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Get outside and enjoy the lusty month of May One of the things we love most about life in the Gate City is the abundance of fantastic outdoor activities four seasons of the year. We confess, [...]

A flower blossoms for its own joy. — Oscar Wilde   May is the daughter of dandelions, queen of the daisies, the giggling maiden of spring. In a sunny meadow, where the soft grass glitters [...]

In a city of trees, spring heralds a rhapsody of foliage and hope By Ross Howell Jr.   •   Photographs by Mark Wagoner   When is the best time to plant a tree? Twenty years ago. When is the [...]

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Sometimes you’ve got to know when to fold. This is especially true for those born under the Earth sign of Taurus. But when the cosmos deals you a humdinger — and, this [...]

Growing your own mushrooms gets a boost in Saxapahaw By Maria Johnson Wearing the knit headband and sun-kissed cheeks of an avid outdoorswoman, Jeanne Verrecchio traces her mushroom obsession to [...]

Has the age of forgetting just begun? I’m glad to forget some things but others I want to hold on to as if they’ve begun, as if they’re new, yet familiar, like dawn. Here comes the age of [...]

High Point restaurateurs Tu and Todd Sen revere the history of their Johnson Street home By Maria Johnson • Photographs by Amy Freeman The real estate listing popped up on Tu Sen’s Facebook page [...]

The green thumb of Bill Craft By Cynthia Adams   •   Photographs by Mark Wagoner  Bill Craft, head of Craft Insurance and self-styled nature lover, could have spent his dollars on [...]

All the yard’s a stage in Shellie Ritzman’s blooming world By Maria Johnson Photographs by Amy Freeman Shellie Ritzman is having a vision. Right here, right now, standing in the dirt beside the [...]

The Remarkable Life and Legacy of Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color Thomas Day By Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll In the furniture and woodwork he crafted for a region’s elite, free Black Thomas Day [...]