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Five Things Every North Carolinian Should Do in February

From the Book ‘Em North Carolina Writers Conference and Book Fair in Lumberton to the Carolina Chocolate Festival in Morehead City, catch these five things every North Carolinian should do during the month of February.
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Chef & the Farmer

In small-town Kinston, one New York couple’s big-city ambition finds a home and helps fuel this restaurant’s successful start.
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Bailey Café

In the tiny town of Bailey at Bailey Café, the shelves are full of cakes unlike any others.
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Sugar on Front Street

At Sugar on Front Street in Wilmington, Samantha Smith provides and ever-changing selection of old-fashioned baked goods.
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Seaside Cheesecake Dessert Shoppe

With more than 50 cheesecake flavors available, making a choice at Seaside Cheesecake Dessert Shoppe in Morehead City isn’t easy.
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Natural Host

When visitors picnic under the live oak in Wilmington’s Airlie Gardens, they carry on a social legacy a century in the making.
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Dates & Events in Eastern N.C.

Pick up some new antiques at the Antiques Show and Sale in New Bern on February 10-12.
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Five Things Every North Carolinian Should Do in January

From a stroll through Bethania Mill & Village Shoppes near Winston-Salem to a Barbecue Cook-off in Carolina Beach, catch these five things every North Carolinian should do during the month of January.
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Lake Waccamaw: The Natural Lake

From its origins to its people to its views, everything about Lake Waccamaw is too good to be true.
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Bonner Bridge: Driving on Water

The Bonner Bridge carries N.C. Highway 12 across Oregon Inlet, making it possible for people to get to Hatteras Island. But if you stop at the top, it yields a view unlike any other in the state, a view that helps shape the writer’s perspective on life.
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