Name: Out & About TV: February 2021
Uploaded: 2021-02-02T10:30:00-0500
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Description: Indulge your sweet tooth with Out and About TV's February edition featuring Valentine's Day desserts, a trip to the state's only eco-friendly, year-round outdoor ice rink and more!

The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit opening this weekend at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will feature what's believed to be the most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig, laboratory access at Raleigh science museum

DinoLab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

Indulge your sweet tooth with Out and About TV's February edition featuring Valentine's Day desserts, a trip to the state's only eco-friendly, year-round outdoor ice rink and more! 

<p>. &gt;&gt;&gt; TONIGHT ON "OUT AND ABOUT." . &gt;&gt;&gt; WE WANT YOU TO HAVE A PLACE TO SEE SOMETHING ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD. &gt;&gt;&gt; WE HAVE PROVIDED 1.4 MILLION IN THE COMMUNITY. &gt;&gt;&gt; BEING OUTSIDE IN THE FRESH AIR IS GOOD FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH. &gt;&gt;&gt; AN ALL-WEATHER ICE SKATING RINK MADE OF A SYNTHETIC SURFACE. &gt;&gt;&gt; WE HAVE THE MINI PULL APART HEART CAKE. &gt;&gt;&gt; GO OUT AND ABOUT. &gt;&gt;&gt; TRIANGLE CULTURAL ART GALLERY WAS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER ARTISTS TO FILL THEIR NARRATIVES WHERE THEY COULD SPEAK TO NOT ONLY CULTURE, BUT HISTORY IN THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES. HERE, WE ACTUALLY USE ART TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN COMMUNITY. THERE WAS A VOID IN THE MARKET IN TERMS OF VOICES THAT WERE BEING HEARD AND SEEN. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS A SPACE WHERE PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO WERE MARGALIZED TO ENGAGE THE SENSES THROUGH PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES. IT IS A RANGE OF ARTISTS IN THE TRIANGLE AND BEYOND. &gt;&gt; WE HAVE THE LOOKING BACK AT 2020 EXHIBIT. THIS SHOW WAS VERY DIVERSE NOT ONLY IN ARTISTS, BUT IN ART WORK AND HOW PEOPLE VIEWED IT. THE FIST PLACE WINNER WAS A PIECE BY JULIUS BLARE. THIS IS A PIECE SHE DID ON HER MENTAL HEALTH THROUGHOUT 2020. AND THIS PIECE IS VERY DISFIGURED, DISTORTED. IT KIND OF LOOKS SURREAL. &gt;&gt; OF COURSE WE HAVE DISPLAYS LIKE THIS. BUT WE ALSO TEACH CLASSES THAT ARE CULTURALLY BASED AS WELL. WE JUST FINISHED AN MLK PAINTING PARTY. WITH DO DIFFERENT THINGS TO NOT ONLY ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, BUT TO EDUCATE AS WELL. . &gt;&gt; THE THING I LIKE WHEN PEOPLE COME IN TO THE GALLERY IS TEACHING THEM ABOUT THE WORK, TEACHING THEM ABOUT ART, LEARNING ABOUT IT AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND LOOK AT. YOU GET A DIFFERENT FEELING FROM IT. YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE LIGHT UP THE MORE THAT THEY LEARN ABOUT IT. . &gt;&gt; MAKING ART IS A WAY WE SAY THAT WE ARE HERE AND THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY AND SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH ABOUT US INDIVIDUALLY, AND ALSO ABOUT US COLLECTIVELY. WE WANT YOU TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN COME AND SAY I SEE SOMETHING ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE IN THE WORK. THE EXHIBIT IS FREE. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT AND SEE IT. AND GO TO TRIANGLECULTURALART.COM. &gt;&gt;&gt; HI, I'M AMY. WELCOME TO CAMP GLADIATOR. WE'RE GETTING READY FOR A WORK OUT. BEING OUTSIDE IN THE FRESH AIR, IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ALSO YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. ESPECIALLY WITH THE TIMES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO, ONE, GET OUTSIDE. BUT ALSO GETTING OUTSIDE GIVES YOU THE FRESH AIR, THE VITAMIN C. IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT WHERE YOU'RE IN THE OFFICE OR AT HOME, YOU'RE BETWEEN FOUR WALLS. YOU NEED TO GET OUTSIDE. &gt;&gt; WE DON'T JUST WORK OUT. WE BECOME A FAMILY AND DO THINGS TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE EACH OTHER. &gt;&gt; IT REALLY MOTIVATES ME TO WANT TO GET UP. EVERYBODY HOLDS ME ACCOUNTABLE. IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT MYSELF TO KNOW THAT I DID A WORKOUT AND COMPLETED IT. . &gt;&gt; PEOPLE WILL TEXT IF YOU'RE NOT THERE. YOU FEEL THAT LOVE AND SENSE OF A BIGGER PURPOSE THAT YOU'RE NOT