Once upon a time, I started a blog. “Things to do with kids in Raleigh” was the idea, and after an extensive and methodical branding exercise, the name Daddy Weekly was adopted. Articles were written at a steady pace, published weekly on Thursday evening (or early Friday morning), just in time for the weekend. An early highlight was running into people at an event, and them saying “We came here because we saw it in the Daddy Weekly!” That made me happy and proud. Another highlight was when a Marbles person reached out with “information for the media”. Now I was definitely proud of my budding news empire.
But eventually demands shifted, the little kids got bigger, efforts shifted to covering Cub Scouts events and then actually running them as well. And as the bigger kids low-key turned into teens, I suddenly was more in need for “Things to do without kids in Raleigh”. (At least, some of the time.)

But as I’m rediscovering Raleigh after a few years away, I notice that there are still so many things to cover, but also many things I wrote about over a decade ago that are still remarkably relevant. A hike around Yates Mill Pond, after all, is still the same as it was when I first wrote about it back in 2012.

And with that, I’m writing again, and I confirmed that I still enjoy it after a few new posts, and already have a backlog of content to cover. The name Daddy Weekly is going to stay. And what I’m writing about isn’t that different either. Maybe the tagline will be “Things to do in Raleigh”? Cool things? Healthy things? Outdoorsy things? Fun things? I guess all of the above. And see you at some of the nice places that we have around here.

What I wrote in 2014 is still correct: A good source for the latest events is always useful. I don’t intend to list everything going on; many commercial pages do that already.  I focus on curating an interesting selection of events and activities focused around downtown Raleigh, and the larger Raleigh/Triangle community.

Description of events and recommendations reflect my own opinion. Writing about an upcoming event does not mean endorsement. You still need your own judgment whether the event or activity is right for you and your family.

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[Last reviewed August 2026]