Harold’s Blog: Transit, Storms, Permits, Buses on Highways, Downtown and More

From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through April 24, 2011. Photo of farm on Louis Stephens Roads by Hal Goodtree.

This week kept me busy with dinners and meetings. Read more

Man Plans Run Across NC to Help Cary’s Mariposa School

 

Story by Matt Young. Photo by Josh Janssen.

Cary, NC – Jordan Stafford of Pittsboro N.C. is running across the Tar Heel State to raise money for the Mariposa School for Children with Autism here in Cary. You can support his worthy cause. Read more

Theater: A Reproduction Production

 

Story & photo by Lindsey Chester

Cary, NC – Oh Baby! A Collection of Fertility Plays, is the latest production by FATE, and weaves together eight vignettes about the hopes, dreams, and fears involved with becoming a parent. For many Cary citizens, this reproduction production should hit home. The show opens April 29, 2011. Read more

RN Rouse of Cary Tapped for New Biogen Building

From staff reports.

Cary, North Carolina – Biogen is adding a new 180,000 square foot office on its RTP campus. And RN Rouse of Cary is building it. Read more

Recipes: It’s Strawberry Season!

 

Story by Leslie Huffman. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – I love strawberry season. Strawberries are the most delicious and versatile of fruits. And what fun it is to pick your own at one of the local strawberry farms! Here are a few wonderful recipes to make the most of Strawberry Season. Read more

Mental Health: PTSD and Law Enforcement

Story from staff reports. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – Randy Byrd, President of the Cary PBA, wrote to us to help spread the word about an upcoming seminar on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Suicide Prevention for Law Enforcement workers. Read more

Yoga in the Park

Cary, N.C. – Here’s something different: Yoga in the Park. Bond Park, that is. Read more

Happy Earth Day

Story by Leslie Huffman

Cary, NC – The movement to protect our environment grows larger every day in communities across America. We are consistently reminded of the small ways in which we can collectively make a big difference. Read more

Pro Basketball Comes to Cary

Story by Hal Goodtree, photo by ShockMotion.

Cary, NC – Thanks to a tip from our downtown friend Doc Thorne, we’ve learned that Cary is getting a new professional sports franchise. It’s the Cary Invasion, a team in the Continential Basketball League. Read more