DOING IT BY YOURSELF. &gt;&gt; ALL OF OUR WORKOUTS HAVE A WARM-UP AND A COOL DOWN AT THE END. THE MIDDLE IS A FULL BODY WORKOUT WITH CARDIO AND STRENGTH MOVES. IT'S A FOUR-WEEK PROGRAM. IT'S A PROGRESSIVE WEEK. EVERYBODY GETS TO PROGRESS IN A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE WAY. WEEK ONE IS ENDURANCE. WEEK TWO IS STEALTH AND AGILITY. AND WEEK THREE IS INTERVAL WEEK. AND WEEK FOUR IS CONDITIONING. COMBINING THE WEEKS AND GETTING OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE. THAT'S WHERE THE GROUP HELPS. . &gt;&gt; NOT ONLY ARE YOU PUSHING YOURSELF, BUT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF YOUR COCAMPERS ARE PUSHING YOU AS WELL. . &gt;&gt;&gt; I STARTED BACK IN 2016 AS A GLADIATOR JUST WORKING OUT AND JOINING THE PROGRAM. IT MADE SUCH AN IMPACT IN MY LIFE THAT I BECAME A TRAINER. EARLY MORNING, 5:00 A.M., 6:15, WHAT GETS ME OUT OF BED IS KNOWING I IMPACT PEOPLE. &gt;&gt; SOME DAYS YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK OUT BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK OUT BY YOURSELF. IF YOU HAVE A GROUP OF BUDDIES, IT'S EASIER. OUR MISSION IS TO IMPACT THE PHYSICAL FITNESS AND LIVES OF PEOPLE. I WOULD LOVE YOU TO TRY. REACH OUT TO ME. I WOULD OFFER YOU FOUR WEEKS OF UNLIMITED CLASSES ON ME. CONTACT ME HERE. . &gt;&gt;&gt; WE HAVE NOW PROVIDED MORE THAN 1.4 MILLION BOOKS TO KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. KIDS AND BOOKS TOGETHER MAKE A GOOD COMBINATION. &gt;&gt;&gt; FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS, THE MISSION AT EYE MART EXPRESS IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY HELPING PEOPLE SEE EASIER. NOW IT'S EASIER TO ACCESS THE GLASSES IN DURHAM ACROSS FROM SOUTH SQUARE MALL. WITH US IS MARY BETH TO TELL US MORE. WHAT MAKES EYE MART EXPRESS UNIQUE? &gt;&gt; EYE MART EXPRESS IS UNIQUE FOR THE FACT WE HAVE AN ON SITE LABORATORY TO CREATE GLASSES FOR MOST PRESCRIPTIONS IN SOMETIMES 30 MINUTES OR LESS. WE ALWAYS HAVE A TWO-PAIR SPECIAL FOR CUSTOMERS THAT CAN FOR SINGLE VISION GET TWO BARES OF GLASSES FOR AS LITTLE AS $19. OR TWO PAIRS OF PROGRESSIVES FOR AS LITTLE AS $68 FOR THE GRAND OPENING SPECIAL. . &gt;&gt;&gt; WHAT SHOULD CUSTOMERS EXPECT WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT EYE MART EXPRESS? &gt;&gt; WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOOR, YOU'LL BE GREETED AND TALKED TO ABOUT YOUR PRESCRIPTION BY ONE OF OUR TRAINED OPTICIANS. WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF FRAMES. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A BASKET SO THAT ANY FRAMES THAT YOU TOUCH OR TRY ON, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THEM IN THE BASKET AND PUT THEM THROUGH A UVC SANITATION PROCESS. &gt;&gt; IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE TAKING EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND HEALTHY. TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE. &gt;&gt; WE HAVE ADDED MANY DIFFERENT SANITATION PROCESSES, INCLUDING WEARING MASKS. WE CLEANED EACH WORKSTATION AFTER EVERY CUSTOMER SITS DOWN. . &gt;&gt; SOUNDS GREAT. DO I NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT? &gt;&gt; APPOINTMENTS AREN'T NECESSARY HERE AT EYE MART. WE'RE AT 4010 DURHAM CHAPEL HILL BOULEVARD. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE EVERYONE STOP IN AND LET US HELP THEM CHOOSE THEIR NEXT PAIR OF AMAZING EYE WEAR. . &gt;&gt;&gt; I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT WHEN I WAS A KID, READING WAS MY MOST IMPORTANT TOUCH STONE FOR SUPPORT, LOVE, IMAGINATION, CREATIVITY, FEELING OKAY. I KNEW HOW IMPORTANT READING WAS TO ME AS A CHILD AS A WAY OF COPING, VOCABULARY, AND IMAGINATION. WHEN MY KIDS WERE GETTING OLDER, IT BOTHERED ME TO KNOW THAT NOT ALL KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO BOOKS. WE BEGAN PROVIDING BOOKS TO KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND RECEIVING DONATIONS FOR KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY AT THE SAME TIME. AND FORTUNATELY, IT'S WORKED. WE HAVE NOW PROVIDED MORE THAN 1.4 MILLION BOOKS TO KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. I AM BLOWN AWAY BY ALL OF THE SUPERHEROES IN OUR COMMUNITY. KIDS AND BOOKS TOGETHER MAKES A FANTASTIC COMBINATION. WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY EXISTING AVENUES THAT FAMILIES TURN TO FOR SUPPORT DURING A PANDEMIC. SO WE ARE PIGGY BACKING ON THOSE. AN EXAMPLE IS OUR WELL FED WHILE READ PROGRAM. WHERE EVER THERE ARE FOOD PROGRAMS, WE TRY TO SHOW UP WITH BAGS OF BOOKS. WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED GRAB AND GO. ALL DAY WEDNESDAY AND ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO COME TO THE HEADQUARTERS ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE IN DURHAM, PULL UP TO THE CURB, GIVE US A CALL AND TELL US HOW OLD THEIR KIDS ARE. WE WALK OUT A BAG OF AGE APPROPRIATE BOOKS. THEY ARE CULTURALLY DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AGE APPROPRIATE, LANGUAGE APPROPRIATE. