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Purple Heart Homes volunteers completely renovate home for Iraq Veteran Lauren Hogan in Bessemer City, NC. Photo: PHH.

Home Means Everything to a Veteran

December 8, 2016 Kay Whatley

NC-based Purple Heart Homes Asks for Donations, Volunteers, to Help Active Military Families and Veterans During this holiday season, Purple Heart Homes is asking people to recognize the importance and meaning of “home” to US military […]

Zebulon House giving day was December 3, 2016.

Zebulon House Giving Day Held, Just in Time for Christmas

December 7, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, with Susan Aceti and Pat Kendrick The morning of December 3, 2016, visitors crowded into the Zebulon House residential assisted-living center with food and gifts, and to spend time together. Every residents received […]

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The Strange-ness: Colorado Movies-on-Mattresses Event Goes Wrong, Then Goes Viral

August 20, 2019

Been to an outdoor movie lately? Your town’s movie event likely didn’t get national attention like The Bed Cinema’s event in Denver, Colorado this week. Set up as four days of movie-watching on comfy air […]

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Inaugural “Mysterious Short Story Contest” Accepting Submissions

July 17, 2017

The Rhine Research Center in Durham, North Carolina, has issued a call for short stories in their first-ever The Rhine Mysterious Short Story Contest. Since their research is focused on Parapsychology, this intriguing short story […]

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The-Strangeness: Crocs Gets “Lit” for #CrocDay on Oct. 23

October 23, 2019

Crocs, Inc. continues its annual Croctober celebration by partnering with premier streetwear brand Pizzaslime to deliver their latest, limited-edition, glow-in-the-dark version of the Classic Clog for Croc Day on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. National Croc Day was […]