Stricter water rules
begin Feb. 15

Finally reacting to the historic drought, the Raleigh City Council Tuesday voted to impose Stage 2 water conservation rules effective Friday, Feb. 15.
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The Growth Rate

A reader asked about the construction next to Chili’s, Texas Roadhouse and Red Robin along Capital Boulevard
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Two infill projects
sent to town board

Tuesday night the Wake Forest Planning Board recommended approval of two infill housing projects although there was a split vote because of a water question about Olde Chestnut Townes, a 33-unit townhouse development at the end of West Chestnut Avenue.
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April may see town
hall constructio

Tuesday night Architect Stephen L. Hawley with Little Diversified Architectural Consulting said construction for Wake Forest’s new town hall could begin in April.
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Faithful Men
present concert

Dr. John L. Davis will lead the Faithful Men in concert Friday night, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. in Binkley Chapel on the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary campus.

          The concert is part of the Homecoming celebration for the seminary.

Community water
forum Feb. 23

If you are wondering where Wake County’s water will come from in the next few years, how global warming will affect our rainfall and water supplies and what you should be asking community leaders to do now about water, you may find some answers at a free community forum on Feb. 23.
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Home permits down
since 2004 record

The Wake Forest Planning Department issued building permits for 12 townhouses and 21 single-family homes during January for a total of 33.
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Softball registrations
now underway

Registration for a number of softball leagues began this 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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Support for bereaved
parents begun

The Morning Glory Center for Creative Healing will host a Bereaved Parents Support Group beginning Tuesday, March 4, at 7 p.m.
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Road Roundup

The state Board of Transportation is meeting this 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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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.

Mayors push water
conservation on Raleigh

The mayors and managers of six Wake County towns bluntly told the City of Raleigh last Friday to get tougher and more realistic about water conservation during this historic drought.
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Young offers golf
course to town

On Jan. 22 Wake Forest Golf and Country Club owner Joel Young made an offer to the Town of Wake Forest for it to purchase the 147-acre course on the west side of Capital Boulevard.
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Planners get
Traditions maps

At the close of Tuesday night’s planning board meeting, the planning staff handed heavy rolls of maps to each board member and town commissioner.
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Grocery, Jones
plans underway

Tuesday night the Wake Forest commissioners – there were only four because Commissioner Peter Thibodeau was sick – agreed to reverse the traffic flow on East Jones Avenue for a six-month trial.
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Chamber hosting
SBA express loan lunch

If you are planning to start a small business or already have one, you need to attend a lunch meeting at the Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce where you can learn about a loan program through the federal Small Business Administration – and apply for a loan on the spot.
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Telephone book
recycling starts

The bins are open and there is no waiting to recycle those 2007 and older telephone books.
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Anti-Valentine’s Day
masquerade ball

If you are still looking for fun rather than romance and are 12 to 16 years old, you are invited to an Anti-Valentine’s Day Masquerade Ball at the Wake Forest Library Friday, Feb. 15, from 7 to 9 p.m.
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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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Chamber commissioning
new color town map

Working with two different companies, the Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce hopes to produce a color map with advertising that will be both printed and online.
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Father-Daughter
Valentine Dance

The Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School will sponsor a Father-Daughter Valentine Dance Friday, Feb. 8, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the school.

Admission is $5 per person and will benefit the school’s athletic teams. Refreshments will be service.

You can purchase tickets at CVS Pharmacy, The Border Restaurant, Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School, Health First Pharmacy, BB&T Bank on South Main Street and Best Tile in Wake Forest.

For more information, send an e-mail to wfcougarclub@aol.com.

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.

We welcome . . .

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