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From Tammy Biondi, Former About.com Guide to Raleigh-Durham

Get Down to the Got to be NC Festival

Saturday May 30, 2009
The Got to Be NC Festival is in full swing at the NC State Fairgrounds through Sunday night. The festival is designed to have an old-timey state fair feel ... Read More

Last Howl For Bark at the Ballpark

Thursday May 28, 2009
This weekend, take a break from playing fetch with your dog, and take him out to the ball game instead! The Durham Bulls, in cooperation with the SPCA of ... Read More

Take a Lesson From Michael Scott

Tuesday May 26, 2009
Steve Carell aka Michael Scott of "The Office" Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Michael Scott, the lead character on NBC's hit show "The Office", uses improv comedy to brighten his coworkers' work ... Read More

'Canes Are on Home Ice Tonight, Thank Goodness!

Saturday May 23, 2009
The Carolina Hurricanes will be playing their first home game of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The first two games of this series were rough ... Read More

Feeling Overtaxed?

Thursday May 21, 2009
There's going to be a tea party on downtown Raleigh's Halifax Mall this June, and I doubt that anyone in the crowd will be wearing white gloves. However, plenty of ... Read More

Honor Our Nation's Fallen Heroes

Tuesday May 19, 2009
Memorial Day will be observed on Monday, May 25, 2009 and, here in the Triangle, there are lots of ways to honor those who gave their lives during our nation's ... Read More

Artsplosure Has Engulfed Moore Square

Saturday May 16, 2009
Artsplosure 2009 is in full swing, which means that hundreds of vendors of all kinds have taken over downtown Raleigh's Moore Square area, and turned it into (dare I say ... Read More

Chicken Out in Raleigh

Friday May 15, 2009
True or False? Chickens make great pets. Bamboo Chicken on the Tour d'Coop Courtesy of Tammy Biondi Apparently, lots of Raleigh residents think that they do. If you go on this ... Read More

President Obama Hosts Tar Heels At White House

Wednesday May 13, 2009
President Obama hosted the Carolina Tar Heels at the White House earlier this week, in honor of their victory in the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The president, who ... Read More

Don’t Wait if You’d Like Tickets to Wait Wait!

Sunday May 10, 2009
The Raleigh-Durham area is a hotbed of NPR activity this spring. A Prairie Home Companion just taped a live show at Durham’s DPAC, and "Wait Wait. . . Don’t ... Read More

Mother’s Day Freebies

Friday May 8, 2009
Moms in Raleigh-Durhamland can spend all of Mother’s Day enjoying the sights, sounds and tastes of the Triangle for free! The sweetest Mother’s Day freebies in the Triangle include ... Read More

Will Elizabeth Edwards "Tell All" on Oprah?

Tuesday May 5, 2009
Chapel Hill resident Elizabeth Edwards will be on the national stage this Thursday when she appears on the Oprah Winfrey Show. According to Oprah's website, Elizabeth Edwards, who is ... Read More

Anoop is Getting a Key to the City

Sunday May 3, 2009
UNC and the Town of Chapel Hill are jumping onto the American Idol bandwagon this week, as they honor homegrown American Idol Anoop Desai. Fans will have several chances ... Read More

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