We first moved to Raleigh in 2004 and have been witness to its tremendous growth. We also have close friends who live in nearby Durham and know that city well. However, we have only lived in Raleigh ...

If you’re planning on visiting Duke University in Durham, you’re not short of accommodation near Duke’s leafy campus to use as your base. However, Durham isn’t a one-size-fits-all destination. You can ...

One of our favorite summertime events in Raleigh is the sunflower field at Dorothea Dix Park. Here is everything you need to know before you go!

We didn’t plan to fall for Danville. We drove up to this small city on the Dan River just over the border not really knowing what to expect. What we found was a layered little city with a ...

We asked our followers on Facebook at the end of 2025 what were their favorite Raleigh restaurants for the year and after hundreds of comments and passionate recommendations, a few clear favorites ...

If you’re looking for a fun and easy local adventure that’s different from the usual weekend drive, hop on the train and spend the day in Selma. Just 30-minutes from Raleigh, this historic Johnston ...

North Carolina doesn’t just deck the halls for the holidays, it smothers them! It seems that every small town has its lampposts and shop windows wrapped in twinkling lights, and coastal towns are ...

If there’s one place in Raleigh that’s changing faster than the seasons, it’s North Hills. Once a simple shopping center, it’s evolved into a vibrant lifestyle district where you can start your ...

When it’s time to start rockin’ around a Christmas Tree, there is no shortage of places to do it in the Triangle region of North Carolina. Throughout the end of November and early December, Christmas ...

If the walls could talk…they do at The Carolina Hotel, the gracious heart of Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. Pinehurst may be famed today as the Home of American Golf, but it didn’t start that way ...