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We bought a couch this past weekend at Heavner Furniture Market in Raleigh. First of all this place is pretty cool. It is basically a huge warehouse of furniture, mostly discontinued, closeouts, or...
We bought a couch this past weekend at Heavner Furniture Market in Raleigh. First of all this place is pretty cool. It is basically a huge warehouse of furniture, mostly discontinued, closeouts, or market samples. The prices are great and they have a huge variety of stuff. All of the sales people were very helpful without being pushy like many furniture places. We were scheduled to have our couch delivered within 3 days (we bought on sunday and had it on wednesday). They were scheduled to be there between 2:30-3:30 and I was kind of expecting them to be like most delivery folks and be late. But, when I arrived home to meet them at 2:15, they were sitting in their truck waiting. Now that is what I call good service. Will definitely be visiting them next time we need some new furniture.
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We spent a few hours hanging out in Malaprops a few weekends ago and loved it! It is definitely a popular place. They seem to have a good amount of book readings scheduled and have a very nice cafe...
We spent a few hours hanging out in Malaprops a few weekends ago and loved it! It is definitely a popular place. They seem to have a good amount of book readings scheduled and have a very nice cafe with delicious coffee and other selections. They seem to have a wide variety of books and the staff seemed nice. Definitely worth a stop in.
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We recently stayed at the Aberdeen Inn in Asheville and found it to be pretty ok. The building itself isn't in the greatest condition and could use some upgrading. The location was nice because it...
We recently stayed at the Aberdeen Inn in Asheville and found it to be pretty ok. The building itself isn't in the greatest condition and could use some upgrading. The location was nice because it was only about a mile or two from downtown. And the breakfast was exceptionally delicious! The owner is very nice and accomodating and the price is pretty reasonable for the area. I would have to say my favorite part was the breakfast. On the first day, we had cranberry, apple crunch and pumpkin pancakes. The second day was a lime tart and thick french toast. Each day we had a meat as well.
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The Main Street Pub is the main restaurant in Bally. They serve typically pub food, with burgers and steaks being a staple. The burgers are tasty and reasonably prices ($5) and are served with...
The Main Street Pub is the main restaurant in Bally. They serve typically pub food, with burgers and steaks being a staple. The burgers are tasty and reasonably prices ($5) and are served with chips. My favorite thing at the Pub is the corn nuggets. For those of you who have never experienced corn nuggets, boy are you missing out. They are essentially fried creamed corn, deliously sweet and yummy. There is also a small bar area in the Pub that is popular with locals.
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Schaeffer's Family Restaurant is a great local place. They are family owned and operated and have a very large menu. The prices are reasonable, the food good, the staff friendly, and the service...
Schaeffer's Family Restaurant is a great local place. They are family owned and operated and have a very large menu. The prices are reasonable, the food good, the staff friendly, and the service quick. The have some local dishes such as scrapple and misc other meats. They also have a plethora of yummy desserts. It is definitely a place worth checking out, there is something there for everyone to enjoy.
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Most everyone who I know has raved about Hospice (as much as you can rave about something that involves death), saying that it is very peaceful, the nurses are great, etc, etc. However, when my...
Most everyone who I know has raved about Hospice (as much as you can rave about something that involves death), saying that it is very peaceful, the nurses are great, etc, etc. However, when my grandmother was moved their this summer, we were less than impressed. The primary nurses who were in charge of care for my grandmother were rude, inconsiderate, not gentle, and just left a very bad impression. When someone close to you is dying you need as much compassion as you can get, but there were only about 2 or 3 nurses who really showed much compassion. We wanted to be as involved as we could in my grandmother's care, because she felt comfortable with us and because we had been caring for her for years, but many of the nurses did not want us in the room when they were giving her a bath, or administering medicine. There were a few great nurses, but they didn't make up for the others. The location is convenient and the center is nicely decorated and furnished.
(I do not know anything about the at home hospice care, this review is only of the center itself.)
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I have been attending Immaculate Conception for the past few years. The parish is full of young families. There are only a few older couples that I ever see, but oodles of children. There is also a...
I have been attending Immaculate Conception for the past few years. The parish is full of young families. There are only a few older couples that I ever see, but oodles of children. There is also a large Hispanic population at the church. They offer two masses in Spanish every Sunday. They are very involved in the Durham community and have numerous programs ongoing at any time. The music is usually nice. At the early mass (7:45 am) it is usually organ music, while at 9:30 and 11:15 there is usually multiple instruments and a choir. The music selection is sometimes odd, especially for the communion hymns, which is typically solemn, reflective music, they generally choose very upbeat, distracting music. I am also quite dissappointed in their mass times. They offer no English speaking mass after 11:15 am on Sunday morning and on holy days typically offer a 7 am, 815 am, noon, and 7 pm (in Spanish), with no vigil mass. This leaves the working member only one real opportunity to attend mass when required. Sunday mass is typically over an hour. Overall an decent church, with nice caring priests, but I feel a lacking a little.
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Blessed Sacrament is a pretty run of the mill Catholic Church. There are some definite highlights, one being perpetual adoration. The chapel is opened 24 hours a day for adoration. Most of the...
Blessed Sacrament is a pretty run of the mill Catholic Church. There are some definite highlights, one being perpetual adoration. The chapel is opened 24 hours a day for adoration. Most of the masses are pretty traditional, not much new age music or odd standing or kneeling practices like some churches. Most of the music is organ, with some piano as well. The 10:30 am Sunday mass typically has a choir that sings a song or two. The priests there are wonderful, but also very different from each other. One likes to hurry things along and has typically quick to the point homilies, while the other priest tends to have long homilies. The church is a very involved parrish with many outreach programs. The congregants range from very old to very young. Overall I would say Blessed Sacrament is a mostly traditional parrish with a very devout population.
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Baba Ghannouj is a delicious and relatively cheap Mediterranean restaurant here in the Triangle. They have several locations in Durham, Raleigh, and Cary. We have been to the Durham Main St....
Baba Ghannouj is a delicious and relatively cheap Mediterranean restaurant here in the Triangle. They have several locations in Durham, Raleigh, and Cary. We have been to the Durham Main St. location numerous times. It is always delicious. The hummus is my favorite. At lunchtime they have specials where you get an entree, drink, dessert, and side for about $6-7. Everything I have had there is quite good. The only negative about this location is that the service is quite slow. They always seem to be looking for employees, and so are short-handed, but the employees are polite and try really hard to get everything done as fast as possible. Definitely check this place out.
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This little taqueria opened a few months ago near my house. After seeing business going pretty good, some folks always in there, we decided to try it out. The menu is completely in Spanish and has a...
This little taqueria opened a few months ago near my house. After seeing business going pretty good, some folks always in there, we decided to try it out. The menu is completely in Spanish and has a huge selection of tacos. I didn't know what many of them were, but they definitely had chicken, beef, pork, tongue, brain, etc. For those who are adventorous this seems like your type of place. I had the chicken taco and pupusa, while my friends had the burrito (on their ad it says home of the giant burrito) and carne asada. Everyone was very satisfied. The prices are very reasonable, each of our meals was around $5.
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