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE THIS THE NEW NORM IN DURHAM AND HOPEFULLY OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE IS A WAY FOR EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY TO BE A PART OF BOOK HARVEST. IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED DONATING YOUR OWN GENTLY USED BOOKS, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEM. IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND VISIT THE WISH LIST, YOU CAN DONATE LOOKS THROUGH THAT. IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES NOW TO SORT THE BOOKS AND GET THEM READY FOR THE KIDS TO TAKE THEM HOME. YOU CAN RUN A BOOK DRIVE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S SIMPLE. IT'S EASY. SOME OF OUR BEST BOOK CAPTAINS ARE CHILDREN. IF ANYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED IN THIS WANTS TO GET INVOLVED, WE WILL FIND A WAY TO INVOLVE THEM. WE WILL BE SO GRATEFUL. VISIT OUR WEBSITE, BOOKHARVEST BOOKHARVESTNC.COM. &gt;&gt;&gt; WE ARE PROUD TO BE A PARTNER IN SUPPORTING THE LOCAL RESTAURANT COMMUNITY. WE KNOW THAT RESTAURANTS ARE AT THE CENTER OF WHAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY UNIQUE. AND DURING THIS PANDEMIC, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO SUPPORT THEM. THIS MONTH, WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THE RESILIENCE OF THE INDUSTRY BY FINDING OUT HOW SOME RESTAURANTS WITH ABLE TO PIVOT FOR 2020. &gt;&gt; WE REALIZED WE HAD TO MAKE CHANGES IN OPERATIONS. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST PRIORITIES HIGHEST TO US WERE THE STAFF AND PATRONS. EVERYTHING AFTER THAT PIVOTED OFF OF WHAT WAS ESSENTIAL FOR THEIR SURVIVAL. SO WE MADE CHANGES WITH STAFFING. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO LAY ANYBODY OFF, THANK GOD. AND WE MADE CHANGES WITH OUR PRODUCT FOR THE ORDERING PROCESS ONLINE AND CARRYOUT ORDERING. MENUS ARE HARD FOR A CHEF. SOME OF THEM HAD TO GO WAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WE WENT WITH THE POPULAR ITEMS, ITEMS PRODUCED QUICKLY, AND ITEMS THAT TRANSPORTED WELL FOR DELIVERY AND CARRYOUT. WE ADDED ITEMS FOR FAMILY MEALS AND BUNDLE MEALS SINCE FOLKS WERE EATING AT HOME AT A LARGER CAPACITY. IT'S WORKED OUT WELL SO FAR. ONE OF THE SURPRISES WE HAVE IS HOW LOYAL THE FAN BASE WAS. FOLKS WERE DEMANDING THE FOOD AND WANTED US TO PROVIDE SERVICES. THAT ENCOURAGED US TO KEEP DOING WHAT WE WERE DOING. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT 2021. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO OPEN A NEW LOCATION IN CHAPEL HILL FOR A FEW MONTHS. THAT SHOULD HAPPEN SHORTLY. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EXISTING STORES, BRINGING ON THE NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT I THINK WILL EXCITE THE PATRONS AND GROW OUR FAN BASE EVEN GREATER. &gt;&gt; IN JUNE WHEN WE OPENED AGAIN, WE DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SURVIVE. WE LEANED HEAVILY ON THE COMMUNITY. IT'S BEEN UNBELIEVABLE, THE SUPPORT WE HAVE HAD. THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR CUSTOMERS. WE OPTED TO KEEP OUR DOORS CLOSED FOR INDOOR DINING. WE TRIED TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM TO ORDER ONLINE. WE VISITED OUR WHOLE ENTIRE CATERING BUSINESS. WE SUPPORTED OUR HEROES ON THE FRONT LINE TO OFFER PREPACKAGED MEALS. NOW WE ARE PARTNERED WITH HARBOR UNITEs, IT'S AN INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION THAT MADE IS WHERE IT'S SO CONVENIENT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET FAMILY MEALS TUESDAY AND THURSDAY AND SATURDAY FROM LOCAL RESTAURANTS. YOU ORDER ONLINE. AND THAT KEEPS US GOING. