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Do not fear the chicken in the yellow fedora! If you have driven in or out of Wake Forest on S. Main Street, I am sure you have noticed the Tropical Picken Chicken signage and/or restaurant.  It’s tucked in right next door to Wake Forest morning staple, Daylight Donuts.  I love trying new places, but while I was [...]

The Town of Wake Forest Public Art Commission is seeking an artist or team of artists to create two or more site-specific artworks that offer compelling, contextually sensitive outdoor seating to visitors to downtown. The artworks will be located in two prominent outdoor spaces along White Street, in the heart of downtown Wake Forest. The [...]

The Wake Forest Cemetery Advisory Board is seeking local history buffs who enjoy sharing stories about colorful characters from the town’s past to serve as volunteer docents for this year’s Cemetery Walking Tour. The event is set for Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. until noon. The Cemetery Advisory Board began sponsoring the tour to highlight the [...]

There’s more time to submit your photos of places around Wake Forest that matter to you. The Town of Wake Forest has extended its “This Place Matters” campaign until March 2 after the overwhelming success of the program. Residents have submitted dozens of photos of locations around town with descriptions of why each place matters [...]

Harris Teeter is committed to providing its customers with outstanding quality and service at a great value, including in its Pharmacy business.  In 2012, the company invites shoppers to experience both the convenience of a Harris Teeter Pharmacy, as well as the familiarity of the company’s knowledgeable pharmacists during Harris Teeter’s Rx Punch Card Promotion. [...]

Time is running out to show your support for your favorite NFL team in the Super Bowl by donating to the Souper Bowl of Caring. Granite Falls Swim & Athletic Club has placed two bins on the premises to give folks a chance to help provide food for the North East Wake Backpack Buddies program. [...]

‘Biodiversity offsetting’ is likely to be included into the new NPPF to placate the countryside lobby. This angers me, and this blog by Sally Marsh describes much better than I can why - ”Biodiversity offsetting – just ask for the real … Continue reading →

This guest post comes from Kevin Zobrist, WSU Area Extension Educator, Forest Stewardship serving Snohomish, Skagit, King, and Island Counties. This is an excerpt from the January 2012 WSU Extension Puget Sound Forest Stewardship E-Newsletter. Sign up to get great news like this from Kevin every month in your inbox! One of the most pressing [...]

With two weeks until Valentine’s Day, it’s time to start thinking about a special Valentine for your sweetie!  Carolina Clover is here to help you choose a gift full of meaning and personalization, helping you avoid the annual routine of  the dreaded mad dash into the store for flowers and a card on the way home [...]

Not sure if you have noticed the appearance of pink trash cans that have popped up around the greater Wake Forest area. One morning, not long ago, as we were doing our morning carpool run, my older son noticed one of these pink trash cans in front of his friend’s home.  As one might expect from a [...]

The Town of Wake Forest will close the portion of East Juniper Avenue between 6th Street and 7th Street on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while crews install a storm drain pipe. Detour signs and flaggers will direct traffic around the work area. Motorists are encouraged to take the signed detour [...]

It’s a new year and so its time for new movies. I attended an advanced screening of Man on a Ledge almost a month ago. The movies stars Sam Worthington as Nick Cassidy a cop convicted for stealing a huge diamond from real estate mogul David Englander (Ed Harris). It also stars Elizabeth Banks as Lydia Mercer the [...]

The phenomenal rise in domestic and small business wood burning boilers in the UK is surely not being matched by local supply in many areas. What is clearly seen by a rapidly increasing amount of homeowners and small businesses as … Continue reading →

Is anyone else out there annoyed by the prevailing sentiment that trophies for participation are actually a good thing for our kids? The first time my oldest child received one, I thought it was cute.  She was 4 and overjoyed when her coach handed her a nice sized trophy at the end of the YMCA soccer [...]

The votes are in, and Wake Forest resident Melissa Matthews won the IKEA Life Improvement Sabbatical Contest.