Most Recent Midtown News

Step Inside the Studio in Apex

Apex’s creative new business: part artists’ studio and part handmade gift shop BY SAMANTHA GRATTON If you’re looking for locally crafted treasures, stroll down the street in downtown Apex and head.

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Developing Downtown Apex

Keeping downtown Apex accessible—and enjoyable—in a time of growth BY SAMANTHA GRATTON With what the town’s mayor calls “the best downtown in the Triangle,” Apex has a lot of people.

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Closing the Opportunity Gap

BY DAVE DROCHAK As we begin the 2024–2025 school year, Apex’s smallest graduating class may be its most heartwarming. A total of nine children will complete their three-year journey at.

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Developing Downtown Cary

BY KYLE MARIE McMAHON Downtown Cary 20 years ago was a very different place from what it is today. The bones of today’s downtown were there, but the people weren’t..

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Local Yarn Store Builds Community Through Shared Creativity

BY KYLE MARIE McMAHON The pandemic brought about a resurgence of the traditional hobbies of crochet and knitting. Once considered old-fashioned, the repetitive nature of these crafts provided calm and.

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Developing Downtown Fuquay-Varina

BY HEATHER DARNELL Fuquay-Varina, the town with two names, also has two bustling downtown areas. It’s part of what the town tagline calls “a dash more.” As one of the.

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McGrath’s Pies: A Fuquay-Varina Tradition

The owners of Assaggio’s Pizzeria Ristorante celebrate 20 years in business BY DREW BECKER This year, Tom and Amy McGrath, co-owners of Assaggio’s Pizzeria Ristorante, celebrate two decades in business. The.

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Developing Downtown Holly Springs

BY JENNIFER AXNESS “At one time, Holly Springs was primarily a daytime destination, with just a little bit of foot traffic and no after-hours activities. You used to have to.

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Asia’s Cakes Offers a Warm Welcome to Holly Springs

BY MIKE RUMBLE The old building at 113 N. Main Street in Holly Springs, a former repair shop, had been vacant for years. It was an eyesore. That all changed.

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Developing Downtown Morrisville

BY ELIZABETH BRIGNAC The Town of Morrisville has grown up piece by piece—a residential area here, a retail area there—rather than developing from a central point. “It never developed a.

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