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Downtown Festivities, Despite the Weather

Ole Time Winter Festival street at 7am when tents were being loaded in on West Chatham Street

Ole Time Winter Festival street at 7am when tents were being loaded in on West Chatham Street

Cary, NC — Saturday dawned on rain and a drop in temperature after record highs Friday. Not the best weather in which to set up Cary’s Ole Time Winter Festival tents for a holiday craft sale. Read more

Theater: A Christmas Story Full of Love and Fantasy

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Ralphie Parker, played by Greg Larkins, opens his present to show his Red Ryder BB air rifle.

Cary, NC – The Cary Players opened their 6th production of Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story on Thursday night at the Cary Arts Center to kick off the Holiday season. Read more

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Checking In With New Downtown Manager, Ted Boyd

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Story and photo by Lindsey Chester

Cary, NC – It’s been about six weeks and CaryCitizen wanted to check in with our new Downtown Manager, Ted Boyd, now that he’s settled into his new job. Read more

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Cary Holiday Shopping Guide 2013

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Cary, NC – Science toys, brightly crocheted head wraps, MJ memorabilia, tennis bags, pottery, hostess gifts and much more in the Cary Holiday Shopping Guide 2013.

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Elizabeth’s Gets Storefront Facelift – Town Pays Half

Owner Elizabeth Sullivan and daughter Chelsea outside their newly renovated storefront Elizabeth's in Downtown Cary

Owner Elizabeth Sullivan and daughter Chelsea outside their newly renovated storefront Elizabeth’s in Downtown Cary

story and photo by Lindsey Chester

Cary, NC – Thanks to help from the Town of Cary, the owners of Elizabeth’s Home & Garden Shop in Downtown Cary have a spiffy new storefront.   Read more

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Touring Tuesday in Downtown Cary

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Cary, NC – Ever wonder what there is to do during the day in Cary’s Downtown? Read more

Harvest Festival a Hit Downtown

2nd annual Downtown Cary Harvest Festival

Over 2200 people attended Harvest Day on Saturday October 26 in Downtown Cary

Story by Lindsey Chester. All photos by Brooke Meyer.

Cary, NC- Even though it was the last Saturday of the NC State Fair, crowds flocked to Downtown Cary’s 2nd Annual Harvest Festival for some inexpensive family fun. Read more

Downtown Cary Dining – Fall 2013

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Cary NC- The last stop on the Cary dining tour is downtown. What was once a sleepy scene has grown to more than a dozen eateries. Read more

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Academy Street Bistro: 20 Year Dream Realized

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Cary, NC- For 20 years, Mary Lynn Fitzgerald has been urging her brother-in-law, a chef in New York City, to move to Cary and open a restaurant. Now, with the opening of Academy Street Bistro, her dream has come true.

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The Story of Fortnight Brewery

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L –> R Mo Mercado and Stuart Arnold of Fortnight Brewing Co in Cary, NC

Cary, NC- Stuart Arnold and his partners are passionate about beer, specifically about making good beer, and they will be opening the first Cary brewery, Fortnight Brewing Company, very soon on SW Maynard Road in Cary if all goes according to plan. Read more