August, 2016

We Love!: September/October 2016

1. Time to recycle Making Time art clocks are handcrafted using vintage or discarded digital materials. Gift card and CD clock, $22. madeshops.com 2….

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Gourmet Grab and Go

As a hardworking real estate agent, Julie Woodcock’s days are long and unpredictable, leaving her little time to cook meals for her husband and…

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What Really Matters

For anyone who’s ever felt excluded, inadequate or thwarted in life … meet Dr. Lucy Daniels. Tiny in stature but larger than life in…

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The Book Stop is Here

In October 2015, Karen Helton and her family opened the doors of a miniature, white and pink version of their own house right in…

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Making a Cold Case for Peonies

Pssst! Ya wanna know a secret? Herbaceous peonies (Paeonia lactiflora), those beautiful perennials with the big, bodacious blossoms everybody adores, really aren‘t that hard…

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Save a Beagle

A home just isn’t a home without a beagle. So say the foster families of Triangle Beagle Rescue of North Carolina, who take in…

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Salute & Support the VOB

Small business is the heart of our community. And when some of those businesses are owned by military veterans, well, that makes it even…

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What’s Your Password?

Think you’re safe online? Think again. In the early days of the internet, protecting your personal information was easier: Keep your passwords to yourself,…

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Help Provide Life Experiences

Five businesses under one roof, all staffed by adults with special needs — now that’s worth your support. Cary-based nonprofit Life Experiences offers just…

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