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“I love September, especially when we’re in it.” – Willie Stargell
MUM’S THE WORD Mid-September’s the time to break out the mums! Experts say it’s best to wait until nighttime temps begin to drop before picking up your fall doorstep beauties. The State Farmers Market is always a good bet; so are Logan’s One Stop Garden Shop, Homewood Nursery, Fairview Garden Center, Norwood Road Garden, and many others.
STAY SAFE College students back on campus can find safety and strength in numbers with a new app developed by UNC-Chapel Hill junior Nina Barnett. After a few years of development and beta testing, Grooop is now live and free to download in the Apple app store. Using location-tracking technology, Grooop lets users create groups of friends and post current whereabouts and “safety statuses.” The idea is to provide an extra sense of security for walks home from the library at hours where students might feel uneasy, but not quite threatened enough to call the police. getgrooop.com
Why not... Make your kid go ommm at Little Guru yoga on Glenwood Avenue… grab a beer on the way to or from the airport at Dailypint, started by two Hollywood visual effects veterans... pretend it’s still summer and kick back with a book in a Raleighmade Sluice hammock...buy some homebrew slime from a local preteen...Try the chili chocolate cake with matcha ice cream at brand-new Mofu Shoppe in City Market...Meet Mike Lupica, the award-winning sportswriter with fans of every age at Quail Ridge Books Sept. 16...
GENEROUS VIRGO If your birthday falls between Aug. 23 and Sept. 22, you’re a Virgo: exacting, methodical, and generous. Giving makes you particularly joyful. In the spirit of your birthday, why not take that altruistic spirit on the road? Among the many one-day volunteer opportunties in the area this month is a two-fer: Raleigh Rescue Mission is seeking volunteers to accompany residents eager to walk in the Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk Sept. 16. Raleigh Rescue Mission and the Gail Perkins organization would both benefit. raleighrescue.org
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Say farewell to summer with a funfilled glamp-out: REI is putting together an overnight at Falls Lake Sept. 23 that’ll keep everyone entertained. You bring your own camping gear and favorite trail dinner; REI reserves the campsite at Shinleaf Campground, offers kayaking and paddleboard tours and wilderness survival skills workshops, and lays out a s’mores bar to the tune of live fiddle and guitar music. Sunday morning, REI staffers prepare breakfast and coffee to cap off the weekend. Sept. 23 - 24, 12 noon - 12 noon; $60 non-members, $50 members; rei.com/events/rei-campout-at-falls-lake/ wake-forest/181984
GAME TIME Yes, your tailgating recipes are the best ever. Nobody smokes/roasts/ chills/shakes ’em like you do. But if you’re short on time, and the gang’s all here, the Tailgate Guys would be delighted to take that problem off your hands – at Kenan Stadium, anyway. They’ll reserve your spot, put up a tent, set up a table and chairs, and yes: They’ll cook, pour...and hopefully remind you to head to your seats at gametime. tailgateguys.com
Thinkstock (MUMS’S); courtesy Gooop (SAFE); Thinkstock (SHOES, YOGA, FOOTBALL,); N&O file photo (GLAMPING)
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