Hello TRACKS members, or shall I say farewell?

This will be my last blog post as owner and editor of Triangle TRACKS. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time managing this social network for all of you, and getting to know many of you in person or online. It brought me great joy to host contests and spread the word about so many wonderful resources and events for Triangle kids, but my favorite Triangle TRACKS memory was when …

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Effective Aug. 1, Triangle TRACKS welcomes a new owner and editor: Janice Jones, mother to 8-year-old Troupe and 3-year-old Mac, and wife to former NBC 17 news anchor Donald Jones. Janice began blogging for Triangle TRACKS when it launched in 2008. A meteorologist for 13-plus years, several of which were for NBC 17,… Continue

Looking for fun ideas to entertain your kids this summer and for months to come?  Be the coolest family on the block when you join The Triangle NC Kids Club.  The Club offers loads of deals and discounts to the places you already go and some you may not know about.  Unlike a coupon you can only use once, the Kids Club card can be used over and over again everyday!  We'll even throw in 2 FREE kids meals every month.

Discounts at places like Adventure Island, NC Zoo, Gymboree, Monkey…

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On Wednesday, July 20 Moe’s Southwest Grill, the fun and laid-back fast-casual burrito restaurant, is offering a free six ounce cup of Queso to each guest from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. at participating locations; no strings attached.

 

Fans know that Moe’s hot, flavorful, melted white cheese dip is the restaurant’s not-so-secret ingredient to making every meal amazingly delicious. That’s why on Free Queso Day Moe’s encourages its biggest fans to share their love of Queso with their…

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The heat in the Triangle has arrived and Polar Ice House announced today that they are starting their annual summer special of “Buy One, Get One Free Admission” when temperatures rises above 95 degrees. As near-record temperatures are becoming a trend for the Triangle, Polar Ice House is making this great summer deal a tradition as well.

 

Customers can participate in the promotion by mentioning the temperature at the register at one of the rink’s three Triangle-area locations…

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CHERIE SHEPPARD

Congratulations to Cherie Sheppard, winner of four tickets to see "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2". Cherie will be able to take her family to see the final Harry Potter movie in 3D at Wells Fargo IMAX Theater in Raleigh at a showing of her choosing. Cherie earned a…

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Beat the Heat and get your Exercise In

Free Session Tues July 12th, 9:30am, Cary Towne Center

 

Stroller Strides of… Continue

Harry Potter mania is ramping up, and next week, when "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" premieres, you can watch the show front and center in 3D at Wells Fargo IMAX Theater in Raleigh -…

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Triangle TRACKS received this email about local parents' attempt to change an Apex law that prohibits children from playing in cul-de-sacs and neighborhood streets.

 

Let Parents Decide – Let Kids Play!



Thanks to the 100+ people that showed up at the May 17th Council meeting, we made progress, BUT...

• It is still illegal for children to ride bicycles on neighborhood sidewalks in Apex!
• It is still illegal to use a…

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North Carolina Zoo officials are deeply saddened to announce that the baby gorilla expected to be born this summer has been lost to a stillbirth.



Keepers at the Forest Glade Gorilla Exhibit arrived around 7 a.m. Thursday to find that female gorilla Jamani had given birth overnight. But according to General Curator Ken Reininger, “they were heartbroken to discover” that the baby had apparently been stillborn.



The infant…

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