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE, THE BACKGROUND NOISE OF PEOPLE LAUGHING, TALKING, EATING. FOOD IS ABOUT LOVE AND GATHERING. IT'S BEEN SURREAL FOR US AS A BUSINESS OWNER. AND EVERY DAY, NOT A DAY GOES BY WHERE DON'T THANK GOD WE'RE STILL IN BUSINESS. AND EVERY MORNING, MY HUSBAND AND I LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND SAY, WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT. TODAY IS ANOTHER FIGHT. . &gt;&gt;&gt; FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, SOME OF THE ITEMS ARE THE REGULAR-SIZED CUP CAKES, THE MINI HEART CAKES, THE HOT COCOA BOMBS. THEY ARE A POPULAR ITEM. IT HAS HOT COCOA MIX AND MARSHMALLOWS INSIDE. IT'S A REALLY CUTE DESSERT. . &gt;&gt;&gt; WELCOME TO THE FARMS. IT'S AN AGRITOURISM BUSINESS THAT INCLUDES A WINERY, A BREWERY, A BED AND BREAKFAST. &gt;&gt; THE IDEA WAS TO HAVE A DESTINATION THAT WOULD PROVIDE FAMILIES A PLACE TO RELAX AND ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY AND MEET FRIENDS AS WELL. &gt;&gt; WE BEGAN WORKING ON THE WINERY, GETTING THAT BUILT OUT. WE HAVE TWO VINEYARDS. AND WE OPENED UP A SMALL TASTING ROOM IN 2017. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 13 WINES AND ONE HARD CIDER. . &gt;&gt;&gt; A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK NORTH CAROLINA WINES ARE ALL MUSCADIN AND SWEET. SOME OF THE BEST IN THE STATE ARE CABERNET, CHARDONNAY. OUR WINES DO OFFER SOMETHING FROM EVERYONE FROM THE SWEETER ONES TO THE DRIER ONES. BIG, BOLD, RICH WINES TO SOMETHING LIGHT AND FRUITY. EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING THAT THEY LIKE. &gt;&gt; THE BREWERY STARTED DOWN IN THE BARN. I HAD A LITTLE CORNER DOWN THERE THAT I HAD A ONE AND A HALF BARREL SYSTEM. WE FIGURED OUT PRETTY QUICK THAT WAS NOT GOING TO BE BIG ENOUGH. I'M UP TO NINE RECIPES NOW. SOME OF THEM ARE SEASONAL. BUT I HAVE FIVE BASE RECIPES THAT I HAVE PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TIME NOW. &gt;&gt; IF YOU GET HUNGRY, WE HAVE A FOOD TRUCK ON SITE. WE LIKE OUR MENUS TO BE LOCALLY SOURCED. IT'S A MENU THAT CHANGES SEASONALLY. NOT ONLY CAN THE ADULTS WALK AROUND THE PROPERTY WITH THEIR DRINKS AND THEY'RE NOT CONFINED TO THE TASTING ROOM, BUT THEY CAN BRING THEIR CHILDREN. WE HAVE PEACOCKS, BUNNIES, CHICKENS, A DONKEY. THERE'S A BIRDHOUSE SCAVENGER HUNT. AND ALSO, AN ECO ICE RINK. &gt;&gt; THE PROSPECT OF HAVING AN ICE SKATING RINK IN NORTH CAROLINA WAS INTRIGUING TO SAY THE LEAST. THE ICE IS MADE OF A SYNTHETIC POLYMER. . &gt;&gt; THIS IS THE ONLY ICE RINK LIKE THIS IN NORTH CAROLINA. IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES. IT'S A YEAR-ROUND ICE SKATING FACILITY THAT LOOKS LIKE ICE, ACTS LIKE ICE, BUT ISN'T ICE. SO WE HAVE THE ADDED BENEFIT OF BEING AN OUTDOOR VENUE WITH 34 ACRES TO EXPLORE. JUST BY WALKING THE GROUNDS OR GO IN THE VINEYARD OR TRY TO FIND HENRY THE PEACOCK AND HIS BROOD. THERE'S LOTS TO DO. YOU CAN HOP ON I-40 AND ESSENTIALLY BE HERE IN TWO AND A HALF HOURS. ONCE YOU GET HERE, IF YOU WANT TO STAY OVERNIGHT, WE HAVE FIVE BEDROOMS IN THE BED IN BREAKFAST, THAT COMES WITH A WINE OR BEER TASTING, BY THE WAY. . &gt;&gt; PARTICULARLY NOW, WE WANT YOU TO HAVE A GREAT TIME HERE. WE WANT YOU TO STAY FOR MORE THAN JUST AN HOUR. WE WANT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY, THE COMPANY OF OTHERS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. GOOD WINE, GOOD BEER, GOOD FOOD. AND WE WANT YOU TO JUST RELAX. WE HAVE HAD QUITE THE YEAR. AND WE THINK THAT YOU DESERVE TO HAVE, WELL, A LITTLE BREAK. . &gt;&gt; TO LEARN MORE, GO TO OUR WEBSITE. OR CHECK US OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE AND AN INSTAGRAM. . &gt;&gt;&gt; HELLO. WELCOME TO SMALL CAKES. THE BEST THING ABOUT SMALL CAKES IS WE'RE WELL KNOWN FOR HOW MOIST OUR CUP CAKES ARE. IF ANYONE WERE TO COME IN AND TRY THE CUP CAKES, THEY WOULD SEE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WE HAVE CUP CAKES AND WE DO OUTSIDE OF THE PRODUCTS LIKE BROWNIES AND CAKE POPS, WE DO CUSTOM CAKES. THAT'S A SMASH CAKE FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY TO BIRTHDAY CAKES. WE DO WEDDINGS. WE DO CORPORATE EVENTS. WE CAN CATER TO LARGER ORDERS. EVERY SMALL CAKES IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED. ME PERSONALLY, I TRY MY BEST TO BE PRESENT IN THE COMMUNITY. COMING UP WITH VALENTINE'S DAY, WE ARE PARTNERING UP WITH BULL CITY CIDER WORKS. THEY WILL DO A SMALL EVENT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND NOT FEEL STUCK INSIDE. IT'S A CIDER AND CUP CAKE PAIRING EVENT IN DOWNTOWN DURHAM. IT'S ON THE 13th AND 14th. FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ARE GOING TO BE OUR MINIS. THEY ARE DECORATED TO CATER TO VALENTINE'S DAY. AND WE HAVE OUR REGULAR-SIZED CUP CAKES IN A FOUR-PACK. AND WE HAVE OUR HOT COCOA BOMBS. THEY ARE REALLY POPULAR NOW. IF YOU AREN'T SURE WHAT THEY ARE, YOU BASICALLY TAKE THE BOMB, YOU PLACE IT IN YOUR MUG. YOU ADD ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 12 OUNCES OF MILK. YOU POUR IT ON THE BOMB, AND IT POPS OPEN AND HAS HOT COCOA MIX AND MARSHMALLOWS INSIDE. IT'S A CUTE DESSERT. AND WE HAVE THE CAKE TRUFFLES THAT ARE NEW. WE HAVE OUR CUP CAKES IN A JAR AS WELL. