September 2019
Orchid Odyssey
A plant from Raleigh’s “orchid lady” makes for the perfect gift or home addition. It all started 28 years ago, with one orchid, white with hot pink stripes. And then, two more the next day. Soon, […]
Articles by Megan Dohm
September 2019
Primary Sources
Preserving history at the NC Archives. A classic elevator ‘ping!’ announces each visitor’s arrival to the search room in the State Archives building on Jones Street. Long work desks with sturdy document props, reference librarians and […]
June 2019
What’s in a War
Raleigh’s Civil War Round Table uses history as a lens to understanding what unites and divides us. Once a month, members of the Raleigh Civil War Round Table file into the Daniels Auditorium in the North […]
June 2019
What’s Your (Tin)Type?
The final transformation of a tintype portrait takes about five seconds. Durham-based photographer Riley MacLean thinks it’s like watching a Polaroid from 1850. In five “Mississippis,” the image flips from a slightly eerie negative to a […]
April 2019
March 2019
All Aboard
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 […]
February 2019
The Art of the Wild
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. […]
December 2018 / January 2019
Boulted Bread: Bread Before Dawn
“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 […]
December 2018 / January 2019
A Terrible Troupe
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 […]
November 2018
