Barack and Hillary and Jimmy, Oh My!
Wednesday April 30, 2008
Politicians of all stripes are descending upon North Carolina , but some of them are just here to do book signings: Jimmy Carter will be in town on Thursday ... Read More
Strawberry Day is on its Way
Tuesday April 22, 2008
Photo Courtesy of NC Strawberry Association
Thursday, May 1 is Strawberry Day at the State Farmer's Market in Raleigh. Join the fun and celebrate the arrival of the first locally-grown ... Read More
Learn About the Art of Political Satire
Monday April 21, 2008
Fred Smith, Candidate for North Carolina Governor
Raleigh-Durham residents are being bombarded with some heavy-duty political campaigns. I've received dozens of postcards and even a couple of autobiographical books from ... Read More
Put on Your Tie Dye and Head for the Hills
Friday April 18, 2008
Shakori Hills, that is. . . The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance is taking place this weekend (it wraps up on Sunday evening around 9:00 p.m.) on ... Read More
Celebrate Earth Day This Weekend
Thursday April 17, 2008
Earth Day officially falls on Tuesday, April 22 this year, but most of Raleigh-Durham's celebrations are happening this weekend. Many of them, including the Durham Earth Day Festival and ... Read More
Get a few of your mom's favorite things featured in the Raleigh News and Observer
Monday April 14, 2008
Well, OK just one of her favorite things. . .
Email a photo of your mother's favorite object, piece of furniture, etc., along with its story to homeandgarden@newsobserver.com. (subject: "Mother's ... Read More
Some Triangle Post Offices Will Stay Open Late on Tax Day
Sunday April 13, 2008
April 15 is almost here and last-minute tax filers everywhere (and I'm certainly among them) are shaking in their boots. Fortunately, some Raleigh-Durham area post offices are open late ... Read More
Join the Bulls At This Season's First Home Game.
Thursday April 10, 2008
The Durham Bulls' home opener will be against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Yankees, at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Friday night at 7:05 p.m. The game is the first of a four ... Read More
Raleigh-Durham Water Use Restrictions Eased
Tuesday April 8, 2008
The recent torrential rains (I got almost four inches of rain at my house this week!) have filled Falls Lake, Jordan Lake and other Raleigh-Durham reservoirs to capacity. Accordingly, ... Read More
NPR's Lynne Rossetto Kasper Visits The Triangle This Week
Monday April 7, 2008
Cookbook author and NPR personality Lynne Rossetto Kasper is going to be making a couple of appearances in The Triangle this week in order to promote her new cookbook, The ... Read More
Mixing and Mingling at the Downtown Durham Art Walk
Saturday April 5, 2008
The Downtown Durham Art Walk, which took place this weekend, was a great way to get a god walking tour of Downtown Durham while seeing a mind-boggling array of arts ... Read More