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This is Raleigh Podcast

24. Say Goodbye to Clutter, with Hello Clutter’s Sarah Valeri

If there’s one thing that can cause overwhelm, overstimulation, and stress in a household, it’s clutter. Sarah Valeri from Hello Clutter has made it her business to make homes better organized, less stressful, and clutter free, and she joins us today on the This is Raleigh Podcast! For more on things to do in and…

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23. Financing a Home with Mortgage Broker, April Blackwell

The housing market in Raleigh right now is ridiculous – mortgage rates are low, prices are sky-high, and supply can’t keep up with demand.  So when you put in an offer to buy, you better be prepared. Today, we welcome our mortgage broker, April Young Blackwell from Blackwell Mortgage, to give us some tips on…

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22. Visiting Boone, Grandfather Mountain, and Blowing Rock

Today we are talking about Boone, North Carolina, just three hours from Raleigh. Boone is right off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the High Country of NC, and close enough to Blowing Rock and Grandfather Mountain that we went there too. Hear about it all on today’s episode! For more on things to do in…

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21. Fun in the Great Smoky Mountains: Bryson City Review

The holidays are a great time to visit Bryson City in the Great Smoky Mountains. You’ve got the Polar Express, Tweetsie Railroad Theme Park, and a whole lot more in this small town. Tune in to hear where we ate, where we drank, and what we did on our little getaway! Full show notes: https://thisisraleigh.com/bryson-city-podcast/…

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20. Heirloom Brewshop’s Chuan Tsay

When Chuan Tsay told his mom he was starting a coffee shop, she was devastated – because she’d been there before and seen the toll the restaurant industry takes. But for Chuan and his wife Anna Phommavong, they wanted to “create something that completes our parents’ journeys or at least takes it one step further…

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19. Maggie Kane, A Place at the Table

In January 2018, Raleigh native Maggie Kane opened Raleigh’s first pay-what-you-can cafe, A Place at the Table. Today she talks to Caroline and Craig about the why and how of how it all got started, how the Triangle community has been so supportive, and what she likes to do in the City of Oaks when…

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18. Raleigh Chamber CEO Adrienne Cole

Adrienne Cole was born in Raleigh and went to college at Meredith. She’s seen how the City of Oaks has evolved over the years, and in 2017, she was named the first female CEO of the Raleigh Chamber. Today Adrienne talks about how Raleigh has changed, what she loves to do in the Triangle, and…

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17. Brunswick Islands Holiday Review

We recently went to the North Carolina coast for some rest and relaxation. Tune in for our recommendations on what to do (climb the lighthouse, avoid the alligators, visit Fishy Fishy) at Ocean Isle. For more on things to do in and around Raleigh, visit ThisIsRaleigh.com. This is Raleigh is hosted by Caroline and Craig…

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16. Hannah Weisberg, The Women’s Social Club

Hannah Weisberg was excited to launch her new company, an indoor space in Raleigh for workshops and events…until COVID took away all indoor events. So she made the pivot to The Women’s Social Club, a place that provides approachable opportunities to support mentorships, relationships and networking opportunities for women in the City of Oaks. @WomensSocialClub…

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15. Innovate Raleigh’s Clark Rinehart

The Innovate Raleigh Summit will be held Friday October 29th at 1PM at the Raleigh Convention Center. Today we talk to interim director Clark Rinehart about what Innovate Raleigh is, why he’s so passionate about the City of Oaks, and why our first college football experience was awful for him. For more on things to…

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