

'Makers' Invigorate Raleigh Shopping
House of Swank's employees with husband-wife owners Jessica Robinson and John Pugh (Photo by Guillermo Delgado) Gone are the days when state workers streamed out of high-rise office buildings making downtown Raleigh, N.C., mostly a ghost town after five. These days, the capital city is bustling with commerce, restaurants, nightlife and — surprising to many — a core of entrepreneurial “makers” selling handmade products.Made in the City of Oaks are T-shirts embracing Southern