Posted by Matt Young
History, Profiles
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
We drove up to a neatly trimmed golf course cul-de-sac where every modest house had a American flag hanging from it, in the exact same spot, next to the garage. I was early and waiting next to the car with Hal Goodtree, the publisher of the CC. Out of an open garage came Koka Booth waving us in. We shook hands and he told us with a wink that we needed to get in the house quickly because “Blanche will fuss at me for letting you in the garage”.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
History
Friday, June 4th, 2010
A hundred years ago, the area we now call Cary was dotted with small villages. One of those was called Carpenter.
Posted by Lindsey Chester
History
Friday, May 21st, 2010
It started as a platform under a tent in the woods. Now in its 10th season, Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary has become a world-class music and events venue.
Posted by Lindsey Chester
History
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Each May, the Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel examine Cary’s historic properties and report their status to the greater community in a program entitled “What Have We Got to Lose?” This year’s event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center.
Posted by Peggy Van Scoyoc
History
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Walter Hines Page: Publisher, activist, writer and ambassador. Son of the town’s founder, he is arguably Cary’s most famous citizen.
Posted by Peggy Van Scoyoc
History
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
If you’ve ever wondered how the town of Cary came into existence, you’d have to start your search with Allison Francis (Frank) Page.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Arts, History, Profiles
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Jerry Miller didn’t start out to be an artist, it just turned out that way. But his pen and ink drawings of town history lay a fair claim to making him the Artist Laureate of Cary.
