Whole Foods Bakery in Morrisville

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Morrisville, NC — Officially, it’s called the Wellspring Bakehouse. But, tucked in a corner of Morrisville off of Airport Boulevard, it’s where all the fresh breads, rolls, pastries and gluten-free products for 36 different Whole Foods supermarkets are baked. Read more

Dashing

Theater: Dashing Through The Snow Starts Dec. 3

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Cary, NC — The Cary Players will present their holiday production, Dashing Through The Snow, at the Cary Arts Center starting this Thursday, December 3, 2015. Read more

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Herons – See Them in Cary

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Cary, NC — One of the most visible and largest of the water birds we can see in our area is also one of the most misunderstood. Most people don’t even know what to call them.  Read more

Ricky's Rickshaws

Ricky’s Rickshaws – Downtown Cary’s Newest Thing

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Cary, NC — It’s no secret that Downtown Cary is in the middle of a renaissance – the Academy Streetscape Project is underway, and new business and developments keep popping up. The newest to this mix is a man named Rick Kelley, who is bringing his own spin to this energy surge – a hip, new transportation alternative that will solely serve Downtown Cary. Read more

Chinese Lantern Festival Opens Saturday

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Cary, NC — The North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival at Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre opens to the public this weekend on Saturday, November 28, 2015.  Read more

Trees

Christmas Trees in Cary: 10 Fun Facts

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Cary, NC — This weekend, many families will head to Christmas tree lots or pull their artificial trees out of their attics. Since Christmas trees are probably on your mind, too, we found ten fun facts about them (and some great places to find real trees in Cary). Read more

Hometown

Anne Kratzer Wins 2015 Hometown Spirit Award

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Anne B. Kratzer (far right) stands with the other 2015 Hometown Spirit Award finalists, Desiree Kettler and Brent Miller, at the reception at Page-Walker in Downtown Cary.

Cary, NC — On Thursday, November 19, 2015, Anne B. Kratzer received Cary’s annual Hometown Spirit Award during a council meeting at Town Hall. Read more

2015 Cary Holiday Gift Guide

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Cary, NC — Enjoy this guide of great places to find gifts from locally-owned stores in Cary. It’s our way of supporting “Small Business Saturday.” Read more

The Best Places to Watch Airplanes

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Cary, NC — In search of great views, I visited two spots at RDU to plane-watch. Read more

WHUP FM- Hillsborough’s New Community Radio

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Hillsborough, NC — We discovered WHUP 104.7, an FM radio based out of Hillsborough, when CaryCitizen’s publisher, Hal Goodtree, performed live on-air in the studio.  Read more