Goats Gone Viral
Jason Thomas, Fuquay-Varina resident and lifelong farmer, lived “nice and calm and at peace” on his Sunset Lake Road property for 20 years, until…
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Tastemakers
Michael Darbouze Delight-Full Custards Michael Darbouze doesn’t care for cooking, yet when his wife, Jomar, developed lactose intolerance, he spent hours in the kitchen…
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Great Take Out
Daddy D’s BBQ “We’re a smokehouse. Everything here is about the meat,” says Ed Disena, owner of Daddy D’s BBQ in Fuquay-Varina. The ‘cue…
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Time for a Reset
Raw juicing seems like a modern health phenomenon, but it isn’t for Holly Springs resident Laura Arrieta. “I grew up with it,” Laura says….
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Boredom Busters
Experts say a dose of boredom sparks imagination, but every summer there comes a point when kids and teens just need to Get. Out….
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Go for Gold
Josh Betts, Holly Springs High School student, describes the school’s Winter Guard show, A Small Light, “like nothing else you’ll see.” Betts dances and…
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Farm to Cup
Thanks to farm-to-table dining, supporting small farms and artisan food products is now fairly commonplace. It’s not unusual to know where your pork was…
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A Storm is Brewing
Wake County Public Schools introduced a new high school sport for the 2023–2024 school year: girls’ flag football. Twenty schools participated in the inaugural…
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Cook at Home
When dining out isn’t an option, local culinary pros generously offer their time-tested recipes to recreate at home. Mediterranean Chicken by Billiam’s Cafe and…
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Meet & Greet: Vladimir Vitkovsky
“The road of an artist is the longest and windiest route,” says Marina Vitkovsky, wife to internationally known surrealist artist Vladimir Vitkovsky. The Vitkovskys’…
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