Town Council voted unanimously on Thursday to make Russ Overton Cary's permanent town manager, and tied the appointment to deadlines on the audit cleanup that followed Sean Stegall's time in the job.
Council got its first full look at the town's Open Space Plan, which covers the 42 percent of Cary that is parks, greenways, and protected land. The plan now goes to the Planning and Zoning Board before it comes back for a vote.
Topsail Steamer is coming to the old Littles of Cary storefront on East Chatham Street, Palmetto Moon just opened at Crossroads, and Ala Rahi and The Balkan Table are already serving.
Downtown Cary Park is fully dressed for Halloween, with a giant spider web on the Skywalk, a skeleton in the fountain, and a police Trunk or Treat on Thursday night.