Money Matters: Setting Up a Pension for Kids & Grandkids

Story by Pete “Coach Pete” D’Arruda

Over the last decade, many companies have phased out company-sponsored pensions in favor of plans that shift most of the savings burden onto employees. With pensions becoming a pipe dream of the past, it has become more important for people to realize the need to develop a firm, consistent and guaranteed retirement account on their own. Read more

Hand-Cut French Toast – Perfect for Mother’s Day

 

Recipe by Hal Goodtree. Picture by CurryPuffy.

Cary, NC – Mother’s Day is next Sunday (May 8). Officially, it’s a holiday for kids to celebrate their Moms. Unofficially, Dads better have a plan of action.

Here’s a sure-fire recipe that takes traditional French Toast and kicks it up a notch. Plus, with a little supervision, you can get the kids to do most of the work. Read more

Humor: A Visit to the Chiropractor

 

Cary, NC – We welcome humorist and Cary resident Cris Cohen as a contributor to CaryCitizen. For several years, Cris wrote a weekly column that ran in various California newspapers, but we won’t hold that against him. You can now find him here and on his blog “Nothing in Particular”. Photo by Stig Anderson. Read more

Art Scene: He Makes Guitars from License Plates

Story by Matt Young. Photos by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, N.C. – During the day, Pete Geiger of Cary is an auditor with DataScan. By night, he makes guitars out of license plates. Read more

Theatre: Puss In Boots is the Cat’s Meow

Story by Lindsey Chester

Cary, NC – The Cary Players venture into a tale of good vs evil, finding true love and magical pets with their latest production, Puss In Boots, opening May 5. Read more

Fortune: Cary-Raleigh Fastest Growing in the Nation

 

Cary, North Carolina – In an article from last week entitled Fastest Growing Cities in the South, Fortune writes that of the 11 fastest-growing areas in the country, 8 were in the South. Leading the pack: Raleigh-Cary. Read more

Downtown: MMI Moves to Cary

Story and photo by Lindsey Chester

Cary, NC – In yet another sign of the renaissance of Downtown Cary, MMI Public Relations recently relocated their office to 223 East Chatham Street, just up from the Food Factory. Read more

Cary Chamber: Lunch with Senator Burr

Story and photo by Hal Goodtree

Cary, North Carolina – U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) spent about an hour with members of the Cary business community last week talking about taxes, Social Security, energy policy and the Middle East. It was an enlightening lunch hour. Read more

Summer Program: Zumba, Knife Skills and Pet Ed

Story from staff reports. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, N.C. – The 2011 Summer Program Brochure has just been released by the Town of Cary. Of interest: for the first time, programs are listed for the new Cary Arts Center, under construction downtown. Also new: Zumba, knife skills and Pet Ed. Read more