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House may be saved,
but neighbors disappointed |
The people who live in the
Clearsprings subdivision on Chalks Road wanted
to see larger lot sizes in the proposed Majestic
Oaks subdivision planned by Willfair Properties
next door and some kind of help to prevent
traffic from speeding along the three-quarters
of a mile of Clearsprings Drive.
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May meeting raised issues
about residents’ perceptions |
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“There were kind
of eye-raising issues that came up,”
Commissioner Stephen Barrington said Tuesday
night during the town board’s work session,
referring to the minutes from the May meeting
the Human Relations Council held at the Alston-Massenburg
Center.
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Dreams of Rosenwald museum
in WF now dead |
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Eighteen months ago on a windy
March day, federal, state and local officials,
DuBois School alumni and well-wishers gathered
to kick off a campaign to raise $3 million to
renovate two buildings on the DuBois campus.
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Police urge steps
to prevent auto break-ins |
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There have been a large number of
vehicle break-ins in town recently, and the Wake
Forest Police Department is urging vehicle
owners to take some commonsense steps to avoid
becoming a victim.
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Grill up a storm
at the Farmers’ Market |
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Chef Thom Tomlinson, who has been
demonstrating a variety of cooking skills and
tasty dishes at the Wake Forest Farmers’ Market,
will offer a free class about the art of
grilling Saturday.
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Art will be lively downtown
Friday, Aug. 11 |
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The temperature – ah, yes! – but there will be
other sizzling items in downtown Wake Forest for
Art After Hours Friday, Aug. 11.
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Gazette resumes
advertising |
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Publisher and editor Carol Pelosi
has begun selling advertising for The Wake
Forest Gazette.
Sales had ceased last year when she was ill and
had to suspend publication, and the advertising
banners currently at the top of the page are
left over and out of date.
She is offering two simple affordable plans for
businesses who want to advertise. For more
information, call her at 556-3409 or send a
message to
cwpelosi@aol.com .
The free online newspaper has a monthly average
of 6,379 individual hits, and Pelosi wants to
thank all her readers. |
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Road Roundup |
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(Road roundup is a standing feature of the
Gazette, designed to keep people informed about
the progress of the various street and road
projects in town. New projects or updated
projects will appear at the top of each week’s
column in blue.)
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Please send information about upcoming
events to
info@wakeforestnc.com
Send your stories to: Editor: Carol Pelosi
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Wake’s heritage
disappearing
as old houses are destroyed |
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The Freeman house on Rogers Road
may be saved, but at least one even more
historic Wake County house was bulldozed in
recent weeks.
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Murchison, supporters wait
for Aug. 9 hearing |
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It is a waiting game for Bettie
Murchison, executive director of the W.E.B.
DuBois Community Development Corporation, and
her many supporters. They are waiting for the
Aug. 9 probable cause hearing when they believe
she will be cleared of the two felony charges,
embezzlement and conversion of property, she was
charged with on July 18.
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Residents offer suggestions
for Franklin Street |
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Most of the 25 or so people who
went to town hall Monday night to see the plans
for Franklin Street offered suggestions about
landscaping or signs or just asked questions.
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Building permit requests
slow to a trickle in July |
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Is it the heat?
Is it the possibility of higher interest rates
or a leak in the national housing bubble?
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Forum Aug. 16
about school bonds |
The Wake Forest Chamber of
Commerce’s governmental affairs committee will
hold a public meeting Wednesday morning, Aug.
16, about this fall’s school bond issue.
The meeting will run from 8:15 to 9 a.m. in town
hall. It will be taped and later broadcast on
Channel 10.
There will be two speakers – one for the bonds
and one against – at the meeting. |
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Food drive Aug. 18 |
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The Wake Forest Civitan Club will
hold its next Food Drive on Friday, Aug. 18, at
Super-Walmart from 4 to 8 p.m. Non-perishable
food items will be collected for Tri-Area
Ministry, and cash donations will also be
welcomed. Please stop by our table and donate to
help us feed the hungry in our area. |
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Financial column
Do you have a legacy gap?
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones |
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If you are a baby
boomer, someone born between 1946 and 1963, and
your parents are still alive, you may want to
talk to them about an important subject: their
plans for leaving a legacy.
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Notes … |
We are missing two bridges, and
as time goes on we are going to miss them more
and more. I am referring to the
bridge/interchanges at South Main Street-Capital
Boulevard-New Falls of the Neuse Road and where
the new N.C. 98 bypass crosses South Main.
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