Over the past decade, the Triangle area has become one of the most popular areas of the country to live and work, and for good reason. A prime geographical location and a robust economy have paved the way for a huge influx of families and individuals relocating from out of state. At some point, most of these people eventually play host to visiting family and friends. Luckily, there’s no shortage of fun and interesting things to do.

Here are a few good ones:

  • Heart of NC Wine Trail: Established in 2011, this wine trail includes five small, unique vineyards. It runs from Durham southwest through Apex and Pittsboro, ending in Siler City.
  • Duke Gardens: The Sarah P. Duke Gardens is free and open every day of the year. This world-renowned public…

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Durham Bulls Athletic ParkIf you listen closely you'll hear the crack of the bat. Spring is running late this year but the 2014 Baseball Season is up and running here in Durham, North Carolina. From T-Ball all the way up to the Durham Bulls we are in full swing this April. Now I like baseball but I am not a huge baseball fan. However, spend some time at a Durham Bulls game and you can't help but become a fan. When my family and I were first considering a move to Durham one of my friends took me to a game. This one night certainly helped to put Durham at the top of our list of places to move. I was amazed by my first sight of the American Tobacco Campus and the ball park itself was also a sight to see. Now game night will be even more exciting with a huge renovation of the park…

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Downtown Durham is constantly upgrading it's offering. This month the newest investment from the City of Durham, and local Entrepreneur's bring upgrades to the Award Winning DPAC facility and Downtown Durham's American Tobacco District.

DPAC announced plans to expand the President's Circle Lounge in partnership with Capitol Broadcasting Co. The expansion will more than triple the amount of space for the top supporters of DPAC and will expand other facilities as well.

In addition to the announced upgrades for the President's Lounge, work is almost finished for the four new restaurants in the space directly next to DPAC. For the last year, construction of Diamond View III (which is located just outside the left outfield wall of the Durham Bulls…

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Butterfly at Museum Of LifeThe staff really care here. This place isn't just a museum where you can look and read about the subject, you actually get to participate when learning! They have live demonstrations indoors and in the outside areas, they have staff to explain the scientific principles behind the exhibits. It is a real jewel here in Durham.

“Best kid place in Durham”

We went with my two kids and my parents and spent the entire day. There were several exhibits inside that are more for older kids. There was a nice train ride outside (make sure you make an early reservation, it fills up fast) and a petting farm. The butterfly garden was well kept (and humid). There was a large exhibit for the wolves and bears in the back. My older child loved the dinosaur path. Free…

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We're just seven short days away from the kick off of the 2013 Triangle Restaurant Week and with the opening of so many new and exciting restaurants throughout the Triangle we're all going to need to work up a powerful appetite. Here's the perfect chance to try some of the places you've been meaning to check out. From January 21 through January 27, roughly 6 dozen restaurants (so far, I expect more to come) are offering fixed price three course dinner menus for either $20 or $30 and lunches for $10. It's a great opportunity to enjoy some wonderful food, catch up with some friends, support our local businesses and simply celebrate one of the many reasons that Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh, Cary, and the surrounding area are such wonderful places to live and…

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There are four significant economic engines that are critical to the vibrancy of Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham; collectively referred to as either “the Triangle” or “the Research Triangle”. In no particular order they are Duke University, UNC- Chapel Hill, NC State University and the Research Triangle Park where many a graduating graduate students and/or former employes of one of the above mentioned schools will work at one point in their career.

Since its inception over 50 years ago the Research Triangle Park's vision has remained largely unchanged, but no longer. A week ago a new master plan was officially unveiled to the public and I will admit to being excited about the planned changes that will be taking place as I firmly believe they bode well…

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OK, I admit it, I love living here in Durham, NC and can't help but boast to friends, family and clients about my new home town. It's easy to do when hardly a month goes by without one national publication or another singling out Durham for accolades.

This year Kiplinger has been stoking us. Back in February they listed Durham as the #9 city for singles in the country and today I see where they ranked us as the #2 city in the country for mid-career professionals siting below national average home prices, strong income growth over the past 6 years, and below national average unemployment. What they failed to mention was our strength in diversity and open mindedness, the fact that we are the culinary center of North Carolina and rapidly becoming one of…

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It's an absolutely stunning weekend and there's a lot of exciting things going on that have me excited.

First there's CenterFest in downtown Durham centered on Morris St centered around the newly renovated Carolina Theater and the Durham Convention Center. A showcase for local North Carolina artisits of all sorts, there will be numerous free live shows as well as street food and more. It starts today (9/15/12) at 10AM and will open up tomorrow (Sunday September 16th) at 11AM.

Also going on today is a benefit for the Durham Crises Response Center at the Grand opening of The Cookery's Front Room this will be between Noon - 3PM and will feature a food truck round up, lots of free music, wine and beer tastings and promises to be an absolute blast! Both…

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It's that time of year. Forget the Superbowl, it UNC versus Duke for the annual version of the ACC/Triangle Superbowl of Basketball. Here in Chapel Hill this evening it's akin to hosting the Superbowl, the Indy 500 and world Championship Heavyweight fight. I can already hear, Dick Vitale offering his version of, “Let's Get Ready to Rumble”

If there's one thing I've learned living here it's that besides knowing where the best Barbecue is; you need to pick a team and be proud of it. (Sorry NC State Fans, I know it's got to be difficult for you.)

Now myself I'm a Duke fan plain and simple. Sure UNC has a good program, but for me when it comes to excitement you just can't beat Cameron Indoor Stadium and the Cameron Crazies. As a Durham resident I also…

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What a great way to start a new year. Once again Durham is hosting it's annual free Paper Shredding, E-Waste and Christmas Tree Disposal Event, coming up on January 14th. Available to all city and county businesses and residents it will be open from 8AM – 2PM in the Sears Parking lot at the Northgate Mall. For full details check out the Environment RTP.org website, a great local source of information. Now you have a chance to safely clean out your home, reclaim some space, help the environment and all for free! Thumbs up to Durham's Solid Waste Management Department who is overseeing this event.

About The Durham Home Energy Savings Program

First Come- First Served- The Durham Home Energy Savings Program (HESP) is accepting application for subsidized…

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