In the heart of Durham’s Central Park District thrives an adult playground. A fun crawl, if you will. A square city block where one can throw an ax, relive retro arcade games, jam to live music, compete at bocce, and relax at one of the city’s most notable breweries. Sprinkle in a few restaurant choices, and it’s a one-stop Lyft to a fun day or evening.
Read MoreIt’s lottery season in Wake County. Not the megamillion kind, but the kind when thousands of parents apply for charter school placement for the upcoming school year. With just minimal information and a click of a button, your child’s academic trajectory is sent into the cyber-abyss for a chance to attend these unique public schools.
Read MoreNothing winds me tighter than hosting family and friends for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. It has nothing to do with the company, and more to do with my love-hate relationship with perfectionism and details. I want to have a hot cocoa station for the kids and a gourmet coffee bar for the adults. I want the food to look effortless but taste like skilled effort. I want my tablescape to be noticed. I want to decorate guest rooms. I want to create a memorable Christmas for my family. But I also don’t want to spend a lot of time prepping and obsessing over details. Unfortunately, I spend the days and hours prior to Christmas Eve doing just that--and acting more like a Scrooge.
Read MoreI often wonder if flipping a house is as easy and glamorous as it looks on TV. Lucky me, my favorite real estate agent, Jenne Kendziora, took on her first flip project this summer. She was happy to share a real look at flipping a house in the Raleigh market.
Read MoreI often wake up on summer mornings with the grand idea to head to the beach for the day. It’s the beauty of living two hours away, right? What could be better than a lazy day at the beach? But as any parent can attest, a day at the beach is anything but lazy. Parking, scoping the perfect spot, the endless reapplication of sunscreen, prepping a cooler designed to handle any food or drink request, and the most burdensome part of all--schlepping the beach gear to and fro. Suddenly another day at the pool doesn’t seem so bad.
Well, no longer.
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