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This week, hear from Carla Trepper of Lee & Associates as she answers all of my questions about the new commercial development planned for Holly Springs Road near the Bass Lake Road intersection. It's called The Plaza at Rhamkatte Village and I think you'll appreciate all of the care that's been taken as  the development has been planned. They really do have our community in mind!Lee & Associates websiteLee & Associates Facebook pageThe Plaza at Rhamkatte Village imagery and leasing information Ramcat/Rhamkatte origin storyThe plant store that I am now low-key begging to come to Holly SpringsListening to this podcast is free, but making it is definitely not. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page linked below.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

This week, I get to introduce you to a local realtor, Rich Keck of Keck Realty Group. I asked him on the show to talk about this crazy real estate market and what you as a buyer can do to help your chances on landing your dream home and what you should think about as a seller BEFORE you decide to jump into this seller's market.Keck Realty Group website Keck Realty Group Facebook pageListening to this podcast is free, but making it is definitely not. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page linked below.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

This week, I get to introduce you to a mother and daughter who have a lot of love for the Meg's Smile Foundation of Holly Springs. Anna has had some pretty serious health struggles and her recent Smile from the foundation helped her in so many ways. Meg's Smile Foundation's website - learn, donate, volunteer, request a smileMeg's Smile Foundation's Facebook pageSee photos from Anna's fun nightMALS - Median Arcuate Ligament SyndromePOTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia SyndromeListening to this podcast is free, but making it is definitely not. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page linked below.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

This week, I get to introduce you to Janie Dickens of Healing Green Farms. She's so very knowledgeable about CBD oil, its uses, the science behind it...everything CBD. You'll see.Healing Green Farms Facebook pageHealing Green Farms websiteuse the code 'deepdive' to get 15% off your order and FREE local delivery Healing Green Hemp Facebook pageWhy gummies might NOT be the way to go - blog post Healthline article: "A Simple Guide to the Endocannabinoid System" Journal of Young Investigators: "The Endocannabinoid System, Our Universal Regulator" Listening to this podcast is free, but making it is definitely not. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page linked below.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

This week, I get to introduce you to Jen Miller-Hogg of College Path Advising. She's a wonderful advocate for high school students as they plan for and apply to college. Hear her advice on what students should be doing right now to help them land at the college best for them.Register for Jen's FREE "Navigating the College Application Process: From Application to Finding Money" online event set for Wednesday, February 10 at 6 p.m.www.FairTest.org - testing information Big Future - college, major, scholarship info Niche - college research info FastWeb - Scholarship finder Holly Springs High School Scholarship DatabaseApex Friendship High School Scholarship DatabaseScholly - Scholarship AppListening to this podcast is free, but making it is definitely not. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page linked below.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

This week, get to know Donovan Bethea - he's a local activist, entrepreneur, public speaker, amateur chef and overall super impressive young man. And he's only 17.  You'll want to remember him because he's surely on his way to very big things.The Diva & Don Designs (Donovan's Etsy Shop)Listening to this podcast is free, but making it is definitely not. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page linked below.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

This week, hear from Cancer Coach Cathy Carmody as she tells us what a cancer coach does, about her own journey through illness, and about how we can best help friends and family if they ever go through a serious health issue.Cathy Carmody Cancer Coach - Facebook pageListening to this podcast is free, but making it is definitely not. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page linked below.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

This week, hear from local Nutrition Coach Tania Tafilowski as she helps us *really* make the changes in our nutrition that we seem to resolve to make every  January.Nourish Nutrition's Facebook PageEmail Tania at coachtaniat@gmail.com.A penny doubled every day for a monthThe meal planning tool neither Tania nor I could think of was eMeals.Listening to this podcast is free, but making it is definitely not. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

It's my 50th episode, and I can't think of anyone better to commemorate this important occasion than Santa Claus himself!We chatted about COVID, the reindeer, how to get on and stay on the nice list, logistics of the big night and more.-------------------------Listening to this podcast is free, but making it is definitely not. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

