Suburban Living Magazine

What’s New & What’s Coming to Fuquay-Varina

Your Bike Shop 514 N. Main St. Your Bike Shop is now open in Fuquay-Varina in the building that was Carolina Outdoor Power Products. Your Bike Shop is owned by Pete Donahue, who bought Torrenti Cycles...

From the Town of Fuquay-Varina

Moody’s Investors Service Upgrades Town of Fuquay-Varina In July, Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the Town of Fuquay-Varina’s general obligation unlimited tax credit rating to Aaa (previously Aa). ...

The Little Red Schoolhouse of Fuquay-Varina By Roberta Clayton

Diana Constable lives in a most unusual home. The building sits on a wooded acre right in the heart of Fuquay-Varina, serene in the midst of a modern world that belies its origins. Long ago, though no...

Trains in Fuquay- Varina By Roberta Clayton

We see so many folks sitting outside enjoying the restaurant and the company down at the old depot on Broad Street when the weather is nice. Right across the tracks there is a smaller building, the lo...

For the Love of Apples. By Heidi Buyak

Most of us can probably come up with four or five varieties right away and maybe another four or five with a little help. And if you like apples, and who doesn’t, you probably have a couple of favorit...

Gravity Lounge Pumpkin Cheesecake.

(Gravity Lounge is the name of a now-defunct restaurant in Tallahassee, Florida, circa 2003.) Ingredients: 2 oz ginger snaps (7-10 cookies), finely crushed 3 8-oz packages of cream cheese 2 cu...

Pumpkins Are Scary Good. By Heidi Buyak

If it’s been a while since you carved a pumpkin, or if you’ve never carved a pumpkin, this can be a fun (albeit messy) activity to do with family and/or friends. If you have young children, adult part...

Do You Need to Fear Retirement? By Edward Jones

If you’re planning to retire in a few years, are you looking forward to it? Or are you somewhat apprehensive? Are you asking yourself: “What sort of retirement can I afford?” It’s a good question — be...

Living Life Like It’s Golden: Dee Davis and the Adopt a Senior Citizen Community Organization. By Amy Kaufmann

Our family has a year-round tradition: pancakes on Friday night. We’ve been eating breakfast for dinner for a little over five years, and I hate to admit it, but I still can’t flip the perfect pancake...

Are You Afraid of Ghosts? By Amanda Stanley

Are the movies “Ghostbusters” and “Beetlejuice” in your regular movie night rotation? Do you binge watch “Ghost Hunters”? Are spine-tingling, hair-raising stories your go-to? If so, then Fuquay-Varina...