Family & Education

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By Kurt Dusterberg | In some cases, scoring well on the SAT or ACT can be the difference between acceptance at a student’s number one choice or settling…

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Dec 2025

National Alliance on Mental Illness partners with Wake County schools

Story by Sarah Merritt Ryan | The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Wake County has teamed up with the Wake County Public School System to begin piloting…

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Oct 2025

Family & Education Home & Garden

Trick-or-Treating with Autism: A Parent’s Guide to a Stress-Free Halloween

By Matt Rokowsky Halloween is often a time of joy for many kids, as it is filled with costumes and the excitement of trick-or-treating. However, for some families—particularly those…

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Sep 2025

Family & Education Performing Arts

Free Children’s Ballet Classes in Raleigh

Carolina Ballet and the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts are teaming up to offer five FREE “Ballet 4 All” classes for kids ages 6–18. These one-hour classes…

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Aug 2025

Family & Education Sports & Fitness

Youth Sports Coaching: Shaping Players, Shaping Lives

BY KYLE MARIE MCMAHON Youth sports are about so much more than scores and standings—they’re about confidence, friendship, and the joy of discovering what you’re capable of. For NCFC Youth coach Mike White,…

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Jul 2025

Family & Education Features Home & Garden

What Each Swim School Offers May Surprise You

What to know before you choose BY SARAH MERRITT RYAN When our son was 18 months old, my husband and I wanted him to learn to swim. We just chose the first…

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May 2024

Family & Education Features Visual Arts

Triangle Family’s Student Art Showcase

Triangle Family's Student Art Showcase A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when it’s created by a young person. Art plays an important role in a child’s education by nurturing…

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Dec 2023

Family & Education Features

North Carolina online academic programs gain popularity

Going—Virtual—to School North Carolina online academic programs gain popularity BY JANICE LEWINE When Alex Kocsis was in third grade, the onset of the COVID pandemic forced him and countless students across…

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Sep 2023

Family & Education Features Home & Garden Local Sightseeing

New Parks Offer Places for Families to Relax

Three spaces offer places for families to relax and reflect BY JANICE LEWINE Downtown Cary Park 319 S. Academy Street, Cary carync.gov Cary’s 1-acre crown jewel, Downtown Cary Park, has undergone a…

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Nov 2022

Family & Education Nonprofit

For the Children

Despite the Triangle’s well-known status as a family-friendly place to live, some children who live here struggle. According to 2020 data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data…

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Classes and Online Resources are Plentiful for Standardized Testing