WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2026
ARTICLES
CARY, NORTH CAROLINA
ENTERTAINMENT
The Pasmore House has stood in Cary since 1900: a prohibitionist's home, a boarding house, now a wine bar. Dr. Katherine Loflin has read its paper record for years. The other record, the one on her tapes, is the part she cannot explain.
OCTOBER 23, 2026
PARKS & REC
North Cary Park packs a soccer field, basketball and sand volleyball courts, a climbing boulder, and shaded trails that cross a wooden footbridge into the Black Creek Greenway. Peak fall color is about two weeks out, and the trails are one of the best seats in town for it.
OCTOBER 21, 2026
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Early voting for the November 3 general election runs through Saturday, October 31, with two Cary sites, same-day registration, and a photo ID rule. Here are the hours, the locations, and what is on the ballot.
OCTOBER 21, 2026
TOWN COUNCIL
A new state law lets qualifying commercial properties in Cary add homes without a rezoning. One of the first cases taking advantage of it is 24-REZ-06 Regency Multifamily, the 245-unit proposal that sat in limbo for more than two years.
OCTOBER 21, 2026
SAFETY
Isaias brought tornado warnings, heavy rain and damage to the Triangle on Sunday, with Cary in the path of several warnings. No injuries or deaths were reported.
OCTOBER 14, 2026
BUSINESS
NCDOT wants to take NE Maynard Road under the railroad tracks near East Chatham Street. The $84 million project could force about a dozen nearby businesses to move.
OCTOBER 14, 2026
PARKS & REC
The Lake Trail is a 2.1-mile loop around Bond Lake, across the dam and through the woods, and fall is the time to walk it.
OCTOBER 14, 2026
TOWN COUNCIL
The ordinance needed five votes Thursday night and fell short at 4-2. It comes back at a future meeting needing only four.
OCTOBER 8, 2026
TOWN COUNCIL
After nearly four years in the rezoning process, Alston Commons gets unanimous approval for 500 to 625 apartments across from Alston Town Center.
OCTOBER 7, 2026
FOOD & DRINK
A Halal food truck hidden in plain sight on Kildaire Farm Road, serving some of the best crispy chicken in Cary.
OCTOBER 7, 2026
FOOD & DRINK
The new restaurant at 1102 Parkside Main Street is now listed on QDOBA's official website.
OCTOBER 7, 2026
TOWN COUNCIL
New Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons coming this month to the crossing where a resident lost their life in August.
OCTOBER 7, 2026