Editor’s Letter

Celebrating Love

I love planning an issue theme. Six times a year, as we are researching and deciding our articles, we have one overarching topic to focus on — Art, Food, Holidays, etc. That’s the theme.

I feel so clever when all of our content fits creatively into the theme and is timely, locally driven, and informative. I’m still reveling in the August/September 2021 issue, themed “Big Ideas,” which included interviews with Chris and Jon Harol, brothers and entrepreneurs behind The Block on Main, local podcaster Karen Shore, and the COO of the UNC Health Rex Holly Springs hospital, all bringing innovative ideas to Southern Wake. It was the pinnacle of theming.

Ask Main & Broad’s publisher or photographer, and they’ll tell you this issue’s theme is Travel. But I decided, being that it’s February, to approach the topics herein (including travel) with the idea of celebrating love.

So our main feature highlights Reasons to Love North Carolina (page 20), hoping that these insights inspire your next statewide adventure.

Our Restaurant Spotlight recommends the perfect date-night dinner to enjoy with your love (page 50).

And our Meet & Greet column introduces J. Dwayne Garnett, a selftitled Love Advocate , who shares ways to approach each day from a perspective of love (page 16).

(If you listen closely, you can hear the attaboys I’m giving myself for such clever theming.)

I hope you love every page.

This issue BY THE Numbers

16

Reasons to love North Carolina

Plus

Additional reasons online. (We couldn’t fit everything in print!)

NC counties represented on the African American Experience of North East North Carolina.

Locations that Bellini Italian Cuisine has occipied in the Triangle since opening in 2010. We hope they’re here to stay in Holly Springs.

Events and activities to enjoy locally in February and March — including a glow-in-the-dark Easter egg hunt.

Bald Head Island is a golf cart only island located at the tip of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean.

Bald Head Island is a golf cart only island located at the tip of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean.

Bald Head Island is a golf cart only island located at the tip of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean.

Bald Head Island is a golf cart only island located at the tip of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean.

It is the southernmost point in North Carolina. Enjoy a 20 minute ferry ride and arrive at this unique 13 mile island consisting of untouched beaches, marsh and maritime forest preserves.

Bald Head Island is a golf cart only island located at the tip of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean.

It is the southernmost point in North Carolina. Enjoy a 20 minute ferry ride and arrive at this unique 13 mile island consisting of untouched beaches, marsh and maritime forest preserves.

It is the southernmost point in North Carolina. Enjoy a 20 minute ferry ride and arrive at this unique 13 mile island consisting of untouched beaches, marsh and maritime forest preserves.

It is the southernmost point in North Carolina. Enjoy a 20 minute ferry ride and arrive at this unique 13 mile island consisting of untouched beaches, marsh and maritime forest preserves.

It is the southernmost point in North Carolina. Enjoy a 20 minute ferry ride and arrive at this unique 13 mile island consisting of untouched beaches, marsh and maritime forest preserves.

COME “SEA” US !

COME “SEA” US !

COME “SEA” US !

COME “SEA” US !

COME “SEA” US !

Bald Head Island Service S

Bald Head Island Service S

Rentals, Sales + Property Management

Rentals, Sales + Property Management

Bald Head Island Service S

Bald Head Island Service S

Bald Head Island Service S

Rentals, Sales + Property Management

Rentals, Sales + Property Management

Bald Head Island Services is about making a house a home. Whether you are coming to the island for vacation, or you’re an owner who wants to rent your property, we are here for you every step of the way. And if you’re thinking about purchasing a Bald Head Island home, we can provide exceptional experience and expertise with that, as well.

Bald Head Island Services is about making a house a home. Whether you are coming to the island for vacation, or you’re an owner who wants to rent your property, we are here for you every step of the way. And if you’re thinking about purchasing a Bald Head Island home, we can provide exceptional experience and expertise with that, as well.

Rentals, Sales + Property Management

Bald Head Island Services is about making a house a home. Whether you are coming to the island for vacation, or you’re an owner who wants to rent your property, we are here for you every step of the way. And if you’re thinking about purchasing a Bald Head Island home, we can provide exceptional experience and expertise with that, as well.

Bald Head Island Services is about making a house a home. Whether you are coming to the island for vacation, or you’re an owner who wants to rent your property, we are here for you every step of the way. And if you’re thinking about purchasing a Bald Head Island home, we can provide exceptional experience and expertise with that, as well.

Bald Head Island Services is about making a house a home. Whether you are coming to the island for vacation, or you’re an owner who wants to rent your property, we are here for you every step of the way. And if you’re thinking about purchasing a Bald Head Island home, we can provide exceptional experience and expertise with that, as well.

Customer service is the heartbeat of our company, and we strive to make every business transaction into a lifelong relationship. Because we live and work here, we understand how to make your Bald Head Island experience the very best it can be. Now, how can we help you?

Customer service is the heartbeat of our company, and we strive to make every business transaction into a lifelong relationship. Because we live and work here, we understand how to make your Bald Head Island experience the very best it can be. Now, how can we help you?

Customer service is the heartbeat of our company, and we strive to make every business transaction into a lifelong relationship. Because we live and work here, we understand how to make your Bald Head Island experience the very best it can be. Now, how can we help you?

Customer service is the heartbeat of our company, and we strive to make every business transaction into a lifelong relationship. Because we live and work here, we understand how to make your Bald Head Island experience the very best it can be. Now, how can we help you?

Customer service is the heartbeat of our company, and we strive to make every business transaction into a lifelong relationship. Because we live and work here, we understand how to make your Bald Head Island experience the very best it can be. Now, how can we help you?