Cary, NC — Tech Tank Managing Partner Ian Henshaw was part of the winning team at NC Datapalooza last week in Raleigh. Hal Goodtree fired a few questions at Ian about the winning app, open data and the start-up ecosystem in the Triangle. Read more
Cary, NC — Code for America (CfA) has released a list of 15 cities that will be added to the Brigade Program in 2013 which is great news for the Triangle. Both Cary and Durham have been added and will join Raleigh with Code for America Brigades in the coming year. Read more
Cary, NC – Our friend Ian Henshaw has been busy updating the technology news for Cary and the Triangle. Read more
Cary, NC – The Google eCities Award winners for 2013 in the United States were announced yesterday. Cary was named the winner for North Carolina. But what’s a Google eCity? Read more
Cary, NC – Tech startup density is on the rise in the Triangle, according to a new report by Engine. That’s good news for local business. Read more
Cary, NC – Announcing Cary’s Great Pumpkin Chuck, scheduled for Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Bond Park.
Not familiar with a pumpkin chuck? It’s a competition where teams hurl pumpkins at targets and for distance with a homemade device called a trebuchet.
A trebuchet is like a catapult, except with a sling instead of a giant spoon.
Pumpkin chucks are also called punkin’ chuckin’ and punkin chunkin’. Don’t know why “chunking” except maybe alliteration.
Whatever you want to call it, Cary’s Great Pumpkin Chuck will happen the weekend after Halloween – Sunday, November 3, 2013. More info on CaryPumpkinChuck.com.
The venue is the Spillway in beautiful Bond Park. That’s the area between the Community Center and the lake – a hilly spot overlooking a big, flat field. It’s sometimes used for event and Spring Daze parking.
The Spillway is about 500 feet long. We’ll be using approximately 300 feet for the punkin’ chuckin’.
Cary’s Great Pumpkin Chuck is a co-production of Town of Cary and TechnologyTank.
Cary’s Punkin’ Chuck will also have a mini-Maker Fair. Booths to be announced, but expect science, technology and DIY exhibits.
If you’d like to be an exhibitor at the event, please email Ian Henshaw.
Teams are forming now! Cary’s Great Pumpkin Chuck is a fun, innovative experience for Scout troops, school clubs, families and hobbyists of all ages.
For more information, visit CaryPumpkinChuck.com. To register, visit EventBrite.
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Trebuchet photo for Cub Scout Pack 101 in Cedar Valley, Texas by Irish Typepad.
Cary, NC – Earlier this spring, a group of local technologists started a Cary branch of Code for America (CfA). The second meeting of Cary’s CfA brigade is on Tuesday, June, 25, 2013. Read more
Cary, NC – The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) has announced that Cary-based solar energy firm Yes! Solar Solutions has achieved NABCEP Company Accreditation. Read more