Pool safety; it’s not the first thing that comes to mind when we think of summer fun. But if you are a lifeguard or swim instructor, you are training to prevent drowning and pool accidents across the hundreds of pools in the Triangle.
We sent Austin Cooper, a rising senior at UNC Chapel Hill, to cover the opening of Fire Station #8, a “climate showcase” building designed with environmental sustainability in mind. “How was it?” I asked Austin on the phone. Long silence. I could sense his disapproval.
Early Methodists worshipped east of Cary in an area called Asbury. You can still find it on a map, though there are no signs.
Sometimes I don’t even fully unpack my bags; I live out of a suitcase in my own house.
Luke Gray, a Troop 213 Boy Scout, delivered 2,537 pounds of donated groceries to the Dorcas Food Pantry in early June.
A couple of weeks ago, Sip…A Wine Store in Cary hosted a winetasting featuring Californian wines by LIOCO. It’s always nice to try something new and when a wine store invites the winemaker in for a tasting, you are in for a special treat.
We’re always interested in Eagle Scout stories. This one’s particularly interesting.
The Town of Cary dedicated the final section of the Black Creek Greenway this past Saturday, June 1, 2013. There was also a novel twist: signing up 70 Runners to Run 7 miles in 70 minutes or less (at 7am).
Usually, five or six teams from the church spread throughout a county in the Appalachian Mountains. But last June, they were all together in one mobile home park. It was a reality-check for the teams from Cary.
In the new Star Trek, Kirk and Spock are truly on their own Hero’s Journey’s and both are brought down into their own personal dark night of the soul.