The N&O has published an article from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel offering information on the Text4Baby Program, which sends weekly tips to expectant moms via text message. Here are some excerpts from the article:

A nationwide effort by health experts and major telecom carriers leads to some unexpected and free help for expectant mothers and f… Continue

To help celebrate the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' newest special exhibit, “Megalodon: Largest Shark That Ever Lived,” the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences is asking kids to illustrate their best and most realistic version of a shark in its natural surroundings. Judging will be based on artist… Continue

From the N.C Department of Cultural Resources:

North Carolina is joining the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission in making an appeal to the children of America for Lincoln pennies to help the children of Haiti. The year-long celebration of Lincoln’s 200th birthday ends Friday, Feb. 12.

“The call for children to

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UPDATE: a fifth community engagement meeting has been added. See below.
From the WCPSS Communications Department:
Registration is open for persons interested in speaking at one of the four community engagement meetings where the Board of Education will seek input on the school calendar options currently used in the Wake County Public School System.

“I want to encourage people to come to the meetings to help us with this issue,” said Ron Margio… Continue

Triangle TRACKS and the Durham Performing Arts Center would like to congratulate the following 30 Triangle TRACKS members who have each won a set of 4 tickets to Princess Katie and Racer Steve’s “Revved Up & Ready to… Continue

From the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences:
At 60 feet long and weighing more than 100 tons, Carcharodon megalodon was the most powerful fish that ever lived and a dominant marine predator. While the Megalodon vanished 2 million years ago, its fascinating story continues to inspire lessons for contemp… Continue

Hosts Q&A with Olympic Silver Medalist and Free Admission with Any Garner Program Sign-up

GARNER, N.C. – The Polar Ice House location in Garner will host an open house in honor of National Skating Month this Saturday, February 6. The fun-filled afternoon includes free group skating lessons and free admission when you sign up for any Garner location program, including track-out camps, summer camps, learn-to-skate or birthday parties.

Professional coaching staff will be on-site to con… Continue

Step into a colorful world of money where kids play with smart ways to spend and save while having a wealth of fun learning to earn. Moneypalooza brings to life the importance of establishing healthy money habits through innovative and high-energy activities. This exhibit will be open for at least 5 years at Marbles Kids Museum. Learn more here.

A partnership of Marbles and your North Carolina banks.

I know this deal has been around for awhile now, but I just had to post. I took my family of six to lunch at Friday's today. The deal is you get one free kid's meal for each adult entree purchased. My oldest is 10 years old and has a big appetite so to fully take advantage of the deal, we let him get an adult meal so we get 3 kids meals free (an adult entree is about the price of two kid's meals so it evened out). My wife and I both got the Endless Lunch which is unlimited soup, salad, breadstic… Continue

Broadway Series South and Triangle TRACKS have teamed up to offer Triangle TRACKS readers, subscribers, members and Facebook/Twitter followers DISCOUNTED tickets to special performances of Little House on the Prairie The Musical.

These performances have seats reserved especially for Triangle TRACKS guests. By purchasing through… Continue