Tomatoland
The drippy, seedy guts that explode out of a tomato used to seriously disgust me when I was a kid. I found them highly suspicious, I just didn’t trust them. Cherry tomatoes in the salads at fancy restaurants were the...
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A Quiet and Prudent Holiday Sky
Posted by Staff | Jul 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
While I do consider myself a Savvy Spender, no one who knows me would dispute that I have no problem spending money on fun. Trips, parties, plays, shoes: all good reasons to open my wallet. However I have to give props for...
Read MoreAn Immigration Story-> (still) The Land of Opportunity
Posted by Staff | Jul 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
On my TV, news and reality shows about immigrants are about illegal’s. They cast a poor reflection on all immigrants. I must reach way back to remember the stories from my Grandma Mary Cahill Cronshey Kohn, who told me about...
Read MoreSigns of Good Business at The Aloft Hotel
Posted by Jan Bolick | Jul 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
This sign caught my eye over at the Aloft Hotel when they opened back in the fall. I was reminded of it today when I went over there for a meeting. There are actually four of these green signs, reserving four spaces outside the...
Read MoreZumba…OMG!
Posted by Staff | Jul 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Am I the last person in the Triangle to participate in “The Original Fitness-Party” better know as Zumba? I actually took my first Zumba class two weeks ago and loved it. In my class there was a mix of ages from 20...
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Posted by Staff | Jul 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Bunnicula
Posted by Staff | Jul 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Although I wasn’t looking to add a bunny to our menagerie of household pets, it didn’t take long to convince me to take care of Isabella for two weeks. My four children have been begging for a rabbit for months now (and a...
Read MoreGreetings!
Posted by Staff | Jul 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
During the past week or so, I’ve been in two drugstores. Both times someone called out to me with a hearty “Welcome to _______.” It happened again when I stopped in a home improvement store. It seems the Walmart greeter idea...
Read More[video] What To Know About The NEW NC Real Estate Contract
Posted by Staff | Jul 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
The NC Real Estate purchase contract changed in 2011. One of the key components is the “due diligence date” that can significantly impact the closing, sellers, and buyers. Watch as Debbie Earp and Robin Mullis of The...
Read MoreYou Can Call Him Jones
Posted by Art Chansky | Jul 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
A few things you may not know about the new radio Voice of the Tar Heels: His proper name is Monrovie Jones Angell, IV. That’s on par with Forest Orion Mixon, III, which is Mick’s official moniker, and a lot more eccentric than...
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