Archive for November, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving
We are signing off for a few days to celebrate Thanksgiving. Hope you have a good one! We’ll be back next week with the first is a series of shop local North Carolina gift guides. Picture by Jason Phebus
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Mckinney Style (Part 1)
Welcome to the “streets” of Mckinney. When you think of people that work in advertising, you think three piece suits, skinny ties, shapely belted dresses and high heels- wait, that’s the wardrobe on Mad Men – Well, fast forward 40+ years and go south about 500 miles. Kevin, 48 – Mckinney, (pitch wall) Durham NC [...]
Look out your window. What do you spy?
Sweet Potatoes
Although the sweet potato has been grown in North Carolina since before the Europeans arrived, it was not until 1995 that the General Assembly officially designated it as the State Vegetable. And though it may seem like a bit of useless trivia, there’s good reason for it. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, North [...]
Home Style: Mordecai Bungelow
Sarah Rice and Jon Scott live in the Mordecai area of Raleigh, NC. Sarah Rice is an archivist and Jon Scott is a conservation project manager. They both work in downtown Raleigh. A quality day for them would consist of riding bikes, hanging out with friends, cooking up a tasty dinner and a drinking tea [...]
Better late than never: local records worth your time / money
Its tough going being a band here in NC. Local interest waxes and wanes, and success is fleeting at best. One show you can have a great turnout and sell lots of CDs, and the next the opening band doesn’t even stick around for your set. Inevitably, great bands succumb to the pressures of real [...]
Janet Talus
My first memories of Janet Talus start in 2nd grade in Wilmington, North Carolina when she wowed us all with her drawing skills. I remember one day she had a little line going in the classroom and was taking requests for illustrations of various animals, which she would make on the spot. At the time [...]
Trend: Tights
I might as well toss out every pair of jeans in my closet. Not because I am suddenly anti-ringspun, but because I’m dedicating my legs to tights, and tights only. A bold statement, I know, but one that has a modicum of truth to it. It’s as if the hosiery powers-that-be read my mind and [...]
Road Trip: Manteo
Photo by Gary Burke Any trip to the Outer Banks for me includes a stop in Manteo. After picking up a tasty (read here: high calorie and completely worth it) drink at the coffee shop on Sir Walter Raleigh Street, I find it easy to amble for an hour or two in the neighboring areas. [...]
Street Style
When you hear “street style” you don’t normally think of guys- well not guys with beards anyway. I’m here to change that. In the vast world of clothing and accessories men are unfairly looked over. The amount of effort one puts into their appearance, whether it’s dapper or casual, depends on the person, not the [...]
