Cary Weekend Events: April 5-7, 2013

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The Calendar is edited by Lindsey Chester.

Cary, NC – This weekend includes a Chili Brew festival at Booth Amphitheatre, the Spring opening of two farmers’ markets, a blood drive, a play at Cary Arts Center and an array of other entertaining and enriching diversions on the Calendar of Events. Read more

Cary Farmers’ Markets Set for Spring Openings

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Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – When it comes to food, the winter of our discontent is giving way to eminent joy – the return of all three Cary farmer’s markets. Two open this weekend (April 6, 2013) and the other opens on April 20, 2013. Read more

Harold’s Blog: March 31, 2013

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From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – This last week was typical for a week that has a regularly scheduled council meeting. Read more

400 Beers Compete in Local Homebrew Competition

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Story by Jamie Buning. Photo by Steev Hise.

Triangle, NC – Saint Patrick’s Day is a well-liked holiday because it requires very little of us. We don as much green as possible and drink beer all night long. Sometimes, if one feels like a real go-getter, he will go to a parade.

My family’s tradition is to eat a hearty meal of corned beef, cabbage, Irish soda bread and green jello while listening to The Chieftains or some other Irish jam band. The drink of choice is always beer. On occasion, there will be a Guinness lying around; otherwise we drink some of my dad’s homebrew. Read more

Movie Review: Oz The Great and Powerful

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film review by Jordan Hunt for CaryCitizen.

On the surface, Oz: The Great and Powerful looks like another 3D cash grab from the Walt Disney company, who just 3 years ago released another adaptation of a very famous children’s book with Alice in Wonderland. Read more

Canes Week: Unlucky Seven

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Story by Bob Fennel for CaryCitizen. Photo from Carolina Hurricanes on Facebook.

Cary, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes had a tough week, losing to Winnipeg and Toronto before breaking a seven game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Jets on Saturday. Read more

Help TJ Go Bald for St. Baldrick’s

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Cary, NC – TJ Cawley, a longtime reader of CaryCitizen, has pledged to shave his head to raise money for charity. Help him reach his goal. Read more

Cary Weekend: Baseball, Easter & Hats

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CaryCitizen Calendar of Events is edited by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – Easter weekend in Cary is usually pretty slow. A time for family, church and maybe travel. But there’s a baseball tournament on for this weekend, an Easter bonnet Festival and a few other enticing events. Read more

Business: JustNeem Scores a Hit with Doctor Oz

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Cary, NC- JustNeem, Inc., a company based in Downtown Cary has just announced that they will be moving to a larger location after a large bump in sales following a product appearance on the popular Dr. Oz television show. Read more

Theater: Mornings At Seven Opens April 5

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Photo from Cary Players.

Cary, NC- Cary is neighborly town, with families moving here that appreciate our “small town charm” even though we have grown to over 140,000 residents. The Cary Players last production of the season, Paul Osborn’s Mornings At Seven, is a comedy about small town life and opens April 5th at the Cary Arts Center. Read more