Author: Vanessa Infanzon
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Don’t miss your chance to see Chihuly’s art at the Biltmore Estate
Asheville’s Biltmore Estate exhibits glass artist Dale Chihuly’s work through early 2025.
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10 places to throw an adult birthday party in Charlotte
Who says birthday parties are just for kids? Celebrate your next milestone at one of these Charlotte area venues.
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North Carolina’s 6 drive-in movie theaters make for dreamy summer nights
North Carolina is home to six drive-in movie theaters. Learn about each one, then get ready for a 1950s-style date night.
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Celebrate 50 years of the North Carolina Zoo with a wild visit or two
Chris Goldston, animal management supervisor at the North Carolina Zoo, started 40 years ago when his brother recommended him to help finish building the lion enclosure in the Africa section. He’s worked his way around the zoo, gaining knowledge about…
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Get to know true crime writer Cathy Pickens & other North Carolina authors
Charlotte resident Cathy Pickens is the author of the Blue Ridge Mountain Mysteries, formerly the Southern Fried Series and Carolinas True Crime Stories. Her foray into true crime has led her to believe that North Carolina has more serial women…
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Reduce, reuse, refill: Your guide to NC’s zero-waste ‘refilleries’
Husband and wife team Mark and Sue Bayliff opened Fill-More, a refillery shop in downtown Burnsville, in 2018. Refilleries like Fill-More have popped up around the state to help consumers reduce the waste from plastic bottles holding cleaning products, laundry…
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Here’s the buzz about Scranton’s mural of bees in tutus
In 2019, Rose Randazzo Pizzuto reached out to artist Matt Willey to paint a mural for Scranton Tomorrow’s Mural Arts Program, “a public art initiative that promotes history, culture, diversity and creativity.” “Willey was the first artist I reached out…
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17 veteran-owned businesses to support in North Carolina
Tanya Jones, the newly elected and first Black woman president of the North Carolina Veterans Business Association (NC VetBiz), encourages the North Carolina community to buy from business owners who served in one of the six branches of the United…
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One man’s mission to paint 50,000 honeybees in NC and beyond
In 2008, art activist Matt Willey met a bee in his Manhattan studio. That encounter would lead to The Good of the Hive, Willey’s mission to paint 50,000 honeybees worldwide. “She flew in and landed right in the middle of…
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Steer clear of wild spring breakers by visiting these NC gems
Spring break conjures up images of wet t-shirt contests, empty beer cans strewn along the beach, and loud music until the wee hours of the night. Been there. Done that. Over it. Whether your spring break is one day, a…