Cary, NC – During the past 20 years, the First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in Downtown Cary has hosted a children’s consignment sale that has raised over $115,000 to directly benefit the local community. This weekend, the annual event is ramping up again. Read more
Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – Raleigh has one. Durham has one, too. Now Cary is set to get its own Innovation Center supporting entrepreneurs and start-ups. Read more
Review by Lindsey Chester. Photos by Brooke Meyer.
Cary, NC – Like a mystery? The Cary Players latest production, Agatha Cristie’s “And Then There Were None,” now playing at Cary Arts Center, keeps the audience guessing throughout with blood curdling screams, gun shots and a stellar production. Read more
Story and photo by Lindsey Chester.
Cary, NC – With the discussion swirling around the marquee for the new theater, the Town held their second public information meeting about Downtown development to another packed house on January 31 in Council Chambers at Town Hall. It’s a grand plan, and here’s how it stands right now. Read more
Story by Lindsey Chester. Photos by Brooke Meyer.
Cary, NC – Nnenna Freelon, originally scheduled to appear in Cary back in November, put on a show this past Saturday night at Cary Arts Center. Brooke Meyer snuck backstage during the warm-up and took some pictures for CaryCitizen. Read more
Story from staff reports. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – The Downtown Cary Renaissance continues this week with a couple of noteworthy events. Read more
Story by Lindsey Chester.
Cary, NC- If you are eager to share ideas about Cary’s Downtown Theater, mark your calendar for Tuesday, January 31st. The Town of Cary is hosting another Public Input meeting, this time in Council Chambers at Town Hall, 316 N. Academy Street, at 6pm. Read more
Story by Don Frantz, Cary Town Council member, District B. Republished from Blogspot. Photo by Anita Hart.
Cary, NC – The council has received about a dozen or so emails in opposition to our consideration of a neon theater marquee sign on the soon to be renovated downtown Cary theater.
As much as I would like to take credit for our initiating specific amendments to our town’s sign code to allow for high intensity/neon lighting downtown, I cannot. Read more
Editor’s Note: If like knowing about the history of Cary, you’ll enjoy this free program on Tuesday, January 24, from The Friends of Page-Walker:
Where will you find a mural depicting the Town of Cary and its citizens both past and present? Join the Friends of the Page-Walker in welcoming local artist, Val Fox, who will solve this mystery and share her story of creating the “Cary Then and Now” mural.
Val will take us on a journey of the local places and people depicted in the famous mural and share the role each has played in our Town’s history.
This free program is offered as part of the Friends of the Page-Walker’s Historic Preservation Series.
More information and online registration: Preservation Speaker Series: “Who Is That Guy? The Story Behind the Cary Mural”
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