Jason Mraz in Cary – Slideshow
Music, News Friday, July 31st, 2009
Jason Mraz rocked the crowd at Koka Booth Amphitheater in Cary on Wednesday night. Turns out a photographer named ToughPearls was there. All photos by ToughPearls via Flickr
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Town Shifts Toward Bikes & Pedestrians
News Thursday, July 30th, 2009
The Town of Cary hosted an open house on Tuesday July 28 to continue the public discussion for development standards in Cary. In a casual setting at The Page Walker House, staff set up boards and diagrams showcasing the results from a citizen workshop held to help prioritize criteria for future development characteristics within the [...]
Boys Arrested for Racist Vandalism
News Thursday, July 30th, 2009
photo: NBC 17 Two boys, 12 and 13, have been arrested for racist vandalism and graffiti on Cary Towne Boulevard and Maynard Road. Swastikas and other forms of hate speech were spray painted on businesses including Imp Grill, Backstage Video and Avalon Cleaners on Cary Town Boulevard, On The Border on Walnut Street and Optometric [...]
Traffic Snarls Continue on SW Cary Parkway
News Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Traffic delays continue on S.W. Cary Parkway as road crews dig up and repave the street. The main construction activity is between Old Apex Road and High House. The left lane has been closed while temporary road signs and detours are continually rearranged to follow the work crews. According to the Town of Cary, this [...]
Cary High Graduate Arrested in Terror Plot
News Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
According to a report in the News & Observer, one of the seven alleged jihadists arrested yesterday in Raleigh was Ziyad Yaghi (center), a 21-year-old Cary High School graduate. Yagni was arrested with 6 other men in what Federal officials say was a plot to wage “violent jihad” outside the United States. The men, led [...]
YMCA Blood Drive
Community Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
The Cary YMCA will be holding a blood drive next Wednesday, August 5, from 3 PM – 7:30 PM. To schedule an appointment, visit MembersForLife. Click on “search for sponsor code” and enter 14904. For more info or for help scheduling an appointment, contact Kate Morley at 919-469-9622 x 131 or email kate.morley@ymcatriangle.org. Free T-shirt [...]
Cary Solar Plant a Model for Raleigh
News Monday, July 27th, 2009
WRAL is reporting that the Raleigh City Council is considering a solar energy farm similar to a facility already operating in Cary. The Cary solar plant on Trenton Road near SAS generates about 1 megawatt of power, enough to power about 200 homes. Southern Energy Management of Morrisville designed the Cary facility, utilizing more than [...]
Cary Teen Wins U.S. Science Prize
Education, News Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Eileen Jang of Cary, a June graduate of NC School of Science and Math in Durham, has been named U.S. winner of the 2009 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), the most prestigious international competition for water-related research. Ms. Jang studied how mercury persists in freshwater. The SJWP award includes a $3,000 prize and a free [...]
Police Issue Alert
News Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Cary Police have issued an alert in response to a wave of burglaries in the south east loop of Maynard Rd. Eight break-ins have occurred since February. Five took place in the Greenwood Forest neighborhood since June, according to a WRAL report. Reports say the thefts have thus far been confined to sheds and outbuildings. [...]
Smith Faces Challenger in District C
News Friday, July 24th, 2009
Town Councilman Jack Smith will face challenger Catherine Evangelista in the Cary District C election this fall. Smith, who has served in the town council since 1989, is seeking his sixth term. Things are already heating up in social media. Both candidates have Facebook pages. A third candidate, John Harvilla, has withdrawn from the race [...]
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