Drawn to the stories, music and pictures in his own backyard, Bill Ferris methodically built a priceless archive of Southern folklore. read more
In 2007, Enrique Elizondo left his production manager job with Tyson Foods and founded Tortillas Carolina in Clinton. read more
When she lost her job as a magazine editor, Elinor Allcott Griffith ’71 went home and did what her father taught her to do when the going gets rough: She baked bread. read more
Maile Carpenter ’95 is the reason you want to lick that photograph of chocolate cake on the cover of Food Network Magazine. read more
Kori Crosson ’09 recalls the childhood “Lobster Incident,” as it became known in her family, that crystallized her thoughts on eating animals. read more
Let’s start with a little sacrilege. Al’s Burger Shack occupies maybe 12 feet of frontage on West Franklin alongside some 15 feet of picnic shelter. There’s often a line out the door. read more
Elyse Kopecky ’04 and Shalane Flanagan ’05 tell runners to care more about times, less about calories. read more
She didn’t notice it so much at the time, but growing up in rural Smithfield, N.C., put a chip on the shoulder of Emily E. Wallace ’10 (MA). read more
Growing up in Raleigh, Sara Camp Arnold Milam ’12 (MA) loved books that took her on a spin around the globe. read more
Developer creates places by blending history Marty Kotis ’91 has a way of combining the old with the very old to create something new. When he launched Pig Pounder Brewery in Greensboro a few years ago, the name was inspired by a… read more