Gardening: Cool Season Veggies to Plant Now

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Story by Lindsey Chester. Photos by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC- The weather is warming up, and suddenly things at the garden center are looking very tempting. Here’s what you CAN plant now: cool season edible plants. Not as sexy as mixed beds of flowers, but these satisfy not only the eye, but the palate. Read more

More New Tenants at Waverly Place

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Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary,NC – Waverly Place recently announced the addition of some new tenants. We’re exicted to see the center filling up with new retail as they continue to expand on the success of last year’s events schedule. Read more

It’s Not Ping Pong – 12 Annual Butterfly Cup

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Photo by Tom Nguyen.

Cary, NC- Last year, the Town of Cary was fortunate to snag the Olympic Table Tennis qualifier trials which were hosted at Bond Park Community Center. This weekend, Cary will play host to international talent competing in USATT National Level Table Tennis Championship competition, this time for $16,500 in prize money. This isn’t Ping Pong! Read more

Weekend Events: March 15, 2013

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CaryCitizen Calendar of Events is edited by Lindsey Chester. Photo from CaryInvasion.

Cary, NC – Big weekend on tap in Cary with a new musical hitting the boards, St. Patrick’s Day and a very special basketball game, all on the Calendar for this weekend. Read more

Tech: All About Data Journalism

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Story by Hal Goodtree, first published on TechnologyTank.org. Graph from Mortality of the British Army, 1858

Cary, NC – Sometimes, a word or phrase comes into focus around something we already understand, but have not yet named. Such a phrase is data journalism. Read more

Lori Bush: Sunshine Week in Cary

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Story and pictures from the blog of Lori Bush, At-Large member of Cary Town Council.

Cary, NC – Sunshine Week (March 10-16, 2013) is a national initiative with the goal to both celebrate and focus on government transparency, open government and improving your access to government information.  Read more

St. Patrick’s Day: Irish Pubs in Cary

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Cary, NC – When you come from New York City, you think that St. Patrick’s Day is a crazy celebration with public drunkenness and a parade through town that leaves the average worker vowing to stay inside for lunch on March 17. But here in Cary, the revelry is decidedly more civilized. Look for these local pubs to fix you up with some excellent grub, fine Irish entertainment and a pint or two. Read more

Pictures: Bradford Takes Shape

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Photo essay by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – Just recently, I took the opportunity to photograph what’s going on at Bradford, a development rising on the northeast corner of Davis and High House. Read more

Hagan: Service Academy Nominations in Wake County

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Part 2 of the Service Academy Nominations series.

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Hagan (NC) announced her 2013 nominees to the U.S. Service Academies. Here are her nominations from Wake County. Read more

Harold’s Blog: MetLife Comes to Cary

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From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht.

Cary, NC – This week was much slower than last week. The highlight of the week was the big announcement that MetLife is coming to Cary. Read more