Food: EJs Soul Food & Home Cooking Restaurant
Story and photos by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – Now open in downtown Cary: EJs Soul Food & Home Cooking Restaurant. Read more
Small Business Excellence Awards: Nominate Someone
Cary, NC – The annual Small Business Excellence Awards, presented by the Cary Chamber of Commerce, is coming up fast. Nominate a small business now through March 30. Read more
Business: Getting Creative with Recyclables
Cary, NC- Betsy Dessau’s passion for recycling and re-use began during the first Earth Day when she was in college collecting IBM punch cards. This March 31, Betsy will celebrate the opening of her new venture the Cary Creative Center that aims to literally turn trash to treasures. Read more
Pictures: Wheels on Academy
Story and pictures by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – The weather was dreary but spirits were high on Saturday for the first-ever Wheels on Academy classic car show. And I’ve got the pictures to prove it. Read more
Kickstarter: Help a Cary Dad Make a Jazz Record
Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – Cary musician Michael Pelz-Sherman works as a programmer but has a PhD in Music. Now he wants to make a jazz album and you can help. Read more
60 Weekend Events in Cary
The Cary Citizen Calendar of Events is edited by Lindsey Chester. Photo by The Culinary Geek.
Cary, NC- 60 events this weekend in Cary and most of them are free. We’re talking hot dogs, caterpillars, art, theater, a coupon swap, an auction, puppets, baseball, vintage cars and more than 50 other things. All this weekend in Cary on the Calendar of Events.
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More Stores & Restaurants Open In Park West
Story by Lindsey Chester. Photos by Hal Goodtree, courtesy of Casto Properties.
Morrisville, NC- We last stopped by the Park West Shopping Center a few months ago when Target and many of the Big Box retailers had opened their doors. This month many new store fronts have held grand openings and a few will be ready in just a couple weeks. The Village area will be chock full of fun eateries. Many are hiring (hint: high school kids- get over there!). Read more
CaryCitizen Move Offices Downtown to CIC
Story and pictures by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – CaryCitizen has joined the Cary Innovation Center (CIC), a start-up incubator in downtown Cary. We moved into our new offices today. Read more
Technology Video: A Swarm of Nano-Copters
Cary, NC – This video, from the University of Pennsylvania, shows a swarm of Nano-Copters, little self-controlled flying machines, performing acrobatic tricks in the air.
Nano-Copters
Nano-Copters, also called Nano Quadrotors, are little flying robots, about the side of your hand. Much of their functionality is self-controlled, like take-off and landing and collision avoidance. They can also be programmed to do swoops and turns and fly in complex formations.
This video (also on YouTube) from the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Lab (General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception), shows the amazing capabilities of nano copters to fly in swarm like formations.
Science Technology Engineering and Math Series
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Cary Sports Alliance: Big Plans for Spring
Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Park Street Parrot.
Cary, NC – Last week, the Cary Sports Alliance held its quarterly meeting at the Chamber of Commerce. There’s lots in store for spectators and participants this spring, starting with the Tobacco Road Marathon.