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Welcome to Episode 45 of the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast. I'm not playing my peppy little music sting this week. My mom died today, August 24, in the wee hours of the morning.She was entirely too young for this to have happened, but the autoimmune disease that she was able to control with varying degrees of success over the past 30+ years was finally too much for her body to handle.My mom was really shy most of her life, but she was so selfless and was nice to absolutely everyone. She'd go out of her way to help people, and anyone who took the time to get to know her felt like their life was better for it.So I'm asking you today to take the time you'd normally spend listening to this podcast and instead, just do something nice for someone else. Do it in memory of my mom. And if you feel like it, please let me know what you did.I'll be back with new episodes soon, focusing on election season, because November 3 will be here before you know it. I’m hoping to talk to candidates for the District 8 Wake County School Board seat that Lindsey Mahaffey currently holds, the North Carolina House of Representatives district 37 seat that Sydney Batch currently holds, and the North Carolina State Senate District 17 seat that Sam Searcy currently holds. I’m pretty sure our current Wake County Commissioner for District 2, Matt Calabria, is running unopposed, so we’ll see what happens there.Until then, be well, friends.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

This week, hear from one of the founders and one (ok, really two) of the board members from the Holly Springs Education Foundation. Find out why it was created, what they want to do, how you can help and more.Like the Holly Springs Education Foundation's Facebook page to keep up-to-date.If you're a teacher, fill out their survey to let them know your needs.What does "We must Maslow before we Bloom" mean?Maslow's Hierarchy of NeedsBloom's TaxonomyEmail the Holly Springs Education Foundation at hseducationfoundation@gmail.comListening to this podcast is free, but making it is definitely not. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

A couple of very wise and caring students at Holly Springs High School have started an Instagram account called DearHSHS with some very specific and high-reaching goals. Hear from them today, with pseudonyms, about why they started it and what they're noticing about the submissions. Read some of their submissions.Let's help this generation by doing better ourselves as human beings. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

Hear from the FIFTH nurse who tried to talk with me about their experiences caring for COVID-19 patients in the Triangle. The first four each cancelled at the last minute because of truly heartbreaking circumstances, from sheer exhaustion to trying to maintain their own family in their limited amount of free time to not being able to take a meal break because so many coworkers called out from their shifts that day. One even wanted to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal from the community when she talked about COVID-19 as a real disease with real consequences.Tommy Fayet was informative and steady and caring. All the things you'd want if you or one of your loved ones requires care.Find out the risk of encountering someone with COVID-19 in any county in the U.S. Keep up with North Carolina and Wake County's latest statistics here. If you'd like to support the show, visit my Patreon page!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

In honor of Pride Month 2020, I present to you two citizens of Holly Springs who happen to be in the LGBTQ community. They're our neighbors and friends, but they don't always get the sort of respect and care that they deserve. Hear their stories here, and resolve to do better. These two are just a small representation of the part of our town that identifies as LGBT or Q, and they're wonderful people to get to know.View these sobering statistics from The Trevor Project about suicide in LGBTQ teens and young adults. Let's be more accepting of our kids and teens come to us questioning themselves in this way. They deserve it.Learn more about the Stonewall Riots - it's a pretty interesting time to find out about!Stonewall riots - Wikipedia1969 Stonewall Riots - Origins, Timeline & Leaders - History1969 Stonewall Riots: How a police raid inspired today's Pride celebrations - CNNSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

This week, meet the founder of Impact Holly Springs, Chanel Wilkins. We talked about the Black Lives Matter march that took place this past Saturday in Holly Springs, about her goals for the group and plans for the future. She's a woman on a mission and I can't wait for you to meet her!Join the Impact Holly Springs Facebook group.Yes, the audio clip you hear was recorded from the #BLM march in Holly Springs on Saturday, June 20. It was a wonderful event!Interested in sponsorship options for YOUR Holly Springs business when this is all over? Email me at hollyspringspodcast@gmail.com.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)

These past two weeks have only added to my own level of reflection about the world we’re living in. Between the murder of George Floyd and local, national and worldwide protests, it’s hard to know which way is up. One thing I know for sure is that we as a society desperately need to start listening to our fellow human beings and community members who happen to have skin that’s darker than our own.That’s what this episode is: an opportunity for you to just listen. These are members of your community, right here in Holly Springs, who have experienced racism in big ways and small ways, here and far away. This is such a small representation of what happens every single day in neighborhoods, stores, offices, and schools and on the road to Target or Harris Teeter or the school carpool line.Listen closely, as I have, as the emotion creeps in for one contributor, frustration for another, empowerment from yet another as they share their experience of being black in Holly Springs.  These testimonials are entirely unedited, except to link together multiple separate recordings by the same contributor.NOTE: You WILL hear the n-word in this episode, hence the "EXPLICIT" warning, although it should be noted that people who are called this word aren't given warning at all. Thanks to friend of the program Christy Griffith for that nugget. ;)Let’s all just listen.Black Lives Matter. Absolutely.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/hollyspringsdeepdive)