Harold’s Blog: MacGregor Downs, Economic Development, Leadership Dinner & More
Cary, NC — This week’s activities were mostly meetings and events. Read more
CineBistro Luxury Theater Coming to Cary
Cary, NC – Waverly Place announced today that it has signed a 20 year deal with CineBistro, a luxury movie theater with in-theater dining. CineBistro will occupy approximately 35,000 square feet on two floors at Waverly Place. Read more
37th Lazy Daze Festival Next Saturday
Cary, NC – Cary’s Lazy Daze Festival is next Saturday, August 24, 2013 – so where’s the 100 degree heat that goes along with it? Read more
Lowes Supermarket Closing Cary Store
Cary, NC – The Lowes Supermarket at the corner of Davis and High House will close on September 14, 2013.
Lowes Supermarket Pulling Out of Cornerstone
Just 10 days ago, we wrote about the new Publix coming to Cary and the larger “Supermarket Wars” raging across the town.
The new Publix will be literally across the street, at the very same intersection of Davis and High House. A Harris Teeter also occupies the same corner.
As well, Lowes has a store just up the road at Cary Parkway and High House – the so-called “Hanna-Lowes” because the store used to be a Hannaford.
More than Publix, the Supermarket Wars in Cary have brought more offerings, especially in the high and low ends. Stores in the middle, like Lowes, have a tough time against more upscale markets like Harris Teeter and Whole Foods as well as stiff competition at the low end against Aldi and Walmart.
Lowes Foods, based in Winston-Salem, has about 100 stores across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
According to a press release (subsequently unpublished), employees at the Cary location would be offered opportunities at other Triangle locations in Cary, Apex, Raleigh, Garner and Clayton.
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Photos by Hal Goodtree.
Recipe: Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Southern Style
Cary, NC — There’s something particularly Southern about pork tenderloin. Here’s a recipe for grilled pork tenderloin with a bit of a Southern twist. Read more
RailHawks vs NY Cosmos and other Weekend Events
Cary, NC – I’m excited because the legendary New York Cosmos are coming to play the RailHawks in Cary on Saturday night. And that’s not all that’s happening this weekend. Read more
Pictures: John Dee Holeman at Sertoma
Cary, NC – It was another evening of iffy weather, but that didn’t keep an enthusiastic crowd from enjoying the music of roots bluesman John Dee Holeman. We sent photographer Brian Speice to cover the performance on Saturday night at Sertoma Amphitheatre in Cary.
John Dee Holeman
From Wikipedia:
John Dee Holeman (born April 4, 1929) is an American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His music includes elements of Texas blues, R&B and jazz.
Holeman was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States, but since 1954 he has been based in Durham, North Carolina. Inspired by Blind Boy Fuller, Holeman was both singing and playing his guitar at local parties and other events by his mid-teens. By his mid-twenties Holeman had bought his first electric guitar and relocated to Durham, where he played with the pianist, Fris Holloway.
During his working lifetime, Holeman had full-time employment was a construction worker, and music was a part-time pursuit. In 1994, Holeman was presented with the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award. A song he co-wrote with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, “Chapel Hill Boogie”, was featured on the 2007 Grammy Award nominated album, 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads.
Pictures
On Saturday at Sertoma, Holeman played along with musician Tad Walters. All photos by Brian Speice for CaryCitizen.
Fall Planting Guide 2013 – Part 1
Cary, NC — We’ve made some adjustments to our Fall Planting Guide for 2013 to reflect the cooler, rainier weather we’ve had in Cary this year. Get out your gardening gloves for a compendium of flowers, vegetables, shrubs and ground covers for your Fall garden. Read more
Restaurants: PDQ Opens in Cary
Cary, NC — PDQ, A new fast-casual restaurant, has opened in Cary. They serve tenders, salads and sandwiches with an interesting claim to fame: no freezers or microwaves.
PDQ Opens in Cary
The new PDQ in Cary is a very attractive and unique building, both inside and out, with bold colors and architecture. It’s located in the rapidly rising SearStone development at the corner of Davis and High House.
This is the third PDQ in the Triangle and the fourth in North Carolina. The restaurant chain started in Florida in 2011.
PDQ Menu
PDQ stands for “People Dedicated to Quality.” Nothing is frozen or microwaved. The tenders are hand-breaded, the salads hand-tossed. They serve chicken and turkey, no beef.
There’s also hand-turned milkshakes and fresh squeezed lemonade.
Report from the Field
PDQ was rocking at lunchtime today. Big crowds swarmed in after Green Hope’s freshman orientation, but the large staff kept it moving with wait times for food virtually non-existent.
The fries were crisp, and salads, sandwiches and chicken tenders all received enthusiastic endorsement from my party of six (three kids, three adults).
Chicken Corner
PDQ’s location at the corner of Davis and High House brings the number of fast-casual chicken joints in the neighborhood to three – Chick Fil A at Stonecreek, and Bojangles and PDQ in Searstone.
And, if I am not mistaken, Rudino’s serves chicken, as does Doherty’s and Cafe Caturra.
That’s six places to get chicken on one corner.
From now on, we’ll have to call the intersection of Davis and High House “Chicken Corner.”
Details
PDQ
SearStone
9025 Winston Hill Drive
Cary, NC
Open for lunch and dinner 7 days