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Raleigh postpartum doula Pam Diamond gets questions from new parents about all sorts of things, but one biggie has to do with laundry.

Stacy's been trying to teach her toddler about nature this spring, but other lessons are sneaking in.

There’s a festival fit for everyone this weekend in the Triangle

There will be art on the streets of Raleigh, hip hop in Durham, a Hogg celebration in Hillsborough and an agriculture-themed event at the State Fairgrounds. Plus, you can tour… Click...
Nurses' labor of love is all in the family for grandmother-granddaughter team

When soon-to-be mothers are feeling exhausted and ready to give up, Krissy Maher, a labor and delivery nurse at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, regularly calls in the Pushing Specialist. Click...
Nia Vardalos adopts new attitude on sharing

Nia Vardalos made an art of airing the family laundry. A delightful, bighearted, lucrative art. Click to Continue »
Navigating the family vacation: Roller coasters can be exciting, but it pays to consider what constitutes a real adventure

When Keith Bellows' firstborn, Adam, was 18, his idea of getting outdoors was "opening a window," Bellows says. Click to Continue »
NICUs are tense, hopeful places for parents of newborns

Little Carter Silveira was sound asleep in the Sutter Memorial Hospital neonatal intensive care unit. Click to Continue »

Contest puts heat on young chefs

At the National ProStart Invitational last month in Baltimore, a team from Cary High School proved they could take the heat, even if it didn't involve a full kitchen. Click to Continue &...
Chapel Hill student named Presidential Scholar

Jacob A. Reed, a senior at East Chapel Hill High School, is one of 141 students nationwide to be named a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Click to Continue »
Art for Hospice's teen founder wins national service award

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Girl Scouts add fun twist to collecting shoe donations

Girl Scouts from Troop 697 in Chapel Hill collected 70 pairs of shoes for the FootCentric charity recently. Click to Continue »
Local students serve as pages in NC House

John Adams, Emily vonLehmden and Christina Stone, all students at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, recently served as pages for a week in the NC House of Representatives. Click to Continue...