The owner of Ikigai Studios & Gallery draws on her own intuition and experiences to create, and helps others do the same.
Regan Butler
Apex Plans to Close a Volunteer-Built Downtown Fire Station. A Retired Firefighter Is Leading a Campaign to Keep It Open.
Roy Moore and the town agree Fire Station 1’s future should honor its past. But how much of the 70-year-old building can be salvaged, and what it could become, is to be determined.
“Fighting the Perception”: Apex Wants You to Know Its Downtown Businesses Are Open
The Salem Streetscape project aims to make the main downtown thoroughfare more pedestrian-friendly. But recently, construction has discouraged foot traffic, leaving some businesses facing dipping sales.
Advocacy Groups Speak Out Against WakeMed’s Proposed Merger with Atrium
Opponents of the deal pointed to a profit motive and urged Wake County Commissioners not to sign off on it; WakeMed providers and executives said Atrium could bring needed resources.
Apex Town Council Considering Election Changes
Apex leaders discussed switching from odd- to even-year elections at their town council meeting last week.

