dohm 0

Bagged lunches, an enthusiastic troupe of children and a teacher repeating her instructions a dozen times. Those are the images most of us conjure up when we think of a field trip. But for the […]

Ulysses Watkins, Mike Phillips and Ed Peebles

Fancy Feet

Jul 1, 2018 Megan Dohm 0

It’s long been a basic human impulse to beautify and personalize commonplace things, from ancient cave drawings and pottery to modern-day mugs and jewelry. Here in Raleigh, Mike Phillips and his business, Sir Castle Teees, carries […]