The Triangle Life Newsletter
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💙 BRIEF: A $21.8M road project begins near Dix Park
Happy Friday, Triangle! There's a first hint of fall in the air this week. Cooler mornings, crisper air, and leaves starting to change color! This stretch of the year is one of my favorites here. It's also a major weekend for one of our family's favorite Triangle traditions — the Durham Bulls are playing their final home games of the season. That always feels like the unofficial close of summer! And speaking of weekend plans, Wendell Falls is throwing their Fall Passport Tour this Sunday!...
💙 BRIEF: A $208 million step toward NC's first children's hospital
Happy Friday, Triangle! It's Labor Day weekend, and you can feel the season starting to change. The mornings are a little cooler, the kids are back in class, and the calendar is full one more time before fall settles in. After 10 years here, this is my favorite stretch of the year. The pools are still open, but you can finally sit outside at night again. Here's what has me thinking this week, though: how much is being built around us right now. A first-of-its-kind children's hospital in Apex...
💙 BRIEF: A NC State’s $185M Poe Hall replacement?
Happy Friday, Triangle! We've hit that last stretch of summer — school's back in session, Labor Day is around the corner, and you can almost feel the season starting to turn. This is the weekend to squeeze in one more round of fireworks, live music, and time in the water before fall arrives. It's a good time to get the house ready for that shift, too. Cooler months arrive quickly here. This week I've pulled together both sides of it — the last major summer weekends and the smart moves that...
💙 BRIEF: What does a $2.5 billion airport mean for your home?
Happy Friday, Triangle! The backpacks are back, the carpool lines are long again, and I swear the sunrise looked a little different on my drive this week. Late August always feels like the Triangle catching its breath before the busy fall. Quiet, though? Not this place. Everywhere I look right now, something's going up. A new runway out at RDU. New hospital beds in Holly Springs. A brand-new fire station on the way in Chapel Hill. This region is building for whatever comes next. That's the...
💙 BRIEF: RDU's about to get $2.5 billion bigger
Happy Friday, Triangle! We're deep into August heat now — loud cicadas, shimmering pavement by noon, and pool water as warm as a bath. After all those Minnesota summers, I still don't take a warm August night here for granted. School is returning soon, making these last few open weekends especially valuable — good for a ballgame or an evening at an amphitheater. Meanwhile, the Triangle keeps building. On Monday, FAA officials visited to signal federal support for RDU's $2.5-billion expansion,...
💙 BRIEF: 860 new jobs just landed in Holly Springs
Happy Friday, Triangle! We are deep into the dog days now. The kind of August afternoon where the air feels like a warm towel and the smart move is a porch, a glass of something cold, and zero ambition until about 7 p.m. If you need a reason to brave the heat, the sunflowers at Dix Park are peaking right now, and they are worth the sweat. After ten years here, I still can't get over that a field like that sits minutes from downtown. Minnesota me would not believe it. School is returning soon,...
💙 BRIEF: 400 new homes just cleared a big hurdle on the Durham–Chapel Hill line!
Happy Friday, Triangle! The end of July brings a late-summer rhythm to the Triangle. During this stretch the tomatoes reach peak flavor, pools do not offer much relief after 4 p.m., and every good plan starts with finding shade. This weekend features a full lineup of events. The events include barbecue in Cary, an evening soccer match, and a local artist market at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Here is a quick look at all three. Having moved from Minnesota years ago, I still never take a...
💙 BRIEF: UNC's building a 230-acre second campus
Happy Friday, Triangle! It's the kind of week where stepping outside feels like walking into a warm towel. Peak July heat is here, and after all my years down from Minnesota, I still can't quite believe I traded snow shovels for sunscreen (and I'd make that trade again every single time). Just so you know, downtown's about to get even busier. GalaxyConGalaxyCon rolls into the Convention Center this weekend with tens of thousands of cosplayers, so if you spot a Jedi in line for coffee on...
💙 BRIEF: Raleigh's $1.7 billion stadium plan hit a wall
Happy Friday, Triangle! Summer showed up and it isn't being subtle. This is the stretch when the greenways empty out by mid-morning and the smart money's on a shady patio or a lake by noon. Good news: the weekend has cover for all of it. With the Bulls hosting fireworks and free jazz in the park, the biggest news is at the statehouse, where the debate over bringing Major League Baseball to Raleigh just took a significant turn. Grab your coffee, get comfortable, and let me guide you through...
💙 BRIEF: A $100M Costco could be coming to Clayton
Happy Friday, Triangle! We are in the middle of a hot Carolina summer, where lake breezes and shaded greenways feel like a lifesaver. If you've been living in the AC this week, consider this your nudge to get back out there. There's live music on the water in Cary tonight, a slice of France in Raleigh on Saturday, and a treasure hunt in Durham on Sunday. And there's a piece of retail news with real implications for the southern Triangle: another Costco could be on the way. Grab your coffee,...
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