Do you want to get out and enjoy this beautiful Fall weather? This Saturday, September 29th, you can do that at the Festival in Motion along the Walnut Creek Greenway. The festival’s goal is to get the community moving, and enjoying the stunning natural beauty that the municipalities of the Triangle have worked hard to […]

This Sunday will mark the 15th Annual Carrboro Music Festival, to be held at a variety of venues throughout the downtown Carrboro area. This free music festival features an eclectic mix of performers and musical styles, with many of the artists hailing from the Triangle. Carrboro is a small, bustling community adjacent to Chapel Hill, […]

Considering all of the growth and construction here in the Triangle it can be easy to overlook the historic points of interest that make up our community. Every Tuesday and Thursday you can join Tobacco Road Tours for their “Historic Durham and Tobacco Empire” guided tour. The Bull City has 58 locations on the National […]

If you are a bride or are helping a bride plan her big day, you’ll want to make plans to stop by The Perfect Wedding Guide’s Bridal show on September 30th at the Durham Convention Center. The show will showcase more than 30 of the Triangle’s top wedding vendors, all of the resources and creative […]

According to a new study by Bloomberg Business week Raleigh can add another accolade to the list: “America’s Best City”. Bloomberg spent months analyzing various metrics including: quality of life, restaurants, school scores, crime rates, park space, museums per capita, number of colleges, even pro sports teams, and came to the conclusion that Raleigh rises […]

Confidence among homebuilders rose this month to its highest level in six years and many expect the housing recovery to strengthen in the next six months.  The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index increased to 40, from 37 in August. That’s the highest reading since June 2006, just before the housing bubble […]

Are you a dog lover? If so, head over to North Hills East (next to Sparians bowling alley) for Midtown Barks and Recreation on Sunday September 23 from 3-7pm. Presented by Midtown Raleigh Alliance and Woof Gang Bakery, Barks and Recreation is a family-friendly  event raising money for the SPCA of Wake County. There will […]

Consumers’ out-of-control debt loads helped spark the recession, but households are rapidly getting their balance sheets back into shape.  Overall consumer borrowing could return to its long-term norms by late next year — and that could help spark a late-2013 rebound in consumer spending, economists say. Read More at USAToday.com

On September 18th, the Wake County Public School System will hear a presentation on the proposed WCPSS student assignment plan for the 2013-14 school year. This proposal was created in response to requests that the school board include base school assignments (meaning school assignments based on home address) in it’s placement policy. The new plan […]

Fewer homes nationwide were put on a foreclosure track last month than in August last year, when they hit a 17-year high, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac said Thursday.  Read More on USATODAY.COM