Local Buzz – Bestow Baked Goods

I initially met Heather Sutton when I did my previous interview with the owners of Cultivate Coffee. She is the wizard behind all the mouth-watering treats from Bestow Baked Goods that you can find in the bakery case at Cultivate. During my most recent visit to the coffee shop I ordered a Cinnamon Chip scone …

Raven Rock State Park – Harnett County’s Hidden Gem

Being a SAHM of an active 22-month-old, I am always looking for new and adventurous things to do with my son. I had seen an article about a year ago about Raven Rock State Park but had forgotten all about it. When I text my husband one morning and said, 'what should Squish (what we …

Local Buzz: Cultivate Coffee Roasters

Coffee Together. Those are the words you see on the wall when you walk into Cultivate Coffee Roasters. After sitting down with owners Ben and Alex I do not think there are two better words to describe them. Ben is extremely passionate about coffee, which was evident simply by the way he talked about it, …

Local Buzz: Flowers on Broad Street

The aroma of fresh flowers hanging in the air that hits your senses when you walk into Flowers on Broad Street is a sweet mash-up of roses, hydrangea, and peonies mixed with a hint of masculine earthiness. It instantly makes you wish you could bottle it up and take it home with you. There is something …

Local Buzz – Varina Vinyls

I moved to the "little" town of Fuquay-Varina five years ago with my husband. We purchased a house that was in short-sale about three months before our wedding and completely flipped it from the ground up. The good news is, we still got married! More on that adventure later... Living in a small town brings …