When you’ve grown up listening to the Atlanta Braves on the radio, the opportunity to watch a baseball game — any baseball game — from the broadcast booth is like a dream come true.
That Old-Time Sound: July 2016 Book Picks
Our mountains and Foothills have inspired generations of Carolina-born and -bred folk musicians — who have, themselves, inspired generations of writers. Four books tell the stories behind the musical storytellers.
Studio Tour with Wood Sculptor Bob Trotman
Far from the corridors and offices of the figures he portrays, a sculptor comments on the dangers of the dollar.
Photo Essay: Home Field Advantage
Pop flies and popcorn. Mascots and strikeouts. On summer nights, North Carolina’s minor league teams field, swing, pitch, and catch in special places. And the crowd goes wild.
Star Spangled Singers
Patriotic hopefuls audition to be one of the lucky few to sing the national anthem at a Durham Bulls game.
Friday Night Jams at Phipps Country Store
On Friday nights in Lansing, music has a way of turning strangers into friends.
Studio Tour with Raleigh’s Clark Hipolito
Catch a wave — in Wake County? An artist puts paint to surfboards, bringing a bit of the coast to the Triangle area.
May 2016 Book Picks & Music Review
A writer’s surroundings often influence his or her earliest work. A young Thomas Wolfe, for example, was famously inspired by his hometown, Asheville. Here, some of our state’s best-known writers show us where they started.
Studio Tour with Asheville’s Daniel Nevins
From a white-walled, light-filled living room on a hillside come larger-than-life oil paintings that delight the eye and tease the brain.
