Summer Fun 2014

Far Away, From Home
Far Away, From Home
Local authors' summer lit-aways to distant places

May 15, 2014

Summer Fun 2014
A Tall Drink of Water
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

Far Away, From Home
Monday, Monday
Elizabeth Crook's new novel charts the ripples radiating out from the Whitman shootings

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
Being Cary Grant
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

Riding the Wave of Rum Punch
Riding the Wave of Rum Punch
Pleasant Storage Room fuels summer fun with rum

May 15, 2014

Far Away, From Home
Out of Peel Tree
Laura Long's debut novel chronicles the tug-of-war between moving forward and staying the same in a small town

May 15, 2014

Swell!
Swell!
Kenny Braun's gorgeous 'Surf Texas' tome inspired this year's Summer Fun

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
It's Bogie, Baby
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

Far Away, From Home
Above the East China Sea
In her most ambitious novel, Sarah Bird entwines the tales of two teenaged girls, both on Okinawa but in different eras

May 15, 2014

Surfer Girl
Surfer Girl
Local wakesurf phenom Raleigh Hager acclimates to life at the top of the podium

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
Scrappy Joan Crawford
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

Far Away, From Home
Thunderstruck and Other Stories
Elizabeth McCracken's stories examine the humanity of the mildly freakish and unspoken freakishness of daily life

May 15, 2014

Raleigh by the Numbers
Raleigh by the Numbers

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
Sweet as Candy
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

Far Away, From Home
Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper
Through research and case studies, Robert Bryce argues that human ingenuity will beat environmental collapse to the punch

May 15, 2014

Just Don't Call It Wakeboarding
Just Don't Call It Wakeboarding

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
My Cool Aunts
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

Slippery Slope
Slippery Slope
To water-park jefe, Schlitterbahn's Jeff Henry, whimsical salvage is no mere whim

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
Mad for Tracy
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
The Weight of Norman Bates
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

Summer Fun: The Classic Beach Read
The Classic Beach Read
Recommendations for the ideal read when you're camped out on the sand

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
Central Casting's Girl Next Door
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
Me and Orson Welles
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
Lake Sure Drives a Movie Home
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
'Bursts of Being a Lady'
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

A Tall Drink of Water
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

May 15, 2014

PHOTOS: Bartholomew Pool
Photos by Lizzie Jespersen

Mon., May 12, 2014

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