If you missed it, I wrote a Sunday story about becoming a certified Kansas City Barbeque Society barbecue judge. Go HERE to read it.
 

USA Baseball's inaugural Women's Development Camp takes place this weekend at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary.

Details for that camp and camps in other sports, plus team tryouts, league registration, instruction and tournaments can be found in the Play! Recreational Sports Calendar below, an expanded version of the calendar that appears each Tuesday in the print edition Sports section. 

Which restaurant makes the best mac and cheese in town? Find out under the Noodle Tent on Fayetteville Street on September 18 at 4 p.m.,  when the judging of the first annual Mac Down will reveal the winner. Contenders for the title will include veteran heavyweights Solas and Porter's CityTavern as well as rookie Cherry Bomb and several others.

The Mac Down is part of the annual SparkCON celebration, four days of art, music, fim, dance and more at locations scattered across downtown Raleigh and beyond. Check the website for details.

See photos from the International Cat Association's Southeast Regional Cat Show, held at the N.C. State Fairgrounds on Sunday, July 12, 2009. ... more