Podcast
A $590 Million Week for NC’s Attorney General
North Carolina’s Attorney General had a busy week: a record $590 million PFAS settlement, a 49-state robocall crackdown, and eggs finally reaching food banks.
Your Big Week in the Triangle: September 15 to 21
Monday brain is real, so let me give you something better to think about than your inbox. This week in the Triangle is stacked. I mean genuinely stacked, the kind of week where you actually have to sit down and pick which nights you're going out and which ones you're...
Your Triangle Fall Festival Lineup: Every Saturday Worth Planning Around
You can feel it, right? That first morning where you actually want a hoodie on your walk, the farmers markets suddenly have more gourds than tomatoes, and every group chat in the Triangle is asking the same question: what festival are we hitting this weekend. Fall...
Apple Picking Near Raleigh: Your Complete 2026 Orchard Guide
Where to actually go apple picking near Raleigh this fall, from the closest u-pick orchard an hour away to a full mountain weekend, with real dates, prices, and links.
Your November Election Deadlines Start Now
Voter registration, absentee ballot, and early voting deadlines for the November 3 general election, plus what’s on the ballot for Wake County and the Triangle.
Wendell Is Growing Faster Than Any Town in North Carolina, and Its Main Street Still Feels Like 1950
I was driving out Wendell Boulevard a few weeks ago on my way to look at a listing for a friend, and I did a double take at how much had changed since the last time I made that drive. New townhomes, a shopping center going up where there used to be a field, a line of...
Meet the Candidates on Your November Ballot
A plain, no-spin look at who’s running for U.S. Senate, NC-02, and NC-04 to represent the Triangle this November.
Naylor Family Farm Opens for Fall, and It’s Worth the Drive Down 401
Fall snuck up on me this year. One week it was still ninety degrees and sticky, and the next I drove past Naylor Family Farm on 401 and saw the sign go up: open for the season starting September 19th. That is this Saturday, and if you know me at all, you know I have...
The Two Downtowns of Fuquay-Varina (And Why I Keep Coming Back)
A mineral spring, a 1909 train depot, and the two little downtowns fifteen minutes apart that make Fuquay-Varina one of my favorite Saturday trips in the Triangle.
This Week in the Triangle: BugFest, Food Truck Weekends, and Fall Festival Season
Your weekend plans, sorted, plus a first look at what fall in the Triangle has in store. Happy Friday, y'all. I don't know about you, but this is my favorite stretch of the calendar. The heat is finally letting go, the light turns gold around 6pm, and every weekend...
This Week in the Triangle: Hopscotch, Home Openers, and Oktoberfest All at Once
I love this exact stretch of the calendar. The air finally has a little bite to it in the mornings, NC State and UNC are both kicking off home football seasons this week, and downtown Raleigh is about to get taken over by one of my favorite weekends of the whole year....
Hopscotch Takes Over Downtown Raleigh, Plus Your Full Week in the Triangle
If your group chat has been blowing up about parking downtown this week, I promise it's not you, it's Hopscotch. The whole city center turns into one big venue for a few days every September, and this year's lineup and layout are giving me a reason to actually plan my...