Check out all the great events going on this fall:

• Raleigh Pub Crawl and Haunted Adventure
• 4th Annual Harvest Festival
• Lego Kids Fest
• Art in the Evening
• World Beer Festival

Making the Coastal Carolinas your new home means always having exciting things going on around you! Find the perfect plot of land to build your home at Chapel Ridge by clicking here.

Everything at Jubala is fresh brewed, even their iced coffee! Need some sustenance to go with your coffee? No problem, you can choose from a variety sandwiches and pastries. They also serve Liege Belgian Waffles in flavors like strawberry, chocolate chip and banana – just to name a few.

At Jubala you can even see where your coffee is from! If you are looking for coffee that is also doing good, then this is the place for you! Jubala has recently rolled out Grounds for Giving in which 10% of all profits will help children and families in Africa move to a brighter future.

A unique little coffee shop like Jubala Village Coffee makes life in the Research Triangle so unique! Want to learn about making coastal North Carolina your home? Click here.

Chapel Ridge is know for it’s green fairways, but this doesn’t mean being wasteful or harmful to nature. Golf Courses require a lot of maintenance to keep the grass green, but we have placed a “no spray buffer” around our lakes and ponds of 200 feet (twice the distance of what is recommended). We have also taken extra steps to ensure our chemicals are properly stored and disposed.

Over 40% of Chapel Ridge is open space. This means being surrounded by the views you love! This also greatly reduces environmental stress.

Taking these environmentally conscious steps allows for us to have a more beautiful community and preserve the land for the future.

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New Home To-Dos:

• Check your insurance policies, especially if you are moving across state lines.
• Sign up for the town newspaper. This will really help you know what is going on in your new town!
• Get copies of medical records, especially if you are moving far from your current doctor. It’s one less thing to worry about when you actually need them.
• Make sure to go to usps.com to change your address!
• Schedule all your cable, internet and water providers one month prior to move-in. This ensures that you can make an appoint as soon as you get there!

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Looking to learn few new painting or drawing skills? Artspace offers classes from youth to adults. If you are already a hopeful artist, they also offer 6-month residencies that give emerging artists a rent-free studio to work.

If you have an appreciation for art, they also offer volunteer opportunities and internships. Looking for a way to liven up your weekend? Try going to a First Friday Artists Reception and Gallery Walk.

Local business like Artspace, make living in the Golden Triangle so unique! To learn more about life in the coastal carolinas click here.

When you are looking for that perfect destination for your new home, keep size in mind. To better gauge your options, be sure to consider lots of all sizes.

Look at the communities and neighbors near your homesite. Do you feel safe? Does it have a lot of interesting activities? If you have children, make sure to see what schools serve that area.

Most importantly, take your time. It is better to be methodical and come to a decision once all options have been weighed than to make one in haste that you might regret.

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Those of you with an adventurous side should definitely try out Frog Hollow Outdoors. It is located right in Durham and is only a short drive from Chapel Ridge.  This local company offers classes, guides, tours and rentals. You have everything you need to get your excursion started in one place!

Frog Hollow Outdoors also offers a variety of camps for ages 5-17. They also offer a myriad of events including night paddling trips!

North Carolina living offers a great opportunity to spend time outdoors surrounded by gorgeous views. Living in Chapel Ridge puts you close to all these great ammenties the coastal carolinas has to offer!

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With just a short drive from Chapel Ridge, you can be chowing down on crisp and tasty pies. These are more than just your average pie, they are made from all natural and local ingredients. Owners Sheilagh Sabol Duncan and Krishna Bahl are dedicated to making the best pies possible and are long time residents of North Carolina.

Dessert isn’t the only thing they are serving up. Pie Bird offers soups, salads and savory meat and vegetable pies, so you are sure to find something you’ll love!

This local eatery is just one of the many amenities that makes Chapel Ridge a unique and fun place to live! For more information on North Carolina living, click here.

Not only do you get the opportunity to know where your food came from, farmers markets also help stimulate the local economy. An added benefit of buying local food is that it didn’t have to travel far, which is also good for the environment. The fruits and vegetables are also picked when they are ripe, so you get the freshest produce possible!

Since Farmers Markets cut out the middleman, you typically pay lower costs than in a grocery store. Visiting your local Farmers Market also gives you a great chance connect with people in your community.

The convience of buying local produce minutes away from Chapel Ridge adds to the many reasons why its a unique, wonderful place to live. For more information on building your own dream home in the coastal carolinas, click here.

Raleigh takes a major part in leading the United States’ biotech and high-tech research. The city is also close to Duke University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University that help boost the North Carolina economy.

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