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furniture studio launched recently in Holly Springs. Founder and Chief Designer Travis Hyatt creates design-forward artisan furniture from locally sourced raw lumber.

THD offers tables, chairs, desks, and other casework with rich wood grain and details that reflect the owner’s time serving in the armed forces, such as “compass” legs and the “Woobie” 2-Door Cabinet.

“Because of the rich nature of wood grain, each piece is innately unique, but are distinguished more so because of the design and style that THD makes,” says Hyatt.

Cary’s femalefocused coworking space, celebrated its oneyear anniversary in April and announced a new child care partnership with Hopscotch Labs for its members. Hopscotch will provide a Montessori-inspired playcare program for children up to 6 years old, with outdoor play and occasional bilingual Spanish instruction — the first of its kind in the Raleigh area.

Blush established many programs that support women during the inaugural year of operation, including free monthly coworking days and an artist-in-residence program. Since its opening, Blush has held 60 events and counting, to assist in enhancing careers through community development, networking, and education.

Powell installed a new mural in historic downtown Fuquay, located by the Vance Street parking lot at 215 S. Main Street. The project is funded in part by a grant from the Raleigh Regional Association of Realtors. Powell also recently participated in Fuquay-Varina Downtown Association’s annual En Plein Air Paint-Off.

Via his Facebook page, Powell writes, “As a local artist, I have the unique privilege to add vibrancy and character to the beautiful cities and towns across North Carolina and beyond.

Your support helps bring beauty and creativity to our town, while also supporting local businesses. It also helps to attract visitors and tourists to the area.”

Holly Springs resident and mom Carinne

Mossa launched It Takes A Village Special Needs Parent Coaching in April, with a mission to empower and support parents of children with special needs. Carinne and her husband, Frank, are parents to a son with a severe form of epilepsy. Drawing from their own experiences, they started the business to provide personalized coaching, advocacy, and resources for parents of children with special needs.

“Knowing that our pain over the years has been transformed into something that will help other families going through the same gives me great peace,” Carinne says.

Winter Guard placed sixth out of 124 teams in the WGI World Championships in April, just eight years after attending their first regional competition. Winter guard is the sport of indoor color guard, which typically accompanies the marching band with a combination of the use of flags, sabres, mock rifles, dance, and other interpretive movement.