Scholarship “Builds Hope” at Cary’s Oak Village Academy

Cary, NC — A new scholarship in Cary provides a year’s tuition for preschool-aged kids to attend Oak Village Academy that otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity due to their family’s financial situation.

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Money Matters: Managing a 401(k) When You Switch Jobs

Cary, NC — In the past, boomers and generation X-ers often held on to jobs for 10 or more years. Some professionals stayed with the same company for most of their working lives.

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Economist Predicts Optimistic 2021 Forecast

Cary, NC — This morning, renowned economist and Reynolds Distinguished Professor, Dr. Michael Walden presented his economic forecast for 2021 to hundreds of Cary Chamber members virtually.

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The Lineup of Dreamfest 2021 in Cary

Cary, NC — This will be the 38th year of celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States, and no surprise, it will look a bit different in 2021.

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Cary’s Winter Esports Tournaments

Cary, NC — Madden 21, Fortnite, Mario Kart 8 and Rocket League — these are the headliner games of four upcoming Esport tourneys hosted through the Town of Cary.

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Snow Possible this Friday in Cary

Cary, NC — There was no White Christmas in the cards for Cary this winter, but we may be in for our first snowfall this Friday, January 8, 2021.

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Epic Games Scores Cary Towne Center in $95 Million Deal

Cary, NC — Developers have toyed with turning the Cary Towne Center mall site into an IKEA, a Top Golf and most recently, a 87-acre mixed-use development, Carolina Yards.

Now, the everchanging site has been purchased for a new purpose — global headquarters for Epic Games.

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Karen Carter: School Board Wraps Up 2020

Cary, NC — Karen Carter, the District 9 representative on the Wake County Board of Education, was sworn into her new role alongside the other 8 board members on December 1, 2020.

As a way to connect with the people of district 9, which covers much of Cary, Carter has started up a blog to provide updates about meetings, upcoming events and important issues. The following are her latest entries published on December 11 and 18, 2020 and January 1, 2021.

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January 2021: Things to Look Forward To in Cary

Cary, NC — As the world puts 2020 in the rear view mirror tonight, here are a few things planned to kick off 2021 in Cary.

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New Year’s Food Traditions for a Lucky 2021

Cary, NC — Even though I grew up in the south, I’ve never partaken in the traditional “good luck” New Year’s meal with collard greens, black-eyed peas and other luck and fortune-symbolizing foods.

Though, after the happenings of 2020, this may be the first New Year’s Day I cook up a meal full of good juju.

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