Last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 86,000 people moved to the Triangle. Many are unfamiliar with the peculiarities/quirks/conditions that make us ... interesting.

Summer school lessons on life around here.

Today's word: Raleightas. The earnest, sober quality often attributed to natives of the capital.

MIDWEASY (mid-WEE-zee): The sensation experienced after strolling the State Fair midway and eating all manner of fried food and sweets, then getting on the rides.

Your lessons: words and phrases that explain who we are and how we think.

Summer school lessons on life around here.

Last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 86,000 people moved to the Triangle from different counties within North Carolina, from other states and from abroad.

Today's word is nomato (no-MAY-toe), a sweeping realization that occurs after the first bite of vinegar-flavored, tomato-less Eastern Carolina barbecue.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 86,000 people moved to the Triangle from different counties within North Carolina, from other states and from abroad.