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO TAKE A BITE OR TWO AND CLOSE IT BACK UP IF YOU DON'T WANT IT ALL RIGHT THEN AND THERE. WE HAVE THE MINI PULL APART HEART CAKES. IT'S A HEART CAKE MADE UP OF AROUND TWO DOZEN MINIS. THAT'S NICE TO SHARE WITH OTHERS. AND WE HAVE THE COOKIE SANDWICHES. RED VELVET WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING. CHOCOLATE CHIP WITH THE BIRTHDAY SPRINKLES. WE HAVE THE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE FUDGE COOKIES AS WELL. WE ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS, THOUGH. SO WITH VALENTINE'S DAY BEING ON SUNDAY, MAKE SURE YOU DO STOP IN ON SATURDAY AT LEAST. THOSE PRODUCTS WILL BE OFFERED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR BUSINESS. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE OUT FOR VALENTINE'S DAY AND JUST IN GENERAL VISITING THE BAKERY. FEEL FREE TO STOP IN. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE EVERYONE.</p>

Kathy Hanrahan

Out & About TV: February 2021

Out and About: February 2021

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I'm meteorologist, Amy Wilmeth in the WRL severe weather center, quiet weather in the forecast for a while. We did have the cold front move through yesterday. A northerly flow behind that will cool temperatures tonight into tomorrow today. Though beautiful weather with near normal temperatures will get up to 73 in Durham, 74 in Raleigh and 78 for the high temperature in Fayetteville. If you're headed to the Bulls game this evening, what treat? This is great baseball weather. The game gets started at 635 will be at 68 at 6 p.m. down to 65 by seven o'clock and 63 by eight o'clock and it stays nice and dry for that. It does turn kind of chilly tonight. Many of us down into the forties, 48 in Durham, 46 in Rocky Mountain, 49 in Goldsboro, 49 in Southern Pines. So it is going to be a chilly start to our Friday and it stays fairly cool Friday afternoon. We'll have partly to mostly cloudy skies. 67 for the high in Durham, 69 in Raleigh, 72 for the high temperature in Fayetteville. So many outdoor events this weekend and the weather cooperating very nicely. Brugal oo gets started Friday evening and then it happens again on Saturday for Friday evening. If you're headed, there, temperatures will be nice and mild in the sixties and it stays dry and then spring days in Cary, that's on Saturday, that's out at Bon Park looks like great weather for, that will be in the mid f in the morning. But then upper sixties by one pm, low to mid seventies during the afternoon and early evening hours. And maybe after that, you want to go some soccer, the courage taking on the rain. It's a home game and beautiful weather for soccer. Low seventies at 7 p.m. 69 by nine o'clock and 64 at 11 o'clock, that's for Saturday evening. So a lot of things happening this weekend and the weather really looking good. 74 today, a little cooler Friday and then back up to 74 Saturday, even warmer Sunday, 81 for the high 86 on Monday and then upper eighties in the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

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Good afternoon. I'm Grace Holland. Welcome to this afternoon's drawings for Thursday, April 25th, 2024. Let's get started with the Carolina pick three. Your first pick three number is five followed by seven then seven and your fireball is eight. Joining me for this afternoon's drawing is our auditor from A L LP. Now let's move on to the Carolina pick four. The first pick four number is seven followed by one 60 and your fireball is five. The North Carolina Education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thank you for your support. You can get your winning numbers each day at 3 p.m. and again at 1122.

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Gov. Roy Cooper, museum leaders and museum paleontologist Dr. Lindsay Zanno on Thursday preview Dueling Dinosaurs, a brand new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. The exhibit opens to the public Saturday.

