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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The Untold Story of Raven Rock State Park
If you hear the outdoors calling, Raven Rock State Park probably has the answer. On nearly 5,000 acres in Harnett County, the park contains…
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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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Carrboro
Delicious restaurants, interesting bars, lively downtown: phrases that could just as easily be descriptors for the town of Chapel-Hill as for its next-door neighbor…
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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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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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Breakfast is Served
While the early bird may catch the worm, breakfast in Southern Wake can’t — dare we say, shouldn’t — be contained to the a.m….
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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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