Wake Human Services will hold six child safety seat check events during National Child Passenger Safety Week, Sunday, September 15, through Saturday, September 21, 2013, to assist parents and caregivers with keeping children safe in vehicles. Certified Child Passenger Safety Seat Technicians will check car seats for proper installation at the following locations: Date and […]
Residents ready to cast their votes in the 2013 Primary Election should mark their calendars for Election Day 2013, scheduled on October 8, 2013. The primary election will include voting for the City of Durham Mayor and Durham City Council Ward 2. On Election Day, all City of Durham precincts will be open from 6:30 […]
Wake residents of all ages are invited to volunteer for the 2013 Wake County Big Sweep starting Wednesday, September 11, through Saturday, October 12. The 2013 Fall Big Sweep schedule is available at wakegov.com. Volunteers will gather at 21 designated watershed sites to collect litter in Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Morrisville, Raleigh, and north and south […]
A timeline of the events on 9/11 7:59 a.m. – American Airlines Flight 11, with 92 people aboard, takes off from Boston’s Logan International Airport. 8:14 a.m. – United Airlines Flight 175, with 65 people aboard, takes off from Boston. 8:19 a.m. – Flight attendants aboard Flight 11 alert ground personnel that the plane has […]
Wake County Board of Elections (BOE) would like to remind voters that the deadline to register to vote or update voter registration information for the Tuesday, October 8, 2013, election is Friday, September 13, 2013. All voter registration applications must be postmarked on or before, or hand delivered to the BOE office, 337 S. Salisbury […]
Veterans in need will be able to access help with housing, food, basic medical and legal assistance, employment counseling, local health and human services, substance abuse services, mental health assessments, flu shots, mammograms, haircuts, showers, and more at the annual Bull City Stand Down, Sept. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The activities will […]
As summer comes to an end, Wake Libraries wants to help library patrons focus on their careers, homework and planning for the future. The following events are free, but registration is required. To register, call the library of interest. Cultivating Kindness in the Work Place Consultant and internal communications expert Amanda Davis will share insights […]
Residents ready to help clean up Durham should dig out their work gloves and boots and mark their calendars now for the annual North Carolina “Big Sweep,” coming to Durham on Saturday, October 5, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 2013 Big Sweep, coordinated by the City of Durham’s Stormwater Services Division with […]
October programs will cover a range of topics at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. For example, the governor’s gardener, Gerald Adams, will highlight the history of the Executive Mansion and its gardens. Children’s programs will focus on El Diá de los Muertos, a Mexican celebration honoring deceased loved ones. A performance of traditional […]
Volunteers are needed for the Carrboro Music Fest on Sunday, September 29. Shifts are from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00p.m; 3:00p.m. – 6:00p.m.; and 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (the coveted cleanup shift). This FREE event features local musicians who perform in venues around town, which generates hundreds of drink bottles. Volunteering at this event is […]
Durham Central Park’s annual Labor Day weekend food truck rodeo will be 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday. More than 60 trucks will gather at the downtown Durham park to sell food. In addition, Durham’s Fullsteam and Triangle breweries will be selling beer, according to The News & Observer. The event also will include musical entertainment by Mudbones […]
Raise your hand if you did this as a kid! Burger King is rolling out a new burger this fall. It’s called the “French Fry Burger” and guess what it is topped with? FRENCH FRIES! Pretty sure everyone has done this to their burger at some point in time. The burger will make it’s debut […]