Woman to Watch: Laurie Braxton
Laurie Braxton cultivated a 20-year career with pharmaceutical giant GSK, serving in roles encompassing external supply, business development, supply chain integration, and site management….
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Stay Awhile
The tree-lined gravel drive leading to The Ellie Inn, marked only with an understated black and white sign, is easy to miss. Residents on…
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Meet & Greet: Andy Cullen
“Andy is the best cocktail mixologist in the Triangle,” says Ted Powell, owner of Niche Cocktail & Wine Lounge. “Not because I think he’s…
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There & Back: Paddle the Cape Fear River
Meandering from Jordan Lake to Wilmington, the Cape Fear River is perfectly placed through the town of Lillington to welcome paddlers to a variety…
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Blazing Forward
In January the Holly Springs Fire Department became the first department in Wake County with an all-female crew. Lieutenant Kendall Stinson, engineer Kayelei Carter,…
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There & Back: Downtown Sanford
It all started with ugly walls downtown. Well, eliminating ugly walls downtown, that is. In 2015, Liz Whitmore, a historic preservation planner for the…
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Park It!: Introducing Beech Bluff County Park
For seven generations, the Adams family farmed hundreds of acres of land in Willow Spring, east of Fuquay-Varina. Much of that land is now…
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Dig In & Drink Up: Strawberry Lemonade Boba Tea From Bep Vietnamese Kitchen
Downtown Holly Springs newcomer Bep Vietnamese Kitchen serves a mouthwatering menu of traditional pho, noodle bowls, and banh mi; however, the impressive drink menu…
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Her Garden Grows
“It’s a very sappy, sad story,” prefaces Cayla Morris as she begins to recount the origins of Polly’s Petal Patch, her you-pick flower farm…
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It’s Pizza Night
Quick cleanup, travels well for summer adventures, pleases just about everyone, and it’s affordable — pizza night is a welcome event in my family’s…
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