Cary, NC - This weekend marks the fourth annual National "Great Backyard Bird Count". Sponsored by Kids Together Playground the event will begin on Saturday, February 13 at 9 am.…
The Town of Chapel Hill and University Mall are holding a photo contest on the theme of ecology. Top prize is $1000. The contest is open to all individuals 18 years or older residing in Orange, Durham, Wake, Chatham and Alamance Counties of North Carolina. There is no entry fee.…
The town has notified CaryCitizen that an abundance of grease led to a 1,723-gallon sanitary sewer overflow from a surcharging manhole near the 900 block of Hamshire Court. An observant citizen contacted the town around 9 a.m. on January 25. Unfortunately the waste reached an unnamed tributary of…
CARY, NC – The Town of Cary has unveiled two new online tools. One helps people apply for jobs. They other is designed to simplify the development process. Both have the side benefit of reducing paper usage.…
Cary, NC – With all the cooking and Southern hospitality during the holiday season, many of us have accumulated a few jars of grease. As we reported back in August, Cary is ready to recycle that fat into Biodiesel. Here’s how to help in 3 easy steps: Save up the…
Vox Populi – Latin for voice of the people. In this installment, Liz Adams explains the Walker Street Extension in downtown Cary. The plan calls for the extension of Walker Street 1,200 feet from its current end at Cedar Street northwards to Chapel Hill Road. The project includes an underpass…
In response to our story on pedestrian safety in Cary, Town Councilman Don Frantz (District B) sent us a fact sheet from the Town of Cary staff. Here are Don’s comments ~ After reading the story posted on CaryCitizen about Raleigh/Cary’s ranking in TFA‘s pedestrian safety study I was very concerned and…
A new study by Transportation for America ranks the Raleigh-Cary area as the sixth most dangerous for pedestrians in the U.S. According to the organization: Researchers at the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership in the 1990s developed the Pedestrian Danger Index (PDI) in order to establish a level playing field for…
Is your refrigerator keeping you up at night or your washing machine ready to spin out? Or have you just been thinking about upgrading to some new appliances? Well do your research fast and don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy some savings with the Sales Tax Holiday on Energy Star…
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Energy Secretary Steven Chu met with the nation’s business leaders and state elected officials in Cary last week to discuss alternative energy. Salazar told members of the Business Council, an elite group of CEOs, that the Obama administration is clearing the red…
