Story and photos by Leslie Huffman
Cary, NC -Did you know that food is the #1 least recycled of all waste materials? In Cary we are great at recycling paper, plastic and glass. We just put it “in the bin” and off it goes to the recycling plant. But up to 75% of what we throw away is organic material.
The crazy thing is food decomposes all by itself in nature. Read more
Story by Guest Columnist Pete D’Arruda. Photo by Michael Hodge.
Cary, NC – During the last twelve years, we have witnessed significant and historic market fluctuations. Has this affected people’s thoughts about the market, their investment portfolios, and how they live their day-to-day lives? Read more
Story and photo by Hal Goodtree
Cary, NC – The buds are fat on the pine trees and the sweet gums. My younger daughter already has watery eyes.
Tree-pollen season generally lasts from March through May in the Piedmont. While you can suffer in silence, here are a few tips for coping with the pollen. Read more
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through March 27, 2011. Photo of County Meath by Johnida Dockens.
As predicted, this was a busy week with a work session, a taping of Cary Matters and a council meeting.
Monday began with an agenda meeting of the directors and town management staff to go over Thursday’s regularly scheduled council meeting. The main focus was the proposed apartments at Northwood’s Harrison Point. Read more
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through March 20, 2011. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
This week was another slow week which allowed me to catch up on work at my paying job. Read more
Story by Leslie Huffman, photo from the Ditto Family
Cary, NC – I don’t know about you, but life is very hectic at our house. My children are in a gazillion activities and have tons homework. My husband and I have work and after hours meetings and of course somewhere in there we must make dinner.
Even with all the crazy schedules we hold, we do manage to eat dinner as a family at least 4 days a week. It is the prep time that I seem to lack when it comes to cooking. So here is a one dish meal that packs in all the food groups and tastes delicious. Oh, and it’s easy as pie! Read more
Story & photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, N.C. – This period of the late winter should be called “Pear Blossom Season” in Cary, because the ever-popular, medium-sized tree is exploding in white blossoms all over town.
It turns out that Pear Blossom Season is exactly the right time of year to plant lettuce and other cool-season salad greens. Read more
Super Skippers perform at Chapel Hill competition March 5
Story by Connie Freeman, photo by Blair Booth
Cary, NC- The Cary YMCA Super Skippers brought home 34 overall medals — 12 of which were gold – from a regional jump rope competition in Chapel Hill recently. The Super Skippers won more than half of the total medals at the event. Read more
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through March 13, 2011. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
This week was much slower than previous weeks, which is exactly what the doctor ordered as I slowly got back into the swing of things following my bout with the nasty stomach bug. Read more
Story and photos by Leslie Huffman
Cary, NC – I am a fish out of water when knowing how to choose fresh seafood from the store. Unless you caught the fish yourself, it can be difficult to tell exactly how fresh it is or where it came from. Read more