Author: Vanessa Infanzon
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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…
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The lesser-known state park in northeast NC that’s idyllic in spring
In March 2005, Vermont native Chuck Richardson packed up his camping gear, piled a canoe and kayak on top of his truck, and with encouragement from his wife, left for a few weeks to find sunshine. Richardson meandered down the…