Posts Tagged ‘Discover Your Happy Place’
A City with All the Eyes of the World Upon It
As a lifelong resident of High Point, I have witnessed the evolution of this city I call home. Yet many people in High Point often overlook the growth and progress taking place right before our eyes. My career has included traveling the globe, and anytime I shared that I was from High Point, NC the enthusiastic responses included remarks like, “What…
Read More2020: A Year-In-Review
Happy New Year’s Eve, High Pointers! While this year has been anything but normal, we hope throughout the year we’ve been able to help you see the good and find ways to keep discovering neighbors to meet, local businesses to support, and good works to be involved with right in our city. We’re looking back on this year with a lot of gratitude, despite the…
Read MoreMailable Gift Guide in High Point
If there’s one thing we hope you have heard loud and clear from us this December, it’s the importance of SHOPPING LOCAL! While this year has been far from easy, we still believe 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic gave us an even stronger understanding of why supporting local businesses matter so much. With statistics like one in five restaurants permanently…
Read More11 Ways to Get in the Holiday Spirit
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – even if this year, everything feels a little different. While some of our favorite holiday happenings aren’t taking place in order to keep everyone safe, we’ve been on the hunt for ways to usher in some holiday cheer in High Point. Check out our list of…
Read MoreReasons to Give Thanks
During this turbulent year, we know it can be hard to keep seeking out the good, giving thanks, and maintaining a hopeful outlook. But we also think when it’s the hardest to give thanks, that’s when we need it most. That’s why we asked many of you what you have been thankful for, how you…
Read MoreThe Third Place: Congdon Yards Is Coming
Have you been noticing all the construction happening in downtown High Point? We sure hope you have! And by now, you probably know the reason behind the major renovations on English Road: Congdon Yards. If you have questions about the buzz around the buildings, what they’re going to be, and how they’re going to change the…
Read MoreFall Happenings in High Point
Do you wait to listen to Christmas music after Thanksgiving? Are you a diehard believer in Christmas decorations going up no earlier than Black Friday? If you feel like you need to sneak in some early Christmas music, we definitely won’t tell anyone! But if you’re not quite ready to let go of those pumpkin…
Read MorePar for the Course: Happy National Golf Month
“Success in this game depends less on strength of body than strength of mind and character.” – Arnold Palmer If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s how important it is to strengthen our minds, our heart, and our character, despite difficult circumstances. But in the meantime, we have also learned that exercising our bodies…
Read MoreFourth of July Reflections
Are you finding ways to have a socially distant yet celebratory Fourth of July? Over the course of America’s history, we’ve seen some dark times: wars, pandemics, economic crisis, and more. So 2020 will not be the first year that we aren’t able to celebrate holidays the way we’d like to! Yet…
Read MoreSummer Social Distance Substitutes
If you’ve been following the news, you know that Governor Cooper recently issued an extension of Phase II for the stay-at-home order, as well as a requirement…
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