What’s Up, Wake
di The Publishers of Cary Magazine, Wake Living, and Main & Broad
Raise Your Glass to NC Wine with Nicole Chesney of the NC Wine &…
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What’s Up, Wake covers the people, places, restaurants, and events of Wake County, North Carolina. Through conversations with local personalities from business owners to town staff and influencers to volunteers, we’ll take a closer look at what makes Wake County an outstanding place to live. Presented by Cherokee Media Group, the publishers of local lifestyle magazines Cary Magazine, Wake Living, and Main & Broad, What’s Up, Wake covers news and happenings in Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, and Wake Forest.
Episodi
I 20 episodi più recenti su 87
- Raise Your Glass to NC Wine with Nicole Chesney of the NC Wine & Grape Council · 35 min · Episodio 85Host Melissa welcomes Nicole Chesney, executive director of the North Carolina Wine and Grape Council, to discuss the state’s wine, cider, and mead industries and their impact on…
- Ghosts of the Triangle: Local Legends & Spooky Stories with Liz Pardue · 33 min · Episodio 84Our host, Melissa, welcomes storyteller Liz Pardue for a Halloween-week conversation about spooky local history and legends. Liz shares how she started storytelling and…
- The Greatest of All Time: Meet Wake County’s Goats with Smith Farm Goat Sanctuary and Goats on the Go · 50 min · Episodio 83What’s Up Wake Episode 81 gets a little wild as Melissa talks all things goats with Stephen Paul, director of Goats on the Go. Stephen shares how he went from corporate IT in…
- The Other Side of Raleigh: Tyree Dudley Shares the Stories of Raleigh’s Unhoused Community · 33 min · Episodio 82What’s Up, Wake features Tyree Dudley, founder of The Other Side of Raleigh, an organization working to connect with Raleigh’s unhoused community and bring attention to stories…
- Calling the Canes: Behind the Mic with Carolina Hurricanes Broadcaster Mike Maniscalco · 42 min · Episodio 81This episode of What's Up Wake goes behind the mic with Carolina Hurricanes play-by-play announcer Mike Maniscalco. Mike shares how his love of sports turned into a career in…
- Home Sweet Home: Exploring the Triangle Real Estate Market with Van Starling of Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby’s International Realty · 36 min · Episodio 80What’s Up, Wake Episode 80 features Melissa in conversation with Van Starling II, managing broker for Hodge and Kittrell Sotheby’s International Realty, about the current…
- Fresh Catch: The NC Seafood Festival and Local Industry · 41 min · Episodio 79North Carolina Seafood: Local Shrimp, Trawling Debate (HB 442) & the NC Seafood Festival Sponsored in Part by Bloomin’ Blinds Raleigh, we dive into North Carolina’s commercial…
- Dig in: Backyard-to-Table Tips from Corinne Beirne of The Nourished Garden · 36 min · Episodio 78Episode 78 of What’s Up Wake explores the world of kitchen gardening with Corinne Beirne, founder of The Nourished Garden. Corinne shares how she went from growing herbs on her…
- Feeding NC: Amy Beros of Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina Fights to End Hunger · 32 min · Episodio 77In this episode of What's Up Wake, Melissa sits down with Amy Beros, President and CEO of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, to discuss hunger and food…
- Exploring Wake County Magnet Schools With Dr. Mariah Walker & Tamani Powell · 38 min · Episodio 76In this episode of What’s Up, Wake, host Melissa Wistehuff sits down with two women helping shape education in Wake County: Dr. Mariah Walker, principal of Wake Young Women’s…
- The Raleigh You've Never Seen: A Secret Guide to the City with Emily Price · 34 min · Episodio 75Secret Raleigh with Emily Price: Hidden Gems, Ghost Stories & Lost Landmarks Melissa interviews Emily Price, author of “Secret Raleigh: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and…
- From Shelters to Forever Homes: Highlighting Wake SPCA with Kim Janzen · 25 min · Episodio 74SPCA of Wake County: Rescue Stories, Affordable Vet Care & the New Peggy Garner Britt Resource Center This episode features Kim Janzen, president and CEO of the SPCA of Wake…
- Lazy Daze: Cary's Premier Summer Festival with Jenna Kostka · 31 min · Episodio 7350th Annual Lazy Days Arts & Crafts Festival in Cary: What to Expect + Insider Tips The episode spotlights Cary’s 50th annual Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival, a two-day…
- Camp Kesem: Empowering Kids through Shared Journeys · 32 min · Episodio 72This episode features an interview with Camp Kesem regional program coordinator Jenna Rumsey and former camper turned counselor Grace Kester about Camp Kesem, a nonprofit…
- Brewing Something Special with Sam Nelson of Pretty Good Coffee Company · 31 min · Episodio 71Melissa interviews Sam Nelson, owner of Pretty Good Coffee Company, a North Carolina-based luxury mobile coffee cart business that grew from his home espresso hobby into a…
- A Taste for Telling Stories with Food Writer David McCreary · 36 min · Episodio 70The host interviews David McCreary, a freelance food feature writer for Cary Magazine, Wake Living, and Main & Broad since 2004, about how he got into food writing, his process…
- Inside Holly Springs Growth with Tonya Palumbo · 30 min · Episodio 69Executive Director Tonya Palumbo discusses how the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce supports local businesses as a 501(c)(6) membership organization, distinct from government…
- The Real Story Behind the North Carolina Accent with Dr. Walt Wolfram · 38 min · Episodio 68What does the way you speak reveal about who you are? In this fascinating episode, Melissa sits down with Dr. Walt Wolfram, the William C. Friday Distinguished University…
- How Shibumi Shade Took Over the Beach with Dane Barnes · 28 min · Episodio 67How Shibumi Shade Became North Carolina’s Unofficial Beach Flag | 10 Years of a Homegrown Idea Ahead of the July 4th beach rush, the episode features Dane Barnes, co-founder of…
- Lost Towns and Ghost Stories: A Conversation with Heather Leah · 43 min · Episodio 66In this episode, local storyteller, historian, and author Heather Leah shares how she began writing online more than a decade ago, grew a large following by blending deep…







