Omahan Courtni Kopietz is designing book bricks for her garden, one of the painting projects she does to decompress from her busy life.

The white-painted brick building with red trim sits quietly on the brick sidewalks, a steadfast presence while Raleigh’s downtown has transformed around it. Walking through the door is like stepping ...

Walking into Big Ed’s is like stepping through a portal into the platonic ideal of a Southern diner. The white-painted brick exterior with red trim gives no indication of the culinary treasures that ...