Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – Rumors have been swirling about an eviction notice and possible demolition of the Galaxy Cinema in Cary. Those plans are far from certain, but in the meantime, you can show your support by seeing a movie at the Galaxy this weekend. Read more
Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Morrisville, NC- Stores have been open since October 2011, but now the Park West Village shopping center has reached critical mass and is ready for their Grand Opening bash this Saturday, June 2. Read more
Story by Lindsey Chester. Photos by Hal Goodtree, courtesy of Casto Properties.
Morrisville, NC- We last stopped by the Park West Shopping Center a few months ago when Target and many of the Big Box retailers had opened their doors. This month many new store fronts have held grand openings and a few will be ready in just a couple weeks. The Village area will be chock full of fun eateries. Many are hiring (hint: high school kids- get over there!). Read more
Story by Lori Bush, republished from LoriBush.org. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – The construction trucks are starting to roll at Davis Drive and High House, so get ready for some changes to occur.
Two projects are slated to begin this month at that intersection – at 2 of the 4 quadrants. Searstone is a project that has several components already started – the roads, lights, and trees have been down for quite some time. You might also remember that Bradford was the controversial development that launched many citizens into action when it was proposed and finally approved in 2007. Read more
Cary, NC- Park West Shopping Center opened at the corner of Chapel Hill Rd and NW Cary Parkway on Oct 9 with anchor tenant Target. What’s open now, two months later? Read more
Story and photo by Lindsey Chester
Cary, NC- Tuesday, Nov 29 a standing room only crowd gathered in a Cary Arts Center conference room to hear from Downtown Manager Ed Gawf about the latest downtown updates. Read more
Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – The Heart of Cary meeting on Thursday morning was literally standing room only for a presentation by Jon Kane, the developer of North Hills.
Close to 50 downtown business owners, residents and public officials packed the Cary Chamber for the 8 o’clock meeting. It was a who’s who of downtown leadership including Ed Gawf, Ralph and Daphne Ashworth, Scott Ashworth, Sheila and Carroll Ogle, Don and Lisa Frantz, Howard Johnson and Sandy Jordan of the Chamber, Captain Don Hamilton of the Police, property owners Bill Taylor and Curtis Westbrook and many other civic and business leaders.
Tasty baked goods including Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread were supplied by Great Harvest and sponsored by CaryCitizen.
After some HoCA business, Doc Thorne turned the floor over to Jon Kane.
In a nutshell, Mr. Kane started with a small property that held a single drug store and turned it into one of the signature developments in the Triangle – North Hills.
In less than a dozen years, Kane Realty Corporation has expanded the project to over 100 acres of mixed use retail, residential, entertainment and office.
Mr. Kane talked about North Hills, but the audience didn’t have much trouble picturing the parallels to downtown Cary.
The developer began with a simple statement relating to his own project. He asked the audience to complete this sentence:
“If you’re going to Raleigh, you have to go to _________”
What fills in the blank? Kane Realty set out to make North Hills the answer to that question.
As he clicked through his slides, Jon Kane ticked off a list of ingredients that make a successful redevelopment on a community scale:
Mr. Kane identified a key strength in Cary’s revitalized effort downtown as broadly based community buy-in, from individual business owners to elected officials and landowners.
Jon Kane closed by challenging members of the Heart of Cary Association to fill in their own blank:
“If you’re visiting Cary, you must go to ______________.”
Heart of Cary meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, visit Heart of Cary Association.
Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC- In preparation for the grand opening of the area’s newest Target, the Town of Cary will turn on traffic lights on Tuesday, October 4. Read more
Story and photo by Hal Goodtree
Cary, NC – At a Heart of Cary meeting a couple of months ago, public frustration at a cumbersome Inspections and Permitting (I&P) process boiled over in front of senior town staff and officials. Since then, real progress has been made on the issue.
CaryCitizen spoke with Town Manager Ben Shivar about changes already in place and others still to come for I&P. Read more