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Business: Getting Creative with Recyclables

 

Cary, NC- Betsy Dessau’s passion for recycling and re-use began during the first Earth Day when she was in college collecting IBM punch cards. This March 31, Betsy will celebrate the opening of her new venture  the Cary Creative Center that aims to literally turn trash to treasures. Read more

Pictures: Wheels on Academy

Story and pictures by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – The weather was dreary but spirits were high on Saturday for the first-ever Wheels on Academy classic car show. And I’ve got the pictures to prove it. Read more

CaryCitizen Move Offices Downtown to CIC

Story and pictures by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – CaryCitizen has joined the Cary Innovation Center (CIC), a start-up incubator in downtown Cary. We moved into our new offices today. Read more

Jones Foye House Opened To Public

Story by Lindsey Chester, photos by Brooke Meyer.

Cary, NC – This past Friday, we had a look inside the Jones Foye House at the corner of Dry and Academy Streets in Downtown. Ed Gawf, Downtown Development Manager for Cary, was showing the property to Heart of Cary Association members to stimulate interest in leasing the historic home. Read more

Farmer’s Market Returns to Downtown Cary

Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC- On April 7, Downtown Cary will again have its farmer’s market. Read more

Design Update on Downtown Cary Movie Theater

Story by Hal Goodtree. Illustration from Town of Cary.

Cary, NC – A new design update has surfaced for the movie theater downtown. The illustrations show a three-story building with an adjacent coffee shop and patio.  Read more

Sister Cities of Cary: Citizen Diplomacy Summit March 15

Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo of the Trocadero in Paris by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – Cary’s Sister Cities Commission believes you start global dialogue one person at a time. They are putting their beliefs into action by hosting Citizen Diplomacy Summit on March 15. Read more

Last Chance to Win a New Car

Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – A few weeks ago, we mentioned the Cary Chamber’s raffle for a new Fiat 500. Time is almost up. Have you bought your ticket yet? Read more

Michael Hrehor’s Loss Saddens Community

Story from staff reports.

Cary, NC – Michael Hrehor, co-owner with his wife Lisa of Roma’s Italian restaurant on N. Harrison Avenue, passed away on Thursday after suffering a heart attack. He was 42. Read more

Music Students Invited to Play with the Pros

Story by Lindsey Chester, photos by Brooke Meyer from last year’s Cross Currents Festival

Cary, NC – Last summer’s Cary Cross Currents Music Festival brought more than a week of chamber music to Downtown Cary and kicked off the opening of the Cary Arts Center. A key ingredient of the festival was the “Side By Side” instruction given to select area music students.  This year, director Carrie Knowles is expanding the program and the time for students to apply is now. Read more