Story by Matt Young. Photos by Suzie Wolf. Mark Ratcliff also contributed to this story.
Cary-lina, NC – I’m a day late in posting the report on the game versus the Saints. “Why?”, you may ask.
I just got home from an out-of-town trip for a wedding. A WEDDING. ON SUNDAY! At 2 pm! IN THE FALL!
Who are these people that think this makes sense?
Thank goodness for DVRs and smartphones. Read more
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through October 9, 2011. In compliance with North Carolina election law, CaryCitizen has edited Harold’s Blog this week if necessary to omit any campaign-related references. You can read Harold’s Blog in its complete form at http://haroldweinbrecht.com.
Monday at the Depot
Monday started with the grand re-opening of the Cary Depot.
I was honored to give remarks along with Joseph Szabo, of the Federal Railroad Administration, and Paul Morris, the Deputy Secretary for Transit at NCDOT.
This was a $2.2 million dollar project Read more
Story by Leslie Huffman. Photo by Carol E. Davis for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Cary, NC – Getting vaccinated against the flu and the H1N1 Virus is your best protection against the influenza virus. The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. Read more
Editor’s Note: Autumn is the season for spiders, and we asked CaryCitizen Humorist Cris Cohen to spin us a tale of the humble arachnid. Photo by Greg Jordan.
Cary, NC – Spiders are part of the specialized category “Scary creatures that you can kill with a shoe”. Read more
An editorial opinion by the Publisher of CaryCitizen.
Cary, NC – Many readers have been asking about our endorsements in the coming election. Without further delay, here are our voter recommendations.
Cary, NC – The 5th Annual NC Eid Festival was this past weekend at Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. Contributing photographer Brooke Meyer was there. Read more
Photos from East Coast Drag Times
Cary, NC – A short drive from Cary is the East Coast Drag Racing Hall of Fame Weekend in Henderson. All of you car fans should mark your calendars and head over there next weekend.
Cary, NC – This is our favorite kind of crime story. We get to bring out the picture of the handcuffs.
On Wednesday, a man attempted a brazen midday robbery from an occupied car at the BB&T Bank on Maynard. On Friday, the Cary Police had a suspect in custody.
From the Town of Cary:
Thanks to a citizen’s tip, the Town of Cary Police Department has charged a Cary citizen believed to have committed attempted robbery.
Jeremiah Calvin Osterhoudt, 35, of River Walk Circle, Cary, was arrested for Attempted Common Law Robbery. He is being held at the Wake county Public Safety Center and faces up to 36 months in prison if convicted.
Shortly after noon Wednesday, Town of Cary Police responded to BB&T Bank, 848 SE Maynard Road, where Osterhoudt entered an occupied vehicle and demanded money; unsuccessful, he fled the scene by foot. Due to its proximity to the crime and to allow investigators to properly search the area, Cary High School was put on temporary lockdown for about one hour.
Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – The Heart of Cary meeting on Thursday morning was literally standing room only for a presentation by Jon Kane, the developer of North Hills.
Close to 50 downtown business owners, residents and public officials packed the Cary Chamber for the 8 o’clock meeting. It was a who’s who of downtown leadership including Ed Gawf, Ralph and Daphne Ashworth, Scott Ashworth, Sheila and Carroll Ogle, Don and Lisa Frantz, Howard Johnson and Sandy Jordan of the Chamber, Captain Don Hamilton of the Police, property owners Bill Taylor and Curtis Westbrook and many other civic and business leaders.
Tasty baked goods including Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread were supplied by Great Harvest and sponsored by CaryCitizen.
After some HoCA business, Doc Thorne turned the floor over to Jon Kane.
In a nutshell, Mr. Kane started with a small property that held a single drug store and turned it into one of the signature developments in the Triangle – North Hills.
In less than a dozen years, Kane Realty Corporation has expanded the project to over 100 acres of mixed use retail, residential, entertainment and office.
Mr. Kane talked about North Hills, but the audience didn’t have much trouble picturing the parallels to downtown Cary.
The developer began with a simple statement relating to his own project. He asked the audience to complete this sentence:
“If you’re going to Raleigh, you have to go to _________”
What fills in the blank? Kane Realty set out to make North Hills the answer to that question.
As he clicked through his slides, Jon Kane ticked off a list of ingredients that make a successful redevelopment on a community scale:
Mr. Kane identified a key strength in Cary’s revitalized effort downtown as broadly based community buy-in, from individual business owners to elected officials and landowners.
Jon Kane closed by challenging members of the Heart of Cary Association to fill in their own blank:
“If you’re visiting Cary, you must go to ______________.”
Heart of Cary meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, visit Heart of Cary Association.
Story by Kaynan Goldberg. Kaynan is CaryCitizen’s 13-year-old columnist on all things frugal, crunchy, healthy and green. She also blogs at VeggiesGoCrunch.
Cary, NC – Wow, it’s been a while! We’ve started school again. It’s great, but there is a lot more work than last year. Read more