Independence Day Events Around Cary

Cary, NC – Independence Day is around the corner and it is always a big celebration in Cary. There are events all over town and here is a guide to the celebrations around July 4. Read more

The Cary Scavenger Hunt: Team Building At Its Best

Cary, NC – CaryCitizen has created the Cary Scavenger Hunt for the last seven years and every year we are impressed and surprised by the ingenuity of our competitive teams. They work together and strategize to be the best during their quest to learn all about Cary, the town we all know and love. Read more

“Happy Hour” Race Matches Women with Champagne

Cary, NC – This Thursday, Booth Amphitheatre is hosting the fourth Gildan Esprit de She 5K and 10K, a yearly race for women. It’s a classy race, with an evening start time, massages and champagne at the finish line. Read more

The Hidden Beauty of Hinshaw Greenway

Cary, NC – On April 23rd, I joined members of the Cary Greenways Committee for a survey of Hinshaw Greenway. At 1.7 miles in length, Hinshaw is one of Cary’s longest trails, and it includes connections to two parks, an artistically-enhanced footbridge over US-1/64 and a beautiful tree-lined landscape that is part of the Swift Creek Watershed.  This is truly a can’t-overlook trail!  Read more

Bond Park

Bond Park Boathouse Opens April 2

Cary, NC — On April 2, 2016, the Bond Park Boathouse will open for the season from 10 am-6 pm.  Read more

A Day at the Higgins Greenway

Cary, NC — Lovers of outdoor exercise, and birdwatchers especially, have many options to enjoy among Cary’s greenway system. Most of these trails are located in western and southern sections of Cary, but there is one very special greenway that’s found inside the Maynard Loop and is not well-known to the general public.  Read more

Beach

Editor’s Journal: A Beach Trip in December?

Cary, NC — Depending on where you were in Cary on Monday afternoon, if you happened to be looking out the window, you could see snow flurries. Temperatures were low, and, for just several minutes, impressive white flakes fell from the sky. Read more

Lake Crabtree

A Day at Lake Crabtree County Park

Lake Crabtree

Morrisville, NC — Lake Crabtree County Park is one of my favorite places to visit on crisp, fall mornings and warm, sunny afternoons. Here’s why. Read more

New Cary Park Opens on American Tobacco Trail

New Hope Park

Cary, NC — On Saturday, October 17, 2015, the New Hope Church Road Trailhead Park opened in northwestern Cary. We were there to take some photos of the ceremony. Read more