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This weekend is the Cary Theater’s second BEYOND: The Film Festival, with short films all themed around “heroes.” Also this weekend, North Carolina musician Ben Folds plays with the North Carolina Symphony, International Day of Yoga has free events all over town and much more.
Mediterranean restaurant CAVA is opening in Cary this month, promising authentic-tasting food that is also prepared and served fast.
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12, 2019, so here are some ideas and events for things to do with your mother or the mother of your children in and around Cary.
Monday I met with the town manager for our weekly one-on-one. Topics included a potential bond referendum, downtown businesses, the land development ordinance, the mall site, and the Fenton site. Our meeting lasted about 45 minutes.Later Monday I met with the Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. We talked about several things such as Cary businesses, potential class A office sites, and Cary’s diverse population. Our meeting lasted about half an hour.
I came to Cary in 1948 after finishing a master’s degree in Missouri. I taught economics and business at North Carolina State from 1948 until 1976 when I retired. I grew up on a farm, and bought this one close to the university.In 1951, when Mr. Bringham bought it, the house had never been painted. He was going to convert it into a hog farm, but in 1957, he decided to sell it. There was a big lawn and some enormous trees in front, and fruit trees on the land, so we could raise fruit.
This week I joined council members, staff, and dozens of business leaders in an inter-city visit to the Dallas, Fort Worth area. Our visit included Irving, Fort Worth, and Frisco.
Later Monday I joined council members at an advisory board mingle. This is where council members and other board members go around to a table for each of the town’s advisory boards and ask questions of that board.
Citizens from Cary and beyond are familiar with the Downtown Cary Park and its fountain but that is only one segment of the overall park, with the master plan for the remaining six acres up for a vote this week.
The Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling came down in 1954 but it still took many more years for schools across North Carolina to integrate. As part of a presentation on the Page-Walker Arts and History Center, visitors got to learn about Cary’s crucial role in desegregating schools in the state and bringing students of all races together.
It’s the start of March in Cary which means it’s Waverly Place’s annual Snow Day event. Also this weekend, you can take part in the Carying Place’s auction fundraiser, see SNL-alumnus Brooks Wheelan at Parkside Town Commons and more.