Travel & Outdoors

• Duke Gardens ranks among top 10 public gardens

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  Discovered January 8, 2009 at 3:00 pm

  If you haven’t been to the Sarah P. Duke Gardens yet, you now have another reason to go. The gorgeous gardens were ranked among the top 10 public gardens in “Southern Living” magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards, the N&O reports.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Free! Folding Bike Demo

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  Discovered January 5, 2009 at 1:56 pm

  I’ve never ridden one, but I totally love the look of these funky-cool bikes. If you’re interested in seeing, trying, or finding out more about them (or showing off your own), be sure to connect with Phillip Barron over at nichomachus.net. Get a look at the video, too!

  From: Lisa Creech Bledsoe | (0) Comments

• Finding a campsite in North Carolina gets easier this year

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  Discovered January 5, 2009 at 8:42 am

  The days of circling around campsites in state parks looking for the perfect spot next to the creek will be over in April. State campsites will no longer be first come, first serve. Instead, you’ll be able to look at a map of campsites and make your reservations online.

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• Join the crowd, SuperShuttle to bring group rides to RDU

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  Discovered November 28, 2008 at 1:30 pm

  It looks like taxi cabs in the Triangle will have some competition as the gogoRaleigh blog is reporting that SuperShuttle is on the way to the RDU airport. SuperShuttle uses a GPS mapping system to allow people to share rides to the airport. Have you used SuperShuttle’s services in other cities?

  From: Wayne Sutton | (0) Comments

• The trouble with biking for eggs

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  Discovered November 10, 2008 at 7:41 am

  When cyclist Donald Jones hits the road on his bike, he regularly passes a small hut that sells fresh organic eggs. The only problem is he’s not sure how to transport them safely back to his house on his bike. Have you ever spotted this sign in Chatham County?

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• SNAKE on a Fence?

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  Discovered November 8, 2008 at 12:00 pm

  If you’re not a big fan of snakes I wouldn’t click on this post, but if you want see what a python that just ate an Impala ewe looks like then, click on. It’s a crazy picture, I’m not sure if it’s  dead or alive in the picture  but I wouldn’t want to untangle this [...]

  From: Wayne Sutton | (2) Comments

• How Rachael Ray helped a local couple go on a babymoon

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  Discovered October 9, 2008 at 9:15 am

  My fabulous co-worker Page Crawford just returned from a trip to St. Croix with her hubby. They were on a “babymoon,” taking their last vacation together before she has their baby. Added bonus, they won the trip on the Rachael Ray show in a wedding dance off. See the original video here.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Is it ever a good time to jump off of a bank building?

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  Discovered October 3, 2008 at 9:55 am

  I was disappointed yesterday when I heard that the base jumping event was cancelled downtown Raleigh. I didn’t get the memo but heard about it from my coworkers, but looks like both New Raleigh & The Stinging Nettle received the memo, take a look at what it said.

  From: Wayne Sutton | (1) Comment

• Would you cut your grass with an electric lawn mower?

  Result 9

  Discovered October 1, 2008 at 6:00 pm

  It looks like The Durham Bull Pen blog went on a mission to prove some skeptics wrong about his electric lawn mower. He even has some before and after pictures for the doubters too. The key though, don’t let the grass get to thick. [...]

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• Why did you move to Raleigh?

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  Discovered September 9, 2008 at 11:59 am

  The Linda Trevor & Company’s Weblog has a post with 9 listing of the “best place” awards that either Raleigh or NC has won in 2008.  The post list a few reasons why the city has won such as the schools, it’s near the beach and mountains and the Research Triangle Park.

  From: Wayne Sutton | (1) Comment