Farm stands are fun to visit because you never know quite what you’ll find there. If you’re lucky, the one you go to will have local produce and food you can’t get anywhere else, and you’ll leave with some terrific treats to eat and an experience unique to the area. In a time where stores […]
In 1915, Fred Cox, the owner of Hallet’s Drug Store in Bath, Maine, was walking through Boston when he came across a clock with a “for sale” sign on it. He immediately purchased the clock and had it shipped to his store in Bath. The clock was manufactured by the Seth Thomas Clock Co. in […]
Don’t let the name fool you, folks… It is just another gated community that tried to create an instant identity by giving itself a colonial name. Drone footage leaves nothing to the imagination. It is all a tacky ruse to legitimize $1M+ homes Here are the lyrics to Malvina Reynolds’ 1962 song “Little Boxes” that […]
Nifty Fifty’s restaurant is a place built on nostalgia. With décor and flashy neon lighting intended to evoke the vibe of the 1950s and the chrome diner of the time, Nifty Fifty’s aims at recalling the “wholesome family values, mouth-watering homemade cooking and the birth of rock n’ roll”. With a jukebox, milkshakes, and a […]
Char Grill has been a fixture on Hillsborough St in Raleigh since it was part of Route One in 1959. The building was almost demolished for a parking lot in 1974, but Mahlon Aycock and Ryon Wilder, fresh out of college, arranged to lease and later purchase the restaurant from the widow of the original […]
Though the Philadelphia Inquirer is not in fact the oldest newspaper in the United States – a claim they made based on an historian tracing their provenance through older newspapers back to 1771, which they later retracted – it is the third oldest surviving newspaper in the country. Founded as the Pennsylvania Inquirer by editor […]
Raleigh has a greenway network of 117 miles of trails through its metropolitan area. Many of the trails like the Walnut Creek Trail were built in the 1980s and 1990s. The trails incorporate an impressive infrastructure of boardwalk areas over wetlands, roadway underpasses, and independent bridges around railway abutments. These trails aren’t just glorified sidewalks […]
Rag Time Tavern has always been my favorite go to restaurant in Atlantic Beach. Located one block off the Atlantic ocean with delicious fresh seafood. Rag Time Tavern has earned numerous accolades for their creative seafood and “House Brewed Beer”🍺 […]
The 42nd annual Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament is one of the largest Kingfish tournaments in the southeast. This year had over 340 boats participating and prizes totaling $253,500. The grand prize was a 25 ft Contender with twin 150 Yamaha outboards valued at $160,000. An almost 50 lb kingfish won this fantastic boat. In addition […]
The new National Headquarters for the PGA Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach Florida, opened in January 2021. The 187,000 square building was constructed on the property of The PGA Tour owned near the famous “COUPLES GATE”. It features: 150 display screens, four outdoor terraces, six wellness centers, a fitness center, and a café as well as […]
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