When I was growing up in the North, sweet potatoes generally made an annual appearance – for the holidays, and they were usually drowning in brown sugar and butter. As a kid, I was convinced that you could eat them if you couldn’t taste them. It wasn’t until I moved to the South that I [...]

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How do you like your Halloween? Spooky? Terrifying? Downright I’ll-never-sleep-tonight scary?
Whatever fright factor you prefer, you’ll find something spine-chillingly appropriate in the Carolinas. Haunted houses, many done for local charities, can be found in just about every community.
Here are a few suggestions for a horrifyingly good Halloween:

Fear Farm. New attraction, [...]

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It’s hard to believe we are heading into November already! This is the time when the leaves start to fall, the colder weather starts to kick in, and the college football season starts to get really serious.
Here in North Carolina, we have some great football action happening from the mountains to the coast. In [...]

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As we are all aware, qualifying for a mortgage these days is anything but easy. What if it was made even more complicated?
Recently a bill, called the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act, was co-sponsored by Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.). If enacted, the bill would require all government-sponsored lenders (so that [...]

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When I was younger, I never gave much thought to what my future home would look like. I never conjured up images or tore ideas out of magazines to store in a shoebox. I knew that I would own a home one day, so for the most part, I had a “think about it when [...]

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What do the Winston-Salem Board of Realtors, local designers and old furniture have in common? Come on, take a guess. No? Can’t think of it? Well then let me help you.
What all of the above have in common is the Habitat ReStore project, an annual event to raise money and put local designers to work. [...]

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October is my favorite month for a number of reasons. First of all, I love fall. Second, it is my birthday month and I LOVE my birthday. Last but certainly not least, October is also the month of the North Carolina State Fair.
Growing up, I attended the fair every year. My best friend and I [...]

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Grab your husband, wife, friend or neighbor and get out and enjoy all the new homes on the Triad Parade of Homes tour! This is a great time of year in the Triad for many reasons, but in the new homes industry, this is the biggest event of the year.
I became involved with the Parade [...]

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Buying insurance is not like buying a tank of gas. When the gas light illuminates and that annoying little ping sound goes off (at least it’s an annoying little ping sound in my car) I look for the closest gas station to fill up my tank so that I can carry on with my day. At [...]

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When I started this Homebuying Adventure, I had never heard of a home warranty. As a renter, you call your landlord or apartment manager when things break. Other than the inconvenience, repairs are not really your problem.
But as a homeowner, what happens when the air conditioner or heat stops working? What do you do when [...]

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