HOTTovation

Business: How HOTTovation Helped Ed

HOTTovation

Cary, NC — HOTTovation is a new Morrisville (aka the Heart-of-the-Triangle) based program designed to help entrepreneurs and start-up companies grow and succeed. I talked to Ed Burgard, who completed the program in 2013, to find out how it impacted his own company.

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Strawberry Pie

Recipe: Strawberry Pie

Strawberry Pie

Cary, NC — I’ve been making strawberry pie for years now. The reason why is quite the story. Read more

Green Hope

Green Hope Named Exemplary School

Green Hope

Cary, NC — 2015 has already been a big year for Cary area high schools. Two weeks ago, Cary High learned that their band would march in the 2016 Macy’s Parade (see story), and, last week, on May 7, 2015, Green Hope received the Exemplary School Award. Read more

Wildlife

Make Your Yard a Wildlife Oasis

Wildlife

Editor’s Note: Cary has partnered with the National Wildlife Federation to ask citizens, businesses and organizations to certify their outdoor spaces as wildlife habitats. David Lindquist shares how your can turn your own yard into an oasis for birds, bees and butterflies.

Cary, NC — Many of us already beautify our homes with gardens, but you can go beyond that to make your yard an oasis for the “three B’s” of wildlife (birds, bees and butterflies). Read more

Weekend

Weekend: Vintage Cars & Free Concerts

Weekend

Cary, NC — This weekend in Cary, check out a handful of free, outdoor shows, a youth theater presentation, an outdoor movie, and the Wheels on Academy car show. It’s all on the calendar. Read more

Art: Meet the Painters of Downtown Cary

En Plein Air

Cary, NC — On Saturday, May 2, 2015, over 20 artists brought their easels, canvases and palettes outside to paint along the streets of Downtown Cary. I talked to a handful of them and even ended up becoming a model in one of the paintings. Read more

Cary Nurse

Cary Nurse Volunteers Overseas in Africa

Cary Nurse

Cary, NC — Anna Iraggi, a nurse from Cary, is volunteering onboard the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, which is currently docked in Madagascar, Africa. Read more

Wheels on Academy

Wheels on Academy Car Show: May 16 in Cary

Wheels on Academy

Cary, NC — Cary’s 4th annual Wheels on Academy car show is this Saturday, May 16, 2015 in Downtown Cary. Here’s a look at what you can expect.  Read more

Editor's

Editor’s Journal: Live at Lunch & More

Editor's

Editor’s Note: The weekly editor’s journal is a collection of photos, thoughts and events from last week that didn’t make it into a story. 

Cary, NC — This week, we’ve put together some photos from Downtown Cary’s new Live at Lunch outdoor music series and Amtrak Train Day at the depot. Read more