Memorial Day is Monday, May 28; these local events will honor the day.
Published: May. 22, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Parent Pathways: The John Edwards trial got me thinking about things that never end well – and the little chat I’d like to have with my son someday when he’s a lot older. We’ll put this one in the filing cabinet for later.
Published: May. 22, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
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Education Matters: 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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Hava Collins used her knack for talking about arthritis in her role as the Triangle Arthritis Walk’s 2012 Youth Honoree.
Published: May. 21, 2012 6:15 PM | Full story
In December 2010, the Power Chicks decided to form their own hunger relief organization, PORCH-Western Wake. They held their first “sort” of non-perishable food in March 2011. Since then, they have collected over six tons of food for Western Wake Crisis Ministry and the USO.
Published: May. 19, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
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
The Relay For Life of Southern Wake County will begin at noon Saturday, May 19, with an opening ceremony at Holly Grove Middle School, 1401 Avent Ferry Road, Holly Springs. The event will be sponsored by Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina.
Published: May. 15, 2012 6:01 PM | Full story
Meghan Boop of Cary was awarded the EC Scholar award at East Carolina University. EC Scholars exhibit outstanding academic performance, engagement in the community, effective leadership skills and embrace a study abroad experience.
Published: May. 22, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Cary's Heritage: Longtime residents recall how school athletics programs help integrate the town.
Published: May. 15, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
N.C. State University has selected Allison Grey Menius of Cary as one of 45 Park Scholars. Park Scholarships support the full cost of education and include opportunities for enrichment activities such as grants for undergraduate research and study abroad.
Published: May. 19, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Commentary: The educational efforts of groups such as NC FACES and the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network are essential. According to FAAN, about 15 million Americans have food allergies.
Published: May. 15, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Even legislators get stomach aches. And nurses like to see politics in action. Morrisville’s Letha Joseph, RN, will serve as Nurse of the Day at the North Carolina General Assembly on May 16.
Published: May. 12, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Over the last 35 years, the band who recorded ‘Love Shack’ has occupied its own kitschy little corner of the galaxy.
Published: May. 11, 2012 4:22 PM | Full story
A bike safety celebration will be from 2 to 4 p.m. at the West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary.
Published: May. 12, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Singing about stars’ life cycles and how the eye works to Lady Gaga and One Direction songs may be part of the reason Jason Dapkevich will b awarded the First Year Teacher of the Year Award by the Wake County Public School System on May 17.
Published: May. 9, 2012 11:03 AM | Full story
The Cary YMCA SuperSkippers competed in the USA Jump Rope Regional tournament on April 28 in Raleigh, earning 32 first-place finishes out of 34 speed events and 26 first-place finishes out of 28 freestyle events. All of the team members who competed qualified for the national competition to be held in June in Long Beach, Calif.
Published: May. 12, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Siddhartha Das led a community service project with Tiger Rock Martial Arts in Cary collecting toys, books and games for the Duke Children’s Center in Durham.
Published: May. 15, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Parent Pathways: Keith and Gioia Bliss live in Cary and have three kids: Carter, 8; Cameron, 6; and Sawyer, 3. The family gets Netflix movies through its Wii system and also has access to traditional DVD movies, but no television channels, cable or even a rabbit-ear antenna.
Published: May. 9, 2012 11:01 AM | Full story
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. 16, 2012 3:45 PM | Full story
More than a thousand athletes from across Wake County gathered at Cary Academy on Wednesday to race, jump, throw and compete at the local Spring Games of the Special Olympics. The event was held for four days at Cary Academy and Ravenscroft High School.
Published: May. 4, 2012 3:39 PM | Full story
The Taste of Morrisville has been canceled due to lack of vendor participation, the Town of Morrisville announced Tuesday. The event had been scheduled for noon to 7 p.m. May 12.
Published: May. 2, 2012 10:20 AM | Full story
Q&A: 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
North Carolina citizens can join a bus trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the new Martin Luther King Memorial on the National Mall August 10-12. The group will also tour the U.S. Capitol Building, Smithsonian Museum of African American Art and historic Howard University. Buses will depart from Raleigh and Durham. Prices begin at $135 per person, which covers transportation and two nights hotel accommodations. Reservations are being accepted now. For a registration form and complete trip itinerary, call 919-834-6264 or visit www.king-raleigh.org.
Published: May. 5, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Education Matters: Dillard Drive Middle School students led a science fair April 25 as part of the N.C. Science Festival, teaching Dillard Drive Elementary students basic scientific concepts such as bat echolocation and genetics.
Published: May. 1, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Hannah Groover, a freshman at Green Hope High School, will have her play, “00?” or “Double O What?” produced as part of the Burning Coal Theatre Company of Raleigh’s KidsWrite 2012 Festival of New Plays.
Published: May. 8, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Faith Filter: For Brian Davis, an Apex High graduate, a career in Campus Outreach started with a few magic tricks.
Published: May. 1, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Girl Scout Troop 199 will hold a free pet day, Pawz 4 a Causz, to raise pet awareness and need within the community, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park, 301 Wagstaff Road, Fuquay-Varina. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m.
Published: May. 1, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Coleton Musciano, a junior at Panther Creek High School in Cary, earned a composite score of 36 on a recent ACT exam.
Published: Apr. 28, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Stylin’: Mindy Moss’ “Basic Sewing with the Sower” teaches basic sewing skills, served with a side of spiritual inspiration.
Published: Apr. 24, 2012 10:24 AM | Full story
Parent Pathways: Joe O’Connell grew up in Cary and did the things most boys do, playing baseball, basketball and soccer. But Joey O had cystic fibrosis, which eventually led to his death in 2009. A Bocce tournament in his honor at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh April 29 will raise money for cystic fibrosis research.
Published: Apr. 17, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
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