Once considered one of the most elegant hotels in Raleigh, the Velvet Cloak Inn has been sold to a developer with a record of investment in student housing. Tax records from the Wake County Revenue ...

SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala (AP) — The hefty velvet cloaks, finely embroidered with gold thread will cover the wooden Virgin Mary and Christ figures carried by the faithful down cobblestone streets ...

The Velvet Cloak Inn, developed by York Properties in the early 1960s, was one of the first Raleigh hotels to be built outside of the downtown core, and for years was the premier destination for ...

The ornate wrought-iron detailing and balconies reminiscent of homes in New Orleans’s Garden Districtnot to mention its location on the east end of Hillsborough Street, Raleigh’s historic ...

SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala (AP) — Stitch by stitch, artisans have worked for months on the elaborate garments that will debut this week in Holy Week processions across Guatemala and beyond. The ...