DARE TO WEAR RED
Bring some boldness back into your wardrobe this winter with statement red blouses, dresses, bags and jewelry. The earlier nightfall …
COLOR CRAVE: GOING GREEN
Bring a touch of the natural world into your home with green accessories and paint. A green pillow, vase, mug …
Service Under Fire
According to research from FEMA, 72 percent of firefighters in North Carolina are volunteer firefighters. Unfortunately, the number of volunteers is declining by 11 to 12 percent year over year. The NCAFC has targeted Wake country for a two-year-long volunteer firefighter recruitment campaign.
The City’s New Leader
Marchell Adams-David will replace Ruffin Hall as Raleigh’s first woman and African American city manager.
ROADMAP FOR ROMANCE
If you’re looking to sleigh your holiday with a date night out—whether to replace those standard soirees or just to escape your house—we’ve got you covered with some safe and socially distant sexy ambiance, unforgettable nips and sips, and, of course, romance.
DROPPED ACORNS
It’s been a hell of a year, Raleigh. Fires, floods and pestilence across the globe had it looking like the end of times, not to mention peaceful racial justice protests and subsequent rioting, and a #MeToo reckoning, that took place right here at home.
SHIFTING FOCUS
Hamilton debuted a book entitled “Trash the Trophies: How to Win Without Losing Your Soul.” “The book is about personal and professional transformative leadership,” Hamilton says
12 Days of the Most Delicious Bites and Sips
Count down to the holidays with these 12 food and beverage gifts that are sure to satisfy anyone on your list—plus, it’s an ideal way to give back to local businesses and purveyors.
Staying Grounded
Two new concepts from the Rockford owners



