Editors Journal: CaryCitizen Celebrates First Anniversary

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Some of you may have noticed a special 1 Year Anniversary logo flying from the CaryCitizen masthead. That’s because this week marks the beginning of our second year.

Editor’s Journal: Building a Shopping Community

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Last week’s “Summer Nights” at Preston Walk showed a path toward making shopping communities more meaningful, and from a business standpoint, more popular.

Editor’s Journal: Reporting the Happy News

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Cary, NC – Traditional media has a saying: “If it bleeds, it leads.” Old newspaper hands scoff at the idea that positive news is a viable business model. Well, I’ve got 100,000 page views that say they’re wrong.

Vox Populi: Confessions of an Aldi Shopper

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As a weekly shopper of the previously forbidden “Aldi”, I left this store chuckling last week about how busy it was.

Vox Populi: Don Frantz on Rail in Cary

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The Triangle Transit Authority’s plans for regional and light rail, along with increased bus service have merit, and further planning for additional transit options so that our region is well positioned to handle the expected growth over the next 10-20 years makes sense. NCDOT Rail’s current plans for high speed rail however, could have just the opposite effect.

Your Opinion: Tolls on I-540?

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Cary, NC – The construction of I-540 in south western Wake continues. The bulldozers are plowing their way south from McCrimmon Parkway to Green Hope School Road. Likewise, the initiative to put tolls on the southwestern Wake section of the new roads gains both momentum and traction. NCTA awarded a contract in December for $37.6 [...]

Editor’s Journal: Burnt House

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Cary, NC – We try to talk about the happy news in town, but these are some saddening pictures. Fortunately, the story has a happy ending. The dog saved the family.

Editor’s Journal: Snow, Scandal and 50,000

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Cary, NC – Like a patch of crab grass, CaryCitizen continues to spread into new areas of town. STATISTICS It’s a techie town we live in and everybody loves stats. Late in January, CaryCitizen topped 50,000 total page views. We’ve grown to over 15,000 page views a month. We also passed our six month anniversary [...]

It’s Official: Call It a Christmas Tree

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It’s funny that one of our more read CaryCitizen stories was the controversy over what the Town would call our Christmas/Holiday/Community tree. The publisher insisted that I provide this update which I am doing dutifully

Now THIS is Vox Populi!

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With all the complaints about people not getting to play in what happens around them, government-wise, I love the idea that our Town Government is asking our opinion. It was really one of the main planks of Mayor Harold Weinbrecht winning platform in 2007. And it is refreshing to see our town officials come through with promises.

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