Pay It Forward: Read and Feed
What would your life be like if you had never learned to read? Sit with that question for a moment. Think about your job,…
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Small Business Spotlight: Vino & Tap
There’s a word Robbie Schenck keeps returning to in conversation, and it isn’t wine. It isn’t craft beer, or champagne cocktails, or even the…
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Noodle Blvd
The parking lot starts to fill up even before the doors open. By dinner, cars spill into the lot of the restaurant next door…
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Grounds for Connection: The Turkish Coffee Lady
At The Turkish Coffee Lady in Apex, the service you’ll experience is akin to a cultural inheritance. “It’s feeding people,” says co-owner Elif Dilekoglu…
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Battle Bots: Giant Robot Fight Club
“The first rule of Giant Robot Fight Club,” announces referee Fudge Shemp to a raucous audience from inside the ring, “is please talk about…
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Pay It Forward: Make a Splash at the Triangle Aquatic Center
Reflected on the surface of an indoor swimming pool are boys and girls in swimsuits who fist-bump and high-five their parents before grabbing kickboards,…
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2026 Movers & Shakers
This year’s Movers & Shakers embody the spirit of a region on the rise. These 10 young professionals — spanning industries and forging their…
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Local Lit
Our local literary landscape glimmers with gems. From a pacey YA fantasy thriller to a trial-by-fire culinary memoir, distinctive guidebook to enthralling mystery, area…
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Caffeinated Canvases
“We call ourselves the Chick-fil-A of coffee,” says Pretty Good Coffee Company owner and Chief Espresso Officer Sam Nelson. “We’re really friendly and really,…
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Small Business Spotlight: Carolina Clay Studio
“This business really started with one simple concept, which is community,” says Carolina Clay Studio owner and instructor Nate Goldman. After falling in love…
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