Recent clips by pub type: Updated June 2011.

The News & Observer:

Treat your walls, The News & Observer, November 13, 2010.

Know your placement: Experts offer tips on displaying art, The News & Observer, July 31, 2010—partial online link of full newspaper print article. Remainder of article: Museum wall effect & A Gallerist’s Guidance

Triangle.com by The News & Observer:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 13, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 6, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June, 2011

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 30, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 23, 2011

Behind the Bar with Schmitty, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 20, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 16, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 9, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 2, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May, 2011

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April 25, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April 18, 2011

Triangle Spotlight: Beyu Caffe, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April, 2011

Behind the Bar with Olivia Rohrer, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April 1, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April, 2011

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 28, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 21, 2011

Behind the Bar with Rebecca Hoovler, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 18, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 14, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 7, 2011

Behind the Bar with Kevin Slater, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 4, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March, 2011

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 28, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 21, 2011

Behind the Bar with Al Wallace, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 19, 2011

Triangle Spotlight: vert + vogue, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, February, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 14, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 7, 2011

Behind the Bar with John Whelan, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 1, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, February, 2011

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, February 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 31, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 24, 2011

Behind the Bar with Brock Dalton, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 7, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 17, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 10, 2010

Behind the Bar with Kamden Huckabee, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 7, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: Fullsteam Brewery, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 5, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 5, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 3, 2010

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, January 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 27, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 20, 2010

Behind the Bar with Laurabelle Sacrinty, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 17, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 13, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 6, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 3, 2010

Behind the Bar with Dr. Boozenstein, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 3, 2010

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, December 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 29, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 22, 2010

Behind the Bar with Dutch Morrell, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 17, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 15, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: Raleigh Denim, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 12, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 8, 2010

Behind the Bar with Ginger Balmat, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 5, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 5, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 1, 2010

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, November 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 25, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: Lee Hansley Gallery, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 22, 2010

Behind the Bar with Jackie Nelson, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 19, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 18, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 11, 2010

Behind the Bar with Jason Ervin, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 8, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: ADORE Boutique, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 4, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 4, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 1, 2010

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, October 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 27, 2010

Behind the Bar with Laura Fithian, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 24, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 20, 2010

fashionSPARK feature, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 18, 2010

sipSPARK crowns winner, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 19, 2010

SPARKcon Our Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 13, 2010

Behind the Bar with Casey Dark, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 10, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 6, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 1, 2010

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, September 2010

Triangle Spotlight: The Boys of Isaac Hunter’s Oak City Tavern, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, August 2010

Five Points gets new eateries, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, August 2010

David’s Dumplings and Noodle Bar now open, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, August 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 30, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 23, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 16, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 9, 2010

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, dating back to Aug. 4, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 4, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 2, 2010

Behind the Bar with Echo Dowling, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 30, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 25, 2010

Behind the Bar with Gary Crunkleton, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 23, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 19, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: Gaurav “G” Patel, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 2010

Behind the Bar with Evan Donovan, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 16, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 12, 2010

Behind the Bar with Bayley Moore, July 2010

Behind the Bar with Molly Worley, June 2010

Draft 150 Best Bars: North Carolina, May 2010

Handler in the House, June 2010

The Connells, among others, christen Downtown Raleigh Amphitheatre, June 2010

David’s Dumpling & Noodle Bar, June 2010

Cherry Bomb to Replace Joe’s Place, May 2010

DC magazine:

Spoleto Hits the Spot!, May 2010

Charlotte’s Urban Web, May 2010

Top 10, May 2010

Passport DC, May 2010

Prizefighters—Local Grammy Nominees, Jan/Feb 2010

Sing for Your Life—Todd Wright, local musician, Jan/Feb 2010

Top 10: Jimmy Fallon and The Great Gatsby and Jerry Seinfeld, Jan/Feb 2010

The View from up Here—View 14 Condos and Vastu Design, Jan/Feb 2010

Wrap Stars—Design Army’s Do-Re-Mi Rhythmic Wraps, December 2009

All Amped Up!—Gadgets of Interest with NHL athlete Shaone Morrisonn, November 2009

Vander Zee Gallery: Visions of Paradise, November 2009

Modern Luxury Media online blog:

