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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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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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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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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Fuel Up at Local Bakeries
Heading out for an adventure? Local, made-from-scratch goodies give you the energy you need to conquer the day. Bestow Baked Goods Before embarking on…
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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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Holiday Cooking
There’s always comfort to be found in tried-and-true family recipes, especially in those holiday dishes that grace the table year after year. In the…
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