Posted by Hal Goodtree
Editors Journal, News
Sunday, August 1st, 2010

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.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Editors Journal
Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Last week’s “Summer Nights” at Preston Walk showed a path toward making shopping communities more meaningful, and from a business standpoint, more popular.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Editors Journal
Saturday, May 8th, 2010

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.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Editors Journal
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

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.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Editors Journal
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

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 [...]
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Business, Editors Journal
Friday, November 27th, 2009

Editor’s Journal – a potpourri of things that don’t fit elsewhere. This week, it’s Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, known throughout the land as a shopping decathlon. Here are a few items of interest observed in a leisurely ride around town.
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Editors Journal
Monday, November 9th, 2009

Everything can’t be a post. That’s why we have Editor’s Journal. It’s where we stuff in the extras that don’t quite fit elsewhere. Davis the High Horse As reader Bob Hickey correctly answered on Facebook, a new sculpture is gracing our fair town. Bob identified the location as the corner of Davis Drive and High [...]
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Editors Journal
Saturday, October 31st, 2009

It’s been three months since we launched CaryCitizen and now seems like a good time to share some info about where we’ve been and where we are going. STATS To date, CaryCitizen has had over 20,000 page views. We have hundreds of email subscribers and fans on Facebook. We’ve been listed as an official news [...]
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Editors Journal, Opinion
Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Here’s some info that didn’t find its way into print over the last couple of weeks. CRIME REPORT Two serious and troubling crimes occurred during the last week in Cary. If you hadn’t seen these stories, they are of concern to all Cary citizens. Realtor Raped in Cary A Realtor showing a home in the [...]
Posted by Hal Goodtree
Editors Journal, Opinion
Saturday, August 8th, 2009

~ Week Two comes to an end at the Cary Citizen. Here are a few stories we worked on that didn’t make it onto the web but are noteworthy nonetheless ~ The Editor Who is David Bowden? Cary made the national news this week when David Bowden of Maynard Road spray painted his own house [...]