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More and more restaurants and retailers are throwing in a gift card with purchase this holiday season, and WRAL's Smart Shopper has hit the motherlode.

Out and About took a trip into the makeup room with Shrek to find out how he gets that green glow!

Deja Mi has a free app allowing you to upload your pics from venues throughout the Triangle.

In the latest edition of "Our Favorite Local Gifts," Out and About takes a look at several sweet treats from Winston-Salem merchants.

Mike Tyson - boxer, convicted rapist, surprising star of "The Hangover" - has yet another incarnation. He'll perform his one-man show, "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" April 23 at the Durham Performing Arts Center.

Head to the historic Boylan Heights neighborhood this Sunday for the 20th annual Boylan Heights ArtWalk, featuring art from over 100 local artists and craftspeople.

The 16th annual Julmarknad (that's "Christmas Fair" in Swedish) is this Saturday at the State Fairgrounds.

For the 53rd year, WRAL-TV turned the 300-foot tower outside the station's Raleigh headquarters into the biggest, brightest Christmas tree in the Triangle.

Colin Bedford, executive chef of the Fearrington House Inn and Restaurant, has been named a Grand Chef.

We compiled a list of some of the First Friday events going on Dec. 7.