Shop Talk—Claude Taylor Has Georgetown All Snapped Up! DC, December 2, 2009

Wrap Stars—Design Army’s Do-Re-Mi Rhythmic Wraps, nationally in: Houston, Angeleno, and Miami, December 2009

Play With Me!—Michelle Obama Action Figure, DC, November 4, 2009

On Tap Magazine:

Meet the Chef—May 2010

New and Notable (New portion), May 2010

Standard Fare Gets A Splash of Starpower, Chef Spike Mendelsohn Spotlight, March 2010

New and Notable: “Bistro Cacao,” “Choupi,” “Ezmè,” “Kushi” and “Twisted Vines,” April 2010

New, Notable, No Longer: “Big Chair Coffee n’ Grill,” “Bistro La Bonne,” “Patty Boom Boom,” “Puro Cafe,” “Rogue States” and “Sauca,” March 2010

Meet the Chef—Interview with Mie N Yu’s Tim Miller, April 2010

Caching In: Chicago City Limits Boots Up at The Barns, January 2010

Behind the Bar—Interview with ChurchKey’s and Asylum’s Zach Myers, February 2010

Meet the Chef—Interview with AGAINN’s Wesley Morton, February 2010

New, Notable, No Longer: ”Black Fox Lounge,” “Cork Market & Tasting Room,” “Henry’s Soul Cafe,” “Murphy’s Law,” “One Lounge,” “Sur La Place” and “Zest Bistro,” February 2010

New, Notable, No Longer: ”A.M. Wine Shoppe,” “Ping Pong Dim Sum,” “RIS” and “Screwtop Wine Bar,” January 2010

Holy Brew Brewing Company, December 2009

New, Notable, No Longer: ”Georgetown Cupcake, Bethesda,” “Tynan Coffee & Tea” and “Georgetown Cupcake is Moving to M Street!“ December 2009

Half-Gallon Jaegermeister Gift Bucket, December 2009

Behind the Bar—Interview with Public Bar’s Pablo Brown, November 2009

Brews in the News column, November 2009

New, Notable, No Longer: ”BlackFinn American Saloon,” October 2009

Updated June 2011.

Recent Features:

Triangle Spotlight: Beyu Caffe, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April, 2011

Triangle Spotlight: vert + vogue, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, February, 2011

Triangle Spotlight: Fullsteam Brewery, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 5, 2011

Treat your walls, The News & Observer, November 13, 2010.

Triangle Spotlight: Raleigh Denim, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, November 12, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: Lee Hansley Gallery, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 22, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: ADORE Boutique, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, October 4, 2010

fashionSPARK feature, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 18, 2010

sipSPARK crowns winner, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 19, 2010

SPARKcon Our Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 13, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: The Boys of Isaac Hunter’s Oak City Tavern, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, August 2010

Standard Fare Gets A Splash of Starpower, Chef Spike Mendelsohn Spotlight, On Tap Magazine, March Issue, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: Gaurav “G” Patel, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 2010

Know your placement: Experts offer tips on displaying art, The News & Observer, July 31, 2010—partial online link of full newspaper print article. Remainder of article: Museum wall effect & A Gallerist’s Guidance

Arts and Entertainment:

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, February, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 5, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 3, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 5, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 1, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 1, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 4, 2010

Handler in the House, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 2010

Spoleto Hits the Spot!, DC magazine, May Issue, 2010

Charlotte’s Urban Web, DC magazine, May Issue, 2010

Top 10, DC magazine, May Issue, 2010

Passport DC, DC magazine, May Issue, 2010

Vander Zee Gallery: Visions of Paradise, DC magazine, November Issue, 2009

Shop Talk—Claude Taylor Has Georgetown All Snapped Up! DC Modern Luxury online blog, December 2, 2009

Caching In: Chicago City Limits Boots Up at The Barns, On Tap Magazine, January Issue, 2010

Top 10: Jimmy Fallon and The Great Gatsby and Jerry Seinfeld, DC magazine, Jan/Feb Issue, 2010

Triangle.com Top Five:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 13, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 6, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 30, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 23, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 16, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 9, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 2, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April 25, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April 18, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 28, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 21, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 14, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 7, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 28, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 21, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 14, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 7, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 31, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 24, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 17, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 10, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 3, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 27, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 20, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 13, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 6, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 29, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 22, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 15, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 8, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 1, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 25, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 18, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 11, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 4, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 27, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 20, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 6, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 30, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 23, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 16, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 9, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 2, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 25, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 19, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 12, 2010

