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Last night’s matchup between Cary High’s Imps and Athens Drive’s Jaguars ended with the Jaguars hanging on to win 20-14. However, the scoreboard tells only half the story.
From preparing to run in a crowded liberal stronghold, to a possible 50-50 toss up district, NC State Senator Wiley Nickel’s race for the U. S. House of Representatives could look vastly different, should the newly drawn Congressional maps stand up in court. You may remember our piece last month, with Senator Nickel. At that point, the battle over the Congressional maps was largely undecided. As the result of heavily gerrymandered maps drawn by Republicans, the NC Supreme Court was to decide their constitutionality. Subsequently, the NC Supreme Court ruled against the gerrymandered maps and ordered them redrawn. Now, after passing both houses in the NC Congress, the new maps are once again before the court.
We met stand-up comedian Steve Gillespie at Esteamed Coffee in Downtown Cary, for a quick cup of joe. Gillespie’s in town this week, performing at venues across the Triangle. We were fortunate to catch his first of three sets organized by Matthew Hahn of The Comedy Experience, before he headlines shows Friday and Saturday at Goodnight’s Comedy Club.
Anthony Rapillo, owner of V Pizza on Kildaire Farm Road in Cary, is rallying support for all local restaurants, not just his own. If you’ve been out to eat recently, you’ve probably had a different experience than what you remember prior to the pandemic. While the last two years have been tough all around, brick and mortar restaurants especially, have been out there taking it on the chin. Whether its been government mandated shutdowns, pivoting of business models, labor shortages or increased food and material costs, survival has been a tremendous challenge.
Late last year, long time Democratic congressman David Price announced he would be retiring at the end of his term, leaving the newly drawn 6th Congressional District (and Democratic safe haven) up for grabs. Not surprisingly, Price’s announcement produced a rush of candidates eager to fill the void. While voters could still see a change to voting districts once the NC Supreme Court weighs the issue, there’s one candidate who plans to represent Cary voters in the US House of Representatives, no matter how the maps are drawn. Senator Wiley Nickel (D-District 16) has represented Wake County voters in the NC General Assembly since winning his first term in 2018, but if he wins the primary and general elections in this year’s US Congressional race, he’ll have a new office address in the nation’s capital.
Wednesday night (1/12/22), Town of Cary staff and residential developer Laurel Street, hosted a neighborhood meeting to describe plans for a proposed rezoning at 921 SE Maynard Road, that would allow the development of 130 residential units adjacent to East Cary Middle School, with a proposed entrance on Ryan Road (which would be adjacent to one of the Iron Gate neighborhood’s main entrances).
The Cary Housing Plan, approved in November of 2021, has three stated goals: (1) to be a community of choice through high quality, diverse housing development, (2) a place where residents experience a high quality of life, and (3) to pursue regional and non- profit partnerships to meet housing needs.
Today marked the 17th annual, Three Kings’ Day Parade in Downtown Cary, presented by Diamante Arts & Cultural Center.
The North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival has become one of Cary, NC’s most popular events. After last year’s hiatus due to Covid-19, festival goers have flooded back to the event, in large numbers.
The Imps didn’t let the fun of the parade, alter their focus. With pride on the line, and honoring the Class of 1992, Cary’s football team set about the business of routing the Green Hope Falcons. By the end of the first quarter, Cary was leading 21-0, getting strong play from their offensive line and leaning on their powerful playmaker, JoJo Williams. Williams had two scores in the first quarter, finishing the game with three rushes for pay dirt.