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2707 Mayview Road

The Palmour residence on Mayview Road was constructed in 1953. Designed by Jim Milam, a graduate of the NCSU COD, this is one of only two modernist houses to his credit. Read more at TMH.

On Death Row (An Unsettled Future)

The 1870s era storefronts (including Isaac’s Menswear) on Wilmington Street that are slated for destruction to make way for The Edison.

Partners in Crime

Matt Fern and Luke Miller Buchanan at Landmark Tavern.

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