Sports: Cary Invasion Sets 2012 Season
Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – The Cary Invasion, Cary’s pro basketball team, has set the schedule for its second season. The first home game is April 1, 2012. Read more
Don’s Blog: Retreat! 2012
Story by Don Frantz, Cary Town Council member, District B. Republished from Blogspot. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Thursday afternoon I headed to Wilmington for our annual council/staff retreat. While we have typically stayed in town for our retreats to better encourage citizen attendance and reduce costs, the conveniences of being in town proved too much of a distraction for some. Two years ago one council member actually left our retreat so they could attend another meeting for three hours! We decided the best way to eliminate the distractions was to head out of town. Read more
2012 Town Council Retreat: Day 2
Story and photo by Brent Miller. Read Part 1 of this story.
Wilmington, NC – The second and final day of the Cary Town Council’s annual retreat, held at the Hilton Riverside hotel in Wilmington, NC, included sessions about customer service and service philosophy, capital projects and funding and a review of the town’s boards and commissions. Read more
Food Lion to Close Harrison Av Store
Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – Supermarkets seem so permanent. But to the corporations that own them, they are pins on a map. So it is with the Food Lion at the corner of Maynard and Harrison. The Delhaize Group in Brussels, Belgium announced last week that they are closing more than 100 stores in the U.S. including the aforementioned Food Lion in Cary. Read more
Small Businesses Make Downtown Cary Buzz
Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – This past year, we have reported on Downtown development with an eye to what the Town of Cary has purchased and developed.
In this article, we take a look at the independent businesses now open in the core area of downtown – chiefly Academy and Chatham Streets. Read more
Harold’s Blog: Retreat Week
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through January 15, 2012. Wilmington, NC photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – This week was a busy one that included a council meeting and the annual council/staff retreat. Read more
Picturing Martin Luther King Jr.
Story by Hal Goodtree.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. – Martin Luther King Jr. Read more
Inside the Eye: Canes Rough Up Bruins 4-2
Story by Bob Fennel. Photo by Tom Mousseau.
Cary-lina, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes had an impressive come from behind victory over the Boston Bruins in front of a sellout crowd at the RBC Center Saturday, January 14th. Read more
2012 Town Council Retreat – Part 1
Story and photos by Brent Miller for CaryCitizen.
January 13, 2012 Wilmington, NC – The annual Cary Town Council/Staff retreat, where Cary’s elected officials and senior staff discuss vision, strategy and hot topics in an informal setting, began on Friday at the Hilton Riverside hotel in Wilmington, NC. Read more
Inside the Eye: Flyers Foil Hurricanes
Story by Bob Fennel. File photo by Tom Mousseau.
Cary-lina, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes failed to even up the season series when the Philadelphia Flyers won a hard-fought battle 2-1, at the RBC Center January 10, 2012.
The Canes have been playing well at home going 5-1-1 in the last 7 games, 10-10-3 overall. Read more