Triangle.com Weekend Cocktail:

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, dating back to Aug. 4, 2010

Music:

The Connells, among others, christen Downtown Raleigh Amphitheatre—Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 2010

Prizefighters—Local Grammy Nominees, DC magazine, Jan/Feb Issue, 2010

Sing for Your Life—Todd Wright, local musician, DC magazine, Jan/Feb Issue, 2010

Interior Design/Real Estate:

The View from up Here—View 14 Condos and Vastu Design, DC magazine, Jan/Feb Issue, 2010

Retail:

Play With Me!—Michelle Obama Action Figure, DC Modern Luxury online blog, November 4, 2009

Wrap Stars—Design Army’s Do-Re-Mi Rhythmic Wraps, DC magazine, December Issue, 2009
And nationally in: Houston magazine, Angeleno magazine, and Miami magazine, December 2009

Half-Gallon Jaegermeister Gift Bucket, On Tap Magazine, December Issue, 2009

Technology:

All Amped Up!—Gadgets of Interest with NHL athlete Shaone Morrisonn, DC magazine, November Issue, 2009

Local Venue Openings:

Five Points gets new eateries, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, August 2010

David’s Dumplings and Noodle Bar now open, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, August 2010

New and Notable (New portion), On Tap Magazine, May Issue, 2010

David’s Dumpling & Noodle Bar, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 2010

Cherry Bomb to Replace Joe’s Place, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 2010

New and Notable: “Bistro Cacao,” “Choupi,” “Ezmè,” “Kushi” and “Twisted Vines,” On Tap Magazine, April Issue, 2010

New, Notable, No Longer: “Big Chair Coffee n’ Grill,” “Bistro La Bonne,” “Patty Boom Boom,” “Puro Cafe,” “Rogue States” and “Sauca,” On Tap Magazine, March Issue, 2010

New, Notable, No Longer: ”Black Fox Lounge,” “Cork Market & Tasting Room,” “Henry’s Soul Cafe,” “Murphy’s Law,” “One Lounge,” “Sur La Place” and “Zest Bistro,” On Tap Magazine, February Issue, 2010

New, Notable, No Longer: ”A.M. Wine Shoppe,” “Ping Pong Dim Sum,” “RIS” and “Screwtop Wine Bar,” On Tap Magazine, January Issue, 2010

New, Notable, No Longer: ”Georgetown Cupcake, Bethesda,” “Tynan Coffee & Tea” and “Georgetown Cupcake is Moving to M Street!“ On Tap Magazine, December Issue, 2009

New, Notable, No Longer: ”BlackFinn American Saloon,” On Tap Magazine, October Issue, 2009

Foodie/Nightlife Concepts and Personalities:

Behind the Bar with Schmitty, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May, 2011

Behind the Bar with Olivia Rohrer, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April, 2011

Behind the Bar with Rebecca Hoovler, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March, 2011

Behind the Bar with Kevin Slater, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March, 2011

Behind the Bar with Al Wallace, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, February, 2011

Behind the Bar with John Whelan, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, February, 2011

Behind the Bar with Brock Dalton, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, January, 2011

Behind the Bar with Kamden Huckabee, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, January, 2011

Behind the Bar with Laurabelle Sacrinty, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 17, 2010

Behind the Bar with Dr. Boozenstein, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 3, 2010

Behind the Bar with Dutch Morrell, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 17, 2010

Behind the Bar with Ginger Balmat, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 5, 2010

Behind the Bar with Jackie Nelson, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 19, 2010

Behind the Bar with Jason Ervin, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 8, 2010

Behind the Bar with Laura Fithian, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 24, 2010

Behind the Bar with Casey Dark, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 10, 2010

Behind the Bar with Echo Dowling, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 30, 2010

Behind the Bar with Gary Crunkleton, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 23, 2010

Behind the Bar with Evan Donovan, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 16, 2010

Behind the Bar with Molly Worley, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 2010

Meet the Chef—Interview with Rustico’s Steve Mannino, On Tap Magazine, May Issue, 2010