In that institution's history. But all of you can and I have seen that enthusiasm and that understanding that you are part of something special over the past few years as you have prepared for this day. So to the staff of the museum, thank you. And it's not just staff, a project like this wouldn't have been possible without a lot of important partners on behalf of everyone involved in this immensely successful public private partnership. And in addition to the General Assembly's extraordinary investment, I would like to take a moment to thank some of the very generous supporters of the Dueling Dinosaurs capital campaign, the SECU Foundation, the Bank of America Duke Energy, the North Carolina Glaxo Smith Kline Foundation, Wake County, friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences who really not only helped us in, in raising the funds but also in making this day happen and this opportunity happen. And so many others who are recognized on the campaign do donor wall just to the right of the exhibit entrance. So I encourage you as you go through there today to make sure you take a look at that wall. Now, along with the state's investment. This village of support has enabled the museum to open this new globally unique visitor experience. And on that note, I would like to invite Secu Foundation board chair, Chris Ayers to speak to the foundation's leadership gift, Chris. Thank you. Well, good morning fellow paleontologists. Um I'm excited to be here today representing the SECU Foundation and the over 2.7 million members of state employees credit union who fund that foundation. So this is a great day of celebration for the State of North Carolina, the Department of Cultural and Natural Resources and the many museum supporters and friends who have joined together to make this day a reality. I can tell you the foundation, the State Employees Credit Union has been looking forward to this day for a long time, going all the way back to when we got a sneak peek when they first rolled these fossils into the museum uh a number of years ago. So today's ribbon cutting ceremony shines a brilliant light on the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as a research institution and the largest museum in the southeast of its kind. The work of the museum professionals and the world class facility benefits more than 1 million visitors each year. And we're delighted to help fund the Secu Dino Lab, which will be enjoyed by students, teachers and families from across the state and beyond. In addition to the SECU Diner lab, the foundation support of the museum also includes the large icon globe that we're in right now that you see outside the building, uh The SECU Daily Planet. As longtime supporters of the museum SECU is pleased that our collaborative efforts help bring the museum and our state to the forefront of natural sciences, education and research, innovative initiatives like this can only be achieved through incredible teamwork and support from the community if it isn't obvious. Let me say that we are so happy to be part of this team and we feel really lucky to have our SECU headquarters and our Sal Salisbury Street branch right next door where we get to see the daily droves of visitors year round. SECU is built on the principle of people helping people and our members live that philosophy through our support of nonprofits that uplift people and communities throughout our great state. For those of you who may not know the SECU foundation is funded through a unique concept known as the power of a dollar where SECU members contribute through the reallocation of their $1 monthly checking account fee. Collectively a dollar truly can make a profound difference. As you see here today, this summer marks the foundation's 20th anniversary. And over the past 20 years, our foundation's commitment to North Carolina nonprofits has surpassed a quarter of a billion dollars for scholarships, grants, financing for education, housing, health care, human services, all benefits to our great state. And we're going to celebrate that 20th anniversary. This fall dueling Dinosaurs is history in the making right here in downtown Raleigh. And we're so lucky to have a front row seat to marvel at the Scientific Discovery and the World of Paleontology. We at the SECU Foundation are honored to be part of this and I want to thank everyone for the great work and contributions that so many of you have made to make this day in this exhibit a reality. Thank you, Chris. Now I mentioned earlier about our staff and they really are all superstars, but there is one particular staff member who has as this project has developed over the recent years, kind of reached celebrity status. If you read Walter magazine, you probably read a profile of her and her work and how that has contributed to uh this particular exhibit. I'm pleased to introduce that person to you this morning. None other than uh the individual who had the vision to make this happen. Doctor Lindsay Zano, head of Paleontology here at the museum, Doctor Doctor Zano. Good morning. It's wonderful to be hosting you all this morning. You know, every week I get an email from a parent who wants their child to meet and talk to a scientist every single week. They want to fuel that child's love for science, encourage them to pursue their dreams. But more than anything they want that science to be real, they want it to be accessible, meeting those Children is wonderful. It's also not enough because not every parent has the resources of the opportunities to reach out to a scientist and arrange a one on one meeting for their child. Most of the Children who are interested in science will fall through the cracks and every public event I attend, I have a conversation with someone in our community who doesn't see the relevance of science to their daily lives who's never been invited to peek behind the proverbial curtain to see who scientists are and what we do and how we go about solving problems that are relevant to our communities. Today, we mark the next step in the evolution of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. We celebrate the opening of the dueling dinosaurs experience. This is one of the most daring public science projects ever imagined at its heart is a world class specimen and the barrier breaking sccu Dino lab that houses it. The specimen represents a single moment in time 67 million years ago when behemoths like tyrannosaurs and triceratops battled for life. The lab is a place where there are no walls between the scientists and the communities that we serve. One where the term behind the scenes loses all of its meaning. A place where every kid regardless of their socioeconomical status can talk to a scientist every day, any day, a place where they can look in the face of a scientist and see themselves staring back at them a place where science is done for the public with the public and transparently in