Neighbors again question
shopping center plans

Neighbors of the planned Wake Union Place shopping center had many of the same concerns at the second community meeting Tuesday night as they did at the first meeting in December.
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Two rezonings, site
plans on agenda

Requests to rezone several parcels in the Reynolds Mill subdivision and four acres on West Chestnut Avenue as well as the review of two in-town site plans will keep the Wake Forest Planning Board busy Tuesday, Feb. 5.
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Air quality office
will fine for fires

The state Division of Air Quality has investigated the four land-clearing debris fires in Bowling Green subdivision that deposited soot, ash and smoke on neighbors homes along Wait Avenue over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Former Wake County Schools Superintendent Bill McNeal was the eatured speaker last week at the 2008 Martin Luther King Jr.
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Mayor earns
national honor

Wake Forest Mayor Vivian Jones has earned recognition by the National League of Cities for her leadership.
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Architects planning
WF library expansion

Wake Forest Library Branch Manager Yvonne Allen said last week she has recently met for the first time with the architects planning the library’s expansion and renovation, which is expected to occur this year.
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Mardi Gras is coming;
get tickets now

Billed as the social event of the year, the third annual Renaissance Ball, a Mardi Gras Masquerade, will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Event Gallery at The Cotton Company on South White Street in historic downtown Wake Forest.
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From the chamber
March madness returns

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are on sale for the Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce’s annual March Madness Reverse Raffle and Auction, which will be held this year at Luck Stone on Star Road on Thursday, March 13, beginning at 6 p.m.
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Now linked to
WakeForestTimes.com

The Wake Forest Gazette and the WakeForestTimes.com, a new web-based information source for the Wake Forest area, have agreed to a mutually beneficial association. You will soon find a link to the WakeForestTimes.com site on the Gazette and there is a link to the Gazette on WakeForestTimes.com. Editor Carol Pelosi will be writing for WakeForestTimes.com and in return, in the future, will have support for the Gazette web site. There will also be opportunities for advertising on both.

How to advertise

You can now advertise your business or service in The Wake Forest Gazette at a reasonable cost. A rotating banner at the top of each page costs $75 a month. To begin advertising, call Editor Carol Pelosi at 556-3409 or send her a note at cwpelosi@aol.com.

The Growth Rate

The owners say a coffee shop and an ice cream shop will open in downtown Wake Forest in (hopefully) mid-February.
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Town hall plans
to be discussed

Tuesday evening, Feb. 5, Steven Hawley with Little Diversified Architectural Consultants, will give the town commissioners a review of how the plans are progressing for the new town hall.
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Holloway honored
at MLK event

The Rev. Enoch Holloway was honored with the 2008 Distinguished Service Award Thursday night, Jan. 24, at the 13^th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Wake Forest.
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Drought update: lake low, use going up

The really is little new in the drought scenario for Raleigh and the six communities where the city owns the water and sewer systems.
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Softball registrations
begin in February

Registration for a number of softball leagues will begin next week.
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February art walk
offers variety

You can be pampered at The Cotton Company, see and buy works by a well-known local wood craftsman at the Sunflower Studio, meet the new owner of The Wake Forest Art & Frame Gallery, and find some bargains at the Old Magnolia Trading Company during February’s Art After Hours from 5 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 8.
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Caught between
two counties?

Franklin County, established in 1779, and Wake County, formed in 1771, have been neighbors for a long time, but they are still not sure just where the line dividing them falls.
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Road Roundup

The state Board of Transportation will meet next week and is expected to formally award Barnhill Contracting the contract to build the third and final leg of the N.C. 98 bypass.
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How to get a notice

If you are reading The Wake Forest Gazette but do not always remember to find it each week, let Editor Carol Pelosi send you a notice on Wednesday evenings that the newest edition is online.

Just send her an e-mail at cwpelosi@aol.com and she will add your name and e-mail address to her notification list. The messages are sent as blind copies to respect your privacy.

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The Wake Forest Gazette welcomes and encourages readers to send us letters about local issues and announcements about local events including, but certainly not limited to, church bazaars, fund-raising events by local groups, plays, sports, or dinners.

The Gazette wants to be where you learn about what is happening in the Wake Forest community.