http://www.carycitizen.com Neighborhood News & Info Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:27:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_6746" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Photos for CaryCitizen by Paul Tuorto"][/caption] Editor's Note: CaryCitizen is thrilled to welcome Paul Tuorto as our food writer. He'll be traveling around the local supermarkets, looking for the unusual and exotic, and putting together some recipes to add a little variety to our dinner plates. Who ... http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/03/13/in-the-supermarkets-tomatillas-for-a-green-st-paddys-day/ [caption id="attachment_6734" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Jerry Miller in his studio. Photo by Hal Goodtree."][/caption] Cary, NC - 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 ... http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/03/12/cary-artist-jerry-miller/ Cary, NC - If you're a fan of jazz, you might want to mosey on over to the Chatham Street Cafe on Saturday evening between 6 and 9 to catch a set of the MPS Trio, one of the area's premier jazz combos. Fronted by pianist Michael Pelz-Sherman, the trio plays ... http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/03/12/mps-trio-at-chatham-street-cafe/ Cary, NC - Diamante, one of the leading Latino arts and culture organizations in the state, has announced La Feria del Libro, the Latino Book Fair, set for May 22, 2010 at the Town of Cary’s Bond Park Community Center. La Feria del Libro aims to highlight Latino writers in the ... http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/03/12/latino-book-fair-coming-to-bond-park/ [caption id="attachment_6667" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Photo by Rick Thingpen courtesy of Cary Table Tennis Association"][/caption] Cary, NC- Olympic Level Table Tennis is coming to Cary's Bond Park March 18th- 21st. Cary's Table Tennis Association (CTTA) is hosting the 9th Annual Butterfly Cary Cup next weekend- a tournament attended by not only local ... http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/03/11/olympic-level-table-tennis-tourney-this-saturday/ Guest columnist and Cary author Peggy Van Scoyoc shares a brief history of Cary, NC before 1900 in this first of a three part series. The First Settlers Francis Jones, the first white settler, arrived in Cary in 1749. His son Nathaniel eventually owned what is the western half of modern-day Cary. [caption ... http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/03/10/history-of-cary-before-1900/ [caption id="attachment_6694" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Cub Scout Den 7 of Pack 244 at Peace Presbyterian Church"][/caption] Cary, NC - As part of their work to earn a Bear Badge, Den 7 of Pack 244 met with the Editor of CaryCitizen. The Den has worked on the badge for much of the school year, ... http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/03/10/carycitizen-meets-pack-244/ By Don Frantz Cary, N. C. -  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.  Increased ... http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/03/10/vox-populi-don-frantz-on-rail-in-cary/ Cary, NC - Good news for rock fans out of Koka Booth Amphitheatre this week - REO Speedwagon and Pat Benatar will split the bill at a show here on Thursday, September 2. Tickets go on sale this Friday. PAT BENATAR Before there was Lady GaGa, before Fergie, there was Pat Benatar. She's ... http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/03/10/pat-benatar-reo-speedwagon-are-coming-to-cary/ Cary, N.C. -  On Saturday, March 13, Bond Park will host the Push the Pace 5K for Pediatric Brain Tumor Research.  Registration can be done on-line or at 9 am on the day of the event - $20 in advance, $25 on Saturday.  The race begins at 10 am.  Each registrant will ... http://www.carycitizen.com/2010/03/09/5k-this-saturday-at-bond-park/