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Fun Holiday Attractions and Events in North Carolina This Christmas Season

Holiday spirits are high in the city of High Point, NC this season. The town is gearing up for Christmas by hosting several holiday events and inspiring High Point residents to get involved in their community and see all the area has to offer.   Two main attractions of the holiday season are the 12th Annual High Point Holiday Uptowne Stroll and the Tanglewood Festival of Lights.  The 12th Annual High Point Holiday Uptowne Stroll is one of the most exciting and crowded events that the city holds each year.  This event encourages residents of High Point and surrounding areas to shop at and support local businesses during the holidays. The small businesses provide snacks and have interactive games or giveaways. Cindy Cecil, Owner of Cindy Lou’s Boutique and Gifts tries to make this event something really special for shoppers. Cecil arranged a Cindy Lou Who and the Grinch meet and greet with customers and set up a hot apple cider and a giveaway station inside.  “I ...
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An Unopened "Super Mario Bros. 2" Sells for $88, 550 in Estate Sale

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Sealed Copy of "Super Mario Bros. 2" Sells for $88, 550 in Estate Sale A Florida businessman purchases 33-year-old copy of 'Super Mario Bros. 2' for $88,550.   Q News By Millie Bowman An auction house handling an estate sale for a recently deceased Indiana woman said a sealed copy of 1988 video game Super Mario Bros. 2 sold for a whopping $88,550. Harritt Group Inc. said workers going through Patricia Martin's Floyd Knobs home to find items to list for the estate sale discovered a box of Nintendo Entertainment System games in the back of a walk-in closet. Nintendo Nostalgia "At first glance, it was a comforting wave of classic Nintendo nostalgia. All the classics were there, Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt, Qix, and even an NES console. So, we did what any children of the 1990s would do: we fired up the console and tested the open games. It was a great day," Harritt Group said in its description of the item . "At a second glance, it was something else e...
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