Blue is a favorite color of most people. It’s nature’s color for water and sky; it is cold, wet and …
Making Scents
A creative pursuit leads to a passionate wellness business. When Lea Alston was laid off from her job in 2009, …
Designer Help!
Renovating your home? Trouble with a contractor? Ask our experts for advice on your designer issues. Question: I hired a …
Clothes with a Heart
It’s a well-worn cliche but for Jenny Hwa, the Raleigh-based designer behind the newly re-launched sustainable women’s clothing company Loyale, …
Tiny Treasure
Great views and cozy quarters make for a charming vacation rental. Gretchen and her husband Darren Eck were driving their …
Doing It For The Kids
How the couple behind C.T. Weekends helped save Community Music School. Kristi Hipple and Dennis Mayfield, the owners of the …
The Bowls That Bind Us
Stuart Kent’s handmade oakwood bowls have transcended political differences—mostly. The flash of lightning that struck an old water oak on …
Home Sweet Sitter
Leaving home on vacation is supposed to be relaxing and exciting… … but sometimes it’s hard to escape the worries associated …
Dream a Little Dream
Designer Jennifer Nicole Cullen’s love affair with handbags began in middle school when she started cultivating her own collection. “My …
Flower Girl
Can’t get to the florist? She’ll come to you. Petals on the Go, the Triangle’s first mobile florist has been blooming …