Cary Business

Money Matters: 401(k) Decisions – You Can Take It With You

Cary, NC – If you are preparing to change jobs, do you know what your choices are for managing the money in your current employer’s retirement plan? Although many people choose to take a cash distribution, there are other options that may benefit you more. Read more

Cary Lobster

Lobster Fest Returns to Cary in October 2019

Story originally appeared on FoodCary.

Cary, NC – The first Saturday in October has come to mean only one thing to a church community in Cary and its growing legion of lobster-loving friends. For the 13th consecutive year, St Paul’s Episcopal Church at 221 Union St. is throwing its doors open for its annual Lobster Fest from 11 AM to 3 PM on Saturday, October 5, 2019. Read more

Cary Trees

Cary Tree Archive Plants First Trees This Weekend

Cary, NC – Trees can stand for hundreds of years and develop a reputation and fondness from their surrounding community. A new project starting in Cary wants to share some of those notable trees and create some new ones, with the first trees to be planted this weekend. Read more

Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Weekend Events: Asia Fest, the Cary Players, Fall Farmers Festival and More

Cary, NC – This weekend is absolutely packed in Cary, with both Asia Fest and the Fall Farmers Festival, the Cary Players start their first play of the new season, Cary Art Loop is this Friday and much more. Read more

Wake County Schools

Bill Fletcher: Competency-Based Education, Diversity in Schools and More

Wake County, NC – Thoughts for September 2019 from Bill Fletcher, Member of the Wake County Board of Education.

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Cary’s Heritage: Teachers of the Deaf

Cary, NC – Vivian Dalmas, Lewanna Stout, Rosemarie Verhoeven and Linda Weaver told us how, in 1967, they introduced the first program to teach deaf children 18 months and older into a public school. It was one of the very first in the U.S. Over time, the program extended into some middle and high schools throughout North Carolina. Read more

Raleigh Durham International Airport

Arguments in RDU Quarry Lawsuit Start This Week

Cary, NC – Starting on Thursday, September 19, 2019, the North Carolina Superior Court will start hearing arguments in the lawsuit between the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Authority and groups and individuals opposed to a plan to lease 105.5 acres of land next to Umstead State Park to use as a quarry. Read more

Weekend Events: Cary Live, the Cary Unity Walk and More

Cary, NC – This weekend, Cary Live is back in Downtown Cary, plus there are concerts at Parkside Town Commons, Koka Booth Amphitheatre, the Cary Theater and more. Also, you can participate in the Cary Unity Walk and Run, as well as the Annual Yard Sale and Bands, Bites and Boats. Read more

Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Asia Fest: New Name, Same Dragon Boat Races

Cary, NC – For the past few years, people from around the Triangle have come to Cary for the Dragon Boat Festival at Koka Booth Amphitheatre. This year, the festival has rebranded to reflect all of the communities and cultures participating in this annual celebration. Read more

Meet the Farmers at the Farmers Fall Festival

Cary, NC – The Cary Downtown Farmers Market was founded in 1996, and is Cary’s original farmers market. They celebrate the Fall harvest season with the third annual Farmers Fall Festival on Saturday, September 28, 2019, with an extended footprint onto West Chatham Street. Read more