Aware Senior Care Earns Cary Chamber’s Top Small Business Awards

Cary, NC – Close to 10 percent of Cary’s population is over the age of 65 and this region has one of the fastest growing senior populations nationwide. Aware Senior Care has stepped in to address the need for more and better senior in-home care, which has led to them earning two top local awards for small businesses in 2017. Read more

Green Hope High School

Green Hope Students Call for Action at School Walkout

Cary, NC – Two weeks after a high-profile school shooting in Parkland, Florida, nearly 2,0000 students staged a walkout at Green Hope High School to call for an end to school gun violence and to demand change from elected officials. Read more

Morrisville

Morrisville Selects Developer for New Town Center

Morrisville, NC – In a project more than 10 years in the making, the Town of Morrisville announced it selected a developer for the first stage of the first Morrisville Town Center. Read more

Kay Struffolino

Kay Struffolino Honored at Park Renaming

Cary, NC – After several decades of volunteer work in Cary, Kay Struffolino had her legacy cemented as the Town of Cary unveiled the nameplate for Kay Struffolino Park on Kildaire Farm Road. Read more

Weekend Events: Cary Kite Festival, Oscar Films and More

Cary, NC – As the Spring weather officially comes to Cary, there are lots of events this weekend, including the Cary Kite Festival, a performance by the Cary Town Band, Academy Award-nominated shorts at the Cary Theater and much more.

Read more

Milk Lab

Milk Lab Experiments with Ice Cream and Tea

Story originally appeared on FoodCary.

Cary, NC – Rolled ice cream and boba milk tea are growing trends in America borrowed from East Asia, and a new store in Cary is making these treats. The Milk Lab uses natural ingredients and is constantly experimenting with new flavors and recipes. Read more

Downtown Cary

Cary, Triangle Rank in Top 10 of Places to Live Nationwide

Cary, NC – In a new study looking at a mix of economics, quality of live and perceived desirability, a new study ranks Cary and the Triangle at large among the 10 best places to live in the entire United States. Read more

Money Matters

Money Matters: Delaying Retirement May Provide the Financial Boost You Need

Editor’s Note: Briant Sikorski from Stratos Wealth Partners in Cary contributed this article.

Cary, NC – Americans are living longer, healthier lives, and this trend is affecting how they think about and plan for retirement. For instance, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, the age at which workers expect to retire has been rising slowly over the past couple of decades. In 1991, just 11 percent of workers expected to retire after age 65. Fast forward to 2014, and that percentage has tripled to 33 percent – and 10 percent don’t plan to retire at all.1 Read more

Cary Drafts Open Data Policy to Hold Transparency Accountable

Cary, NC – Cary has had an open data portal but no policy to hold it accountable. Now, the town has created a drafted policy and is looking for feedback from citizens. Read more

Business Bits: Park West Village, New Restaurants and More

Cary, NC – In this month’s business bits, there’s news about what businesses will go into the Gander Mountain building in Park West Village, as well as several new restaurants opening up and new salons and gyms in town. Read more