Cozy up with a Good Mystery
Southern Wake communities have been frequently lauded as safe places to live, often ranking among the safest towns in North Carolina. But according to…
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Set for Success
“This is a passion project for me,” says Dustin Williams, Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce president. “When I started at the Chamber, I thought, we…
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Build Me Up
Kalyn Oltrogge described herself as a loner. When she started at Holly Springs High School, she says, she had a hard time “finding her…
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Dig In & Drink Up: Smoked Cocktails at The Blind Pelican
Dreamed up by the husband and wife bartending duo Josh and Devyn Self, Smoked Old Fashioneds and Smoked Manhattans are two of many top-shelf…
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Presenting the 2025 Maggy Awards: Best of Main & Broad
After thousands of votes across four categories, we are excited to unveil the fourth-annual Maggy Awards: Best of Main & Broad winners — as…
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Southern Supreme Fruitcake & More
“Fruitcake has a bad name, but we’re changing it.” says Lisa Scott. Fruitcake, in all it’s dense, shiny, regiftable glory, has been the punch…
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Remembering the Crush of Covid
On Friday, March 27, 2020, Governor Cooper announced a statewide stay-at-home order to combat the increasingly rapid spread of covid. I’m sure there’s no…
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To the Pumpkin Patch
Hipp Farms Southern Fuquay-Varina Just south of Fuquay-Varina, you’ll find family-run Hipp Farms, boasting plenty of outdoor play and pumpkins to peruse. A ten-acre…
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Hunting for Home
Home is where the heart is.” “Home is not a place; it is the people.” “There’s no place like home.” We’ve heard all the…
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2025 Maggy Awards: Restaurants
The Library Steakhouse Best New Restaurant, Best Steakhouse Once upon a time, a princess and her prince charming (Sara Lindsay and her husband, Charles)…
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