Firoz Jameel’s mother remembers being mystified when he was in third grade and got wrapped up in a newspaper article about the Midway Airlines bankruptcy. A lifelong interest in both public policy and economics—now his major at Duke University—netted Jameel a White House internship this spring.
Published: May. 22, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
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Chatham Animal Rescue & Education will hold its ninth annual barbecue bash and auction from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at Shady Wagon Farm, 2312 Pea Ridge Road, New Hill.
Published: May. 19, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
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Students at Briarcliff Elementary School got to see what it’s like to play wheelchair basketball when one of their classmates arranged to bring the wheelchairs to school.
Published: May. 10, 2012 9:06 AM | Full story
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Peakfest, traditionally held the first Saturday in May, has brought vendors, rides, entertainment and food to historic downtown Apex for more than 30 years.
Published: May. 8, 2012 6:44 PM | Full story
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As a 6-year-old in Colleyville, Texas, Mike MacLean remembers hearing the trains go by on the tracks near his home. Last spring, after years of learning as much as he could about steam engines, MacLean, a resident of Cary, was named president of the New Hope Valley Railway.
Published: May. 2, 2012 9:44 AM | Full story
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Q&A: Eric Okamoto will soon add a movie soundtrack to his already jammed resume. The Cary drumming teacher holds two world records in speed drumming and is working with independent film producer Doc Carmichael on a musical, “Too Far From the Tree.”
Published: May. 5, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Q&A: Staci Sabarsky, a fixture on the local theater scene, will direct the upcoming Cary Players production, “The Rainmaker.” Performances will be April 27-29 and May 4-6 at the Cary Arts Center.
Published: Apr. 25, 2012 10:38 AM | Full story
From above, thousands of stone circles take the form of a giant leaf near Bond Lake. But beyond the form is a secret purpose. The display, a centerpiece of Saturday’s Spring Daze festival, is art by and for the public.
Published: Apr. 24, 2012 6:18 PM | Full story
Q&A: Willow Spring resident wins a Caribbean cruise and $3,000 from sponsors of mobile phone app that lets participants track their volunteer hours.
Published: Apr. 14, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Andy Hoang and Erik Salgado are determined to prove their Scrabble superiority when they compete as a team in their fourth and final National School Scrabble Championship in Orlando, Fla., on April 13 and 14.
Published: Apr. 11, 2012 11:24 AM | Full story
Between 150 and 200 participants show up for Kids Day at the food bank facility in Raleigh on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, said Raleigh volunteer coordinator Calvin McCommons. It’s a rare volunteer opportunity for children between the ages of 5 and 12.
Published: Apr. 9, 2012 10:28 AM | Full story
For 15 years, members of the Boyd Street community have predicted a wave of downtown redevelopment that could tempt, or force, them from their homes. It hasn’t come yet – but the town of Cary may throw its weight behind a neighborhood effort to transform blocks of shoebox ranchers to townhomes and stores.
Published: Apr. 7, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Education Matters: Oak Grove Elementary music teacher Kenya Snider hopes her students will continue to be active participants in the arts, whether it is acting, dancing, singing or performing.
Published: Apr. 3, 2012 6:39 PM | Full story
Strangers from across the country have banded together to support a 12-year-old Cary boy who had his cash stolen when he was fundraising to bring his wheelchair basketball team to his elementary school.
Published: Mar. 27, 2012 6:15 PM | Full story
Tudor-style underwear provides a gateway for author Anne Clinard Barnhill to talk about her debut novel, “At the Mercy of the Queen: A Novel of Anne Boleyn.” Barnhill and friend Becky Thacker will be at the Barnes & Noble in Cary on Tuesday to talk about the life and times of the women in Henry VIII’s court.
Published: Mar. 25, 2012 3:13 AM | Full story
The Town Council plans to continue investigating use of a private-public partnership to develop a downtown center.
Published: Mar. 20, 2012 6:40 PM | Full story
Girl Scouts from all generations come together to celebrate at Cary Towne Center.
Published: Mar. 20, 2012 6:37 PM | Full story
Q&A: Jared Masker started out as a volunteer firefighter when he was in high school, then continued to volunteer throughout college. By then he had decided firefighting would make a good career.
Published: Mar. 17, 2012 9:07 PM | Full story
Leslie Fetzer, a biology teacher with the North Carolina Virtual Public School, was named America’s 2012 National Online Teacher of the Year for K-12 education this month.
Published: Mar. 10, 2012 6:38 PM | Full story
Liz Simpers is on a mission to change the world. She volunteers many hours with Kingdom Builders Ministry in Jamaica, which hopes to improve the lives of the poor.
Published: Mar. 6, 2012 4:50 PM | Full story
Hers is the picture of the confident orthodontist: the perfectly sculpted teeth, the smile beaming into the camera.
Published: Feb. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Meredith Clayton is 29 years old, but she still sometimes goes to work with her mom.
Published: Feb. 21, 2012 9:49 PM | Full story
Keith Adams said he simply wanted to reclaim more than 30 of his paintings that were inside Bistro 155, a restaurant that recently closed.
Published: Feb. 14, 2012 8:30 PM | Full story
For the past three years, Michael Daniel Mendy's mother watched her son lose his cognitive abilities. This week, the 16-year-old from Cary lost his life after an unexplained degradation of his body.
Published: Feb. 9, 2012 4:23 PM | Full story
Q&A: The journey to a published children's book began when Tracy Spaine's 8-year-old son was reluctant to move to North Carolina. To soothe his anxiety, Spaine and her husband got him a golden retriever, which he named Hurricane.
Published: Feb. 8, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
If jazz pianist Lenore Raphael has her way, lots of toes will be tapping in the Triangle. The world-renowned Steinway artist hopes others will swing with her as she makes melodies dance from the keyboard.
Published: Feb. 1, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Q&A: Staying busy and getting involved have never been problems for Catherine Woyee-Jones of Apex.
Published: Jan. 29, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
When Maj. Samuel Griffith was killed by enemy gunfire in Afghanistan last month, he was taking the place of a fellow officer who had been shot at the day before.
Published: Jan. 24, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Q&A: Srinivasa Vadlamudi can't wait to hear about Morrisville's plans for 20 acres of sports fields. Town officials, now planning a new park, are asking citizens what amenities they would like in the space.
Published: Jan. 22, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story
Sketches of a new downtown emerged this week - including plans for the tall, luminous sign that will mark a town-owned performing-arts space.
Published: Jan. 21, 2012 10:20 PM | Full story
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