Mayton Inn

Downtown Cary Construction: The Mayton Inn

Mayton Inn

Colin Crossman, owner of the Mayton Inn, in front of the Mayton Inn construction site on S. Academy St.

Cary, NC — If you’ve driven down Academy Street recently, you have probably seen the large steel structure that’s been erected near Park Street. It’s the soon-to-be Mayton Inn, a four-diamond hotel that will call Downtown Cary home by the end of 2015. Read more

Live at Lunch

Live at Lunch Starts May 7 in Downtown Cary

Live at Lunch

Cary, NC — Enjoy a picnic and outdoor concert during your lunch hour at Live at Lunch, Cary’s new, free concert series. Shows start on May 7, 2015 and continue every Thursday in May.  Read more

Food Truck Rodeo

Food Truck Rodeo: This Sunday in Cary

Food Truck Rodeo

Cary, NC — Chatham Street Chowdown, Cary’s food truck rodeo, kicks off this weekend on Sunday, April 19, 2015 from noon-4:30 pm on West Chatham Street downtown. Read more

Seekers

Seekers: Downtown Cary’s Treasure Chest

Seekers

Cary, NC — On W. Chatham Street in Downtown Cary, there’s a little house overflowing with quirky yet lovely antiques, knick knacks and collectibles. It’s called Seekers. Read more

Food Tour

Restaurants: A Food Tour of Downtown Cary

Food Tour

Cary, NC — Last weekend, on Saturday, March 28, 2015, I participated in a Triangle Food Tour of Downtown Cary. On the tour, I visited six downtown restaurants, sampled food from each and, with the help of a tour guide, learned some interesting facts about Cary’s history. Read more

Joy Pike Honored at Cary Arbor Day Celebration

Sarah Justice

Cary, NC — Under a sunny sky, the Town of Cary celebrated their annual Arbor Day on Saturday, March 21, 2015 by honoring Joy Pike with an Eastern red bud tree to be planted at the Herb Young Community Center in Downtown Cary. Read more

Downtown Cary Food & Flea

The Newest Thing: Downtown Food & Flea

Downtown Cary Food & Flea

Cary, NC — The newest thing to do in Cary on a Sunday afternoon? – Downtown Food & Flea. We’ve got some pictures and all the info so you can check it out for yourself. Read more

st. paddy's day

2015 Guide to St. Paddy’s Day Pub Parties in Cary

st. paddy's day

Cary, NC — Cary doesn’t have a big St. Paddy’s Day parade, but we do have several Irish pubs that like to celebrate the day that the snakes were driven out of Ireland. We took a look around town and found this list of festivities for you. Read more

downtown park

Academy Street Construction: The New Downtown Park

downtown park

Cary, NC — In February, with the help of Kyle Hubert (project manager for the upcoming construction to Academy Street), CaryCitizen shared with the community the Town’s basic timeline, design layout, and plan to minimize disruption and traffic build-up.

This month, we’ll share details on one development that is a major part of this plan–the new downtown park to be built at the corner of Dry Avenue and Academy Street.

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Sculptures

The Sculptures of Downtown Cary

Sculptures

Cary, NC — Last year, on a scorching July day, I spent four hours walking up and down Academy Street in the hot sun–but I didn’t mind. I was busy collecting quotes from eleven sculpture artists while they supervised the installation of their structures in Downtown Cary. Read more