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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Growing Community at Simple Gifts Garden
“If you just sit across a bed and chat with somebody while you’re weeding carrots, our hope is that you find out that what…
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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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Summer Success: Fun Tech Options
Summertime is upon us, a season for camps and camping, the pool and parties. Whether you’re hosting family or hitting the road, those of…
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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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2025 Maggy Awards: Shopping
Fuquay Spice and Tea Best Specialty Foods Store Hundreds of products fill the displays at Fuquay Spice and Tea in the Varina shopping district,…
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