In the ongoing battle to keep American kids from losing any more ground in the fields of Math and Science to their foreign peers, North Carolina offers a small silver lining. While America is still behind several nations in science and math, North Carolina students are performing better than other U.S. states in Math. To [...]
There’s a new shop in downtown Raleigh. Kindred Boutique opened up last Saturday on S. Wilmington Street. It’s a local incubator for handmade local North Carolina artists. I got to view the shop before it opened and talk with the staff. Elizabeth, Whitney and Michelle were all on had to tell me a bit about the [...]
Continue reading …[media-credit name="Courtesy Photo" align="alignright" width="474"] [/media-credit]There’s Pick Up Sticks, you-pick strawberries, and now Pick A Class. Wake Forest business owners Amanda and John Giustiniani are launching a second business in Downtown Wake Forest this week that aims to fill that gap between, “I wish I knew how to [insert skill here]” and a five-week course [...]
Continue reading …We are always looking for things for our entire family to do that will entertain and engage all four of my kids whose ages range from 11-3 years old. Not always an easy task, as one might imagine… We hit the jackpot however, when we heard that Brooks Street Bowl, the new bowling alley in [...]
Continue reading …‘Tis the season for picking strawberries. Sweet, delicious, ruby red morsels of goodness. We are so lucky to live in an area that has tons of tireless farmers who open their farms to us mere mortals in search of our next sweet fix…some places will even pick them for you and send you home with [...]
Continue reading …David Bissette, owner of The Grain Mill of Wake Forest, is pleased to announce the opening of The Grain Mill’s Tea & Spice Room. This new business expansion features 21 of the world’s best known loose leaf teas like sencha, jasmine, Earl Grey, and Darjeeling, as well as relative newcomers to local tea drinkers like [...]
Continue reading …Patients of Wake Forest Family Eye Care on Capcom Ave found out Saturday by letter that the practice has been sold to Eye Care Associates Visionary, and two new doctors will be joining the staff. The news ends months of question about what would happen to the practice after the death in September of [...]
Continue reading …Telephone customers currently in the 919 area code must begin dialing all 10 digits of their phone numbers for local calls effective March 31. A new area code, 984, will overlay the existing 919 service area and will be assigned to new phone numbers created as of that date. This change affects the 12 North [...]
Continue reading …Everyone wants a deal. Foreclosure properties, also know as “Bank Owned” or “REO Properties” are a hot commodity in our local market because they can be an exceptional bargain especially when you’re willing to invest a bit of sweat equity. They are presently a big segment of sold and closed properties in our triangle area. [...]
Continue reading …Wake Forest residents planning to take the Spring New Homes Tour won’t have to go very far to see almost two dozen homes this weekend. Heritage Wake Forest will the most homes of any development on the tour at 12 homes. Four more homes are in Wake Forest, one in Rolesville, and several within a [...]
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