Money Matters: Are Your Kids Hurting Their College or Job Prospects on Social Media?

Editor’s Note: Briant Sikorski from Stratos Wealth Partners in Cary contributed this article.

Cary, NC – Everything doesn’t need posting.

Picture an admissions officer at an elite university, weighing whether that school should accept your child in its next freshman class. A quick Instagram or Facebook profile search discourages that academic gatekeeper. Your kid doesn’t get into that great college, all because of what was posted online.

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Gardening for Labor Day Weekend

Cary, NC – Like baseball, gardening has its seasons. When it comes to Fall gardening, Labor Day weekend is the equivalent of Opening Day. Here are a few quick things you can do to get your season off to a good start. Read more

the-cary-theater-0035

September 2018 Films at the Cary Theater

Cary, NC – This month at the Cary Theater, there are three different film festivals, as well as new independent feature films, a locally made documentary and live music and comedy events. Read more

Cary Safety

Emergency Preparedness Fair This Month

Cary, NC – Hopefully none of us will ever have to deal with a fire, a tornado, an ice storm, a floor or any sort of horrible emergency disaster. But with a free Community Emergency Preparedness Fair this month, if any of these things happen to you, you’ll know what to do. Read more

Cary Restaurants

Downtown Dining Map Gets Four New Spots

Story originally appeared on FoodCary.

Cary, NC – Attention Cary food lovers: we’ve added four new spots to the Downtown Dining Map.

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Pictures from 2018 Lazy Daze

Cary, NC – The 42nd Annual Lazy Daze Festival is in the books. Photographer Brooke Meyer sent in some pictures that captured the spirit of the event. Read more

Waverly Wine Walk

Weekend Events: Art Loop, Waverly Wine Walk and More

Cary, NC – The final weekend of Summer has a lot of fun ways to commemorate the season, with Final Friday Art Loop all over Cary, the fundraising Waverly Wine Walk on Friday and much more. Read more

Cary Veterans

Veterans Get Benefits Help at Cary Program

***Note: Due to Hurricane Florence, this event has been postponed. We will update this article when the new date has been announced.***

Cary, NC – This September, Downtown Cary’s community center will open up to military veterans and their family members to meet face to face with Veterans Administration officials and share their stories to help sort out their benefits. Read more

KidCircle

App Created by Cary Father Helps Parents Streamline Kids’ Activities

Cary, NC – After dealing with frustration when planning and paying for his children’s activities and classes, one Cary parent created an app to help streamline the process for himself and other parents. Read more

Cary Mayor

Harold’s Blog: Town Council Meeting, Lazy Daze and More

Cary, NC – This was a busy week for me with a council meeting and Lazy Daze.

Monday I contacted all council members to hear of any questions or concerns about Thursday’s regularly scheduled council meeting. Most of the comments were about the discussion item on the proposed hotels on North Harrison. Council member Robinson informed me that she would be out of town on business at the time of the council meeting. Read more