The blooming of the WRAL Azalea Garden has been a constant symbol of the return of spring.  

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WRAL Azalea Gardens

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FILE -- Justin Edwards, center, holds a goose in the play "The Ferryman" at the Jacobs Theater in New York, Oct. 1, 2018. 2018 was a year when theater classics were reincarnated in deceptively modest interpretations, conventional story forms were tossed aside and strong voices roared. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)

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