front of the public and for those that cannot make it to us on site, we're broadcasting this project all over the world. Now, the dueling dinosaurs experience is fueled by an amazing team of scientists who I'm so proud of. And in the past two years, we've grown from 6 to 14,000. And that's because a year and a half ago, we launched our public science project Cretaceous Creatures. And already over 14,000 middle school students from around the state have made once in a lifetime scientific discoveries as real members of our scientific team. And we are just getting started. I want to close this morning by thanking the state all of our incredible donors, my amazing museum colleagues, and especially my team for believing in this project, for believing in my vision. I want to thank them for tirelessly working for eight years to bring this project to the people of North Carolina and beyond. You are all dreamers and I could not be more honored to be on this journey with you. One thing we can all agree on is the world loves dinosaurs. So today we're going to bring the next generation of leaders in science and technology and engineering and innovation and have them born right here in North Carolina. Let's show the world how it's done. Thank you. Make sure I didn't mess up the screen and dropping that. Um Thank you, Doctor Zano and I don't know what the acoustics are back there. But standing up here as you were talking about Children in that next generation from up here, you could hear all the Children up there in nature Research Center visiting the labs and it just kind of brought to life. What you're talking about this experience will mean it's now my pleasure to introduce to you, my boss, uh Secretary Reed Wilson. Now I can tell you, Secretary Wilson, this is a special project. He does a lot of openings, ribbon cuttings for our sites all across the state, state parks aquariums and not to play favorites. But I know this one ha holds a special place in his heart. He was telling someone this morning that he's been working on this project for seven years and so Secretary Wilson, I'm pleased to introduce you and we finally got here. Thank you, Jeff. Good morning, everybody. Uh Thank you all for being here this morning and to all involved. Uh Congratulations. This is an amazing huge day for North Carolina and for this museum, you know, making doing dinosaurs a reality has been a collective effort. And I want to thank some people that have already been thanked, but you can never thank these people enough. First, our sponsors, we would not be here today without your generous support. No doubt about that. I also want to thank the board and the staff of the friends of the Museum of Natural Sciences and three of the four board presidents who have been presidents during this period are here with us today. Um, but the whole board has been invested in this and not only did you all raise significant sums of money, but you tiptoed way out on that branch of risk. I remember the conversations. Well, we really sure we wanna do this. Uh But you were, you made the decision to, to just dive in um because you kept your eyes on the prize and, and understood what the risk was, but all that risk went away. Uh I wanna thank the museum staff. Um Thank you so much. I know that every section of this museum has been involved with this. And I, I dare say that there isn't anyone on the staff of this museum who wasn't involved in this project at some point. Um And obviously to Doctor Zano and your paleontology team. Um Y'all are just amazing. You're brilliant. All of you. Um Javin Sutton and your ex exhibition team, Christy Flint and your education team. I mean, I could mention everybody in this museum, everyone's been involved. It's been a long process and you've done a phenomenal job because here we are today and of course, we wouldn't be here without substantial public support. Thank you to members of the General Assembly um who prioritized the investment in this state of the art lab in particular. I do want to thank the leadership of the legislature speaker Moore, Senator Pro TEM Berger, minority leader, blue and minority leader Reeves. Uh, they're unable to join us today, but I think we should give a round of applause to the entire general assembly who supported this project. So it's taken us a while for us to get here today. And as Jeff mentioned, I've been involved with this one probably since the first week I was in this department in early February 2017. Um So it's not been quite 67 million years, but sometimes it felt like it. Um Is that my wife laughing? I remember, I do remember vividly the early Sunday morning in April 2017, almost exactly seven years ago to this day when these specimens arrived. I watched as the movers painstakingly removed them from the tractor trailer truck and carefully moved them into their hidden storage places. It was definitely a goose bumps moment for hours and then we had the groundbreaking in the midst of COVID, uh which complicated everything. And as I said, then at the groundbreaking, when this lab opens, our state will become a must see destination for dinosaur lovers everywhere, from young kids to academics to anybody. Um And so here we are and it's even better than I think any of us dreamed it could be. You will see when you go in there. What a special exhibit this is. We have the best dinosaur specimens in the world and the best setting for people to see them and learn from them. Hundreds of moments and of awe and wonder will unfold in there every single day. And I can't wait to just wander over here sometimes to watch the kids' eyes pop open. Now, at the heart of this project is the science. Our paleontologists will make discoveries as they carefully uncover these and analyze them. Science will be happening in front of the public's eyes. Um And so do doing dinosaurs is an excellent way for the state to engage students in scientist scientific discovery and to develop greater science literacy. So why is that important? Um It's important because the only way we're going to solve our big problems is to rely on the science and the experts who know what they're talking about. And the key to getting to that point is to expand science education to make sure that every child understands the value of science and how scientific discovery works. The Dueling Dinosaurs exhibit is going to pull people into this amazing world of science that's so important to our future. So I am now pleased to introduce a leader who uses science and facts and data to make his decisions as governor of the state of North Carolina and he has supported this project throughout its duration. Everyone please give a warm welcome to our Governor Roy Cooper. Thank you, Secretary Wilson. I'll tell you when we have cabinet meetings every Monday. His is always the coolest report, particularly when we get the updates on the dueling dinosaurs. Uh I am so grateful to everyone who helped to