As arctic blasts rattle our windows, it’s time we snuggle close indoors. It’s also the time that our power bills surge. Even with outside temperatures dropping, it’s not too late to take a few minutes to buffer our homes — and budgets — from the frigid air. Here are five fast and inexpensive steps you can take to keep your home and power bill bundled up tight this winter.
In addition to winterizing your house, prep yourselves and your loved ones for a big winter storm. “Never forget to prepare for power outages,” Kirby says. “Winter weather, such as ice storms and heavy snows, may come with power outages. Having an alternative way to keep warm, nonperishable food that doesn’t require cooking, warm blankets and sleeping bags, and emergency charging options for your cell phone are all a different approach to winterizing your home (and family).”
In North Carolina, spring brings the scent of fresh-cut grass and memories of helping Dad mow the lawn.
Nostalgic burger joints are like time machines, delivering something extra special that keeps us coming back.
This tiny city block in downtown Greensboro once had a gigantic reputation. Not so much for its charbroiled beef patties — though they, too, were plentiful — but for its colorful characters and their wild shenanigans.
In the 1950s, as Americans hit freshly paved roads in shiny new cars during the postwar boom, a new kind of restaurant took shape: the drive-in. From those first thin patties to the elaborate gourmet hamburgers of today, North Carolina has spent the past 80 years making burger history.