Meet the Chef—Interview with Mie N Yu’s Tim Miller, On Tap Magazine, April Issue, 2010

Behind the Bar—Interview with ChurchKey’s and Asylum’s Zach Myers, On Tap Magazine, February Issue, 2010

Meet the Chef—Interview with AGAINN’s Wesley Morton, On Tap Magazine, February Issue, 2010

Holy Brew Brewing Company, On Tap Magazine, December Issue, 2009

Behind the Bar—Interview with Public Bar’s Pablo Brown, On Tap Magazine, November Issue, 2009

Food and Brew News & Pairings:

Draft 150 Best Bars: North Carolina, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 2010

Brews in the News column, On Tap Magazine, November Issue, 2009

June 2011:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 13, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 6, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June, 2011

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 2011

May 2011:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 30, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 23, 2011

Behind the Bar with Schmitty, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 20, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 16, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 9, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 2, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May, 2011

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 2011

April 2011:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April 25, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April 18, 2011

Triangle Spotlight: Beyu Caffe, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April, 2011

Behind the Bar with Olivia Rohrer, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April 1, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April, 2011

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, April 2011

March 2011:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 28, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 21, 2011

Behind the Bar with Rebecca Hoovler, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 18, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 14, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 7, 2011

Behind the Bar with Kevin Slater, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 4, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March, 2011

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, March 2011

February 2011:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 28, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 21, 2011

Behind the Bar with Al Wallace, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 19, 2011

Triangle Spotlight: vert + vogue, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, February, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 14, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 7, 2011

Behind the Bar with John Whelan, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Feb. 1, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, February, 2011

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, February 2011

January 2011:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 31, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 24, 2011

Behind the Bar with Brock Dalton, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 20, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 17, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 10, 2011

Behind the Bar with Kamden Huckabee, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 7, 2011

Triangle Spotlight: Fullsteam Brewery, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 5, 2011

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 5, 2011

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Jan. 3, 2011

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, January 2011

December 2010:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 27, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 20, 2010

Behind the Bar with Laurabelle Sacrinty, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 17, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 13, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 6, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 3, 2010

Behind the Bar with Dr. Boozenstein, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Dec. 3, 2010

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, December 2010

November 2010:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 29, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 22, 2010

Behind the Bar with Dutch Morrell, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 17, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 15, 2010

Treat your walls, The News & Observer, November 13, 2010.

Triangle Spotlight: Raleigh Denim, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 12, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 8, 2010

Behind the Bar with Ginger Balmat, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 5, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 5, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Nov. 1, 2010

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, November 2010

October 2010:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 25, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: Lee Hansley Gallery, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 22, 2010

Behind the Bar with Jackie Nelson, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 19, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 18, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 11, 2010

Behind the Bar with Jason Ervin, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 8, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: ADORE Boutique, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 4, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 4, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Oct. 1, 2010

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, October 2010

September 2010:

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 27, 2010

Behind the Bar with Laura Fithian, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 24, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 20, 2010

fashionSPARK feature, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 18, 2010

sipSPARK crowns winner, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 19, 2010

SPARKcon Our Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 13, 2010

Behind the Bar with Casey Dark, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 10, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 6, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Sept. 1, 2010

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, September 2010

August 2010:

Triangle Spotlight: The Boys of Isaac Hunter’s Oak City Tavern, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, August 2010

Five Points gets new eateries, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, August 2010

David’s Dumplings and Noodle Bar now open, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, August 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 30, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 23, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 16, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 9, 2010

First Friday Picks, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 4, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, Aug. 2, 2010

Weekly Weekend Cocktail Series, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, August 2010

July 2010:

Know your placement: Experts offer tips on displaying art, The News & Observer, July 31, 2010—partial online link of full newspaper print article. Remainder of article: Museum wall effect & A Gallerist’s Guidance

Behind the Bar with Echo Dowling, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 30, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 25, 2010

Behind the Bar with Gary Crunkleton, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 23, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 19, 2010

Triangle Spotlight: Gaurav “G” Patel, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 2010

Behind the Bar with Evan Donovan, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 16, 2010

Top Five, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 12, 2010

Behind the Bar with Bayley Moore, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, July 2010

May/June 2010:

Behind the Bar with Molly Worley, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 2010

