Small Business Spotlight: Bricks & Minifigs
Paul Eagle was what he calls a “casual LEGO fan” growing up in the area. He fell away from the hobby as he got…
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A Stage for Youth
When Emmalena Parker stands backstage before a theater show, a familiar feeling takes over. A knot in her stomach, a quickening of her breath…
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Baking New Ground
Much has changed in the 25 years since Missy Vatinet and her husband, Lionel, opened the La Farm Bakery in Cary. In 1999, they…
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Women of Western Wake: Tamani Anderson Powell
To speak with Tamani Anderson Powell is to love her. Her warmth and sense of humor is contagious, but more than that, she makes…
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Women of Western Wake: Leslie Covington
Leslie Covington’s desire to help others is a family affair. Her father was a pastor, one sister is a nurse, another a teacher, and…
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Legacies & Memories
When he was five years old, Lon Bounsanga fled communism in Laos. Bounsanga, his parents, and his younger brother crossed the Mekong River in…
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Nonprofit Spotlight: Arts Access
When Carl Borriello lost his sight in his early 50s, he decided he wasn’t going to lose his independence. He reclaimed some of that…
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Women of Western Wake: Karen Russell
As a standout basketball player for Georgia Tech in the early 1990s, Karen Russell developed a strong work ethic, an understanding of teamwork, and…
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At the Wheel
Kenneth Neilsen was still in high school in Cary in 1980 when his new neighbor introduced him to a pottery wheel. “I made a…
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Nonprofit Spotlight: Cary Community Choir
IN 2019, the Cary Community Choir saw its largest group – 165 performers – come together for the annual presentation of the Christmas portion…
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