Mrs. Claus Knows
Louie Bowen knows which one is the real Santa. But she isn’t telling. Not the families lining up at the mall on Thanksgiving weekend,…
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Small Business Spotlight: Alter Scalp Spa
The goal at Alter Scalp Spa isn’t longer hair. It’s a longer exhale. “We always say we want people to feel like they’ve had…
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2026 Gift Guide
Gifts She’ll Swoon Over 1. The gift of head-to-toe style — shoes, jewels, and accessories included — comes easily at LILYMAES boutique. 2. Offer…
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Pay It Forward: PORCH Cary
On the second Tuesday of every month, grocery bags start appearing on front porches in Cary’s Silvercreek neighborhood. What’s inside varies each month. In…
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Erica Chats: A New Type of Tradition
Every year around the holidays, we start hearing the same advice. Don’t eat too many cookies. Watch the carbs. Get your steps in. Drink…
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Why Does Everyone Hate Data Centers? (And Should I Hate Them Too?)
It seems like every day there’s a new state or municipality that has put a pause on the construction of data centers. In fact,…
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Pay It Forward: Avendelle at Picardy Point
Melissa Rich found her father’s care home the way most families never do: by walking her dog past it every day, hearing it mentioned…
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Modernism’s Open House
On what he describes as a dark and stormy night in January of 2007, George Smart sat down at his computer to look for…
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Erica Chats: Special Occasion Spots
I’d love to say that my family has mastered our goal of meal prepping and eating all our meals at home. But honestly? Life…
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Pay It Forward: Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry
Drive along Wake Forest’s E. Holding Avenue on Mondays, Wednesdays, and the second and third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1…
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