Spoleto Hits the Spot!, DC magazine, May Issue, 2010

Charlotte’s Urban Web, DC magazine, May Issue, 2010

Meet the Chef—Interview with Rustico’s Steve Mannino, On Tap Magazine, May Issue, 2010

New and Notable (New portion), On Tap Magazine, May Issue, 2010

Draft 150 Best Bars: North Carolina, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 2010

Handler in the House, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 2010

The Connells, among others, christen Downtown Raleigh Amphitheatre—Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 2010

David’s Dumpling & Noodle Bar, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, June 2010

Cherry Bomb to Replace Joe’s Place, Triangle.com by The News & Observer, May 2010

Top 10, DC magazine, May Issue, 2010

Passport DC, DC magazine, May Issue, 2010

March/April 2010:

Standard Fare Gets A Splash of Starpower, Chef Spike Mendelsohn Spotlight, On Tap Magazine, March Issue, 2010

New and Notable: “Bistro Cacao,” “Choupi,” “Ezmè,” “Kushi” and “Twisted Vines,” On Tap Magazine, April Issue, 2010

New, Notable, No Longer: “Big Chair Coffee n’ Grill,” “Bistro La Bonne,” “Patty Boom Boom,” “Puro Cafe,” “Rogue States” and “Sauca,” On Tap Magazine, March Issue, 2010

Meet the Chef—Interview with Mie N Yu’s Tim Miller, On Tap Magazine, April Issue, 2010

Jan/Feb 2010:

Caching In: Chicago City Limits Boots Up at The Barns, On Tap Magazine, January Issue, 2010

Prizefighters—Local Grammy Nominees, DC magazine, Jan/Feb Issue, 2010

Sing for Your Life—Todd Wright, local musician, DC magazine, Jan/Feb Issue, 2010

Top 10: Jimmy Fallon and The Great Gatsby and Jerry Seinfeld, DC magazine, Jan/Feb Issue, 2010

The View from up Here—View 14 Condos and Vastu Design, DC magazine, Jan/Feb Issue, 2010

Behind the Bar—Interview with ChurchKey’s and Asylum’s Zach Myers, On Tap Magazine, February Issue, 2010

Meet the Chef—Interview with AGAINN’s Wesley Morton, On Tap Magazine, February Issue, 2010

New, Notable, No Longer: ”Black Fox Lounge,” “Cork Market & Tasting Room,” “Henry’s Soul Cafe,” “Murphy’s Law,” “One Lounge,” “Sur La Place” and “Zest Bistro,” On Tap Magazine, February Issue, 2010

New, Notable, No Longer: ”A.M. Wine Shoppe,” “Ping Pong Dim Sum,” “RIS” and “Screwtop Wine Bar,” On Tap Magazine, January Issue, 2010

Nov/Dec 2009:

Shop Talk—Claude Taylor Has Georgetown All Snapped Up! DC Modern Luxury online blog, December 2, 2009

Wrap Stars—Design Army’s Do-Re-Mi Rhythmic Wraps, DC magazine, December Issue, 2009
And nationally in: Houston magazine, Angeleno magazine, and Miami magazine, December 2009

Holy Brew Brewing Company, On Tap Magazine, December Issue, 2009

Vander Zee Gallery: Visions of Paradise, DC magazine, November Issue, 2009

Play With Me!—Michelle Obama Action Figure, DC Modern Luxury online blog, November 4, 2009

All Amped Up!—Gadgets of Interest with NHL athlete Shaone Morrisonn, DC magazine, November Issue, 2009

New, Notable, No Longer: ”Georgetown Cupcake, Bethesda,” “Tynan Coffee & Tea” and “Georgetown Cupcake is Moving to M Street!“ On Tap Magazine, December Issue, 2009

Behind the Bar—Interview with Public Bar’s Pablo Brown, On Tap Magazine, November Issue, 2009

Half-Gallon Jaegermeister Gift Bucket, On Tap Magazine, December Issue, 2009

Brews in the News column, On Tap Magazine, November Issue, 2009

Sept/Oct 2009:

New, Notable, No Longer: ”BlackFinn American Saloon,” On Tap Magazine, October Issue, 2009

Today, and every Sunday. As our family entered early for church (my brother, although mostly deaf, was a choir boy. He thought giving his voice to God, despite his all-but inability to hear others was a true self sacrifice, and so we always had to come an hour early for him to get extra practice in), he would lure me to a prayer room behind the pulpit, innocently. He wanted to help me seek celestial guidance. Or he needed help with the sermon. Or he needed help carrying Bibles out to the pews. … What he always really needed was to disrobe himself and make his way with me. His “divine” hands. His crisp, delirious voice.

