🌱 What will Cary’s new Highway 55 mixed-use project actually bring?

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In today's newsletter:

• What will Cary's new Highway 55 mixed-use project actually bring?
• How a Cary golf tournament is turning tragedy into boating safety action

Also on today's calendar: Remodelers Home Tour and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 59.
• Thursday: Very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Cary approves rezoning for major mixed-use project (abc11.com) — Cary's Town Council has unanimously approved rezoning for a large mixed-use project along Highway 55 across from Alston Town Center, clearing the way for hundreds of homes and new businesses in west Cary. Residents are weighing the benefits of added amenities against worries over traffic, congestion, and infrastructure as the project now heads into technical design review.
   

• Golf tournament honors 10-year-old Brooklyn Carroll, promotes safe boating (wral.com) — Golfers gathered at MacGregor Downs Country Club in Cary for the inaugural Brooklyn Mae Carroll Invitational, honoring a 10-year-old Apex girl killed in a boating crash. The tournament raised money for boating safety, including trauma kits at local boat ramps, while organizers urged boaters to stay sober and designate a safe captain to prevent similar tragedies.
   

📸 Around Cary

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cary

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Remodelers Home Tour →
  148 Old Mill Rd, Macon
  12:01 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Sea to Land Dinner →
  Crawford Brothers, 401 Fenton Gateway Drive, Cary
  6:15 pm
• Visit with Brown, Columbia, UChicago and Vanderbilt
  Ravenscroft School, 7409 Falls Of Neuse Rd, Raleigh
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Rockstar Connect Triangle Real Estate Mixer →
  301 Fenton Gateway Drive, Cary
• CatVideo Fest 2026 →
  122 E. Chatham St., Cary
  2:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Great American XC Festival →
  Cary NC
• Sukkot Day at Phillips Farm with Chabad of Cary and PJ Library →
  Cary NC
  4:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Primrose of Cary's 2nd Annual Trick-or-Trot: Children's Health Walkathon →
  Cary NC
• 11th Annual HBCU College Fair →
  1500 North Harrison Avenue, Cary
• Walk, Run & Roll for Inclusive Play →
  Kids Together Playground at Marla Dorrel Park, 111 Thurston Drive, Cary
  10:00 am
• Wake County Board of Commissioners Candidate Forum hosted by LWV-Wake →
  Christ the King Lutheran Church, 600 Walnut Street, Cary
  10:00 am
• Jim DiBattista at Rosecomb Beer Garden →
  Rosecomb Beer Garden, 1143 Parkside Main St., Cary
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Bread, Wine, Story & Song →
  6911 Carpenter Fire Station Road, Cary

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Where do I get food for a party?
  I'm new to the area and will be having a gathering of 14 people. What are good restaurants or grocery stores to get ready made meals, so I can feed… (Nextdoor Heritage Pines)
• Here we go!
  Another Weekend of Fun! If you are a lover of music, this place is Amazing! Even if you don't know any of the artists, go, and I promise you will… (Nextdoor Willoughby Place/Highland Park)

• Black & Veatch Corporation posted a job opening for Staff Water Operations Specialist in Cary. Apply here.
• Hickory Tavern posted a job opening for Server in Cary. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cary here.

🗞 Nearby News

Morrisville

• Driver coughs on a Morrisville cop, gets arrested — Today in Triangle history (newsobserver.com)

Apex

• Wake County home prices dip in August as South Wake markets hold up (hollyspringsupdate.com)

Holly Springs

• Weekend best bets: Move-a-Bull, Triangle Oktoberfest and fall fun (wral.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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