make this happen. The partners. Thank you so much for the work you've done all of the contributors. Uh My family, Chris is proud that our state employees credit union accounts that $1 a month is going to things like this. That is so exciting. And when I think about this week, I spent Monday Earth Day on the Blue Ridge Parkway looking at our amazing vistas uh in Western North Carolina on Tuesday and Wednesday, I got to spend time with North Carolina's own astronaut Christina Cook who set records for time that a woman astronaut spent in space and space walking. And she actually presented us with a lob Lily pine that had been germinated on the moon. Native plant, Karen, first lady made sure it was a native plant, uh excited about planting that in our pine forest at the executive mansion. And she presented us with the North Carolina flag that flew with her on her mission in the International Space Station for 11 months, presenting it to the people of North Carolina. Then I got to come over here with Doctor Zano, doctor Doctor Young and to go through this exhibit and to talk to these scientists and see see these dinosaurs and think about how amazing it was that this was happening right here in North Carolina. You know, North Carolina is the first and best in so many things. Now, we're the best in dinosaurs. I love it. You know, it is amazing and extraordinary that we have the best preserved and most complete tyrannosaur and triceratops in the world. Right here at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Scientists. This exhibit will add to an already excellent rep reputation that North Carolina has as a world class research university community College state. And I'm excited about that. I have been through this exhibit and, and to see the faces of the paleontologist, how excited energetic that they are. And they're also excited and maybe even a little bit nervous about sharing their work as they do it with the world, with the cameras on top of them, with their brushes and their equipment as they make discovery after discovery. And I said, you know, you're gonna get comments and praise and maybe some criticism from science, all scientists all over the world. They said, we know we know and we're ready for that and that's what makes this so special. Uh Doctor Young Doctor Zano, thank you for leading me through. Thank, thank you for the work. I asked Doctor Zano what she was gonna do this summer? She said, Utah, Montana and Mongolia. Wow, that's cool. Bring some stuff back with us uh to, to us but to compete, compete in today's world stem and steam classes. Are more important than ever. And our next generation of leaders will be walking through this museum every day that it's open and this exhibit will stimulate interest in a lot of them. I have declared 2024 as the year of public schools in North Carolina. And I am deeply grateful that the legislature stepped up and invested in this exhibit. Uh It, it took a lot of work to pull everything together and their work was instrumental and I am encouraging them now also to invest more in our public schools in our early childhood education. Our state has a history of investing in public education in order to fuel our innovation and our discovery. And when these young students learn in their school classes and they get to come here and meet face to face with these sci scientists. It's going to develop interest and it's going to create our scientists of the future this state of the art secu diner lab and the dueling dinosaurs belong to the people of North Carolina. It's open to everyone free of charge. That is amazing. Thanks to everybody who made this happen. This is a proud day for the state of North Carolina. Thank you so much. Thank you, Governor Cooper. Uh It truly is an exciting day for all of us and thank you for being here. Now, at this time, I would like to invite everyone to join us just outside the auditorium here. A little bit to the right at the at the entrance for doing dinosaurs for the official ribbon cutting. And I want to invite all of you up there on the 2nd, 3rd floor. Presents. Come on down and join us. So let's go celebrate. Thank you. Yeah, we're at the back line up a little bit. It's gonna be quite a few people here. They are going to be coupled. OK? Don't cut it. Yeah, check, check, get out. OK. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Right. The the face. Thanks this chair, right. You all right. So fantastic. Hey guys for media. We questions afterwards over step on. This is the best to the future. This very good virtually. Yes. Is young. Was it? How about that? This is Yeah, you and then I now make the tea for. Can you be away if you're gonna be here? J JJ? Yeah, I was gonna have how many we have to get here in the morning right here. I didn't see anyone. All right, I need to tell everyone you should never put your hands inside the mouth of a tyrannosaurus. It's very sharp, well done on the end. Just a little bit here. Thank you. All right, just in the position. All right forward. Creep forward. Look for the fray. There we go. 321. Hold on. Is there we go. No cool, cool. The skin is tough. It's a meat eater. Not a ribbon eater. So OK. Sorry. OK. Barry can we do one more second? Let me fill in real quickly with one more. Yeah, they have thank you. Who gets to keep this to bring here? Let's get next to a do what you want us here. That be perfect. And can I get you on? So right here, you know what the secret with you and, but yeah, one photo, 12 and three. All right, thanks everybody. Right. If we have five, hello, if you guys want to come over here, I'll stand where the governor is gonna be. I.

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Seen some activity just in the past 10 minutes or so. I want to take you outside Sky five right now for a live look at the scene. We saw a van being escorted to the runway there and someone got out and now there appears to be a really careful inspection of the debris going on. So we're working to confirm if that may be the NTSB investigation team arriving at the scene. Let's zoom out and give you some about where this is. There are two main runways at RDU International and this is in the grassy field next to the runway that mostly serves terminal one on the east side of the airport, that runway remains closed while this investigation continues at the top of your screen. That is the other main runway that serves terminal two, mostly that runway is open. So we have two things going on here that could affect your flights for the rest of the day and maybe even into tomorrow, the airport takeoff and landing capacity is roughly reduced by half because they are only working with one runway. And if you have a flight coming out of terminal one, maybe Southwest, you're going to have to take that crossover all the way out to that other runway. It's going to add a lot of extra time.

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