And I would pray. I would go somewhere deep inside my mind. Some place that I thought even God couldn’t find me. Some place secret, and self-same, and safe. Some place that no matter how he manipulated me, how he rubbed himself on me, and how many times he tried to tear down those walls of self-seclusion with his voice and his hands and his lustful body… if I locked myself away deep enough, if I hid well enough, even he (nor He) could tear me down.

And my prayer, that prayer that continued to save me, it was a sort of afterthought. An irony. A subtle juxtaposition of sacred belief. As the man that led us in prayer prayed his way under my clothes and into me… but he could not have my mind. My spirit. My soul.

My mother would always look at me as I returned to church. Disheveled, broken, subdued. She could never understand how a place of sacred worship could tear me down. And I couldn’t tell her. How could god want this silence. This pain. A silence that palpably and loudly and ever-so methodically tore down and disrupted my character. My identity. My faith.

“This is the way god wants it,” he would say. “and it is ours to know.” Only ours, he threatened. Not in so many words, but it was there. Suggestive, ominous, bruising. I knew those biblical hands – those hands that “cleansed” my tainted skin – would justify my sacrifice before I could ever justify his. I was his for the taking. I was “what God wanted” for him. and if I broke this hallowed union, if I disrespected his right to this kind of “communion,” I would defy God’s will.

So with occasional bloodied panties I said nothing. With occasional ripped stockings I said nothing. I was just “clumsy”… this twisted and self-protected adolescent … with no room for evidence in the family laundry. So I protected my dirty secret in the deepest spaces of self. Only in my laundry, the arsenal of my mind, could they be stored.

Father always left me with a lily as I returned to church. “A lily for my Lily,” he would say, trying to label his outward affection for me as innocent and pure by garnishing me with the purest of flowers, only to hide the fact that he had been the “sacred man” to rob me of mine.

…each time my fingers caressed the soft incantations of the lily I was reminded of the stark opposition to which I sat in comparison. I was father’s little whore. Dirty, and bloodied and broken. And this was the virgin white Lily. Pure, and alive and ethereal.

Yet somehow it all seemed fitting. In the name. Lily…symbolic of the seemingly beautiful things that can blossom in a sanctuary of peril. Lily, the ornamental majesty. Lilith, the fallen angel. Stripped of her identity, her wings, her home; exonerated to a far lesser place, absent of God.

Not unlike this house. His house. Within these walls my hearing-impaired brother opens his heart in song. Within these walls, my poor parents open their pockets. And within these walls I open myself to Father. And the more perilous the day, the louder my deaf brother would sing – reminding him of what he could not hear. And the more troubled the financial time, the wider my parents would open their pockets to “God,” reminding them of what they so desperately needed. And the more scared and broken I became, the wider father opened my legs to enter me. “to protect and save me” he said… as “remember…this is the way god wants it.”

And I let him have his way with me. I let him convince me that I was living God’s will… even though I doubted him. I thought he was the gatekeeper, and thus my vagina stood as the literal gate between me and what God really wanted – my return to heaven. To get there, I thought the same thing all god-fearing church-going Christians are taught to think… that I needed the blessing of my earthly Father to reach Him. I needed him to identify my faith and find my way to heaven, as did we all. And so in each our own way, we all opened ourselves wider… barefoot and bleeding our praise.

And as my brother entered his choir chamber, as my parents picked lint from the remains of the pocket change they could barely muster, and as I washed the smell of him off of me each week, we entered what we thought was our gateway, our Spiritual Labyrinth. Not noticing that it was but a house of mirrors, each reflection but a frailty, a blemish, a scab…. Never allowing ourselves to really wonder why God would want us to “live” so wrecked, and meager and pitiable.

Ultimately, the labyrinth was but an analogous maze of imperfections – Each image consummate beyond the last, scathing, festering… a fun house of infirmity – Each corridor more invasive than the last, full of shame, absent of me. For I am fallen. I am pristine.

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