Harold’s Blog: Transportation, Recognition, Downtown and Cats
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through November 20, 2011. Photo by Angela & Andrew.
Cary, NC – This week was a busy one. Read more
Panther’s Beat: Football Weekend in “Carolina”, Panthers Get Ambushed in Second Half
Story by Matt Young.
Cary-lina, NC – My son-in-law is a long-suffering Clemson fan (what fan isn’t “long-suffering”?). It’s birthday time for him and the Tigers were playing the Wolfpack. So we packed up a van with a grill, various pork products, salty snacks, cold beverages from Milwaukee and a handful of grown boys. We headed to the outskirts of Cary (is that really Raleigh?) at a ridiculously early hour for a game starting at 3:30 pm to “tailgate”. Read more
Inside the Eye: Leafs Fall to Canes
Story by Bob Fennel. File photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary-lina, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs for a Sunday afternoon game on Nov. 20, 2011 for a must-win game for the Canes after going scoreless in the last 135 minutes.
With so many Carolina-Toronto player connections, it was somewhat of a “hey, watchya been doing lately” meeting. Read more
Coping With Losses From Suicide During the Holidays
Story by Matt Young. Photo by Timothy Faust.
Cary, NC – A friend of mine, Jeri Wade, contacted me.
She is a “survivor” of family suicide and an active volunteer with The Triangle Survivors of Suicide (SOS). Read more
Food: Brining a Turkey
Story by Hal Goodtree. Photo by Lawrence Rice.
Cary, NC – If you like a well-cooked but still moist turkey, nothing can beat the age-old technique of brining. Read more
Inside the Eye: Canes Blanked Again
Story by Bob Fennel. File photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes had a lot on the line Friday Nov. 18th after the horrible performance in the 0-4 loss to Montreal.
The Buffalo Sabres beefed up over the summer on the blue line. Brian Boucher had a surprise start in goal and played great. There’s not much love between the Canes and Sabres in every aspect.
Buffalo fans are…let’s say…a special breed. Confession: my college roommate, great guy – and very smart, except he’s a Sabres fan. I try to not hold it against him. Read more
Green Hope Captures State Soccer Title
Story from staff reports. File photo from by Tom Mousseau.
Cary, NC – Green Hope varsity soccer captured the state Division 4A title yesterday in a close match against Charlotte Myers Park at Wake Med Soccer Park in Cary. Read more
Cary Photographic Artists Juried Show Winners
Story by Nita Whitfield, photo by Brooke Meyer. Photo above by 3rd place winner Don Lutter, titled “Spot With Hooded Figure”
Cary, NC- Cary Photographic Artists (CPA) recently announced the awards of its 4th Annual Open Juried Photographic Exhibition, currently on display at the Cary Senior Center. The diverse show of local photographers talent, amateur and professional, is on display through Dec. 16th. Read more
Go Local On Small Business Saturday Nov 26
Story by Leslie Huffman. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – Here’s an idea that we at CaryCitizen have been promoting since we started. Support of small business.These are your friends, neighbors and local volunteers that help make Cary unique.
One thing we know at CaryCitizen, no one is more passionate about their customers than the small business owner. Read more
Who’s the Smartest in the State?
Cary, NC – A recent study by American City Business Journals (ABCJ), parent of Triangle Business Journal, studied brainpower in cities with more than 100,000 people. Guess who’s #1 in North Carolina? Read more