Suburban Living Magazine

What’s New & What’s Coming

TrY Seafood Grill — Now Open 525 East Broad Street Located in the former location of Aviation Smokehouse right in downtown Varina, this family-owned seafood restaurant features fresh grilled, steamed,...

From the Town

Fall Fun in Fuquay-Varina Autumn has arrived, and there is no better place to celebrate fall than Fuquay-Varina! From spooky trails to live music, here is what’s happening this season: Follow Me to Fu...

Happy 25th Birthday to Fuquay-Varina’s Needmore Ruritan Club and Their Semiannual BBQs!

By Roberta Clayton You are Invited! You have probably seen the signs. There’s a barbecue in town at the clubhouse at 1812 Bass Lake Road. That’s where local gentlemen of the Needmore Ruritan Club in F...

Outgrowing Space, Not Mission: The Fuquay-Varina Food Pantry’s Next Chapter

By the time the busy fall season arrived, and community food needs were at their highest, every shelf inside the Fuquay-Varina Food Pantry was full. “People in the community have been incredibly suppo...

Fuquay-Varina Elementary: A New Chapter for a Familiar School

By SYLVIA STEIN For generations of Fuquay-Varina families, Fuquay-Varina Elementary School has been more than a place where children go to learn. It has been part of the community — a familiar place w...

CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Ordinary Citizens, Extraordinary Response

By Valerie Macon When disaster strikes, most people think first of firefighters, police officers, and paramedics. But behind many emergency responses are trained volunteers working within the same org...

Move Over, Summer Squash – It’s Time for All Things Autumn!

Do these early fall months have you lamenting the disappearance of your favorite produce stand’s supply of blueberries, butterbeans, peppers, and plums? Cheer up! Some fruits and vegetables are seeing...

Nature Versus Vehicle: Understanding Wildlife to Protect Yourself and Them

By Christian Warren Freed It’s that time of year again. The leaves are changing. The weather is trying to decide whether it should cool down or scorch us for another round of second summer. Driving ar...